I tried meditation, exposure therapy, Chinese herbs, and any number of other things, but, in the end, I decided to overcome my fear of people through the use of technology. Thanks to my friend Chris, who came though with a projector, and Linette, who going to help me fashion the head, I’m now just a […]
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Putting the finishing touches on the virtual Mark Maynard that will be doing all of my socializing for me this evening
Posted in Mark's Life, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged automaton, fear, fear of people, portrayals of Mark Maynard in popular culture, robots 11 Comments
WARNING… Krampus to attack Ypsi on Dec. 11…
OK, now that all the cyber chatter has died down a bit, I thought that I’d come out from my hole and explain what happened, and why there isn’t going to be a winter Shadow Art Fair this year. First, though, before I do that, I just want to say, for the record, that our […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Pop Culture, sex, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Austria, Bauhaus, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Black Peter, Christmas, Christmas traditions, Concentrate Media, Corner brewery, dance party, dark assistant, December 11, Detroit Urban Craft Fair, DIYpsi, Doug Skinner, Elbowdeep, Fortean, Germany, glam, Klaubaur, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Krampus Ball, lederhosen, Michigan Design Militia, monsters, Moonage Daydream, parades, Pelznickel, Perchten, pre-Christian Alpine tradition, pre-Christian Alpine traditions, punishment booth, religion of consumption, Santa Claus, sci fi, Shadow Brew, spanking, St. Nicholas, the over-commercialization of Christmas, The Savoy, Ziggy Stardust 32 Comments
Dreamland Tonight: episode one recap
The show went off better than any of us could have predicted on Friday night. We had about 50 people in the audience, and, although I was nervous, I’m proud to report that I was not racked with pant-shitting terror. There wasn’t even that minute or two of uncontrollable shaking that I generally experience whenever […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, OCD, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Chris Sandon, competitive eating, Dreamland Theater, Dreamland Tonight, falafel eating contest, falafel king, Heimlich Maneuver, Keelan, Liquid Swords, Mike Ambs, Naia Venturi, pant shitting, Patrick Elkins, Paul Schreiber, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, puppet Mark, puppets, school closure, tattoos designed by Mark, Ted Kennedy, Tim Schreiber, Ypsi talk show 21 Comments