Back in 2017, I got the idea that we should designate a weekend to collectively documenting our lives in Ypsilanti. I called the initiative #DocumentYpsi, and the results were pretty awesome. In fact, I was 100% committed, given the response, to make sure that it became an annual thing. But, like so many other things, […]
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Documenting Ypsilanti in the time of COVID-19
Posted in Art and Culture, Health, History, Ypsilanti Also tagged #DocumentYpsi, 1918, 1918 flu, 1925, Alfred Wilkinson Wilson, Ann Arbor, automobiles, Bentley Historical Library, Bill Nickels, coronavirus, COVID-19, Depot Town, desolation, Enchanted Florist, Enrico Caruso, going out of business, Gretchen Whitmer, Kim Clarke, lockdown, masks, photography, public health, ROTC, scrapbook, shelter in place, social distancing, Student Army Training Corps, Unicorn Supply and Feed, University of Michigan, Ypsi history, Ypsilanti Historical Society 5 Comments
Maynard-Lao Archive: Item 0001 [Light blue “Dead Dog’s Eyeball” t-shirt]
Since turning 50, I’ve been making a concerted effort to get my shit in order. I’ve started working more deliberately on this nearly 175 year old house of ours. I’ve pretty much cut bread, beer and refined sugar from my diet. And I’ve been attempting to rid myself of the possessions that I no longer […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, OCD, Uncategorized Also tagged 1994, 1995, Atlanta, Daniel Johnston, Dead Dog’s Eyeball, family history, History, lucky clothing, Maynard-Lao Archive, Monkey Power Trio, t-shirts 7 Comments
Danny Fields… the man who signed the Stooges, discovered the Ramones, and changed the world
Almost a year ago now, I received an email from a reader of this site by the name of Bob Nolan, who, knowing of my love for the Ramones and Stooges, suggested that I talk with a friend of his named Brendan Toller. Brendan, he told me, had been working on a film about Danny […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, History Also tagged 16 Magazine, A Day In The Life, acid, Andy Warhol, animation, bible belt, Bob Nolan, Bob Rudnick, Boswell, Brendan Toller, Brian Epstein, Brooks Brothers, butts, CBGB, Christmas cards, crowdfunding, Danny Fields, Danny Says, Datebook, David Bowie, Dennis Frawley, documentary film, Dolly Parton, Edie Sedgwick, Elektra, Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Fred Sonic Smith, Funhouse, Harvard, Harvard Law, Hedwig, I Need That Record, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Jesus, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Judy Collins, Kickstarter, LBJ, Lenny Bruce, Linda Stein, Lou Reed, Mark's big ideas, Max's Kansas City, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, MC5, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, New York City, Nico, Paul McCartney, public relations, punk rock, Ramones, Rock and Roll, Rodney Bingenheimer, San Remo, Search and Destroy, Seymour Stein, slacks, Stooges, The Beatles, The Doors, the music business, The Stooges, Timothy Leary, Tommy Goodwin, Velvet Underground, WFMU, Yale, Yale University, Younger Jewish Set 48 Comments