By Mark | February 29, 2016
I’ve fallen behind in my write-ups of past episodes. I’m sorry about that. I thought, since we were off the air these last two weeks, I’d get caught up, but other things kept getting in the way. [Speaking of which, I may have something relatively big to announce in a few week’s time.] Last night, […]
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By Mark | February 17, 2016
If you’re interested in finding out what presidential candidate Bernie Sanders talked about on Monday, when he was here at Eastern Michigan University’s Convocation Center, there’s quite a bit of documentation out there. Of what I’ve seen, my favorite is an article in the Washington Post titled “‘Single-issue’ candidate Bernie Sanders touches on 20 issues […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bee Roll, Beezy's, Bernie Sanders, Clementine, Convocation Center, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Howard Dean, Linette Lao, long lines, Presidential politics, rallies, standing in line |
By Mark | February 4, 2016
A month or so ago, we had local entrepreneur Steffan Graf of on the show, talking about his life on the road with Grand Funk Railroad, and how he went from opening for Led Zeppelin to designing residential lighting systems for the likes of Keith Richards. Well, after we turned the off the mics, Graf […]
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Anne Brown, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Berlin, CBGB, David Bowie, David Rutledge, documentary film, Iggy Pop, Ivan Kral, Jim Cherewick, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan's 54th district, music, oral history, Patti Smith, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, punk, punk rock, Stefan Graf, The Blank Generation, Ypsilantian of the Year |
By Mark | January 31, 2016
I’ve made a couple of comments over the past few days about last week’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack having been bad. In truth, it wasn’t all that bad. I’m re-listening to it now, while folding clothes… which, by the way, is the best way to enjoy the Saturday Six Pack… and there’s actually […]
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andrew Epstein, Ann Landers, anxiety, ASMR, bad interviews, Beezy's, chewing, Curt Guyette, Elbow Room, Flint, investigative reporting, Jean Henry, Kate de Fuccio, lead, Matt Jones, Matt Krizowsky, Meatloaf, Mexican food, Mezcal, Monkey Power Trio, Patti Smith, Pete Townshend, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, public health, Ski Troop Attack, swap meet, swastika, the sad state of journalism, water, whispering |
By Mark | October 5, 2015
Beezy’s opened up for dinner last week as part of First Fridays and we decided to check it out. I think everyone enjoyed it, at least up until the dessert course, when Arlo shared the following about the apple crisp. [To those who have wondered why I don’t post more quotes from Arlo, it’s not […]
