Column for October 14, 2004
I am over 40, have never run in a marathon and not planning on running in one
anytime soon. I think a lot of people over 40 wonder if they could run a marathon
or how far they could run if they really had to.
I also think most people,
who wonder how far they could run, probable could not go very far. Most people
probably could not walk a 27 mile marathon let alone run it. Which of course doesn't
mean you shouldn't try. Maybe start by walking around the block. That goes for
all the young good looking people too.
Don't wait till you get old and
out of shape to exercise. If you do regular exercise you might put off getting
old and out of shape all together.
You can see a free Benny and the
Jets band concert during the Detroit Marathon Sunday, October 24 in Detroit's
historic Indian Village 3030 Seminal Street.
Get there early, dress
warm, cheer on the runners, tailgate, rock and roll and think young.
Must be a good time of year for movies. I recently wrote about Farmington Hills
alumni Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta starring in a new movie called "Ladder
49" and a couple of other movies catch my attention. One a movie called "the Motorcycle
Diaries" and a high school football movie called "Friday Night Lights" which I
am sure every high school kid will want to see. Though I haven't seen these movies
yet "Diaries" has a 4 star rating and "Lights" is said to be one of the best sports
movies of all time.
I heard from local drummer Harry Rodman who says
his new band, The Bluescasters play a variety of blues styles as well as Memphis
style soul and R&B material. They will be performing Friday, October 15 at the
Northfield Roadhouse. The Northfield Roadhouse is located on North Territorial
Rd, just west of US-23 at the corner of Whitmore Lake Rd. They will also be participating
in the Detroit Blues Society Motor City Blues Challenge on Tuesday, October 19
at the Tenny Street Roadhouse in Dearborn.
The bands start at 8pm. A
number of top Detroit area blues bands will be performing at various locations
throughout October and November with the finals culminating on Sunday, November
28 at Tenny Street Roadhouse. The winner moves on to the International Blues Challenge
in Memphis, TN. For more information regarding the Blues Challenge see www.dbsblues.com.
You can also visit The
Bluescasters on the web at www.thebluescasters.com.
To contact Ben E. for more information on his band call (313) 730-1627
via e mail benejets@aol.com
and see the web sites bennyandthejets.com and reverendguitars.com.