Remember how, a week or so ago, I told you that the Depot Town CDC, having been told by a few people in the community that the name “Ypsitucky Jamboree” was horribly offensive, were charged with coming up with a new name for their summer music festival? Well, they came up with one. After soliciting […]
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“The Jamboree”
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Blandsilanti Jamboree, Depot Town CDC, Music Event, rustbelt, Rustbelt Roots Revival, The Jamboree, thin skin, Ypsitucky Jamboree 80 Comments
The _______ festival
I’ve been asked by Erik Dotzauer, the Executive Director of Depot Town’s Community Development Corporation (CDC), to tell everyone that the CDC board has decided to capitulate, and drop the offending “Ypsitucky” from the name of the September 4-5 roots music festival to be held here in Ypsi. What’s more, I’ve been asked to solicit […]
“Oh, my God, did he say Ypsitucky?”
When I first moved back to Ypsi, Linette and I made some shirts that said “Buy Indie in Ypsi.” We thought that we were doing a good thing – encouraging people to support the locally owned, independent stores in their community – but some folks didn’t see it that way. We received complaints from a […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Rants, Ypsilanti Also tagged bluegrass, David Ware, Depot Town CDC, forced labor, Freighthouse, kidnapping, Ypsitucky, Ypsitucky Bluegrass Festival, Zingerman's 172 Comments