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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40-some bands played over the course of last weekend’s Totally Awesome Fest in Ypsilanti. I believe something like half a dozen venues were involved, but, sadly, I only made it to one. I was able to shoot a little video, though, which you’ll see below. The quality isn’t great, but hopefully it gives you a […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Animal Magic, bands with kids, community, hippy volcano communicator, Hob the Troll, Jason Wright, Lord of the Yum-Yum, Maria Cotera, Miami Sound Machine, Patrick Elkins, Please Please Me, Totally Awesome Fest, Turkey Point, Water Hill Music Festival |
I found a dead bird in the yard today. Clementine had friends over, and, before I let them take their shoes off and run around like lunatics, I made a quick sweep of the yard for dog shit. And that’s when I noticed the dead bird in front of the compost pile. I bent down […]
Posted in Environment, Health, Mark's Life, Other, Photographs, Science | Also tagged attempts on my life, avian flu, bird flu, Clementine, dead birds, dog shit, frowny face in chalk, homemade tombstones, humorous misspellings, in the shadow of a pine tree, poison, public health, the alleyway behind my house |
Yesterday, while at the Corner Brewery with my family, I stumbled across a table of what I thought were nice, little girls eating pizza. They were whispering about something, when I went over to say hello. I said a few words and mentioned how tasty their pizza looked, hoping that they might offer me a […]
