Tag Archives: Jim Cherewick

I don’t ask for much… but now’s the time, for the good of Ypsi’s kids, to dig deep and make the Wurst Challenge a success

By Mark | May 12, 2016

I rarely ask you, my loyal readers, to actually do anything. I may, every once in a while, ask you to consider sharing an article, if it’s about something that I feel as though people should really know about, but I rarely ask for more than that. But, today, I’ve got a favor to ask […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Education, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 20 feet of meat, Are Fuller, call to action, eating challenges, eating competitions, giving to charity, Knifebeard Sausagehawk, sausage, Team Smoot, Wurst Bar, Wurst Challenge | 5 Comments

Talking about the blues with Bruce Conforth, discovering found film with Frank Uhle, and allowing Jim Cherewick just be himself …on this weekend’s Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | April 15, 2016

I don’t know how we do it, but, for a little AM radio show in Ypsilanti, we continue to book incredible shows. Saturday evening, starting at 6:00, we’ll be joined in the studio by musicologist Bruce Conforth. Perhaps best known as the founding curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Dr. […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged 16mm film, Askwith Media Library, Blues Heritage Foundation, Bruce Conforth, Festival of Found Films from the Vault, Film, film festivals, found film, Frank Uhle, instructional films, Lawrence Gellert, My Snowman's Burning Down, Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson Blues Foundation, roots music, the blues | 4 Comments

Discussing the future of libraries with the AADL’s Josie Parker, the scoop on the Depot Town train stop, and plans for Ypsi’s Little Bird cafe… on episode 42 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | April 11, 2016

I’m still playing catch-up, trying to get the most recent episodes of the Saturday Six Pack posted here. I’m sorry that it’s been taking me so long, but life keeps getting in the way. The episode I’m posting here tonight was our 42nd, and, if you’re the kind of person who likes hearing people talk […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor News, Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged 5th Avenue Press, A2 Stories, AADL, Americans for Prosperity, Amtrak, Andrew Carnegie, Ann Arbor District Library, anti-tax, austerity, Beth Ernat, Beth Kwiatkowski, Chris Sandon, CivCity, civics, Dave Sharp, dioxane, ebooks, future of journalism, Gelman plume, Gelman Sciences, Josie Parker, Koch brothers, librarians, library collections, Little Bird, Melissa Kuz, millage, podcasts, public space, pulp, Rail, the future of journalism, threats to the library, trains, Wolverine | 13 Comments

The Patti Smith Group’s Ivan Král on the origins of punk, Anne Brown on her platform for the Michigan House, and restaurant owner Bee Roll on her bumpy, awesome year… on episode 39 of the Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | February 29, 2016

I’ve fallen behind in my write-ups of past episodes. I’m sorry about that. I thought, since we were off the air these last two weeks, I’d get caught up, but other things kept getting in the way. [Speaking of which, I may have something relatively big to announce in a few week’s time.] Last night, […]

Posted in Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged ABKCO, Allen Klein, Alma Wheeler Smith, Anne Brown, Apple Corps, Arista Records, Bee Roll, Beezy's, Betty Green, birth weight, Blank Generation, Blondie, CBGB, Clive Davis, Czechoslovakia, Danny Fields, David Rutledge, Debbie Harry, Dee Dee Ramone, Herman’s Hermits, Iggy and the Stooges, Iggy Pop, injustice, Ivan Kral, Luger, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan's 54th district, New York, New York City, North Washington Street, oral history, Patti Smith, Pete Larson, Pete Lason, public health, public policy, punk, punk rock, punks, Ramones, Rick Snyder, Rolling Stones, Steffan Graf, The Beatles, The Patti Smith Group, Water Street, William Milliken, Ypsi Real, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilantian of the Year | 20 Comments

Hijacking a local karaoke night, the reclusive Patrick Elkins announces his intention to take Totally Awesome Fest international this year

By Mark | February 21, 2016

Every year, at about this time, Patrick Elkins, the director of Ypsilanti’s Totally Awesome Fest (TAF), calls a big press conference to formally announce the coming festivities. And, every year, invariably, I’m the only member of the professional press to show up. This year’s press conference, which took place yesterday evening during a hijacked karaoke […]