Every time I think about retiring from radio, a new poster comes out featuring my head crudely sewn on to yet another body more interesting than my own, and it occurs to me that I need to keep going, if only to see where my severed head will wind up next. This week, it looks […]
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged akioke, AM 1700, Andrew Bruce Mitchell III, karaoke, Patrick Dunn, Rotokiller, Sky Thing, TAF |
Walking through the Water Street sculpture park yesterday, I discovered what appears to the official lineup of Totally Awesome Fest 11 nailed to our beloved art hut. As I don’t imagine that all of you can find your way out there by this weekend to copy everything down yourselves, I thought that I’d repost the […]
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adam Wright, beards, hot dog cart, hot dogs, Ian Sargent, Jason Wright, Matt Siegfried, Patrick Elkins |
This past Saturday night’s episode was a weird one… and, strangely, I don’t say that because we attempted to have a serious conversation about the work of Frida Kahlo with respected University of Michigan professor Maria Cotera while simultaneously grilling illegally processed deer meat in front of the strip club next door. No, I say […]
Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AM 1700, basketball, Ben Connor Barrie, Bill Cosby, Brian Robb, deer, Deja Vu, DIA, Diego Rivera, eating challenges, Frida Kahlo, grilling, horny robots, Kate de Fuccio, Kyle Kipp, Maria Cotera, micro-aggressions, Patrick Elkins, performance art, Pericles, Shakespeare, Thompson Block, venison, Ypsilanti Cosby, Ypsilanti Youth Theatre |
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 […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AATA, bands, basketball, beards, dogs playing sports, free events, free music events, local bands, Patrick Elkins, press conferences, puppetry, spring, Thompson Block, Totally Awesome Feast |
From an outsider’s perspective I realize that this video, shot over a few days during last April’s Totally Awesome Fest, probably makes Ypsi look like some kind of post-apocalyptic nightmare, but I find it really quite beautiful. I specially love the footage of Patrick and his crew walking single-file through downtown, behind a wheelbarrow full […]
