He would fill my mug with beer at the Corner Brewery, and we’d exchange pleasantries, but I didn’t really know much about Casey Dixon until I conducted this interview with him several weeks after he left Ypsilanti to travel the globe. It kind of makes me think that maybe I should start focusing more on […]
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Ypsi/Arbor exit interview: Casey Dixon
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged Casey Dixon, Corner brewery, Eastern Michigan University, evil trees, exit interviews, found art, Jackson, mysticism, new age, public art, sculpture, Seattle, time travel, Water Street, weird stuff, wolf temple, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews 25 Comments
They made a mate for Puppet Mark!
It’s just been brought to my attention that the wonderful folks at the Dreamland Theater have taken it upon themselves to create a female companion for Puppet Mark. Her name, I’m told, is Syrah Praylin, and she’s going to be starring in their next production, “Muerta Goes to Space Prison.” Here’s how the production, which […]
Posted in Art and Culture, sex, Special Projects, Ypsilanti Also tagged 2013, Adam and Eve, bathroom sink, Bee Gees, Charlie Slick, Dreamland Theater, Elvis, Fanta & Tammy, glitter, Mark Maynard puppet, Muerta Goes to Space Prison, Muerta Spewart, mythic creatures, puppet Mark, puppet me, rainbows, Sarah Palin, Snuggie, space prison, Syrah Praylin, television show idea, Tom Snyder 11 Comments
Watch out for the puppet Mark!
I was sitting at the bar at Haab’s a few weeks ago, enjoying a beer, when thickly-bearded local troubadour Patrick Elkins sidled up alongside me and whispered in my ear that, at that very moment, a crew was assembled at the Dreamland Theater, busily working on a “Mark Maynard puppet.” Or, he may have said […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti Also tagged Anthony Hopkins, ball shaving, beard face, Doug Skinner, Dreamland Theater, Fats, History of Ypsilanti puppet show, man boobs, Mark Maynard puppet, Mark's perceived enemies, Michigan Design Militia, Naia Venturi, Patrick Elkins, portrayals of Mark Maynard in popular culture, puppet me, thickly-bearded local troubadours 28 Comments