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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Casey and Ryan Dawson

By Mark | July 18, 2016

They’re gone now, but, before they left, I had an opportunity to talk with Casey and Ryan Dawson about their decision to pack up, leave Ypsilanti, and recreate themselves on the west coast. What follows is their official exit interview. MARK: How soon after I had you both on the Saturday Six Pack as guests […]

Posted in Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged adventure, Alabama, Athens, Atlanta, beagles, Casey Dawson, Electric Shark, exit interviews, exploration, Georgia, Jim Cherewick's birth, Jim Cherewick's older brother, Livonia, Modern Lady Fitness, mustache, nude bike riding, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Ryan Dawson, The Riots, United Space League, Van Houten, Yellow Rail Family, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 7 Comments

Bruce Conforth on the real life of Robert Johnson, the real hell of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and what it was like coming of age inside Izzy’s Young’s Folklore Center as the young Bobby Zimmerman hammered out songs on the typewriter in the back room… on episode 44 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | July 6, 2016

When I first started talking with ethnomusicologist Bruce Conforth about the possibility of his being on the show, I wasn’t exactly sure what we’d be talking about. He didn’t seem terribly enthusiastic about the prospect of discussing his time at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, where he was the founding curator, […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story, Alan Lomax, bare feet, biographies, Blues, Bob Dylan, Bruce Conforth, Cap'n You're So Mean, Cindy Hudson, Cleveland, Cohen brothers, corruption, curation, Dave Van Ronk, Dylan Beckwith, estival of Found Films from the Vault, Etan Patz, ethnomusicology, field recordings, folk, found film, Frank Uhle, Frank Uhler, Gaslight Cafe, Gayle Dean Wardlow, Greenwich Village, Ike Zimmerman, Indiana University, Inside Llewyn Davis, Ivan Kral, Izzy's Young, Izzy's Young's Folklore Center, Jann Wenner, Jazz, John Lomax, kidnapping, Lawrence Gellert, Lead Belly, Mississippi John Hurt, Moody Blues, Nobody Knows My Name, Pete Larson, power trips, record industry, Robert Johnson, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Rolling Stone, Soft Milk, Son House, Steve Miller, The Mayor of MacDougal Street | 12 Comments

Ypsi’s third annual Wurst Challenge raises over $6,000 for FLY Children’s Art Center, sends me running to the hospital, and propels Team Smoot to legendary status

By Mark | June 6, 2016

The third annual Wurst Challenge, by all accounts, was a huge success. Records were broken. Over $6,000 was raised for FLY Children’s Art Center. And, perhaps most importantly, all ten of our competitors were still ambulatory by the end of it. No stomaches had burst open. No ambulances had to be called. I’d like to […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Bacterial Overgrowth Syndrome, Caleb Zweifler, Chin Azzaro, Cre Fuller, DaQuann Harrison, Duo Security, eating competitions, gut bacteria, HookLogic, Jason Youngs, Karen Maurer, Knifebeard Sausagehawk, Kyte Metalwerks, Lagunitas Brewing, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark's health, Nick Azzara, Quinn Phillips, Russ Olwell, sausage, sickness, Team Smoot, The Rocket, Wurst Bar, Wurst Challenge, Ypsilanti Community Schools | 12 Comments

You only have until midnight to influence the course of global sausage eating history

By Mark | May 21, 2016

Two adorable little boys in jumpsuits were seen parading a giant stuffed sausage through the streets of Ypsilanti yesterday in anticipation of Sunday’s third annual Wurst Challenge benefiting the work of FLY Children’s Art Center. As of right now, eleven individuals have entered this year’s Wurst Challenge. We won’t, however, know which ten will be […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Arlo, Caleb Zweifler, competitive eating, Cre Fuller, Duo Security, Knifebeard Sausagehawk, Quinn Phillips, sausage, Team Smoot, The Big Gulp, Wurst Bar, Wurst Challenge | 8 Comments

Jim “Colonel Mustard” Cherewick needs your helps as he represents all the musicians of the world in epic Ypsilanti sausage fest

By Mark | May 18, 2016

I’d been informed by the governing body that oversees the Wurst Challenge that, as a judge, I should try my best to give the impression of impartiality. And, until this evening, I think I’ve done a pretty good job of it. A few hours ago, though, I received a desperate call from my friend Jim […]