Category Archives: Detroit

Letters From Gypsy Rose Lee to Royce Howes (2 of 2)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Boss Fader

Correspondence between the famous burlesque performer, Gypsy Rose Lee, and 1954 pulitzer prize journalist Royce Howes (my great grandfather). Written from the Rialto Theatre in Flint, Michigan (estimated date: 1940). Continue reading →

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Gypsy Rose Lee at the Book Cadillac Hotel in 1940

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Boss Fader

Correspondence between the famous burlesque performer, Gypsy Rose Lee, and 1954 pulitzer prize journalist Royce Howes (my great grandfather). Written from the Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit (estimated date: 1940). Continue reading →

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Detroit Crime Lab Photo Gallery

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Boss Fader

The abandoned Detroit crime lab is located at 2600 Brush, just east of Woodward and south of I-75. The property used to be used as a primary school called “Stephen Foster.” Continue reading →

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Doc Waffles vs. Maya Fardoun

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Boss Fader

Photographer Maya Fardoun shoots quail Doc Waffles in the east side gardens along his daily bus route. Each morning the rapper travels from his loft in Corktown to the affluent suburbs of Grosse Point, where awaits the fast-paced game of antique book sales. Continue reading →

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Mentally Disabled Security Guard at the Detroit Crime Lab

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Boss Fader

Yesterday the Detroit Free Press revealed that gross amounts of legal forensic evidence and crime analysis supplies were left unsecured and unpreserved, abandoned by the Detroit Police Department when they were forced to leave the building two years ago. The … Continue reading →

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The Dirty Show Interview: Prodding Jerry Vile

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Boss Fader

I did an interview with Jerry Vile, the dude that runs The Dirty Show®. He’s a loveable asshole type. Continue reading →

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Gushing: Metro Times Interview with Jane Fader

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Boss Fader

“Grushing”: Travis Wright interviews Jane Fader, featured in the Metro Times “Lust Issue” (February 2011). What do you think you know about sex? Better question: What do you think you don’t know about sex? With all that’s out there, facets … Continue reading →

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Q: How do Detroit girls fuck?

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Boss Fader

Detroit girls are backseat girls. Continue reading →

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Improving Intimacy with Leslie Blackburn

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Boss Fader

I have been raving about Leslie Blackburn’s work as a sexual healer and transformational guide ever since last spring when I had my mind blown at her “Sacred Sexuality and Female Ejaculation” workshop. Continue reading →

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The RAPE/DETROIT Project is Closed Down

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Boss Fader

Earlier this month I initiated a campaign to raise awareness about the 10,000-count backlog of unprocessed rape kits that was discovered in the Detroit Police Department crime lab when it closed in 2008. The plan was to raise enough money … Continue reading →

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