ladirushfan80 Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Hell, Mich., Heats Up for 6-6-6 Party By Associated Press HELL, Mich. - They're planning a hot time in Hell on Tuesday. The day bears the date of 6-6-06, or abbreviated as 666 _ a number that carries hellish significance. And there's not a snowball's chance in Hell that the day will go unnoticed in the unincorporated hamlet 60 miles west of Detroit. Nobody is more fired up than John Colone, the town's self-styled mayor and owner of a souvenir shop. "I've got `666' T-shirts and mugs. I'm only ordering 666 (of the items) so once they're gone, that's it," said Colone, also known as Odum Plenty. "Everyone who comes will get a letter of authenticity saying you've celebrated June 6, 2006, in Hell." Most of Colone's wares will sell for $6.66, including deeds to one square inch of Hell. Live entertainment and a costume contest are planned. The Gates of Hell should be installed at a children's play area in time for the festivities. "They're 8 feet tall and 5 foot wide and each gate looks like flames, and when they're closed, it's a devil's head," Colone told The Detroit News for a Saturday story. Mike "Smitty" Hickey, owner of the Dam Site Inn, wasn't sure what kind of clientele would show up Tuesday. "We're all about having fun here. I don't think we're going to get the cult crowd, the devil worshippers or anything like that," said Hickey, whose bar's signature concoction is the Bloody Devil, a variant of the Bloody Mary. Colone, meanwhile, has been in touch with radio stations as far away as San Diego and Seattle that are raffling off trips to Hell in honor of 6-6-6. The 666 revelry is just the latest chapter in the town's storied history of publicity stunts, said Jason LeTeff, one of its 72 year-round residents _ or, as the mayor calls them, Hellions or Hell-billies. But LeTeff wasn't particularly enthused. "Now, here I am living in Hell, taking my kids to church and trying to teach them the right things and the town where we live is having a 6-6-6 party," he said. According to the town's semiofficial Web site, there are two leading theories about how Hell got its name. The first holds that a pair of German travelers stepped out of a stagecoach one sunny afternoon in the 1830s, and one said to the other, "So schoene hell" _ roughly translated as, "So bright and beautiful." Their comments were overheard by some locals and the name stuck. The second holds that George Reeves was asked after Michigan gained statehood what he thought the town he helped settle should be called, and reportedly replied, "I don't care, you can name it Hell if you want to." The name became official on Oct. 13, 1841. ___ On the Net: Hell, Mich.: http://www.hell2u.com/ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v415/amandaladi/hellfrozeover.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldRUSHfan Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Been there. Nice little town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundog Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Are you going LRF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Mmmmmm - Judging by the sign, it appears to have frozen over!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signals1982 Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 QUOTE (madra sneachta @ Jun 4 2006, 09:12 AM) Mmmmmm - Judging by the sign, it appears to have frozen over!!! Nice sig by the way Madra. Best show!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blonde77th Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 QUOTE (madra sneachta @ Jun 4 2006, 09:12 AM) Mmmmmm - Judging by the sign, it appears to have frozen over!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Out of Reach Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 that's pretty neat :-) and yeh, madra, what's that sig about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060604/ap_on_sc/666 Some interesting stuff about 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test4VitalSigns Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 QUOTE (Jewel Out of Reach @ Jun 4 2006, 11:06 AM) and yeh, madra, what's that sig about? If you are referring to the pic with the numbers...those are the mysterious numbers from the great TV show LOST....I'm seriously anticipating the 2nd season! (Have not seen A SECOND of the latest season...patiently waiting for the DVDs ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madra sneachta Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 QUOTE (Test4VitalSigns @ Jun 4 2006, 08:55 PM) QUOTE (Jewel Out of Reach @ Jun 4 2006, 11:06 AM) and yeh, madra, what's that sig about? If you are referring to the pic with the numbers...those are the mysterious numbers from the great TV show LOST....I'm seriously anticipating the 2nd season! (Have not seen A SECOND of the latest season...patiently waiting for the DVDs ) ...and once you've started the second season, the pic to the left of the numbers will make sense as well!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Grizz Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 "Now, here I am living in Hell, taking my kids to church and trying to teach them the right things and the town where we live is having a 6-6-6 party," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gangster of Boats Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 But is the area code 666? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 QUOTE (madra sneachta @ Jun 4 2006, 08:12 AM) Mmmmmm - Judging by the sign, it appears to have frozen over!!! If hell has frozen over that must mean that Rush got on the cover of Rolling Stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GeddyRulz Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 The end of the world is nigh. We're all gonna burn in eternal flame like the sinners we are. The rapture is upon us. I believe it was Ronnie James Dio (or was it Karl Malden?) who said, "We'll know for the first time if we're evil or divine." May God and His son, Jesus, have mercy on our souls, and find a place for us in that heavenly place up there. And yea, though I walk through the shadow of the valley of the Kingonites... Screw it. Whatever happens, happens. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of a Rider Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Jun 6 2006, 06:08 AM) The end of the world is nigh. We're all gonna burn in eternal flame like the sinners we are. The rapture is upon us. I believe it was Ronnie James Dio (or was it Karl Malden?) who said, "We'll know for the first time if we're evil or divine." It was Ronnie James Dio. But Karl malden did say: "What will they do, what WILL they do?" Nothing else needs to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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