Tag Archives: Hamtramck

A missive from the Prophet of Hamtramck on the Detroit Whole Foods and the future of mankind

By Mark | June 6, 2013

My friend Steve Cherry made the following proclamation last night from his bunker in Hamtramck, and, as I agree with it, I thought that I’d post it here, for your consideration. Having spent much of the big east coast blackout of 2003 in Hamtramck, I can say with some degree of confidence that, when the [...]

Posted in Observations, Other, Uncategorized | Also tagged Detroit, organic farming, Predictions, Steve Cherry, Sustainability, Whole Foods | 25 Comments

Rachel Maddow on the dismal track record of Michigan’s Emergency Managers and the threat they pose to Democracy

By Mark | May 1, 2012

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy [note:I don't know if it happened for everyone, but, when I watched this, it was preceded by an ad for Goldman Sachs, which I found somewhat ironic.]

Posted in Detroit, Media, Michigan, Politics | Also tagged Benton Harbor, Ecorse, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager Act, foreclosure, Highland Park, Michael Stampfler, Pastor David Bullock, Pontiac, Rachel Maddow, revenue sharing, Rick Snyder, Silverdome, threats to Democracy, Voting Rights Act | 9 Comments

Washtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith clarifies his stance on Emergency Financial Managers

By Mark | February 21, 2012

Yesterday, Washtenaw County Commissioner Conan Smith dropped by the site and left a few comments, as he’s known to do on occasion. Well, one of those comments, which pertained to Michigan’s Emergency Financial Manager law, drew quite a bit of criticism, and, to his credit, Smith came back this evening and responded to it. Here, [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Economics, Politics, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Benton Harbor, Busy Dying, Conan Smith, Detroit, Dragon, Ecorse, Emergency Financial Manager, Emergency Financial Manager Act, Flint, Highland Park, Jennifer Granholm, Lansing, Michigan Suburbs Alliance, PA4, Pontiac, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners | 6 Comments

Introducing “Stupor”… the book

By Mark | April 5, 2011

Two of my best friends are releasing books this week, and, in spite of the all-consuming jealousy that’s overtaken me, I’ve decided to help them promote their works here. The first book that I’d like to tell you about is by my blog-hijacking friend Steve Hughes, the publisher of the often recalled zine Stupor. Here’s [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Detroit, Dreamland Tonight, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized | Also tagged A Hole for Brains and Candy, animal cruelty, animal torture, Art X, bed shitting, Book Beat, creative writing, Dances with Wolves, DIA, disappointment, do it yourself, drunkenness, dumb luck, flopping dicks, free beer, friends who do cooler stuff that I do, friends with books, I'm a Spy, infidelity, jealousy, Jeff Kay, Jeff Kelly, Kresge Foundation, Kresge literary arts fellowship, Leopold's Books, Linette, Lynn Crawford, Mark's favorite authors, Microcosm, MOCAD, pant shitting, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, Printed Matter, Public Pool, Quimby's, references to Mark's fat ass, self-publishing, Simply Separate People Two, Steve Hughes, Stupor, Temp Slave, Thomson Shore, West Virginia Surf Report, zine friends, zines | 4 Comments

Logan Hughes on Hamtramck’s 1610 AM

By Mark | June 8, 2010

My friends Steve and Hillary Cherry operate an incredible little AM radio station in Hamtramck, and, in addition to playing local music, they’ve been producing a number of community-based shows. And, one of those shows, I just discovered, was recently hosted by Logan Hughes, the 10 year old son of my friends Steve and Anne. [...]