The weekend of October 20 marked the 24th meeting of my one-day-a-year pseudo-band, the Monkey Power Trio. For those of you who might not be familiar with our origin story, it all began back in 1995 with a promise between old friends one hot, summer afternoon in Brooklyn. Without much in the way of any […]
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68 hours in Manzanita…. The Monkey Power Trio’s 24th day as a band
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized Also tagged 1995, aging, alimony, ankles, appendix, bonfires, cancer, Carroll Gardens, Cheez-Its, Cleveland, contemplating the end, crumhorn, Dan Richardson, Dave Miller, Death, divorce, drinking, fire, fleas, fog, Hasil Adkins, Hazel, ironing board, Jeff Kay, jellyfish, Jody Bleyle, laughing, Low Sack, Manzanita, Matt Krizowsky, mayonnaise, McMenamins, meteor shower, Mike Bell, napping, naps, Newton High School, nicknames, Oregon, Oregon Historical Society, Pacific Ocean, Pantless, Pantless Dan, Pear Hawthorn, Pete Holmes, Portland, pranks, recording, recreational marijuana, Reno, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, scallops, Scrabble, Señor Wences, Skull Island, The Ballad of Christian Wolfcock, The Sand Flea, trumpet, wills 15 Comments
Giving ex-felons a second chance, the corporatization of higher ed, and the religious roots of Cultivate Coffee and Tap House… on episode 31 of the Saturday Six Pack
This last installment of the Saturday Six Pack was really good. And I think I’d say that even if it wasn’t my show. It was interesting and topical, challenging and funny. There was just a lot to like about it. We talked with an inspiring ex-felon, a fiery union organizer, and a local man whose […]
Posted in Local Business, Locally Owned Business, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged AAUP, American Association of University Professors, beer, Billy Kangas, Calvin Evans, coffee, Cultivate Coffee and Tap House, Eastern Michigan University, EcoTimber, Emerald Ash Borer, EMU, ex-prisoners, Frank Allison, furniture, generational success, Grace Church, Howard Bunsis, John Boehner, Judith Kullberg, mentoring, Parker Executive Search, Paul Hickman, picture frames, prison, prison labor, shared governance, Sustainability, sustainable building materials, transparency, triple bottom line, Ugly Mug, University of Iowa, Urban Ashes, urban salvaged wood 12 Comments