Motown’s Thanksgiving Celebration

Haters gonna hate, but we’re finalizing plans for the Lions/Packers game on Thanksgiving and the MSU/PSU game on Friday.  

Anyone have any leads on Lions tickets?

MSU tickets?

What else should we do?

Where we should stay?

I always find it funny when an out of towner asks me where to stay when they visit detroit (I mean I don’t live near Detroit now but I used to) and it’s like I have no idea I just get an Uber why would I know which hotels are good I sleep in my bed here

Motown Spartan wrote:Haters gonna hate, but we’re finalizing plans for the Lions/Packers game on Thanksgiving and the MSU/PSU game on Friday.  

Anyone have any leads on Lions tickets?

MSU tickets?

What else should we do?

Where we should stay?

sounds like a good time.

The RenCen is nice.  Stayed there before the Detroit Marathon one year.

It was nice. You probably don't need me to tell ya that. You've probably heard of it. That's about all I know.

Motown Spartan wrote:Haters gonna hate, but we’re finalizing plans for the Lions/Packers game on Thanksgiving and the MSU/PSU game on Friday.  

Anyone have any leads on Lions tickets?

MSU tickets?

What else should we do?

Where we should stay?

DWags has some room, or maybe Floyd if he moves the model train set out of the spare room.

Motown Spartan wrote:Haters gonna hate, but we’re finalizing plans for the Lions/Packers game on Thanksgiving and the MSU/PSU game on Friday.  

Anyone have any leads on Lions tickets?

MSU tickets?

What else should we do?

Where we should stay?

Shouldn’t you have had these questions answered before announcing your celebration?

Just re-checked my email from the Spartan ticket office. Ticketmaster is not letting me purchase additional tickets. I will try to remember to call the STO tomorrow. How many you looking for?

"Please note, Spartan Fund members will be able to purchase additional tickets in Spartan Fund donor priority order from July 17-31. Tickets beyond the number of Spartan Stadium season tickets will range in price from $50-200."

Turtleneck wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:Haters gonna hate, but we’re finalizing plans for the Lions/Packers game on Thanksgiving and the MSU/PSU game on Friday.  

Anyone have any leads on Lions tickets?

MSU tickets?

What else should we do?

Where we should stay?

DWags has some room, or maybe Floyd if he moves the model train set out of the spare room.

Do you seriously think Floyd is moving that train set for anyone?

Oh I did stay in the ren cen once for a wedding. It was a hotel. You know the kind. Bed, toilet, flat carpet, shower. Probably gonna want to book quick for that weekend I’d imagine they’d be full fast.

tGreenWay wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:Haters gonna hate, but we’re finalizing plans for the Lions/Packers game on Thanksgiving and the MSU/PSU game on Friday.  

Anyone have any leads on Lions tickets?

MSU tickets?

What else should we do?

Where we should stay?

Shouldn’t you have had these questions answered before announcing your celebration?

No. It’s happening regardless of these details.

Nordic wrote:Just re-checked my email from the Spartan ticket office. Ticketmaster is not letting me purchase additional tickets. I will try to remember to call the STO tomorrow. How many you looking for?

"Please note, Spartan Fund members will be able to purchase additional tickets in Spartan Fund donor priority order from July 17-31. Tickets beyond the number of Spartan Stadium season tickets will range in price from $50-200."

Good info, thank you!

Looking for three tickets but will take four of someone isn’t willing to split.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I always find it funny when an out of towner asks me where to stay when they visit detroit (I mean I don’t live near Detroit now but I used to) and it’s like I have no idea I just get an Uber why would I know which hotels are good I sleep in my bed here

I always ask people where I should stay and realize afterwards they have no idea, they live there.

Only place I've stayed downtown is the RenCen. Definitely nice and somewhat close to Ford Field. Greektown casino hotel is within walking distance, but never stayed there.  

I always recommend the I-75/Big Beaver area for out of town peeps for work. Lots of restaurants and hotels in the area. Pretty central to everything. Only 20-30 minutes from downtown. But the area is not walkable.

No idea what hotels are in Royal Oak, but still the metro areas designated hipster bar area. Downtown RO is definitely walkable.

RenCen was nice back when a Westin property.  SIL worked there.  Got upgraded to huge suites on upper floors for a couple years for AWS dinner/evenings.   Massive suites.  Bedrooms on both ends were double-size regular rooms.  In between, there were 3 other rooms 3x a regular room.  Could walk maybe a quarter way around the building without going into the hallway, all while looking at the Detroit River/Windsor waterfront.   Was beautiful.  

Long ago.  Haven't been downtown in decades.  No idea what the RenCen looks like now.

