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Jamie's blog: Red Wings' Joe Louis Arena farewell all about the people

Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the "Jamie and Stoney Show" weekdays from 6-10 a.m. on WXYT-FM (97.1), blogs for freep.com. He also appears regularly on Fox 2u200b. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers. You can reach him at jamsam22@gmail.com, follow him on Twitter @jamiesamuelsen.

What will we remember most from Sunday’s celebration at Joe Louis Arena?

It was about the people, not the building.

Go back over the speeches and the interviews and the anecdotes from Sunday night and you’ll find very few mentions of the physical structure and many about the emotional memories.