posted on Sunday, July 16, 2006 by It's 11:30 at night, Michigan time, and I'm sitting on the floor of the spare bedroom at my Dad's house in Onsted. The window is fully open because the a/c isn't working, across the park I can hear the generators running what's left of the fair, every 20 minutes there seems to be a crash of metal and yelling as they have trouble taking down the 'Fun Slide' and 'Barrels of Fun' ride.
Amanda and I have been in Michigan since the 14th - and it's been nothing but dripping-hot the entire time - but I didn't start this post to bitch about the weather. On the 15th I spent the morning watching my sister, Mandy, play softball in Adrian until noon, then Amanda and I drove back to Ypsi to catch the Shadow Art Fair and say "hello" to Mark Maynard.
I have to say that the Shadow Art Fair was the best art fair I've ever been to... and no, I'm not just saying that because I think Mark will read the site, the Ann Arbor art fair, for example (as much as I love Ann Arbor), always feel very business like, the people never seem personable or there to do anything buy sell their generic wind chimes and yard ornaments.
But this Shadow Art Fair was so unique, the art was unique and one of kind, the artist were great and fun to talk to. I met the VG Kids who I had known about from their Democracy player t-shirts, everything on Tiffany Tomato's table was something I would buy if I could afford it... but I can't afford a stick of gum at the moment, so that's not saying she's overpriced... a different story for a different post.
Ugh, it's so hot.
While there I bought a copy of Mark's My Life in Ypsi collection and then I tried to buy an issue of Crimewave (with an interview with David Cross in it) but Mark wouldn't take money for it - then I bought a t-shirt from Growing Hope but they didn't have anything smaller than an XL for the color I wanted - so I'll be waiting for that to show up in the mail.
It was just a good experience - I'm incredibly glad I got to, and I'm looking forward to going again in the future. I tried to tell Mark, as I was leaving, that I thought what he was doing was really great - but it didn't come out quite right. And neither did that last sentence. I'll just say: that Ypsi is lucky to have Mark Maynard.
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That sounded Awesome. That sounds like something I would have liked, Colbert might have hated, and Jason probably would have kiled everyone and ruined all the art. Well the three of us miss you, oh and Mollye misses you too.
11:39 PM, July 16, 2006~The Justin
That does sound like a great fair. David Cross is hilarious. And he's from right down the road (Norcross, GA).
11:01 AM, July 18, 2006So it gets extremely hot AND extremely cold in Michigan? Why do people live there again?
yes the art fair was great and it made me proud to be from ypsi, as i often am, and it made me think that if i were to ever move back here i would live differently. i would be more active in my community and more like mark. ypsi is really suffering right now and i love that mark and others like him are working so hard to make a differnce and a change for the better to bring ypsi back. that was my favorite part of the fair. it was inspiring. the only down side i noticed was that it needed to big held in a bigger place (so many people showed up that there was barely room to walk around) :) i love you mike and i miss you. thanks for going to the art fair with me :)
9:49 PM, July 19, 2006Thanks Amanda, now I get it. It's home.
10:45 AM, July 20, 2006actually, seth, that's exactly why we moved ;)
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