The last episode of the Saturday Six Pack is now available online. If you’re so inclined, you can either scroll to the bottom of this post, where you’ll find the Soundcloud audio embedded, or just click over to iTunes, were you can download it in podcast form. I know it doesn’t mean much coming from […]
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John Sinclair on his efforts to bring down the U.S. government, superintendent Ben Edmondson on the state of Ypsi schools, and musician Cash Harrison on the inspirational power of heartache… on episode 49 of the Saturday Six Pack
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Is the Bank of Ann Arbor’s “non-local banker campaign” a hypocritical, pointelss mess of faux-localism?
For the past few months, those of us who live in and around Ann Arbor have been subjected to a relentlessly pervasive advertising campaign featuring a balding, sunken-chested, Clearasil-colored cartoon banker with an often furrowed brow, and standard issue “nerd” glasses. He started showing up on billboards a little over a month ago. At first, […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Marketing, Observations, Uncategorized Also tagged advertising, advertising campaign, analingus, Bank of America, Bank of Ann Arbor, banking, Banksy, billboards, Bongz And Thongz, Clear Channel, cool, culture jamming, Dustin Krcatovich, Encore Records, FM Dust, GG Allin, Half Ass, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, Iggy Pop, illustration, J.J. Sedelmaier, Jeremy Wheeler, JPMorgan Chase, local business, local economy, localism, localwashing, Mani Osteria, Matthew Altruda, Mayer Hawthorne, Nate Higley, Nike, non-local banker, Saagara, Saturday Night Live, social media, Sonic Lunch, TV Funhouse, VG Kids, viral marketing, Wal-Mart, what's cool and what's not 119 Comments
The Color Run… Why would anyone pay $50 to have people throw shit in their faces as they jog?
Let me start out by saying that I like that the Color Run took place in Ypsi this morning. Anything, in my opinion, that brings upwards of 15,000 people into the city, to spend their money, is a good thing, even if they do shut down a lot of streets, and leave tons of trash […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Other, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 5K, Ashura Festival, bulls, business models, Color Run, Downtown Association of Ypsilanti, Food Gatherers, free labor, Growing Hope, hipsters, Lebanon, Michigan ElvisFest, opportunities to volunteer, Patrick Elkins, pop culture, races, raves, SOS Community Services, the running of the bulls, trends, Ypsilanti Area Jaycees, Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels 141 Comments