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filmmaker Gary Glaser doesn't
want sports fans to forget
about Tiger Stadium and the
issues that have been associated with
it — not just yet.
Glaser, who made a documentary
about Hudson's before the downtown
store was torn down, has thrown his
attention to the ballpark before its
planned demolition and has just com-
pleted a documentary about the long-
time home of Detroit baseball.
Stranded at the Corner, which
includes interviews and archival foot-
age, debuts 7:30 p.m. Monday, April
24, at the Gem Theatre.
Baseball professionals, potential
investors and fans give their points
of view with comic relief provided by
Thorn Sharp. Amid the commentary is
information to provide a sense of sta-
dium history and point out the condi-
tion it is in today.
"I really did not want this film to be
simply nostalgic," says Glaser, 55, who
grew up in Detroit. "Instead, I wanted
people to have the full sense of the
issues involved in trying to save it."
Joining former Tiger Willie Horton
to add their comments to the debate
are Basil (Mickey) Briggs, a member
of the family that remains part of the
backdrop of ballpark history; Benny
Napoleon, former Detroit police
chief; and Harry Glanz, co-founder
of Capital Mortgage Funding in
Southfield.
"I don't have a good record of sav-
ing sites with documentaries, but I
think the film has galvanized people

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to try to work together',' says Glaser,
who produced and directed the film
with Richard Bak serving as writer
and co-producer.
Glaser, who also makes industrial
videos, has lived in Kalamazoo for the
past three years while working as a
digital video instructor. He attended
Henry Ford High School and Temple
Beth El before graduating from
Oakland University in 1974.
After working as a stage manager
in local TV, he moved to Los Angeles
to work as a stage manager on net-
work and syndicated shows, including
Jeopardy!. He won an Emmy for his
documentary Justiceville, which is
about the homeless. Glaser returned to
Michigan in 1993, became a producer
at WTVS-Channel 56 and moved on
to work on films addressing local
concerns.
"We maintain an e-mail forum on
the Web site about Stranded at the
Corner," Glaser says. "Some of the
n-iost passionate comments came
from a former Detroiter now living
in Scotland. He wrote how badly he
felt about the planned loss of the sta-
dium." Ci

Stranded at the Corner debuts
7:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, at
the Gem Theatre, 333 Madison
Ave., in Detroit. $6 online,
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