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 […]
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By Mark | August 22, 2009
Ypsi’s Heritage Festival is this weekend, and this morning was the big parade. I love parades in Ypsi. They’re insane and beautiful. They’re a little pieces of Libertarian paradise. Anyone who wants in, can get in. Or, at least that’s how it seems to me. One minute, John and Debbie Dingell roll by, and, the […]
