Michigan Music Blog

The Detroit Tigers have been all over the place lately – one year they are competitors for the world championship, the next they’re back in their slump. You never know quite what to expect from these guys from one season to the next, and 2008 was no different. In late July they got rid of their popular all-star catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, in a trade to the Yankees for pitcher Todd Farnsworth – a move that disappointed many Tigers fans, and one that still hasn’t really proven to be all that worthwhile, in my opinion. But Jim Leyland knows what he is doing, and I’m sure he has some tricks up his sleeve for the 2009 baseball season.

The Detroit Red Wings provide Detroit sports fans with consistent, action-packed entertainment every single year – whether you like hockey or not. And that’s why it is no surprised that the Red Wings have finished their 2008 season with a record of 11-2-3, good enough for second place in the Western NHL conference. Though the team is not really a favorite to win the Stanley Cup this year, Detroit fans remain hopeful and with the Detroit Red Wings, anything is possible at any given moment, and indeed this season isn’t going to be over until the fat lady sings. We’ll keep an eye on this one, and you can bet if the Red Wings win the cup again, you’ll hear about it here!

With a whopping 63 percent of the vote, Proposition 1 has indeed passed in the state of Michigan, hereby it the 13th state in the country to legalize medical marijuana. This makes it legal for certain patients with specific debilitating diseases and illnesses to purchase, grow and use the cannabis plant for medical purposes. This is a highly controversial debate, and the decision to pass this proposition will no doubt be argued extensively for quite some time to come. However, seeing as how the proposition has already passed here in the state, there will be little that opponents will be able to do now.

Well, as we all know the hottest debate on the election ticket of November 2008 was the race for our new president between Barack Obama and John McCain. However, nearly every state had several propositions on their ballots concerning very important topics and issues that affect them on a local level, rather than a national level. One of these propositions that voters in the state of Michigan had a choice on was known as Proposition 1 - The proposition to legalize medical marijuana in the state. And on November 4, 2008, the citizens of the state of Michigan made their voice heard loud and clear.

Well first the hockey team was the Muskegon Lumberjacks. Then they changed that to the Muskegon Fury. Now they are changing it back to the Muskegon Lumberjacks. I couldn’t be happier! I, like many, never wanted them to change their name and look in the first place – the Lumberjacks were awesome! Don’t get me wrong, the Fury was pretty sweet, too…but in my humble opinion, they had nothing on The Lumberjacks. I can’t wait to go to my first game…I might even pick up a jersey (I used to have an old-school Lumberjacks jersey…I wonder where that’s at…)

GO MUSKEGON LUMBERJACKS!

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