The cold that I’d spent the better part of the week trying to stay ahead of finally caught up with me this weekend. And, by the time I was making my way into the AM 1700 studio, I was a coughing, sneezing, dripping mess. But, I somehow made it through the show… It had occurred […]
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The Saturday Six Pack with Mark Maynard: episode three
Posted in Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Ypsilanti Also tagged Alan Black, Angie Baby, Ann Arbor News, citizen journalism, Cre Fuller, Dan Carroll, Dave Miller, deep throat, Doug Coombe, future of journalism, Helen Reddy, Hungry Collector, Joe Bertoletti, journalism, Kate de Fuccio, Kenya, leftovers, Marty Smith, Patrick Elkins, Tasso ham, the sad state of journalism, Ypsilanti Courier 20 Comments
The Saturday Six Pack with Mark Maynard
A week or so ago, I was at the Tap Room with Ypsilanti Councilman Brian Robb and Wurst Bar owner Jesse Kranyak, when it occurred to me that the small AM radio station owned by said Councilman was just 100 yards or so away. “Let’s finish these beers,” I said, “and continue our conversation over […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Special Projects, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged 1700 AM, A Face in the Crowd, Andy Griffith, beer, Brian Robb, community radio, Deja Vu, Elia Kazan, fascism, Guinea Pig Zero, Jesse Kranyak, Kenya, radio, Robert Helms, six pack, The Saturday Six Pack, Thomas Paine 27 Comments
Michael Sam poised to become the NFL’s first openly gay player… assuming he’s chosen in May’s draft
First-team all-American University of Missouri defensive lineman Michael Sam officially came out today. According to Sam, who told his teammates that he was gay at the beginning of last season, he had the sense that his sexual orientation was about to made public, and decided that he’d rather do it himself, on his own terms, […]
Posted in Observations, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged accusations of being gay, coming out, coming out of the closet, EOS, football, gay, gay demonization, gay rights, homophobia, Michael Sam, NFL, professional sports, the gay, University of Missouri 63 Comments