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Puttin’ People on the Moon

All the talk of the moon landing last week really got me thinking about how little things have changed since then. So many of our economic, social, political, etc. problems are just as bad if not worse.

We can marvel at the achievement of sending man into space, but we simply do not know what to do about Detroit. In 1967, the people rioted, and the city burned. Two years later, we were on the moon. It’s astounding when you see where the focus is and where it isn’t.

This all reminded me of a song by the Drive-by Truckers, called Puttin’ People on the Moon off their Dirty South album (support the artist and buy it here). The story is about how the people outside of Huntsville, Alabama were hurt by the depression caused by the Marshall Space Flight Center. But it could very well be the story of Detroit: Misfortune befalls a man on so many levels, and to make it worse not only does nobody care, but people close-bye are accomplishing great things.

So I made a video, featuring the song Puttin’ People on the Moon and gave it a little Detroit twist. Enjoy