When I first started my “History of Zines” oral history project back in 2013, one of the first people I reached out to was Sean Tejaratchi, the man behind the incredibly ambitious clip art zine Crap Hound. [As someone with OCD, the obsessiveness of Crap Hound really resonated with me, and I wanted to find […]
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The Untold History of Zines… Sean Tejaratchi on Crap Hound
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The Dreamland Theater’s 24-hour puppet show begins Thursday at noon
As no one died last year, it looks as though the folks at Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater will again be attempting a 24-hour puppet show in honor of the coming new year. (Footage from last year’s event can be found here.) Fortunately for you, I was able to track down the elusive puppeteer Patrick Elkins and […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged 24 hour puppet show, amoeba, Andrew Bruce Mitchell III, cat party, cataplexy, cellular critical mass, Cicadas on Drugs, Craig Johnson, Deja Vu, demon party, dream sequence, Dreamland Theater, drugs champagne and cheese, Edgar Bergan, Edible Art Show, Gallery Project, History of Ypsilanti puppet show, karaoke, magic comb, Naia Venturi, narcolepsy, New Year's Eve, old time radio, Patrick Elkins, Patrick's Weird Beard Goes Wandering, puppet Mark, puppet pole dancing, puppet poll tax, Slipley Wondersocks, space-time continuum, The Continuing & Ongoing Adventures of Susie, The Frog Prince, The Last Supper of 2009, The Man of 1000 Names, the promise of puppet nudity, the Time-Traveling Slug, The Very Wishy-Washy Caterpillar Meets the Most Incredibly Irresponsible Piece of Cake in the World, things to do during Mittenfest, Tom Carey, Trash Mountain, Turkish Star Wars Training Montage 3 Comments