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75 hours in the exurbs of Atlanta… The Monkey Power Trio’s 22nd day/year as a band

By Mark | October 24, 2016

This past weekend marked the 22nd meeting of my one-day-a-year pseudo-band, the Monkey Power Trio. For those of you who might not be familiar with our origin story, it all began back in 1995 with a promise between old friends one hot, summer afternoon in Brooklyn. On the spur of the moment, we’d decided to […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Monkey Power Trio, Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2016, aging, barbecue, Black Mirror, Brooklyn, bulldoze the suburbs, Carrol Gardens, celebrity sighting, Cherokee, collaboration, community watch, conservatives, creative process, Dan Richardson, Dave Miller, dead birds, Donald Trump, exurban, Forsyth County, Foxy, fringe suburbs, Georgia, golf carts, Hillary Clinton, Jim Cherewick, Kellie, Left Behind, Linette Lao, litany of ailments, Mark Maynard, marriage, Matt Krizowsky, McMansions, Mike Bell, Monkey Power Trio, neighborhood watch, old friends, Pelican Cove, Phil Hendrie, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, psychic abilities, Pussy Grabber, Queen Latifah, racism, suburbs, Summing, The First Hour, tradition, Trail of Tears, weddings | 11 Comments

Our weekend in Chicago (and the end of the Earth) in two pictures

By Mark | October 7, 2012

Not realizing that this was the weekend of the Chicago Marathon, Linette and I decided to pack up the family and head to the Windy City for the weekend. The top photo was taken inside the Evolving Planet exhibition at the Field Museum. The second photo is of a vehicle promoting a new menu item […]

Posted in Mark's Life, Sustainability | Also tagged Bacon, Baconator, Chicago, David Ulansey, evolution, Evolving Planet, extinction, Field Museum, marathons, mass extinction, Richard Leakey, vacation, Wendys | 14 Comments

The Stooges for Chrysler: “a blue collar attitude in a white collar world”

By Mark | May 23, 2011

I like that the Stooges are making some money, I guess, but I don’t know how I feel about their song No Fun being co-opted by the man to sell luxury cars. Here’s how Chrysler positions the ad on YouTube: John Varvatos’s blue-collar spirit pushes him late into the night, with Detroit-based rock music serving […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Media, Pop Culture, Rants, Uncategorized | Also tagged 315 Bowery, advertising, Arturo Vega, Blondie, blue collar, CBGB, Ceylonese cinnamon, Chrysler, Clem Burke, corporate co-opting, Dead Boys, Dick Manitoba, Duane Reade, Ernie Fritz, fashion, Iggy Pop, Imported from Detroit, injuries that Mark has suffered, Jesse Malin, John Varvatos, masculinity, No Fun, Ramones, selling out, synergy, The Stooges, white collar | 12 Comments

This question occurred to me…

By Mark | April 24, 2011

Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other | Also tagged MM.com stuff, questions to the readership | 25 Comments

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75 hours in the exurbs of Atlanta… The Monkey Power Trio’s 22nd day/year as a band

Our weekend in Chicago (and the end of the Earth) in two pictures

The Stooges for Chrysler: “a blue collar attitude in a white collar world”

This question occurred to me…

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