I’d wait until MSU has lost three games and the lions are below .500, then, only the true Spartan fans and the best lions fans will want their tickets. Secondary market will be loose.

I look forward to a packer victory and then seeing a penn state beat down of epic proportion’s.

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Motown Spartan wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



Shouldn’t you have had these questions answered before announcing your celebration?

No. It’s happening regardless of these details.

It won’t be much of a celebration if you’re without a bed or tickets.

DWags wrote:I’d wait until MSU has lost three games and the lions are below .500, then, only the true Spartan fans and the best lions fans will want their tickets.  Secondary market will be loose.  

I look forward to a packer victory and then seeing a penn state beat down of epic proportion’s.  

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Ban this man

Nordic wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I always find it funny when an out of towner asks me where to stay when they visit detroit (I mean I don’t live near Detroit now but I used to) and it’s like I have no idea I just get an Uber why would I know which hotels are good I sleep in my bed here

I always ask people where I should stay and realize afterwards they have no idea, they live there.

Only place I've stayed downtown is the RenCen. Definitely nice and somewhat close to Ford Field. Greektown casino hotel is within walking distance, but never stayed there.  

I always recommend the I-75/Big Beaver area for out of town peeps for work. Lots of restaurants and hotels in the area. Pretty central to everything. Only 20-30 minutes from downtown. But the area is not walkable.

No idea what hotels are in Royal Oak, but still the metro areas designated hipster bar area. Downtown RO is definitely walkable.

Haven't been there in years but Troy Marriott was decent.

The Pantry wrote:

Nordic wrote:

I always ask people where I should stay and realize afterwards they have no idea, they live there.

Only place I've stayed downtown is the RenCen. Definitely nice and somewhat close to Ford Field. Greektown casino hotel is within walking distance, but never stayed there.  

I always recommend the I-75/Big Beaver area for out of town peeps for work. Lots of restaurants and hotels in the area. Pretty central to everything. Only 20-30 minutes from downtown. But the area is not walkable.

No idea what hotels are in Royal Oak, but still the metro areas designated hipster bar area. Downtown RO is definitely walkable.

Haven't been there in years but Troy Marriott was decent.

My go to recommendation work peeps for a while. But there are a bunch of other newer/cheaper options on the NW corner of 75/Big Beaver look at also.

tGreenWay wrote:

Turtleneck wrote:

DWags has some room, or maybe Floyd if he moves the model train set out of the spare room.

Do you seriously think Floyd is moving that train set for anyone?

Nope. Not since he finally got that authentic mid-19th century conductor uniform.

Mrs. GreenWay likes the Detroit Foundation Hotel. It’s a boutique hotel that was once a fire station. As a bonus, the popular Apparatus Room is inside the hotel and offers food & drinks. IDK where it is in relation to FF.

Got my Lions tickets, section 314. $260 each.

Red Wings on Wednesday night
Parade Thursday morning
Lions Thursday afternoon
Spartans Friday night

Motown Spartan wrote:Red Wings on Wednesday night
Parade Thursday morning
Lions Thursday afternoon
Spartans Friday night

Worst poem ever.

tGreenWay wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:Red Wings on Wednesday night
Parade Thursday morning
Lions Thursday afternoon
Spartans Friday night

Worst poem ever.

It’s not even a haiku

Motown Spartan wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


Worst poem ever.

It’s not even a haiku

It’s an embarrassment, is what it is, and still better than Bob’s.

tGreenWay wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

It’s not even a haiku

It’s an embarrassment, is what it is, and still better than Bob’s.

Low low bar.

Motown Spartan wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:


It’s an embarrassment, is what it is, and still better than Bob’s.

Low low bar.

His are the worst, which is sad, because I’m pretty sure he interrupts his nap schedule to work on them.

Leg 1 of the Triple Crown going well so far.

Motown, this could be the greatest thanksgiving ever. Enjoy the hell out of it.

What hotel? Travis will send a bottle of champagne to your room.

The Pantry wrote:What hotel? Travis will send a bottle of champagne to your room.

Staying with friends in White Lake.

Motown Spartan wrote:Leg 1 of the Triple Crown going well so far.

Awesome game. Three goals in a minute was crazy. What’s up with the Ric Flair ‘Woooooo’? How long they been doing that? Went to a game last year and don’t remember it.

We’ll be at the Detroiter in Greektown around 4:30 if your in the area. Not sure if you still have my #. Look for the tall surly looking dude in white Sparty hat. Or just yell ‘Nordic’.

Nordic wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:Leg 1 of the Triple Crown going well so far.

