3/23/07, 5:29 pm EST

Assignment Ten Finalist: Michael Adams on Siren

Note: This is not an official Rolling Stone article. What follows is a submission to the “I’m From Rolling Stone” writing competition.

Siren

by Michael Adams
Age: 18

March has been a righteous month for the renovation process of Siren. The nightclub is located on Detroit’s eastside and the facade is draped in blue canvas covering the soon-to-be first green club in Michigan.

Castle Williams, owner of the nightclub and obviously a victim of the love generation, reached for his biodegradable, plant-based, plastic coffee mug this morning at 8:45. Very confident to begin the interview, Castle was ready to answer the question most ’07-ers had on their mind, “What can we do about going green?”

“This love shack is all about green baby”, Castle said, “We use the power of dance to energize this place; just dance!”

The power of dance refers to the springs beneath the floor that capture motion energy, which is then converted into electricity.

“Yeah, it’s a real groovy scene and that’s not all; we’re using organic beer in all taps and rainwater collection systems in the washroom.”

“What is it about all the green hype? Where did your influence come from to give into the green?”

“It’s a new era. Everyone’s hip to living the clean life and saving mother earth is only the beginning. Peace, love, and unity are back in full swing!”

Myles Thompson, local partygoer, sees the club as a new breed of fun. “Detroit needs to clean up its act. We’re all suffering out here from high gas prices and pollution! Now, with Siren, there’s a place to have good, ‘clean’, fun, literally. Go green or go home!”

Can Siren expect to change the world, or is it another crude example of a fall back into the panicked sheep syndrome? Time will certainly tell, but one thing’s for sure, the power of dance in the motor city still lives on!