Today’s interview subject, Mike Shecket, has the distinction, I believe, of being the first person to leave Ypsilanti as a direct result of Obamacare. It sounds like bullshit, I know, but it’s actually true. So, if you were looking for one more reason to either love or hate the President, now you’ve got it…. Here’s […]
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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Mike Shecket
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Affordable Care Act, Amanda Edmonds, Andy Mitchell, anti-tax, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Booty Don't Stop, Canada, city income tax, Columbus, crime, crime blotter, dating, dating advice, de-industrialization, Devil Elvis, Diane Rehm, Doris Day, Dreamland Theater, exit interviews, farming, flowers, food production, George Jetson, goal setting, health care reform, health insurance, housing crisis, Huge Head Test Prep, IKEA, Jen Whaley, Las Drogas, local income tax, lotion, LSAT, M.O.T.O., manufacturing, Michigan lefts, Michigan Radio, Midtown Neighborhood Association, Mike Perini, Mike Shecket, Mothers' Day, Obamacare, Ohio, Paul Caporino, Paul Schreiber, petty crime, Pita Pita, pot, preexisting conditions, Proposition A, puppets, rejuvenating lotion, SAT, shyness, Skyline Chili, smoking, social anxiety, Stop City Income Tax, test prep, testing, The Jetsons, The Pretenders, Tim Schreiber, UHF, walk score, walkability, weed, Windsor, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Zoning Board of Appeals 9 Comments
Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Zach Pollock
A few days ago, I posted an interview I did with an author by the name of Ted McClelland, who has written extensively about the emmigration of young professionals from Michigan to Chicago. To sum up our conversation in one sentence, McClelland believes that we have little hope of keeping bright, young people here in […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Black Jake, Black Jake and the Carnies, Capitalism, Chicago, Cool Cities, Corner brewery, Depot Town, diversification, East Cross Street, education reform, emigration, exit interviews, graffiti, Growing Hope, Hipsilanti, Huron River, mandolin, Ohio, property theft, radon, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Spur Studios, Stuart Beal, taxes, Ted McClelland, Thompson Block, Toledo, Water Street Redevelopment Project, Woodruff's, Ypsi Food Co-op, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Ypsilanti Public Schools, Ypsilanti real estate, Zach Pollock 15 Comments
Old man considers seeing bands
I don’t write about music very often, as, for the most part, I’m now too old to enjoy such things, but there are some great shows coming up this summer. I doubt that I’ll actually go and see any of them, as doing so would require me to leave the house, spend money and stand […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Dreamland Tonight, Ypsilanti Also tagged Another Music In A Different Kitchen, Buzzcocks, Cocoon, Devo, Drum Buddy, Ever Fallen In Love?, Gerald Casale, Gut Feeling, Howard Devoto, Love Bites, Mark Mothersbaugh, Miss Pussycat, music, Music Event, Pete Shelley, punk rock, puppet Mark, Quintron, references to Steve Guttenberg movies 14 Comments