Awesome game. Three goals in a minute was crazy. What’s up with the Ric Flair ‘Woooooo’? How long they been doing that? Went to a game last year and don’t remember it.

We’ll be at the Detroiter in Greektown around 4:30 if your in the area. Not sure if you still have my #. Look for the tall surly looking dude in white Sparty hat. Or just yell ‘Nordic’.

I’m assuming you mean tomorrow? Because we’re in downtown right now for the parade and Lions game.

No idea when they started doing the wooo but one of my friends is a hockey dad and he’s been doing it for a few years.

That was great though with that goal flurry. Didn’t even announce the scorer when the next goal was scored!

Motown Spartan wrote:

Nordic wrote:

Awesome game. Three goals in a minute was crazy. What’s up with the Ric Flair ‘Woooooo’? How long they been doing that? Went to a game last year and don’t remember it.

We’ll be at the Detroiter in Greektown around 4:30 if your in the area. Not sure if you still have my #. Look for the tall surly looking dude in white Sparty hat. Or just yell ‘Nordic’.

I’m assuming you mean tomorrow? Because we’re in downtown right now for the parade and Lions game.

No idea when they started doing the wooo but one of my friends is a hockey dad and he’s been doing it for a few years.

That was great though with that goal flurry. Didn’t even announce the scorer when the next goal was scored!

Yeah. Shit. Tomorrow for MSU. I’ll be on a couch all day today

Lots of nice places downtown that are more convenient than the RenCen. Check out The Shinola for example. Or Hotel Indigo, or The Siren. There is even a Cambria downtown as well as several other chains. The downtown area from the RenCen up Woodward or through Greektown is walkable.

For those who haven't been downtown in awhile, check it out.

Motown Spartan wrote:

Nordic wrote:

Awesome game. Three goals in a minute was crazy. What’s up with the Ric Flair ‘Woooooo’? How long they been doing that? Went to a game last year and don’t remember it.

We’ll be at the Detroiter in Greektown around 4:30 if your in the area. Not sure if you still have my #. Look for the tall surly looking dude in white Sparty hat. Or just yell ‘Nordic’.

I’m assuming you mean tomorrow? Because we’re in downtown right now for the parade and Lions game.

No idea when they started doing the wooo but one of my friends is a hockey dad and he’s been doing it for a few years.

That was great though with that goal flurry. Didn’t even announce the scorer when the next goal was scored!

Brother in law said they ran into Ric Flair in Tampa at a bar after a hockey game, and that he was a mess.

Motown Spartan wrote:

The Pantry wrote:What hotel?  Travis will send a bottle of champagne to your room.

Staying with friends in White Lake.

I can deliver to white lake too. Come on, let me know an address, it’ll be fun. This cake that I’m baked inside of won’t cut itself

NigelUno wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

I’m assuming you mean tomorrow? Because we’re in downtown right now for the parade and Lions game.

No idea when they started doing the wooo but one of my friends is a hockey dad and he’s been doing it for a few years.

That was great though with that goal flurry. Didn’t even announce the scorer when the next goal was scored!

Brother in law said they ran into Ric Flair in Tampa at a bar after a hockey game, and that he was a mess.

If you were involved with um football in anyway, you'd be a mess too.

NigelUno wrote:

Motown Spartan wrote:

I’m assuming you mean tomorrow? Because we’re in downtown right now for the parade and Lions game.

No idea when they started doing the wooo but one of my friends is a hockey dad and he’s been doing it for a few years.

That was great though with that goal flurry. Didn’t even announce the scorer when the next goal was scored!

Brother in law said they ran into Ric Flair in Tampa at a bar after a hockey game, and that he was a mess.

Gimme least shocking things I’ve heard today for a hundred Alex.

Woooooo!!!

Nordic wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

Brother in law said they ran into Ric Flair in Tampa at a bar after a hockey game, and that he was a mess.

Gimme least shocking things I’ve heard today for a hundred Alex.

Woooooo!!!

Said he was waving a check around and offering $10,000 for any waitress or bartender to go back to his room.

Zurn wrote:Lots of nice places downtown that are more convenient than the RenCen. Check out The Shinola for example. Or Hotel Indigo, or The Siren. There is even a Cambria downtown as well as several other chains. The downtown area from the RenCen up Woodward or through Greektown is walkable.

For those who haven't been downtown in awhile, check it out.

Agree with all of this. Also Aloft at the Whitney is the wife and my go to if we’re downtown for the night (stones concert Friday night tigers game etc). For any of the northern Michigan peeps who haven’t been in a while -it’s amazing what can happen in a city when you have a few people in government that realize it’s not about them, but us.