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01/06/2025

The background and history of the Walled Lake Amusement Park is in the first comments below. Did you go there?

Michigan’s Picnic Wonderland: Walled Lake Amusement Park, as pictured in the GMC Truck & Coach Division newsletter.

01/06/2025

The classic cartoon BEANY AND CECIL premiered 63 years ago today: January 6, 1962 on ABC TV. I loved watching it --- and it's characters: Crowy, Captain Horatio Huffenpuff, Cecil, Beany, and Dishonest John.) Remember? (See the first comment below for the show's opening --- including Beany and Cecil ending it with "A Bob Clampett cartoon!")

01/06/2025

GO LIONS!!!

BREAKING: Your Detroit Lions are back-to-back NFC North champions!

They rout the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 on Sunday Night Football at Ford Field to secure the NFC's No. 1 seed and a first-round bye.

The road to the Super Bowl in the NFC officially goes through Ford Field.

📸 Photo by Junfu Han, DFP.

01/04/2025

We enjoy sharing Detroit history items from time to time here on the Keener 13 page.

01/03/2025

Thanks for being top engagers this week! Keener has alwas been a community where our family are powerful contributors to the story. Shouts to:

Zeke Zieminski, Richard DeBruyn, Debbie Loritz Beebe, Kevin McGraw, Barth Newsome, Joseph Joyal, Joe Ciccone, John Stutzer, Peg Mallon, Lou Facciuolo

01/03/2025

Remembering Sir George Martin on what would have been his 99th birthday. A true music pioneer whose talent and vision shaped the sound of an era. Happy Birthday!

01/03/2025

Art director Chris Barker, known for his Sgt. Pepper-style tributes to celebrities we’ve lost, has created a heartfelt montage honoring those who passed in 2024. RIP.

01/01/2025

Big shout out to our newest KEENER 13 page top fans! 💎 🎶

Marty Neely, Debora Vedro, Marc Comptois, Bob Moore, David Lucas, Debbie Burke, Karen Harvey Militello, Sam Saraquse, Dawn Medley, Barth Newsome, Tas Foley, Tom Agar, Susan Masters, Dave Newell, Ed Tripp, John Wegrecki, Jim Kirk, Bonnie Fallow-Kertes, Kathleen Rogers-Stoll, Randy McGill, Jeni Ciraolo Taylor-Lutes, John Fair, Thomas Timmons, Howard Kesner, Frank Marshall, Thom Danicki, Joey Sison, Richard DeBruyn, Lawrence Cwiok, Joe D. Buys

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

12/31/2024

Eastown Theatre in Detroit in 1971

12/31/2024

12/28/2024

On this day in 1968, the Stevie Wonder single “For Once In My Life” peaked at #2 on the US Billboard charts (December 28)

The Motown song was originally written as a slow ballad, and was recorded by a number of artists in the mid to late 60s.

Stevie Wonder’s uptempo arrangement was the most successful version however, peaking at #2 in the US, #3 in the UK, and #5 in Canada.

It also reached #2 on the US Billboard R&B Singles chart, but was kept off the top spot on both Billboard charts by Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".

Wonder's version of the track is often singled out by bass players as one of the signature examples of the great James Jamerson's playing style, with no two bars of music played alike during the whole song; a completely improvisational line that is both melodic and complementary to Wonder's vocal.

Click on the link below to watch a clip of Stevie Wonder performing the song from the 1960s:

https://youtu.be/ppLJAp2Tnwo

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12/28/2024

12/27/2024

The most famous chord of all time.

12/27/2024

Help us make a list!

12/27/2024

This week in 1967. Keener at its peak. Lots of enduring hits on this list.

12/27/2024

Richard Perry, legendary producer of Bond classic Nobody Does It Better, has died at 82. Known for his polished sound, Perry impacted many careers, including Carly Simon, Ringo Starr, Barbra Streisand, and Rod Stewart. His hits spanned decades, shaping music history.