This past Saturday night’s episode was a weird one… and, strangely, I don’t say that because we attempted to have a serious conversation about the work of Frida Kahlo with respected University of Michigan professor Maria Cotera while simultaneously grilling illegally processed deer meat in front of the strip club next door. No, I say […]
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AM 1700, basketball, Ben Connor Barrie, Bill Cosby, deer, Deja Vu, DIA, Diego Rivera, eating challenges, Frida Kahlo, grilling, horny robots, Kate de Fuccio, Kyle Kipp, Maria Cotera, micro-aggressions, Patrick Elkins, performance art, Pericles, Shakespeare, Thompson Block, Totally Awesome Fest, venison, Ypsilanti Cosby, Ypsilanti Youth Theatre |
By Mark | February 16, 2015
As last week’s drunken mess of a show was a little too male-centric, I made a concerted effort to bring more women into the studio this past Saturday. Naively, I expected that doing so would result in less bawdy, more family-friendly show. I was wrong. The show was pretty filthy. But it was also super […]
Posted in Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1700 AM, adventure, Ann Dahl, beer, Best Exes, Brigid Mooney, Caleb Zweifler, classy genitals, classy vaginas, Columbo, dating, dating advice, dominatrixes, fetishes, Heather Steenrod, homeless, Jim Cherewick, Kate de Fuccio, Linda Ann Jordan, Linette, love songs, Maidstone, Moragh Goyette, Nicholas Cage, Ozone House, Paige Briana, Pete Larson, Peter Falk, Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink, rabbit holes, shaving, Sidetrack, Smarty Katz, squash, Sue Gilchrist, vaginas, Valentine's Day, Wurst Bar |
By Mark | January 25, 2015
The second episode of the Saturday Six Pack on AM 1700 was, by all accounts, a success. I was kind of dreading it going in, as I didn’t have much planned for the 7:00 hour, but, as is usually the case when you open yourself up to serendipity, everything just kind of unfolded in a […]
Posted in History, Mark's Life, Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1700 AM, beer, Colin Moorhouse, corporate fascism, Dave Miller, fascism, Fat Tire, Flaming Groovies, Harry Bennett, Harry Bennett's Castle, Henry Ford, historic places, HP Jacobs, John Edwards, Matt Siegfried, Monkey Power Trio, Native Americans, Peter Smith, Red Rock, Red Rock Downtown Barbeque, Rob Rowe, The Saturday Six Pack, University of Michigan, Ypsi Underground |
By Mark | January 11, 2015
A week or so ago, I was at the Tap Room with Ypsilanti Councilman Brian Robb and Wurst Bar owner Jesse Kranyak, when it occurred to me that the small AM radio station owned by said Councilman was just 100 yards or so away. “Let’s finish these beers,” I said, “and continue our conversation over […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1700 AM, A Face in the Crowd, Andy Griffith, beer, community radio, Deja Vu, Elia Kazan, fascism, Guinea Pig Zero, Jesse Kranyak, Kenya, Peter Larson, radio, Robert Helms, six pack, The Saturday Six Pack, Thomas Paine |
By Mark | October 20, 2014
While I have a policy against endorsing local candidates on this site, I don’t see any problem with opening up a thread and inviting those of you with strong opinions one way or another to weigh in on the various races we’ll be voting on come November 4. So, have at it… All I ask […]