By Mark | December 12, 2011
All of a suden, it seems that Krampus is everywhere. I got a note a few days ago from someone telling me that I’d be getting a call from NPR, as they were working on story about a Krampus festival that folks were working to launch in Philadelphia. I guess, since we started our event […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Anthony Bourdain, Brothers Grimm, costumes, dressing up in costumes and lying to people, Jerry Sandusky, Krampus, Krampus Ball, Krampus grants, Krampusdeep, Krampuslauf Philadelphia, Martin Thoburn, masks, pagan, Penn State, Philadelphia, Stevens Point, The Mad Tinkers, torches, Wisconsin |
In early January of this year, a Detroit rock icon passed away in Ypsilanti at the age of 62. He was born Stanley Zillifro, but, in the mid-1960s, as the Detroit rock scene took off, was reborn as Stanley T. Mad Hatter. And, it was under that monicker that he became famous, emceeing countless historic […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, History, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1967, 2 Live Crew, 217 South Adams, altruism, animal-grade bread, another famous person has died, Aunt Millie's, birds, candy, candy throwing, Cinderella, Detroit Party Marching Band, Detroit Riot, emcees, First Church of Rock 'n' Roll, floats, Found Object Orchestra, generosity, Get Back, gorilla gardening, Grande Ballroom, grilled cheese, hats, hugs, J. Geils Band, Keelan, Ludacris, memorials, men in hats, Michigan Avenue, Nectarine, Necto, New Dodge Lounge, Patrick Elkins, pot, Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, Rock and Roll, Second Chance, squirrels, Stanley T. Mad Hatter, Stanley Zillifro, Totally Awesome Fest, wrestling |
These aren’t great videos, and I’m sure you can find better ones online, as tons of people had their cameras out, but I shot these last night in Ann Arbor, as Linette, Clementine and I celebrated the first annual parade of luminary art objects known as Fool Moon. It was a great event, but way […]
By Mark | November 9, 2010
OK, now that all the cyber chatter has died down a bit, I thought that I’d come out from my hole and explain what happened, and why there isn’t going to be a winter Shadow Art Fair this year. First, though, before I do that, I just want to say, for the record, that our […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Pop Culture, sex, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Austria, Bauhaus, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Black Peter, Christmas, Christmas traditions, Concentrate Media, Corner brewery, dance party, dark assistant, December 11, Detroit Urban Craft Fair, DIYpsi, Doug Skinner, Elbowdeep, fear of public speaking, Fortean, Germany, glam, Klaubaur, Knecht Ruprecht, Krampus, Krampus Ball, lederhosen, Michigan Design Militia, monsters, Moonage Daydream, Pelznickel, Perchten, pre-Christian Alpine tradition, pre-Christian Alpine traditions, punishment booth, religion of consumption, Santa Claus, sci fi, Shadow Brew, spanking, St. Nicholas, the over-commercialization of Christmas, The Savoy, Ziggy Stardust |
Remember how, last year at about this time, we were talking about Totally Awesome Fest? Well, it’s upon us again, and, with that in mind, I attempted to engage the enigmatic Patrick Elkins, one of the men behind the festival, in conversation. Following is the result: MARK: What, if anything, are you doing differently this […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged "the blog", aerobics, Aimee Adams, Alan Shuerman, Anna Vitale, Annie Palmer, batter, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, Body Holographic, brass knuckles, Bungalow, Charlie Slick, Chris Bathgate, City Center, cops shutting down house parties, Deathwish, Detroit Party Marching Band, Dos Hermanos, Dreamland Theater, drug and sex orgies, Emilia Javanica, Emogene Nightingale's Octopus Ballet, gas money, Geoffrey Fieger, Gigi Allyn, Grove Gardens, Heathens Gold, hippies, hippy segregation, Hob the Troll, how to fill the extra room in your shorts, Jamie Easter, Jen Wilke, Jes Kramer, Juniper Baby, Kelly Caldwell, Leaf Blower / Church Pipe, Lightening Love, Lightning Love, Lord of the Yum-Yum, magical events, Martes Martes, May Day, Moon Elves, Naia Venturi, nflatable kids pool, noise ordinance violations, octopus ballet, orgies, pancake vvrestling, pancakes, Patrick Elkins, performance art, photos of men with beards, Pine Cones, puppet Mark, Ryan Groendyk, salsa lessons, Santiparro, Secret Twins, Shitney Houston, Spur Studios, Swimsuit, T-Bone and the Drones, Thom Elliot, Totally Awesome Fest, Video Games, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op |
