Front Page Of the Detroit News - Detroit Honky Tonk Expert Jennifer Westwood Weighs in (and throws her weight around)..
- Jennifer
- Apr 27
- 2 min read
Never count your chickens before they hatch... I was thrilled when Melody from the Detroit News reached out to ask to interview me for a story she was working on regarding the emergence of Honky Tonks and Country themed bars in Metro Detroit, due to my touring history. And after all, Detroit is my hometown. But it was hard to keep underwraps!
I assume if anyone is asking for my opinion, they might want an outside the box sould we say.... or maybe a contrarian point of view, wrapped in a candy coating.
It brightned my mood to think about some of the wild places I've been and great people I have met around the country. And it reignited that white line fever at the same time. I
If you'd like to read it, you can find it here. You may have to pay $1, worth every penny!
If you can't spare the dough, just know I represeted well, enough to be given the closing sentence of the story;
"If you don't have a picture of Billy Joe Shaver hanging up somewhere, and aren't familiar with is music, I reserve the right to revoke your Honky Tonk credentials".
So, I guess I'm policing Honky Tonks now....
Thanks to Melody Baetens for including me and congrats to her for the front page story. If you see here, give her a holy ghost handshake or at least a high five for me!
It also gave me the chance to sing the praises of Metro Detroit's Historic Honky Tonk, Club Canton, where we will be with Leroy Powell on May 14!
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