Tag Archives: Hollis Knight Coats

Who would you like to see dragged back to Ypsi/Arbor against their will?

By Mark | January 29, 2013

For those of you who didn’t notice, I’ve added a link at the bottom of the right hand column. When clicked, it will take you to a page where I’ve started collecting all of our Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews. I may have missed a few, but I’ve tried, as best that I could, to aggregate them [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adrianne Finelli, Annie Palmer, Becca Keating, Casey Dixon, Chicago, Christine Schultz, Christopher Leggz Pierce, Cincinnati, Detroit, Erie, exit interviews, Florida, Forest Juziuk, Josh Chamberlain, LA, Los Angeles, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, NYC, Oakland, Pennsylvania, polls, Portland, Seattle, Stephen Jolley, Stevo Doccerson, Thomas Kula, Vinnie Massimino, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Zach Pollock | 30 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Leggz

By Mark | November 12, 2012

Yet another Ypsilantian, a member of the band Manhole, has pulled up stakes and left Ypsilanti for the mythical paradise of Portland, where, according to legend, “young people go to retire.” Here’s my interview with the tall, quiet man we all knew as Leggz. MARK: What’s your name? I mean, I know you as Leggz, [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Christopher Leggz Pierce, Cross Street, Derek Smalls, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, exit interviews, Frank Blunt, I think we're alone now, Kissimmee, Leggz, Manhole, Muskegon, Tiffany, VG Kids, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 14 Comments

Manhole member Stevo “Doc” Doccerson demands to be interviewed, have mangy, glistening pelt of chest hair acknowledged

By Mark | May 1, 2012

Remember that band, Manhole, that got run out of Ypsi after they illegally appropriated my face for an ill-fated line of leisurewear? Well, all the guys came back to town this last weekend, in hopes of acquiring stacks of free pancakes and selling poorly photocopied trading cards of themselves at Totally Awesome Fest 8. I [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged chest hair, Daniel Peron, Hob the Troll, Hollis, interviews, interviews with Mark, Manhole, Stevo Doccerson, Totally Awesome Fest, trading cards | 7 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Stephen Jolley

By Mark | September 24, 2011

Remember how, a little while ago, I told you that Hollis Knight Coats, the mastermind behind the Ypsi band Manhole, left for Portland? Well, he didn’t leave alone. The following exit interview is with Stephen Jollie, the man who aided him in his escape. MARK: What’s your name? STEPHEN: Stephen Jolley. Close friends often refer [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Ypsilanti | Also tagged asymmetrical haircuts, Beezy's, Benjamin Rosenau, Brighton, cheap sunglasses, Dutch Lust, Eastern Michigan University, exit interviews, guitar solos, hippies, hipsters, Hollis, Inkblot, Logan Schaedig, Manhole, Mark Jolley, Our Brother the Native, Patrick Elkins, people who can afford to buy black market organs, pizza delivery, Portland, rhythm hymns, State Theater, Stephen Jolley, The Jols, The Rainbow Family Vomit Band, The Zombies, Time of the Season, Trenton, Ugly Mug, Worst Song Ever, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 23 Comments

Ypsi/Arbor exit interview: Hollis Knight Coats

By Mark | September 15, 2011

Hollis Knight Coats, the musical genius behind the band Manhole, recently decided to leave Ypsilanti for Portland, Oregon. Before he left, I tried to meet up with him on several occasions to discuss his decision to relocate. While I’d like to think that he wasn’t purposefully avoiding me, things never seemed to work out where [...]