Where is your soap box, sir?

Saw these proselytizers adjacent to the Diag this evening. They were yelling about teh gays, or something. I have to say that I am disappointed as hell that they were not employing a literal soap box as a platform to spread their hate speech. Don't these people have any goddamn standards?

The Iguanas -- Mona, 1965

Here's a recording of Iggy Pop's first band, The Iguanas, playing "Mona." Recorded in 1965. Enjoy.

Appropriate Technology Collaborative fundraiser this Sunday

The Appropriate Technology Collaborative (ATC) is a cool local non-profit. They work with people in the developing world and U.S. based engineers and engineering students to create new sustainable technologies that promote economic growth and improve the quality of life for low income people worldwide. Full disclosure: my father is the executive director and I have worked with ATC in the past. This Sunday they will be presenting some of their work and having a fundraiser at Conor O'Neill's. The event is from 4pm to 7pm and there will be free snacks. Not too shabby. You can RSVP on Eventbrite and you'll get a nice printed name tag, or you can just show up.

ATC does some really cool stuff. Beyond working with low-income people in the developing world to create sustainable economic development, they allow engineering students in the US to get real world experience doing something very meaningful. The partnerships between the folks here in the US and the developing world end up producing some pretty amazing things.

Free beer tasting at Produce Station tonight

The title says it all. The Produce Station will be hosting free beer tastings on Friday nights from now until eternity. You can find out the details here.

Kickstand Band, Lightning Love, and Deadbeat Beat this Saturday at Lager House

Dang so many good line-ups this week! The Kickstand Band are celebrating the release of a new album, Puppy Love. Plus you know how much we already love Lightning Love here at Damn Arbor, and Deadbeat Beat recently became my new favorite Michigan band!

This Saturday, November 10 at PJ's Lager House in Detroit. Doors are at 9 and there's a $5 cover. RSVP and invite your friends!

Now let's all listen to Deadbeat Beat's "Body Shakes:"


[Photo via the Kickstand Band, thanks!]

Alejandra O'Leary Music Video

Rocker, Alejandra O'Leary, has just released a new music video for the live recording of K.Y.O. made in Detroit earlier this year. The music video has lots of great footage from live shows in and around Ann Arbor.

"K.Y.O." - Alejandra O'Leary Rock n' Roll Band from alejandra o'leary on Vimeo.

Still more cartoon cat graffiti

That crazy cat is at it again! I spotted this little cartoon on a lamp poll next to the bus stop at Fletcher and Washington. Seriously, has anyone see any more of this cat? Not that I condone graffiti, but this is tons better than those taggers, Gexir and Kief. Right up there with Duck and that person that drew abstract feet.

What this town needs is more banana stands

A2GastroBoy is at it again: he has just posted the link to his 2012 Ann Arbor Dining Survey. If you want to kill some time rating Ann Arbor's various dining options, you should totally take it. It has some great new options (see above). And because I can't help myself, here's a special little treat:

More cartoon cat graffiti

Damn Arbor reader, Renata Everett, sent in the above picture from the bus stop on North University across from Hill Auditorium. Holy crap, someone is covering this city with cute cat cartoons. Who is this masked bandit? Have people seen this popping up in other places in town?

Previously:

Cartoon cat graffiti

Election night pictures

After carefully weighing my options, I decided to check out the Michigan Radio Issues and Ale election party at BDubs. Here are some pictures I snapped there and around campus.

Check it out: Zoe Clark and Lester Graham. They did a great job hosting the event. There were other folks there too in some official capacity, but didn't get their names.