Saturday, April 12, 2008

The nightlife's calling you

With commercials like this one, it's hard to fathom how Flint's downtown Hyatt Hotel went belly up. (Warning: This video contains extremely uncool white people.)



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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 12, 2008 at 9:36 AM

    The Hyatt was and still is a joke. It would have made more sense to refit the Durant. And that commerical, wow! Looks like it was stacked with Powers preppie grads and students.

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  2. AnonymousApril 12, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    The former Flint Hyatt Recently, most recently the Character Inn has been sold the the Crim Foundation which organizes the Crim Festival of Races each August.
    http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=6075830

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  3. AnonymousApril 12, 2008 at 5:23 PM

    Dude, they look like the Power's Mother's Club. It makes it look like the Hyatt was the place to troll for prostitutes and desperate divorcees. Of course, if that were actually the case it would still be in business.

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  4. Gordon YoungApril 12, 2008 at 5:24 PM

    But that wok full of soupy vegetables dished up by a parolee sure makes me want to get dinner there.

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  5. redgirlApril 13, 2008 at 7:15 AM

    Good God, Gordie, where do you get this stuff?!! Just look at all that hairspray...

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  6. Gordon YoungApril 13, 2008 at 9:18 AM

    It's a good thing no one lit a match on the set.

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  7. SusankApril 13, 2008 at 9:47 AM

    Don't you miss the days when Ladies had A Touch of Class and Gentlemen wore attire for Members Only? Grunge ruined the hairspray economy.

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  8. UllaApril 14, 2008 at 7:17 PM

    haha, i love this blog.
    this video is SO funny!

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  9. AnonymousApril 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM

    I saw this video on youtube a few weeks ago. It is hilarious! Flint looked so busy didnt it?

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  10. BlueskyjenMay 4, 2008 at 9:34 PM

    And all that for the extravagant price of $24.99/night. One good thing was Don Franco's hair salon. I think it was the first "expensive" place to get your hair cut in Flint. Now that's a topic you should explore - Flint hair (as evidence - the blond chic with the 80's "do" and face paint) You could explore how the mullet was such a versatile hairstyle for both men and women!

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  11. yoopternalDecember 3, 2008 at 1:56 PM

    now i have that "the nightlife is calllling youuuu" going through my head.. fantastic. think i'll watch it one more time.

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