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Were there bands at the Dream Cruise?

Wow. Alto Reed, from a hometown band, nationally known, no mention of his show other than the start time.

Rare Earth, hometown band also nationally known, same thing.

Crewsade, hometown band known throughout the tri-county area, same thing.

How disgraceful.

These acts played for minimum fees - or no fees at all - sweated it out like everyone else and provided wonderful entertainment to all....but you'd never know it. They were all right there in Ferndale.

I realize and understand that the focus is - and should be - on the cars. But for the Detroit News, as well as other local media and TV, not to provide even a short, simple review of these hard working groups and musicians is poor and unacceptable. Instead we heard over and over again about a giant cupcake.

What a shame. My hat is off to all musicians and other entertainers that never received an iota of acknowledgement or credit. Our local news media really dropped the ball on this one.

"CREWSADE" added to Dream Cruise lineup

These guys are really good, a lot of fun, and they play great music from the past 4 decades. Just saw them last week at a bar up in Fenton and the folks there absolutely loved them, as did my wife and I. Now I log on to the Ferndale site for the Dream Cruise and discover they're playing this Friday afternoon in front of city hall! YEAH! Perfect timing too, because I'm heading back to Arizona next week. Looks like they start at 3:00 and play until the ribbon cutting ceremony. I highly recommend stopping by and checking them out! Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

I come up here every year for the Cruise and have seen the bands and entertainment get better and better every time. Kudos to the folks behind the scenes who are constantly improving things. I can't wait for this weekend!