The debate went pretty well on Friday night. The Dreamland Theater was full, and, from what I hear, people found the exchange between the two candidates informative. Personally, I wasn’t all that thrilled with the way things went, but I think that has more to do with the format than with either my performance or […]
Remember how, last year at about this time, we were talking about Totally Awesome Fest? Well, it’s upon us again, and, with that in mind, I attempted to engage the enigmatic Patrick Elkins, one of the men behind the festival, in conversation. Following is the result: MARK: What, if anything, are you doing differently this […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged "the blog", aerobics, Aimee Adams, Alan Shuerman, Anna Vitale, Annie Palmer, batter, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, Body Holographic, brass knuckles, Bungalow, Chris Bathgate, City Center, cops shutting down house parties, Deathwish, Detroit Party Marching Band, Dos Hermanos, Dreamland Theater, drug and sex orgies, Emilia Javanica, Emogene Nightingale's Octopus Ballet, gas money, Geoffrey Fieger, Gigi Allyn, Grove Gardens, Heathens Gold, hippies, hippy segregation, Hob the Troll, how to fill the extra room in your shorts, Jamie Easter, Jen Wilke, Jes Kramer, Juniper Baby, Kelly Caldwell, Leaf Blower / Church Pipe, Lightening Love, Lightning Love, Lord of the Yum-Yum, magical events, Martes Martes, May Day, Moon Elves, Naia Venturi, nflatable kids pool, noise ordinance violations, octopus ballet, orgies, pancake vvrestling, pancakes, parades, Patrick Elkins, performance art, photos of men with beards, Pine Cones, puppet Mark, Ryan Groendyk, salsa lessons, Santiparro, Secret Twins, Shitney Houston, Spur Studios, Swimsuit, T-Bone and the Drones, Thom Elliot, Totally Awesome Fest, Video Games, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op |
By Mark | December 15, 2009
It’s just been brought to my attention that the wonderful folks at the Dreamland Theater have taken it upon themselves to create a female companion for Puppet Mark. Her name, I’m told, is Syrah Praylin, and she’s going to be starring in their next production, “Muerta Goes to Space Prison.” Here’s how the production, which […]
Posted in Art and Culture, sex, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 2013, Adam and Eve, bathroom sink, Bee Gees, Dreamland Theater, Elvis, Fanta & Tammy, glitter, Magic, Mark Maynard puppet, Muerta Goes to Space Prison, Muerta Spewart, mythic creatures, puppet Mark, puppet me, rainbows, Sarah Palin, Snuggie, space prison, Syrah Praylin, television show idea, Tom Snyder |
All hell breaks loose in Ypsi this weekend, in a good way… I was going to say that Totally Awesome Fest is, “Like Woodstock, but more intimate and without the hippies,” but, in all honesty, there will likely be lots of hippies. I wouldn’t let that stop me, though. The Totally Awesome Fest is a […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ben Miller, Dreamland Theater, Free Furniture, Gigi Allyn, Gold Cat, hippies, Lord of the Yum-Yum, Manhole, Patrick Elkins, Pleasuredome, Totally Awesome Fest, Woodstock |
