Too bad no paparazzi were around to see it, but I just ran in to Daniel Johnston at the Detroit Metro airport, capping off a great rock and roll weekend…. More later.
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Daniel Johnston in Ann Arbor
For those of you who missed Daniel Johnston at the Blind Pig last night, I thought that I’d post a few video clips. I hope you enjoy them. Life in Vain: Walking the Cow and Speeding Motorcycle For those of you who were there, I was the old, non-hipster who was standing near the front, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Mark's Life Also tagged Blind Pig, Life in Vain, self-loathing, Speeding Motorcycle, sweating, Walking the Cow 10 Comments
The table is freaking me out
I just noticed that there’s a little face here, in the table, right next to my computer, where I work every night. I can’t believe I’ve never noticed it before. It might just be because I’ve been sitting here alone in the dark for the past hour, listening to the music of Daniel Johnston, but […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Other Also tagged baby killing, Clementine, Ruth Marks, seeing things, table faces, time to go to bed, totally quotable Clementine 26 Comments
Daniel Johnston in Ann Arbor
One of my favorite artists, Daniel Johnston, is going to be playing at Ann Arbor’s Blind Pig on Sunday, August 16. If you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing him perform, I’d highly recommend it. Here, by way of introduction, is a video of him performing the song Living Life not too long ago in […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Crimewave USA Also tagged Blind Pig, brilliant troubled musicians, Crimewave, interviews, Yip/Jump Music 5 Comments
King Kong
I was wondering whether or not the original King Kong was available online, and, in the process of searching, stumbled across this cover of the Daniel Johnston song “King Kong” by Tom Waits… If you’re interested, you can hear 30 seconds of the original here.
