The 9th annual Ypsi Songfest kicks off this Saturday morning at the Whittaker Road library with an all-ages performance by Frank Allison… a fellow who, back in the day, pretty much shared ownership of the Ann Arbor music scene with John Brannon. Or at least that’s how I remember things back around 1990, when I […]
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Frank Allison, opera, and the Ypsi Songfest …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Community Church of God, Frank Allison, John Brannon, John Lennon, Kira Monae Turner, Laughing Hyenas, Marshall Crenshaw, Mel Ratner, Our Own Thing Chorale, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Willis Patterson, Ypsi Songfest 22 Comments
On the passing of Davy Jones, what Mike Nesmith meant by invoking Eleanor Rigby, and whether or not Bowie will take his name back
I don’t have as much time tonight to comment on the death of Davy Jones as I would like, but I did want to pass along this statement, which was issued today by his former Monkees bandmate Michael Nesmith. Here’s what “the quiet Monkee” had to say. All the lovely people. Where do they all […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Observations, Uncategorized Also tagged Air Supply, another famous person has died, Brady Bunch, Christian Nesmith, David Bowie, Davy Jones, Death, Eleanor Rigby, Frank Zappa, Head, Jerry Mathers, Leave It to Beaver, meditations on death, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, Repo Man, The Beatles 18 Comments