A few weeks ago, I posted an exit interview with Chris Legz Pierce, who, like many others before him, decided to pull up stakes and head west, to the promised land of Portland, Oregon. Well, as luck would have it, the universe intervened, and gave us someone in return. Following is my interview with a […]
Tag Archives: birds
Ypsi Immigration Interview: Bird
Posted in Michigan, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged animals, Arlo, ashrams, Bird, childcare, Chris Legz Pierce, Clementine, comunes, Costa Rica, Death, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, evil trees, Farm Sanctuary, farming, Heiwa House, Juna, Portland, vegetarian, welcome wagon, Ypsi immigration interview 6 Comments
Celebrating the life of Stanley T. Mad Hatter with a parade tomorrow
In early January of this year, a Detroit rock icon passed away in Ypsilanti at the age of 62. He was born Stanley Zillifro, but, in the mid-1960s, as the Detroit rock scene took off, was reborn as Stanley T. Mad Hatter. And, it was under that monicker that he became famous, emceeing countless historic […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, History, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1967, 2 Live Crew, 217 South Adams, altruism, animal-grade bread, another famous person has died, Aunt Millie's, candy, candy throwing, Cinderella, Detroit Party Marching Band, Detroit Riot, emcees, First Church of Rock 'n' Roll, floats, Found Object Orchestra, generosity, Get Back, gorilla gardening, Grande Ballroom, grilled cheese, hats, hugs, J. Geils Band, Keelan, Ludacris, memorials, men in hats, Michigan Avenue, Nectarine, Necto, New Dodge Lounge, parades, Patrick Elkins, pot, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll, Second Chance, squirrels, Stanley T. Mad Hatter, Stanley Zillifro, Totally Awesome Fest, wrestling 4 Comments
On dead birds, big feet
I’d set out to write a really comprehensive piece about the thousands of dead birds and other animals that have been dying in heavy concentrations these past few days, but I can’t seem to do it. Maybe, deep down inside, I’m scared. Maybe I’m afraid that I’ll come to the conclusion that our planet has […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Environment, Pop Culture Also tagged 1977, Beverly Hillbillies, bigfoot, Bigfoot and Wildboy, CHiPs, conspiracy theories, Cthulhu, dead birds, Journey to a Spacecraft, Max Baer, ominous signs, portents of endtimes, Ray Young, Sid and Marty Krofft, the canary in the cole mine 11 Comments