Do you ever just forget that you did something one time, then see a picture or two a few years later and react like "Wait, that happened?" That's basically what happened to me. Back in the day, whenever the live production of a show I liked came to town, i'd probably go see it. Yo Gabba Gabba, Sesame Street, Thomas the tank engine, even Sid the effin' Science Kid! But there was one group I saw more times than any of these. While not nesecarily the "live production of a kids show" like the others, but I knew them mostly from TV. I'm of course talking about The Wiggles. I first came across the Wiggles back when PBS Kids Sprout was airing their TV shows back in the day (Which I talked about in a previous blog post). While I wasn't as big of a Wiggles kid as I was for Yo Gabba Gabba, it was defnitely a top 5 favorite show for me at the time. I think it might have been #2 on my list actually. Back in the 2000's and early 2010's, The Wiggle...
If you've ever been to Metro-Detroit or have ever been a chronicly online 13 year old in the past 5 years, then you've probably heard of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Formerly in Farmington Hills Michigan, the best way to describe this place is very hectic and in some places, a bit cluttered. The atmoshphere of old Marvin's can't be beat. Some two years ago, the place was put into jeopardy when a major renovation of the shopping center was announced, including the demolition of Marvin's, for new stores, most notably a Meijer. Opposition began almost immediately after the plans were announced. A petition to save the place got over 50k signatures. This was one of the city's only indoor tourist attractions (Most of thems are like, parks and shit), and the only happy/fun one as well. This was sadly all for nothing, as it was announced that Marvin's would be getting the boot. Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum closed on January 5th, 2025, and b...
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