My never-ending search for our region’s most enigmatic super villain, the Ypsi Tooth, led me a few nights ago to a long-closed-up building in downtown Ypsilanti. [You can enter said building by way of a manhole downtown.] While I don’t want to get into specifics concerning what clues I may have found, I did want […]
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My search for the Ypsi Tooth leads me to an interesting Haab’s artifact
Posted in History, Ypsilanti Also tagged false teeth, Haab's, historic artifacts, teeth, Ypsi Tooth, Ypsilanti 8 Comments
Printing yourself a Dillinger artifact from the Smithsonian’s adult section
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Posted in History, Observations, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged 3D penis printing, 3D printing, comedy, historic artifacts, John Dillinger, penises, Smithsonian Institution, urban legends 6 Comments
Remembering Karl Pohrt, the man behind Ann Arbor’s Shaman Drum
Late last week, Karl Pohrt, the driving force behind Ann Arbor’s historic Shaman Drum book shop, passed away at the age of 65 after a long battle with thyroid cancer. Having been an admirer of his work over the years, I’d wanted to mention his passing on the site, and offer up a place for people […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture Also tagged American culture, Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler-Pohrt Collection, book stores, Buddhist, Buffalo Bill Museum, Christianity, conscientious objector, Death, Detroit Institute of the Arts, DIA, Five Guys, fuck cancer, good bosses, Ian Fulcher, Jean Herny, jobs, Karl Pohrt, Keith Taylor, life after death, native american, native american artifacts, Patrick Elkins, people who make a difference, people who will be missed, people whom I respect, Plains Indian, Raymond McDaniel, Richard A Pohrt, sangha, Shaman Drum, sincerity, University of Michigan, Vietnam War 14 Comments