Number One

Welcome to the opening salvo of my new blog, Lost in Detroit!

I won’t start with any of that “here’s what my blog’s about” stuff…you can read the About section for that. Let’s jump right in.

This weekend I went to the restaurant at the Marshall Field’s department store. For anyone who’s ever been annoyed by long menus, this place is for you. Only 13 non-salad entrees are available (I don’t bother counting salads, since a meal should actually fill me up). And those 13 items aren’t exactly awe-inspiring, either. Mmmm…Turkey Cobb sandwich with fries so thin they make Paris Hilton look fat…oh look, there’s something new; a cheeseburger! Marshall Field’s trumpets the fact that their menu is planned by folks such as Tyler Florence and Marcus Samuelson. Good chefs, yes, but some less mundane (and more plentiful) food would be in order. So we ended up getting a cheeseburger and a chicken sandwich that I swear to God tasted like a Big Mac. I have a feeling the kitchen staff got out the ol’ ski masks and jacked a McDonald’s truck (and you know you’ve thought about doing that yourself every time you pull up next to, say, a Hostess truck). Not that I would, mind you, because I love Hostess and am averse to litigation, but you know you would.

But onto bigger news: 24 is back on Fox!!! Other than Project Runway, which is a different kind of love, I’ve never felt more anticipation for a show. As all loyal viewers now know, President Palmer took a bullet in the neck. I had a feeling he’d be the one to go, since last season saw him saying goodbye to Jack forever. And the opening credits listed Dennis Haysbert as a Special Guest Star, meaning “he ain’t in any other episodes.” Plus when Palmer was all extra-reflective (and I don’t mean in a mirror) near the window, you knew he was gonna go. Wait til Jack hears about this, I thought…he’s gonna be cappin’ some mofo’s now! But then Michelle was killed in a car bomb, with Tony hanging on for dear life…I don’t think anybody was expecting that shit! Even more surprising was Chloe getting her badonkadonk on. Spencer thought he could boink her into acting like a normal person for once, but alas it was not to be true. Anyhow, it set up a good second-half premiere for tonight. Can’t wait!

Happy MLK Day!