Wednesday, August 19, 2009

REVIEW (WJRT) -- Though he grew up just blocks away from Flint's historic Atwood Stadium, "The Rock Patriot" Mark Farner and his Grand Funk comrades never played a concert at the 11,000-seat local football haven.
Of course, it wasn't for lack of desire on Farner's part.
"I've always wanted to play Atwood Stadium," he said. "I told the guys back in the day we need to go back to Flint and Grand Funk needs to play Atwood Stadium. But it just never happened."
Farner never forgot his roots, however, and was more than happy to serve as the grand finale of Back to the Bricks and the city's newly titled Flint Revival Celebration. A day-long classic car show and concert set had all of downtown Flint in full party mode and the carnival-like atmosphere at Atwood seemed perfect for Farner's homecoming.

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