Ypsilanti’s more densely bearded, somewhat less murderous, and considerably less black version of Don King, Patrick Elkins, called a press conference yesterday to announce the lineup of the 8th annual Totally Awesome Fest, which begins this Friday evening at 5:00, in the field behind VG Kids. I suppose, in retrospect, that it should have been […]
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The totally confrontational Totally Awesome Fest press conference
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Ypsilanti Also tagged Absolute Beginners, Animal Magic, Ben Miller, Charlie Slick, child labor, Chris Sandon, delinquent hipsters, Detroit Party Marching Band, Don King, Dreamland Theater, Duane the Teenage Weirdo, Electric Waterfall Castle, Fucking Awesome Fest, holograms, interviews with Mark, Jambo Man, Jamboman, Little Weasel House, Lord of the Yum-Yum, Manhole, mascots, microfiche, music festivals, pancake walk, pancakes, Patrick Elkins, Patrick's Weird Beard Goes Wandering, Penelope, Playboy Mansion, pooping in the river, press conferences, Ripper Field, Swimsuit, The Bungalow, thickly-bearded local troubadours, Totally Awesome Corp, Totally Awesome Fest, Tupac, VG Kids, Ypsi festivals 18 Comments
The Dreamland Theater’s 24-hour puppet show begins Thursday at noon
As no one died last year, it looks as though the folks at Ypsilanti’s Dreamland Theater will again be attempting a 24-hour puppet show in honor of the coming new year. (Footage from last year’s event can be found here.) Fortunately for you, I was able to track down the elusive puppeteer Patrick Elkins and […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged 24 hour puppet show, amoeba, Andrew Bruce Mitchell III, cat party, cataplexy, cellular critical mass, Charlie McCarthy, Cicadas on Drugs, Craig Johnson, Deja Vu, demon party, dream sequence, Dreamland Theater, drugs champagne and cheese, Edgar Bergan, Edible Art Show, Gallery Project, History of Ypsilanti puppet show, karaoke, magic comb, Naia Venturi, narcolepsy, New Year's Eve, old time radio, Patrick Elkins, Patrick's Weird Beard Goes Wandering, puppet Mark, puppet pole dancing, puppet poll tax, Slipley Wondersocks, space-time continuum, The Continuing & Ongoing Adventures of Susie, The Frog Prince, The Last Supper of 2009, The Man of 1000 Names, the promise of puppet nudity, the Time-Traveling Slug, The Very Wishy-Washy Caterpillar Meets the Most Incredibly Irresponsible Piece of Cake in the World, things to do during Mittenfest, Tom Carey, Trash Mountain, Turkish Star Wars Training Montage 3 Comments