I never really thought of Patrick Elkins & the Rainbow Vomit Family Band as a kids’ band, but there they were, playing the Ann Arbor Summer Festival today, on the same bill as The Boogers, so I guess it’s official. And I think that’s a good thing. As far as I can tell, there’s a […]
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Patrick Elkins & the Rainbow Vomit Family Band sing to Ann Arborites about their yoga pants
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Aimee Adams, All Messed Up on Fun, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Anton Newcombe, B-52s, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Chelsea Jordan, Chris "Legs" Pierce, Ian Fulcher, Jason Voss, MC Trashpedal, music for kids, octopus ballet, Patrick Elkins, Patrick Elkins & the Rainbow Vomit Family Band, Top of the Park, yoga pants 17 Comments
Severed heads across the border
A girl in Ontario did the unthinkable a few days ago. She had herself permanently disfigured in order to curry favor with an online cult, and gain a 2% discount on all future purchases from their gift shop. Speaking of severed unicorn heads, there must be something in the water these days. After a long […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects Also tagged bleeding mercury, Canada, fangs, girls from Ontario, I won't be tamed, paintings by Mark, people in Nebraska and the things they order off the internet, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, severed unicorn head superstore, tattoos, tattoos designed by Mark, unicorns shed their heads 13 Comments
Elizabeth Clare Prophet, and what made her give up her weapons stockpile
Doomsday predicting cult leader Elizabeth Clare Prophet, perhaps best known to many of you as the visionary musician responsible for works like The Great Divine Rectors Call, has died at the age of 70. I don’t know much about Prophet or her cult – the Church Universal and Triumphant – but I came across an […]
Posted in Religious Extremism Also tagged another famous person has died, bomb shelters, Branch Davidian, Church Universal and Triumphant, Corwin Springs, creative negotiations, David Koresh, doomsday cults, Great Divine Rectors Call, Guru Ma, Montana, nuclear war, stockpiling weapons, tax exempt, Texas, The Summit Lighthouse, Vernon Howell, visionary musicians, Waco, Yellowstone National Park 2 Comments