Yesterday Patrick Elkins finally gave in and agreed to answer questions from City leaders and members of the press concerning the local pagan holiday he presides of over – Totally Awesome Fest. Several in our community, it would seem, had been pressing him for information about the event, which every year grows not only larger […]
Tag Archives: spring
Today is International Potato Skin Day… Where should I celebrate?
I can’t recall the specifics, but, in recognition of the important work I’ve done on this blog over the past decade, a well respected member of the United Nations came forward several years ago and suggested that the people of the earth, from that day forward, should refer to the Tuesday before my birthday each […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Other, Uncategorized Also tagged Bacon, Ban Ki-moon, Fat Tuesday, Groundhog Day, holidays, International Potato Skin Day, IPSD, Mark's birthday, open source, potato skins, Puxatony Phil, sour cream, TGI Friday's, United Nations 7 Comments
Spring in Ypsilanti
I was just sent this image by NPR’s Mike Perini. If he’s to be believed, he stumbled across this record in a Council Bluffs, Iowa record store called Kanesville Kollectibles last weekend. He describes it as, “countryish late 60s pop with a mild psychedelic influence,” and threatens to play it on his immensely entertaining WCBN […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Ypsilanti Also tagged Don Costa, Iowa, Kanesville Kollectibles, local NPR celebrities, Mike Perini, Nancy Adams, Pandora's Lunchbox 9 Comments