This show came together kind of naturally. It all started a few weeks back, when I got an email from local musician J.T. Garfield. He’d wanted to let me know about an incident involving a friend of his, Nathan Phillips, a local Native American man. Phillips, according to Garfield, had just stopped by his house […]
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The ugly return of EMU’s racist mascot, injuries on the set of A Prairie Home Companion, and naming the band Farewell Phoenix… on episode 15 of the Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Civil Liberties, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged accusations of racism, Back to Ypsilanti, balls, Brigid Mooney, Chris Stranad, Chris Sutton, Cleveland Indians, Dan Richardson, David Yow, David Yow's balls, De-Chiefing, Doug Coombe, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Farewell Phoenix, Huron, J.T. Garlfield, Lee Osler, logos, Martha J. Schmitt, Matt Siegfried, Michelle Lietz, Monkey Power Trio, Nathan Phillips, Native American Student Organization, Native Americans, People's History of Ypsilanti, Pete Larson, racism, reface, Six Pack Portrait Project, Skrillex, Wyandots 47 Comments
It’s my birthday, and I’ll blog if I want to
So far, I’ve had a pretty good birthday. Linette and Clementine made me panna cotta and presented me with a new, smaller, faster computer. Lots of friends and family called and wrote. And, most importantly, I haven’t been visited by the death bear. Oh, and I had lunch with my friend Pete at my favorite […]
Posted in Mark's Life Also tagged being cast aside for tofu, being the meat in a crazy bread sandwich, birthdays, butter chicken, chance meetings, Charles Darwin, Charles Maynard, crazy bread sandwich, death bear, friends who spend time with you out of guilt, Glenn Beck, Jerry Springer, Laughing Hyenas, Mahek, Muhammad Ali, overalls, panna cotta, Pete Larson, Spider Man 10 Comments