Category Archives: Dreamland Tonight

Enjoying a beautiful day in Ypsilanti… and raising a few questions

By Mark | February 5, 2012

I took Clementine and Arlo out today, on a walk around Ypsi. It felt good. We dropped books off an the library, bought candy at the Rocket, did some science experiments at the park, raced rafts made out of bark and twigs down the river, broke up the last bits of ice that we could [...]

Also posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged City Manager, girls and science, John Hansen, office furniture in nature, picnic tables, Riverside Park, Solar Ypsi, tridge, VG Kids, Wireless Ypsi, XVG Gallery | 29 Comments

Friends vying for $50K in Hatch Detroit competition, and how Ypsi could have done it first, if I’d had my shit together

By Mark | October 3, 2011

Two of my friends, Joe Posch and Lisa Waud are in the running for a $50,000 prize in a competition called Hatch Detroit. The ultimate objective of the project, according to organizers Ted Balowski and Nick Gorga, is to get entrepreneurs moving into downtown Detroit, and trying new things. And, toward that end, both of [...]

Also posted in Retail, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Tagged business ideas, crazy ideas that just might work, Hasan Mihyar, Hatch, Hatch Detroit, Hugh, Joe Posch, Lisa Waud, new ideas in retail, Nick Gorga, Pop-up for the Holidays, pop-up retail, Pot and Box, Shop Indie in Ypsi, Ted Balowski, The Great Ypsilanti Retail Challenge | 16 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor exit interview: Hob the Troll

By Mark | September 4, 2011

A few days ago, I started a series of what I’m calling “Ypsi/Arbor exit interviews” by posting an email conversation with my friend Forest Juziuk, who will be leaving shortly for the promised land of San Fran-frisky. Today, I offer the second installment of the ongoing initiative. This interview is with a parasitic entity called [...]

Also posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Tagged bridges, dinner theater, dog fighting, Dreamland Theater, Drew Barrymore, entertainment management, exit interviews, Florence Henderson, Florida, Forest Juziuk, Fucking Awesome Fest, Genitti’s Hole-In-The-Wall, Hob the Troll, Hollis, Jambo Man, Jordan Trovillion, juvenile work camp, Manhole, Pleasure Dome, Ponderosa, Portland, Robert DeNiro, Robert Reed, salt mines, San Francisco, Stevo Doccerson, summer camp, swingers, Thom Elliott, Totally Awesome Fest, trolls, vaudeville, Westland, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 6 Comments

Miley Cyrus makes a statement about gay marriage in Ypsilanti

By Mark | August 1, 2011

Walking down Washington Street the other night, I ran into a friend who informed me that Miley Cyrus had just gotten a tattoo a few doors down, at Liquid Swords. I had my video camera in my pocket, and it occurred to me that I should probably go over and interview the guys about it, [...]

Also posted in Pop Culture, Ypsilanti | Tagged =, all love is equal, Annie Leibovitzs, celebrity sighting, Delta Burke, Frosted Flakes, gay marriage, Liam Hemsworth, Liquid Swords, Michigan film incentives, Miley Cyrus, people I would like to interview, pole dancing, puppet Mark, viral marketing | 12 Comments

Pencil Paparazzi: a postcoital Jason Segel

By Mark | June 9, 2011

I’ve got another entry for our ever-growing Pencil Paparazzi file. This one comes from a boy in Ann Arbor who answers to the name of Jim. Accompanying his drawing of a half-dressed Jason Segel, was the following note: This is my depiction of Jason Segel putting on a t-shirt after doing thespian sex on the [...]