By Mark | November 25, 2016
A few years ago, I made the decision not to write anything new for Thanksgiving, but, instead, to recycle something that I’d written the year before. And, ever since then, I’ve been posting the same damn thing. Well, here it is again. I was tempted to remove some of the old references, and replace them […]
Remember how, several months ago, I told you that a 25 year old video of my Ann Arbor noise band, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, had surfaced in Oregon, and how music journalist Dustin Krcatovich had made it his mission in life to track it down? Well, he was apparently successful. After teasing me with a few […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, History, Mark's Life, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged Blackjack Records, Charles Maynard, cultural artifact, Dan Richardson, Dustin Krcatovich, exploding lawnmowers, Fears of Practice, historic artifacts, Matt Krizowsky, Miles Larson, Old Town, Pete Larson, Peter Larson, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink, property theft, Rick Snyder, Scott Derr, Skink, The Collector, Wolf Eyes |
By Mark | November 22, 2012
Last November, I made the decision not to write anything new for Thanksgiving, but, instead, to recycle something that I’d written years ago. Well, here it is again. I was tempted to remove some of the old references, and replace them with new ones, but it occurred to me that altering this post, which is […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Other | Also tagged Addams Family, AT&T, Charles Maynard, crooked politicians, Cross Street Station, Dan Richardson, holiday, human sacrifice, Infantazine, kids setting fire to stuff, Linette, Matt Krizowsky, money laundering, OCD, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, Sarah Palin, tea party, Thanksgiving, things I'm thankful for, Tom DeLay, Ward Tomich, Yeti Load |
By Mark | September 17, 2012
I want to thank everyone who showed up last Saturday for the 10th anniversary party at Woodruff’s. I especially want to thank those folks who I didn’t get an opportunity to speak with in person. As well over 100 people showed up over the course of the evening, I just didn’t have an opportunity to […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Mark's Life, Michigan, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 25 Suaves, Alan Haber, analytics, Andre Grewe, Andy Claydon, anniversary, AutoMark, automaton, ball shaving, Beezy's, Bulb Records, Corner brewery, cycle powered cinema, Damn Arbor, Eclectablog, Facebook, Fumie Kawasaki, Halloween Nation, Hasan Mihyar, impersonators, Krampus, Laura Abraham, MarkMaynard.com, Mike Eller, Minus9, Monika Szydlowski, nutria, Ozone House, Patric Elkins, Patrick Elkins, robot teachers, Saddam Hussein, Saline, SDS, Shadow Art Fair, Shovelgate, spider holes, Steve Cherry, Steve Guttenberg, strangled by feet, sweding, Taco Bell, Trabajabamos, unconference, VG Kids, Woodruff's, Ypsilanti City Council, Zombie Claus |
By Mark | November 24, 2011
I was going to write something new for Thanksgiving this year, but then it occurred to me that I could just reuse what I posted last year, and spend my morning cleaning the house and getting ready for the new baby that’s scheduled to join us any day now instead. (My hope is that, after […]
Posted in Mark's Life | Also tagged Addams Family, AT&T, Charles Maynard, crooked politicians, Cross Street Station, Dan Richardson, holiday, human sacrifice, Infantazine, kids setting fire to stuff, Linette, Matt Krizowsky, money laundering, OCD, Prehensile Monkey-tailed Skink, Sarah Palin, tea party, Thanksgiving, things I'm thankful for, Tom DeLay, Ward Tomich, Yeti Load |
