When I first started talking with ethnomusicologist Bruce Conforth about the possibility of his being on the show, I wasn’t exactly sure what we’d be talking about. He didn’t seem terribly enthusiastic about the prospect of discussing his time at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, where he was the founding curator, […]
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Why’s the internet turning on Jake Croman?
I’m fascinated by the evolution of frontier justice in the digital age. Whenever there’s a story of someone being turned on by the internet, I’m completely captivated. Regardless of whether or not it’s deserved, I just can’t turn away. It’s one thing to watch a story spread like Janet Jackson’s nipple across the internet, but […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 209 Pearl, accusations of racism, anti-Semitic, Artur Zawada, Bernie Sanders, class, class resentment, class warfare, economic development, entitled cunts, faggots, frat boys, gentrification, Hillary Clinton, Jake Croman, Jean Henry, minimum wage, New York, Tau Kappa Epsilon, threats to the middle class, Uber, University of Michigan, wealth inequality 192 Comments
The Lonesome Death of Trayvon Martin
Ever since news broke about George Zimmerman shooting down Trayvon Martin in that gated community outside of Orlando, I’ve had Bob Dylan’s song, The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll, going through my head. Maybe it’s just that Zimmerman’s name sounds to me like that of William Zantzinger, the privileged young tobacco farmer in Maryland who […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, Ideas, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged blame the victim, bourbon, Candle in the Wind, dextromethorphan, Elton John, George Zimmerman, Hattie Carroll, Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, race, race inequality, racism, Robert Zimmerman Sr., shanties, Steve Allen, The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll, Trayvon Martin, white privilege, Zantzinger 30 Comments
Happy Birthday, Bob
Two incredible piece of video that, until this evening, I’d never seen.
Posted in Art and Culture Also tagged George Harrison, If Not For You, Steve Allen, Tangled Up In Blue, The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 7 Comments