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Thinking about death, the legacy we leave behind, and David Bowie’s Blackstar
I had the occasion to spend some time this afternoon with a friend who, in spite of serious ongoing health issues, is launching a new social venture intended to bring resources to third-world farmers. When discussing his decision to launch something incredibly ambitious at this point in his life, when his heart is only functioning […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Other, Pop Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Blackstar, Blackstarr, David Bowie, DC comics, fascism, Lazarus, life and death, social entrepreneurship, Suicide Squad 17 Comments
Lemmy is dead
Up until an hour ago, when I got word that Motörhead frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister had died, I’d had plans to spend the evening working. Now, though, all of that has gone out the window, and I’m sitting here with a glass of bourbon, watching old concert footage, reading up on the events that got […]
Posted in Art and Culture Also tagged alcohol, another famous person has died, Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister, Lemmy, Motörhead, Motörhead: Live Fast Die Old, regrets 53 Comments
Farewell Caleb
Late last week, I lost a very dear friend. His name was Caleb Brokaw. Some of you who live here in Ypsi, I’m sure, knew him. He lived just east of Depot Town, and he could often be seen walking happily through the neighborhood with his wife, Sue, and their daughter, Evie. He and Sue […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Caleb Brokaw, Christianity, Ned Cartledge, Ol' E Cross 30 Comments
