Last night’s Dreamland Tonight taping went pretty well. Annie Palmer was a great musical guest, local real estate developer Stewart Beal brought us up to speed on the Thompson Block, and historian James Mann shared a few ghost stories. It was a little sloppy, as we were still kind of writing as we went along, […]
Posted in Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Annie Palmer, Dreamland Theater, Dreamland Tonight, ear wax, ears, earwax candle, Easter Bunny, fire, James Mann, Keelan, Liquid Swords, Stewart Beal, tattoos, Thompson Block |
I’m on my way out to a meeting to discuss the second episode of Dreamland Tonight, but, before I go, I want to share this video of the first episode. I don’t know how well it translates to this format, but hopefully you’ll find something to like about it… And don’t be discouraged by the […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Dreamland Tonight, Pop Culture, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Andy Mitchell, blackened hand ham, booty, Booty Slammin', budget cuts, Chris Snadon, competitive eating, Dreamland Theater, Dreamland Tonight, Eastern Michigan University, falafel eating contest, falafel king, Found Magazine, ham, ham sandwich, Logan Schaedig, Mayor Schreiber, Mike Ambs, Mike Shecket, Misha Grey, Naia Venturi, NPR, Patrick Elkins, Paul Schreiber, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, public safety puppets, puppet booty, puppet firefighters, puppet Mark, puppet public service employees, puppetry, school budget, school closure, Soul Spit, Ted Kennedy, Tim Schreiber, video of me on a toilet getting bitten by a puppet, wave your booty in the air, Ypsi talk show, Ypsilanti City budget, Ypsilanti Fire Department |
By Mark | February 28, 2010
The show went off better than any of us could have predicted on Friday night. We had about 50 people in the audience, and, although I was nervous, I’m proud to report that I was not racked with pant-shitting terror. There wasn’t even that minute or two of uncontrollable shaking that I generally experience whenever […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, OCD, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Chris Sandon, competitive eating, Dreamland Theater, Dreamland Tonight, falafel eating contest, falafel king, fear of public speaking, Heimlich Maneuver, Keelan, Liquid Swords, Mike Ambs, Naia Venturi, pant shitting, Patrick Elkins, Paul Schreiber, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, puppet Mark, puppets, school closure, Ted Kennedy, Tim Schreiber, Ypsi talk show |
By Mark | January 30, 2010
A girl in Ontario did the unthinkable a few days ago. She had herself permanently disfigured in order to curry favor with an online cult, and gain a 2% discount on all future purchases from their gift shop. Speaking of severed unicorn heads, there must be something in the water these days. After a long […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Special Projects | Also tagged bleeding mercury, Canada, cults, fangs, girls from Ontario, I won't be tamed, paintings by Mark, people in Nebraska and the things they order off the internet, people who will one day regret getting a tattoo designed by Mark, severed unicorn head superstore, tattoos, unicorns shed their heads |