In a few short weeks, the Ann Arbor Film Festival will begin celebrating its 50th anniversary. It’s a huge milestone that, to my knowledge, no other North American independent film festival has reached, and, as you might expect, organizers are pulling out all the stops. As luck would have it, I had the opportunity to […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1963, 2 Live Crew, 3D, 826Michigan, A2Geeks, American Falls, animation, Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Film Festival, art films, Arthur Lipsett, Barbara Hammer, Ben Rivers, Bentley Historical Library, bike-powered zoetrope, Bruce Baillie, burlesque, corporate rats, costumes, Craig Baldwin, culture jamming, Don Hertzfeldt, Donald Harrison, Encore Records, experimental film, Exquisite Motion Corpse, family-friendly shorts, feral films, Festifools, Film, film archives, film festival, founders syndrome, Gallery Project, George Manupelli, Gus Van Sant, Hauling Toto Big, Irina Leimbacher, Japanese avant-garde film, Jodie Mack, Krampus, La Jetée, Leighton Pierce, LGBTQ, Luther Campbell, Mark Toscano, Mark's Carts, Martin Thoburn, Matthew De Gennaro, Michael Robinson, Michigan Theater, MOCAD, Neutral Zone, Nickels Arcade, Pat Oleszko, Paul Clipson, Peter Rose, Phil Solomon, Robert Nelson, Scott MacDonald, Silvio's, Slusser Gallery, Spatial Shift, Star Wars, Summer Festival, Tate Modern, UMS, Voluptuous Sleep, Work Gallery |
I don’t write about music very often, as, for the most part, I’m now too old to enjoy such things, but there are some great shows coming up this summer. I doubt that I’ll actually go and see any of them, as doing so would require me to leave the house, spend money and stand […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Another Music In A Different Kitchen, Buzzcocks, Cocoon, Drum Buddy, Ever Fallen In Love?, Gerald Casale, Gut Feeling, Howard Devoto, Love Bites, Mark Mothersbaugh, Miss Pussycat, music, Music Event, Pete Shelley, punk rock, puppet Mark, Quintron, references to Steve Guttenberg movies, things from Ohio that are tolerable |
By Mark | October 20, 2009
I feel guilty, but I’m going to take the next few hours off to catch up on my TV watching. Here’s something to keep you occupied while I’m gone, though…. [This post was brought to you by the work safe goatse, the Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Bronson Pinchot.]
A few years ago, I put out the word that I was looking to develop a “family uniform” for Clementine, Linette and myself. Here’s what I posted: It doesn’t have to be an actual uniform, but I was thinking that it might be nice for Linette, Clementine and me to have at least one matching […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, OCD, Other | Also tagged Charles Maynard, coveralls, Dr. Seuss, family unifrom, hazmat suits, Ken Boyd, team maynard-lao, The Sound of Music |
