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Connie Tucker (Via
Discussion) on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 11:39 am:
Hello,
My name was Connie Grimm back in the days.
I lived on Prentis, in the Renaud, and on Seward, Fourth St. and
Trumbull between 1966 and 1972.
I'm in contact with Arthur Wenk as we became partners around 1970.
We've been talking about the Common Ground and have some corrections
and additions to the info here. Prior to our meeting Arthur was a
member of the CG tho by that time he had moved his studio to his
house on Trumbull and Willis. (At that time Clark and Benita
Christie and Robin and Sherry Summers lived there too with their
kids Kai & Wolf and Culley & Jess.) He says that the photo you show
as CG #1 is actually CG #3. CG #1 was prior to his joining but we
think it was located somewhere north of W. Grand Blvd. CG #2 was
located in the Racine Foundry on Warren Ave. (or maybe Forest)
closer to Gratiot than to Woodward. The building was owned by Judge
John C. Emery. Then the CG was moved to Cass Ave. making this CG #3.
The best person for information about CG's #1 & #2 would be George
Rodgers. Members Arthur can remember at #2 included Al Hebert,
Stanley Dolega, Jerry Horn, Arthur Wenk and Al Lovings. Other
members of CG #3 included Al Hebert, Stanley Dolega, Bradley Jones,
Aris Katroulis, Michael Frantz, Alden Smith, Arthur Wenk, Ed
Morierity, George Ettel, and Steve Faust. Michael Luchs took over
Arthur's space when he moved to Trumbull. There were some others
including some women but we haven't come up with names as yet.
Also, I haven't seen any mention of the house on Second located
directly behind Old Main. There were annual barbeques there that
attracted hundreds of people and, I believe the precursor to the
current Dally in the
Alley.
Shadowfax and
Mitch Ryder would
play. Tons of ribs and corn were barbequed in the yard out back. I
remember the University cops pulling up in the alley and getting
plates of food. T-shirts were printed for some of the parties. Two I
remember we titled "Bo's Rib Roadies" and the "Sammy Memorial
Barbeque". Sammy was the house cat that sought warmth one winter
under the hood of a parked car and met an untimely death in an
encounter with the car fan. I've seen photos of people massed on the
front steps wearing the T's. Don't know who might have the photos -
maybe Cathy Demay or Spence.
Also, no mention of the Boarding House which was located above
storefronts on Woodward north of the Blvd. in Higland Park. Many
spagetti dinners and long nights of hillarity around the kitchen
table there. Jerry Hunt, Dayton Spence and Bob Bowman were in
residence. Maybe Bob Hewitt as well.
Other names that arise include Mike Knight, Mike Dyke, Lynn Farbota,
Little Kay (who married Stanley Mouse), Andre Codrescu, Deborah
Foster (we shared a flat on Fourth with Diane Livingston), Jackie
Dunning, Ann Derrick, Jim Chatlain, Karen Detert, Diane Assetti, Dan
O'Neill, Cookin' Billy, Ken & Ann Mickalowski, Archie Anderson.
Also, to Theresa: I don't think we knowingly met but Leslie
Heimstadt often mentions you when we speak. I got to know Barbara
Chover in SF thru her tho Barbara actually grew up 2 blocks from me
on the eastside. I'm living here in the Detroit area just now.
So, some new info to chew on.
Peace,
Connie
Common Ground # 1
located somewhere north of W. Grand Blvd?
Some of the members of Common Ground
#2 were:
CG #2 was located in the Racine
Foundry on Warren Ave.
Some of the members of Common Ground
#2 were:
- Al Hebert
- Arthur Wenk
- Jerry Horn
- Stanley Dolega
- Al Lovings
- Were
you here?
CG #3, located West side of Cass
Ave (See top picture), near the corner of Willis
from 1962? until 1987?
Some of the members of Common Ground #3 were:
- Steve Faust
- Stanley Dolega
- Al Hebert
- Bradley Jones
- Aris Katroulis
- Michael Luchs
- Michael Frantz
- Alden Smith
- Arthur Wenk
- Ed Morierity
- George Ettel
- Were
you here?
CG#4 was on 2nd (See
picture), to near the corner of Antoinette.
Some of the members of Common Ground #4 were:
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