Detroit transplants living in Dallas

Month: October 2007

Oops!

I always wondered what it was like to blow a transmission in a car. I found out last week.

Keeping the story short I blew a gear getting on the freeway bad enough that it blew clean through the transmission case. (Un)Lucky for me the Hyundai transmission is connected directly to the differential. Translation into english: it cost me $1500 to get a used transmission assembly and have it installed.

Looks like I won’t be doing much of anything for, oh, the next 6 months or so until I can pay that bad boy off.

On the bright side, I met my neighbors over at O’Brian Services, and they are good people. I’ll be taking my vehicle there for any future repairs.

I’ve got Detroit love

You know the old saying, nothing good happens after 2am? Don’t believe it… We went out Saturday night to THE Detroit afterhours spot, the Fi-nite Gallery in Corktown (a block from old Tiger Stadium) to see Kevin Saunderson play, and he did not disappoint. You know it’s going to be a good show when doors don’t open until midnight, and he goes on at 3:00am. Saunderson is one of the Belleville 3 – one of the originators of Detroit techno – and to see him in an intimate location for just a few bucks made my weekend.

Kevin Saunderson @ the Fi-nite Detroit
Kevin Saunderson @ Fi-nite Detroit

Outside the Fi-nite looking downtown
Outside Fi-nite looking downtown

Outside the Fi-nite looking at old Tiger Stadium
Outside Fi-nite looking at old Tiger Stadium

If you’re curious, bed time was 6am…