Retro: Kimmer

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RETROKIMMER: TONGUES PROTEIN BAR & CHILL LOUNGE Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:07 PM PDT Ran out to wyandotte Michigan on the bright sunny autumn day... I had some time to kill so Patricia Izzo a great photographer who I am interviewing tomorrow... suggested I go meet the owners of a new coffee shop in town. Walked in and the co-owner manager Tim Tongue greeted me immediately. I told him that I was Retrokimmer the blogger and I came in to do a story on their new business. Tim was just a blast to work with! In between customers Tim and I ran around shooting photos and talking about the history of the building. This building was originally built in 1868... When Tim and his Dad Greg also co-owner manager began renovating the space, they discovered all kinds of surprises behind the walls and drop ceiling... They took out all the "modernizations" and restored it to it's original beauty. The brick wall, vaulted ceiling and old doors are on prominent display now. There is a huge Hd tv for watching sports along with very nice marble chess sets for customers to play. A new customer came in while I was there and suggested backgammon! PERFECT!! I totally agreed with her. Sadly my vidcam was short on battery so Tim talked fast! We got in quite a bit of info on the new business and it's history here. There is a really nice upright piano for any musically inclined customers to sit down and play. Tim told me he has some bands lined up to play on different nights... Rainy days are going to movie nights... I suggested having Mondays be Motown Music night! I'd be there! They have quite a selection of different refreshments. Their coffee beans come from all over the world. This photo is of a Guatemalan Coffee Bean Bag... It is very cool to see. Out front they have 2 aquariums... this little fish was not too shy to have it's picture taken! Loved the Pumpkin display out front ...so cute! Tim set me up with a French Press coffee with a shot of vanilla protein in it... Go get one! This coffee was exquisite... Interesting process to watch as well... Thanks TIM for the demo on French Press! Very talented blackboard artist! Announcing their free Wifi.. so take your laptops and hang out with Tim and his dad Greg at the Tongue Protein Bar and Chill Lounge.... I loved it! RK

RETROKIMMER: THE STOOGES FORUM! Posted: 28 Oct 2011 05:22 AM PDT The Stooges Forum Retrokimmer.com is about to turn 3 next week and I began thinking about the people that helped launch RK into the blogosphere! One of the biggest boosts for me was The Stooges Forum. This is a huge website that focuses on all that is Stooge related. We are talking about Iggy Pop, The Ashetons, and the other Stooges members not Larry, Moe and Curly. The Stooges Forum Just this week I had a chat with the creator of The Stooges Forum. I already know Goran Polak who runs a section of TSF called Jesus Loves the Stooges. I assumed that Goran was the creator of the entire site. NOPE My pal Heather Harris of Fast Film told me who the real person was behind the curtain.... After chatting for a couple of hours yesterday (via the internet) I have learned that our TSF admin is a very private person. I will say that this Admin is a young woman from another country. We respect the privacy of others as much as possible here on RK. We talked about how she got started and TSF came about when she noticed that the "Official" Stooges Forum had tons of yucky porn sites on it. Someone sent her a link to setting up your own free forums and she took off. Completely self taught! I did the same thing with RK blog too. Had no idea how to blog as she never created a forum before either. I asked the admin how she discovered the Stooges. Being from Ann Arbor, MI I had been exposed to them since the late 60's. Our admin friend is just 25 yrs old. Her answer was that she had of course known who Iggy was but not the Stooges. She saw someone posting about them in another forum. Her first Stooge purchase was Raw Power. I told her my favorite is Funhouse. She feels that LP is the greatest rock lp of all time. Of course Funhouse has stood the test of time and continues to influence musicians and draw new fans to this day and well beyond. RK has many related rock friends to the Stooges and we began posting on TSF to share some inside information on Detroit Rock n Roll and that began our three year friendship. It was so great meeting our Admin friend and we give her 3 snaps up for her accomplishment in building that fantastic site! xxooRK

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