By Mark | August 15, 2013
Still trying to unravel the mystery of why people would choose, of their own free will, to move to Ypsilanti, I reached out to new homeowners Erika Jost and Ben Connor Barrie, and demanded that they submit to a formal Ypsilanti Immigration Interview. Here are the results. MARK: Was Ypsilanti just the most affordable choice, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Anne of Green Gables, Arboretum, Aubrey Parker, Ben Connor Barrie, Bike Ypsi, blogging, blogs, blowjobs, blowjobs in Township parks, cedar waxwings, Chicago, Corner brewery, coyotes, Cross Street Book Shop, Damn Arbor, Darren Breen, deer, Detroit Public Library, DIA, Erika Jost, Flint, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, interviews, Jason Tallant, Leopold Brothers, Lucy Maud Montgomery, meet a blogger, native plants, New Theater Project, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, pesticide, poop, Roundup, Sidetrack, spelling, tap dancing, Teach for America, Tyler Weston, University of Michigan, used book stores, Water Street Commons, Wizard of Oz, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti Downtown Library, Ypsilanti real estate |
By Mark | December 8, 2012
I wasn’t expecting, when Clementine and I set out to watch White Christmas this evening, that I’d find myself delivering an impromptu, barely comprehensible lecture on modern dance… I know that I’d seen the movie before, but I had absolutely no memory whatsoever of this incredibly out-of-place little scene featuring Danny Kaye and half a […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life | Also tagged Addams Family, Andy Warhol, Andy Warhol Musuem, choreography, Clementine, Danny Kaye, Irving Berlin, Merce Cunningham, smiling, Wednesday Addams, White Christmas |
By Mark | September 24, 2012
I was recently alerted to the fact that a young woman had left Ypsilanti to pursue her dreams of becoming a professional ballerina in New York City. Fortunately, I was able to track her down. Following is the transcript of her exit interview. MARK: Let’s start with your name, OK? NICASIA: My full name is […]
Posted in Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor Ballet Theatre, ballet, Black Swan, Carol Radovic, CAS Ballet Theatre School, choreography, City University of New York, cool kids and the cool shit that they do, exit interviews, Joffrey Ballet, Kathy Sharp, kids today, Natalie Portman, New York City, New York Times, Nicasia Marie, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, Riverside Park, Sarah Lane, Ugly Mug, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Township Recreation Center |
My friend Andy sent this to me today. I don’t know that it rises to the level of being considered an “un-friendable” offense, but it’s pretty damned close.
Posted in Art and Culture | Also tagged country music, cowboy hip hop, crazy white people, Diane Horner, hip hop dancing, infomercials, line dancing, Obama hates white people, pigeon, rap, rap music, the running man, variation on the Roger Rabit, Vaudville |
