In this week’s edition of Detroit’s Metro Times, our own David Feeny is named one of 70 locals who rock Detroit. Here’s what it says:

DAVE FEENY
PRODUCER, MUSICIAN, STUDIO & LABEL HEAD
As the Detroit area’s go-to pedal-steel guitar player and a member of local alt-country heroes Blanche, Feeny is part of the area’s musical elite. But what really puts him on this list is his role as owner of Tempermill Studios, which is responsible for a long run of terrific recordings, as well as his main manning the launch of Gangplank Records and new indie recordings by the aforementioned Blanche, American Mars, the Friendly Foes and Sunshine Doray. And his co-production credit (with Jack White) on Loretta Lynn’s last Grammy-winning LP brought him national prominence.

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Pretty cool. AM.com got in touch with Feeny today at the Tempermill and asked him what he thought of being named. “I’m sure it’s my early work with such notable supergroups as Hippodrome, Hysteric Narcotics, and The Almighty Lumberjacks of Death that has garnered me this prestigious accolade. Seriously though, it’s nice to know that in a small way somebody has noticed and that I’ve been able to exist making music.”

Read the rest of the MT article here.

I love it when old songs take on new meanings. I spent part of my morning spinning around Detroit’s radio dial listening to what folks had to say about the bailout debate. Everyone seems to have an opinion about how we got here but no one has a good idea about how to get somewhere else. A few minutes later and along comes Springsteen’s Pink Cadillac. All of a sudden it sounds very different.

You may think I’m fooling
For the foolish things I do
You may wonder how come I love you
When you get on my nerves like you do
Well baby, you know you bug me
There aint no secret about that
Well come on over here and hug me
And, baby, I’ll spill the facts
Well, honey it aint your money
Cause baby I got plenty of that

I love you for your pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night
Honey, I just wonder what you do there in back of your pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac

Well now way back in the bible, temptations always come along
There’s always somebody tempting you
Somebody into doing something they know is wrong
Well they tempt you man with silver and they tempt you sir with gold
And they tempt you with the pleasures that the flesh does surely hold
They say Eve tempted Adam with an apple
Man I aint going for that

I know it was her pink Cadillac
Crushed velvet seats
Riding in the back, oozing down the street
Waving to the girls
Feeling out of sight
Spending all my money on a Saturday night
Honey, I just wonder what you do there in back of your pink Cadillac

Now some folks say it’s too big and uses too much gas
Some folks say it’s too old and that it goes too fast
But my love is bigger than a Honda, it’s bigger than a Subaru
Hey man there’s only one thing and one car that will do
Anyway we don’t have to drive it honey, we can park it out in back
And have a party in your pink Cadillac

Here’s to new beginnings!

We had a great time last night hanging out with Joe Nick Patoski, author of Willie Nelson: An Epic Life, the first authorized biography of the legendary singer/songwriter, and all around character. We played some tunes before and after Joe Nick talked about Willie and the book and then we had the very good fortune of hanging out for a while over some food and drink. Much thanks to Bill and Laura at the Monroe Public Library for putting together such a wonderful event.

This Saturday, November 15, will be out last proper show of 2008. Wow! We’ll be performing at the Trinity House Theater in Livonia, Michigan. A great band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Juniper Tar will be opening the show and we’re really thrilled they’re coming to town. Trinity House is a great intimate venue to hear music. Music will start at 8pm sharp you early birds can be in bed by midnight.

This year’s Holiday Spectacular will be at the Magic Stick in Detroit on Friday, December 19. Elf #1 Feeny is hard at work on this year’s festivities. Mark the date down on your calendar and get your holiday sweaters down from the attic.

best,
thomas