FEELING SPICY ABOUT THEIR WINGS: RECORD CROWD GREETS CHAMPS

          More than 1.2 million fans, "the largest crowd ever to
     gather" in downtown Detroit, came out for the Red Wings'
     Stanley Cup championship parade, according to Wilson, French
     & Hurt of the DETROIT NEWS.  At a ceremony in Hart Plaza
     after the parade, Red Wings Owner Mike Ilitch told the fans
     that the Red Wings players "are blue-collar guys, clean-cut
     guys, good guys that set an example for the youth and the
     families in this city" (DETROIT NEWS, 6/19).  Yesterday's
     parade "surpassed estimates of last year's Red Wings victory
     parade by at least 200,000" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 6/19).
          BIG BOOST: Comerica Bank economist William Wilson
     estimated the average parade-goer spent more than $20 on
     parking, food and souvenirs, giving Detroit's economy a $20M
     boost.  But merchants looking to profit from the parade
     "were among the few people disappointed with the
     celebration, as sales of Red Wings paraphernalia fell short
     of last year's totals" (Janet Adamy, FREE PRESS, 6/19).