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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...
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WARNING… Krampus to attack Ypsi on Dec. 11…
OK, now that all the cyber chatter has died down a bit, I thought that I’d come out from my hole and explain what happened, and why there isn’t going to be a winter Shadow Art Fair this year. First,...
View ArticleFool Moon 2011
These aren’t great videos, and I’m sure you can find better ones online, as tons of people had their cameras out, but I shot these last night in Ann Arbor, as Linette, Clementine and I celebrated the...
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Celebrating the life of Stanley T. Mad Hatter with a parade tomorrow
In early January of this year, a Detroit rock icon passed away in Ypsilanti at the age of 62. He was born Stanley Zillifro, but, in the mid-1960s, as the Detroit rock scene took off, was reborn as...
View ArticleKrampus fever sweeps nation, enflames Ypsilanti
All of a suden, it seems that Krampus is everywhere. I got a note a few days ago from someone telling me that I’d be getting a call from NPR, as they were working on story about a Krampus festival that...
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What was your favorite part of Ypsi’s Fourth of July parade? Was it getting...
Sadly, I didn’t get video of him actually pointing his gun at the small kids lining the parade route, and triggering the sound of machine gun fire. This photo was taken by a friend, right at the end of...
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Ypsilanti’s Heritage Fest parade
I know I’m probably unusual in this regard, but I love small town parades. While I can see the attraction of big, overly-produced parades, like the one they have every year on Thanksgiving Day in...
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Krampus 2013 recap
Judging strictly by the quantity of vomit I encountered outside the Corner Brewery yesterday morning, I’d say Saturday night’s Krampus event was a success. Thank you to all of you who came out to shake...
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Celebrating the Fourth of July with Howard Zinn and Frederick Douglass
I marched in the Ypsi 4th of July parade this morning. If I didn’t wave back to you, I’m sorry. I had my hands full making sure that Arlo didn’t get too close to the SUV in front of us, which I believe...
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Celebrating the Fourth of July in Ypsilanti
This morning, the family and I checked out the the Fourth of July parade in downtown Ypsilanti. And, as always, I was struck by the how delightfully bonkers it all was. From the evangelical puppetry to...
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