Derek Coward's Noise

Derek Coward’s Noise

  • Strip Club Booze Ban in Detroit?

    According to the Detroit News website, Detroit City Council might put rules in place to ban alcohol at clubs with topless dancing. Some lawyer (and member of a large metropolitan church) says “Our goal is to do all we can within the law to root them out. We don’t want the city of Detroit to…

  • Feeling Bad

    I feel really bad this morning. Not emotionally or spiritually, this is all physical. I feel so bad that I can’t even make analogies. Case in point: “I feel bad. You know that stuff that feels bad. I feel like that.” Anyway, here is something that will hopefully brighten my day when I feel like…

  • Another Sign of Changing Times

    When I was younger, the funkiest radio station in Detroit used to be WGPR-FM 107.5. This radio station used to be the home of The Electrofying Mojo, one of my three all-time favorite DJs (the others are Mike Halloran of Radios in Motion and Brent Bambury of Brave New Waves). WGPR also had Mason In…

  • TV Season Finales for 2009

    For the past few years, TV season finales have been lame. Mostly because they seem to be either “shock” endings that come out of nowhere (like the shooting of a minor character at the end of The Closer) or they just seem to be there (like the hand holding stare of Scrubs). I understand that…

  • A Change Is Gonna Come

    I just found out about the Playing For Change project, although a lot of people have already heard of the great rendition of Stand By Me by them. I decided to see what other videos they had out there and I came across this version of A Change Is Gonna Come which is beautiful. A…

  • Tupiniquin – O Vaso e a Rosa

    I received an email from a company that wanted me to check out some of their artists. This was one of the songs that really stood out to me. I like it. It’s nice.

  • Wrestling With Bouts of Creativity

    For some reason, I have these periods in my life where I am just excessively creative and overflowing with ideas. When these times come, I try to ride that train as long as I can because I know it won’t last forever. The only drawback is that I don’t realize I am in a creative…

  • Maybe It’s Just Me

    I have a friend with an ex in prison, three children between the ages of 14 and 10 (I’m never quite sure the exact ages), a history of very dubious choices and a very sweet (but extremely malleable) personality. This friend and her children used to stop by the house five or six days out…

  • I Love Money 2

    My 13 year old niece is visiting as I write this blog post and she is watching TV in the living room. As I was walking back from the kitchen, I glanced at what she is watching. It looked like some sort of game show with women in bikinis jumping into a pool of mud…

  • Was this rude?

    Telemarketer: Hello Derek, I’m calling from All-State Insurance and we have discounts in your area… Derek: Hold on, is this about the job application I put in with you guys? Telemarketer: Um, no… Derek: I have nothing to say to you then. Goodbye. [Click]