Mark Maynard | Annie Palmer

Who would you like to see dragged back to Ypsi/Arbor against their will?

By Mark | January 29, 2013

For those of you who didn’t notice, I’ve added a link at the bottom of the right hand column. When clicked, it will take you to a page where I’ve started collecting all of our Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews. I may have missed a few, but I’ve tried, as best that I could, to aggregate them [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adrianne Finelli, Becca Keating, Casey Dixon, Chicago, Christine Schultz, Christopher Leggz Pierce, Cincinnati, Detroit, Erie, exit interviews, Florida, Forest Juziuk, Hollis Knight Coats, Josh Chamberlain, LA, Los Angeles, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, NYC, Oakland, Pennsylvania, polls, Portland, Seattle, Stephen Jolley, Stevo Doccerson, Thomas Kula, Vinnie Massimino, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Zach Pollock | 30 Comments

Talking with Fred Thomas about the Ypsi Flea

By Mark | December 8, 2011

As the Ypsi Flea is coming up in about a week, I though that I’d take the opportunity to speak with Fred Thomas, who organizes the event. What follows is our email exchange. MARK: So, what’s the Ypsi Flea? FRED: Ypsi Flea is a free, all ages event held every so often that’s part flea [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amber Fellows, anti-consumerism, Avery Feral, Belleville, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, book stealing, City Center, communal living, community coming together, consumerism, crafts, drowning in stuff, events, flea markets, food entrepreneurship, Fred Thomas, give to the poor, Grateful Dead, Heidi Pratt, hyper-corporate hex, local economy, materialism, possessions, public gardens, Radiator Hospital, Raphael Brim, records, redistribution of wealth, Sail, Stefanie Stauffer, stuff, take from the rich, Totally Awesome Fest, vintage clothes, Woodruff's, Ypsi Flea | 7 Comments

Ypsilanti exit interview: Annie Palmer

By Mark | November 9, 2011

A few days ago, when I learned that local musician Annie Palmer had packed her bags and fled Ypsilanti, I decided to send her an email and ask why she’d gone. Following, with her permission, is our exchange. [And, yes, I start every conversation with, "What's your name?"] MARK: What’s your name? ANNIE: Annie Palmer. [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amy Sumerton, authenticity, bike stealing, Chicago, Chris Palmer, creepy Carlos, Eddie Murphy, exit interviews, goats, Johnny Cash, Mom and Not Mom, noise ordinance violations, roommates, Tennessee, Twin Peaks, Ugly Mug, Won't You Let Me, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 19 Comments

Shadow Art Fair entertainment lineup

By Mark | July 8, 2010

As there have been a few last-minutes substitutions, I thought that I’d better post a revised lineup. Here’s what things are looking like right now for Saturday. CORNER BREWERY FLY Children’s Art Center – noon to 2:00 (activities for kids) Music – 2:00 to 9:00 (lineup below) Ann Arbor Film Festival’s Cinemasports event- 9:00 to [...]

Posted in Dreamland Tonight, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Krugliak, Andrew Coltrane, Anna Vitale, Art Race, Blood Mambas, Corner brewery, Dan Kroha, Darby London, Davy Rothbart, Dreamland Theater, Ferdy Mayne, FLY Children's Art Center, Genius Blowjob, Ghostlady, HISS, Holly Hughes, Ian Bost, Jim Cherwick, kinetic Sculpture race, Laura Pazuhowski, Manhole, Matt Jones, Our Brother the Native, Paper Mice, Rustbelt Unsemble, Sam Dour, Spur Studios, Stef Chura, Suicide By Cop, The Battle of Romantia, The Blob, The Heror Chronicles, The Savoy, Thom Elliot, Tom Carey | 7 Comments

The return of Totally Awesome Fest: April 30 – May 2

By Mark | April 15, 2010

Remember how, last year at about this time, we were talking about Totally Awesome Fest? Well, it’s upon us again, and, with that in mind, I attempted to engage the enigmatic Patrick Elkins, one of the men behind the festival, in conversation. Following is the result: MARK: What, if anything, are you doing differently this [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged "the blog", aerobics, Aimee Adams, Alan Shuerman, Anna Vitale, batter, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, Body Holographic, brass knuckles, Bungalow, Charlie Slick, Chris Bathgate, City Center, cops shutting down house parties, Deathwish, Detroit Party Marching Band, Dos Hermanos, Dreamland Theater, drug and sex orgies, Emilia Javanica, Emogene Nightingale's Octopus Ballet, gas money, Geoffrey Fieger, Gigi Allyn, Grove Gardens, Heathens Gold, hippies, hippy segregation, Hob the Troll, how to fill the extra room in your shorts, Jamie Easter, Jen Wilke, Jes Kramer, Juniper Baby, Kelly Caldwell, Leaf Blower / Church Pipe, Lightening Love, Lightning Love, Lord of the Yum-Yum, magical events, Martes Martes, May Day, Moon Elves, Naia Venturi, nflatable kids pool, noise ordinance violations, octopus ballet, orgies, pancake vvrestling, pancakes, parades, Patrick Elkins, performance art, photos of men with beards, Pine Cones, puppet Mark, Ryan Groendyk, salsa lessons, Santiparro, Secret Twins, Shitney Houston, Spur Studios, Swimsuit, T-Bone and the Drones, Thom Elliot, Totally Awesome Fest, Video Games, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op | 36 Comments

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Who would you like to see dragged back to Ypsi/Arbor against their will?

Talking with Fred Thomas about the Ypsi Flea

Ypsilanti exit interview: Annie Palmer

Shadow Art Fair entertainment lineup

The return of Totally Awesome Fest: April 30 – May 2

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