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Ithrowawaay 11 points ago +11 / -0

Illitch’s thought they could demand that kinda coin for their shiny new venue.

Joe Louis Arena was the spirit of Detroit.

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Ithrowawaay 4 points ago +4 / -0

All part of it! Head down the aisles, like they did at Olympia.

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NomadicKrow 1 point ago +2 / -1

Wanna know something weird? Ilitch's son, Atanas, was briefly an actor and singer. He starred in Slumber Party Massacre II and even had a musical number that he wrote and sang for the movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwYMgLoENH8

That's insane to me. The son of the guy that founded Little Ceasar's Pizza was a slasher movie bad guy.