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, The Bungalow, thickly-bearded local troubadours, Totally Awesome Corp, Totally Awesome Fest, Tupac, VG Kids, Ypsi festivals 18 Comments
Cafe Ollie launches Tuesday, selling veggetarian fare… and the occasional record
Ypsi’s newest restaurant, Cafe Ollie, will be celebrating its grand opening in Depot Town on Tuesday, February 1. The Cafe, which has actually been open for about a week now, is owned by Ypsi locals Danielle Scherwin and Mark Teachout. The festivities are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM, with bands playing at about 8:00. […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Cafe Luwak, Cafe Ollie, Danielle Scherwin, Danny Kroha, entrepreneurism, Ginkgo Records, grilled cheese, Hush Arbors, Jason Ajemian, Jazzy Veggie, Kuma Tapes, Life Like, Mark Teachout, reviews, snowpocalypse, vegan, vegetarian, VLT, Ypsi entrepreneurs, Ypsi Music Shelf Entertainment Distro Transnational Consortium 22 Comments
The return of Totally Awesome Fest: April 30 – May 2
Remember how, last year at about this time, we were talking about Totally Awesome Fest? Well, it’s upon us again, and, with that in mind, I attempted to engage the enigmatic Patrick Elkins, one of the men behind the festival, in conversation. Following is the result: MARK: What, if anything, are you doing differently this […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti Also tagged "the blog", aerobics, Aimee Adams, Alan Shuerman, Anna Vitale, Annie Palmer, batter, Ben Miller's take-home fashion show, Body Holographic, brass knuckles, Bungalow, Charlie Slick, Chris Bathgate, City Center, cops shutting down house parties, Deathwish, Detroit Party Marching Band, Dos Hermanos, Dreamland Theater, drug and sex orgies, Emilia Javanica, Emogene Nightingale's Octopus Ballet, gas money, Geoffrey Fieger, Gigi Allyn, Grove Gardens, Heathens Gold, hippies, hippy segregation, Hob the Troll, how to fill the extra room in your shorts, Jamie Easter, Jen Wilke, Jes Kramer, Juniper Baby, Kelly Caldwell, Leaf Blower / Church Pipe, Lightening Love, Lightning Love, Lord of the Yum-Yum, magical events, Martes Martes, May Day, Moon Elves, Naia Venturi, nflatable kids pool, noise ordinance violations, octopus ballet, orgies, pancake vvrestling, pancakes, parades, Patrick Elkins, performance art, photos of men with beards, Pine Cones, puppet Mark, Ryan Groendyk, salsa lessons, Santiparro, Secret Twins, Shitney Houston, Spur Studios, T-Bone and the Drones, Thom Elliot, Totally Awesome Fest, Video Games, yoga, Ypsi Food Co-op 36 Comments