By Mark | November 20, 2014
Local song and dance man Jim Cherewick, when he’s not singing and dancing his way into the enlarged, slowly-beating hearts of Americans everywhere, can generally be found hunched over napkins and the like, feverishly scratching away, making what he refers to as “art.” Well, I caught up with Jim on one such occasion and forced […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged after school special, Andy Garris, art food sex and trauma, black eyed peas, Blondie, bullying, cheetah, Congress, cool drawings, creepy drawings, Debbie Harry, drawing, eating during sex, electric grandmother, Family Dollar, fighting, fruit, Halloween candy, high school, interviews, Jim Cherewick, Miley Cyrus, Mr. Good Bar, out of body experience, panic attacks, pie, Pine-Sol, prostitution, public speaking, Ray Bradbury, Star Wars, stormtrooper, toilet fruit, Wicker Chairs |
By Mark | September 24, 2011
Remember how, a little while ago, I told you that Hollis Knight Coats, the mastermind behind the Ypsi band Manhole, left for Portland? Well, he didn’t leave alone. The following exit interview is with Stephen Jollie, the man who aided him in his escape. MARK: What’s your name? STEPHEN: Stephen Jolley. Close friends often refer […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged asymmetrical haircuts, Beezy's, Benjamin Rosenau, cheap sunglasses, Dutch Lust, Eastern Michigan University, exit interviews, guitar solos, hippies, hipsters, Hollis, Hollis Knight Coats, Inkblot, Logan Schaedig, Manhole, Mark Jolley, Our Brother the Native, Patrick Elkins, people who can afford to buy black market organs, pizza delivery, Portland, rhythm hymns, State Theater, Stephen Jolley, The Jols, The Rainbow Family Vomit Band, The Zombies, Time of the Season, Trenton, Ugly Mug, Worst Song Ever, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews |
By Mark | September 8, 2009
This afternoon, shortly after the President addressed the students of America with his controversial message of personal responsibility and educational achievement, thousands of angry local men and women gathered in Brighton, Michigan for a tea party… Here’s some video of the event: As you might recall, I mentioned Brighton in a post yesterday, as their […]
