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Rick Snyder says he’s thankful for his family’s health this holiday season… I wonder what the families of Flint think about that

By Mark | December 22, 2015

Somehow I got myself on the distribution list for the Governor’s video Christmas card this year. And, as I suspect some of you aren’t quite so lucky, I thought that I’d share it here. Aside from the obligatory, “We support the soldiers who are fighting to keep us free this holiday season” comment, which seemed […]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Christmas, Flint, lead, lead poisoning, public health, public health emergency, Rick Snyder, water | 21 Comments

Danny Fields… the man who signed the Stooges, discovered the Ramones, and changed the world

By Mark | January 26, 2015

Almost a year ago now, I received an email from a reader of this site by the name of Bob Nolan, who, knowing of my love for the Ramones and Stooges, suggested that I talk with a friend of his named Brendan Toller. Brendan, he told me, had been working on a film about Danny […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, History | Also tagged 16 Magazine, A Day In The Life, acid, Andy Warhol, animation, archives, bible belt, Bob Nolan, Bob Rudnick, Boswell, Brendan Toller, Brian Epstein, Brooks Brothers, butts, CBGB, crowdfunding, Danny Fields, Danny Says, Datebook, David Bowie, Dennis Frawley, documentary film, Dolly Parton, Edie Sedgwick, Elektra, Exploding Plastic Inevitable, Fred Sonic Smith, Funhouse, Harvard, Harvard Law, Hedwig, I Need That Record, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, Jesus, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Judy Collins, Kickstarter, LBJ, Lenny Bruce, Linda Stein, Lou Reed, Mark's big ideas, Max's Kansas City, Mayor of the Sunset Strip, MC5, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, New York City, Nico, Paul McCartney, public relations, punk rock, Ramones, Rock and Roll, Rodney Bingenheimer, San Remo, Search and Destroy, Seymour Stein, slacks, Stooges, The Beatles, The Doors, the music business, The Stooges, Timothy Leary, Tommy Goodwin, Velvet Underground, WFMU, Yale, Yale University, Younger Jewish Set | 48 Comments

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