tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56706792012-01-18T00:20:28.573-05:00let the thieves in through the front door.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.comBlogger4771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-80684743304731211012012-01-17T23:58:00.000-05:002012-01-18T00:20:28.582-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-17453477484321202222012-01-14T20:28:00.000-05:002012-01-14T20:29:41.421-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-18625428142860371062012-01-01T16:55:00.001-05:002012-01-01T16:56:28.936-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-22049014339469210342012-01-01T14:44:00.000-05:002012-01-02T03:48:12.775-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-73712403400944116412011-12-31T12:31:00.004-05:002011-12-31T12:31:00.834-05:00TOP 5 RECORDS HAT CATS OF 20111. 2. 3. 4. 5. HONORABLE MENTION:2010's Top 5 List.2009's Top 5 List.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-15171138436986145012011-12-26T18:07:00.001-05:002011-12-26T18:10:03.687-05:00On November 26, 2011 I proposed to my girlfriend Christie.To make the occasion memorable, I hired the amazing Michael McGillivray to arrange several of 'our' songs for a string quartet. Then, with much assistance from Ted Nagy and the Detroit Music Hall, I was able to set a very romantic scene that she and I won't soon forget. Especially because our good friends Kyle Obriot and Aleks Tomaszewska mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-58603202021423815622011-12-23T23:52:00.000-05:002012-01-01T16:54:28.476-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-81272319789988333582011-11-30T21:06:00.001-05:002011-12-01T11:12:31.655-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-65123863683210884552011-11-26T11:50:00.002-05:002011-12-01T11:06:28.138-05:00SURVIVED MY HIGH SCHOOL REUNIONmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-26430137507667746932011-11-18T22:48:00.000-05:002011-11-19T01:29:10.663-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-88873709873808087872011-11-15T00:25:00.000-05:002011-11-19T01:26:26.801-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-30966912794343194042011-11-14T13:23:00.000-05:002011-11-19T01:25:07.613-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-31424809901303162752011-11-10T23:22:00.000-05:002011-11-19T01:23:36.707-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-51677102916098186082011-11-08T23:52:00.002-05:002011-11-19T01:22:26.505-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-17222665671494535872011-10-30T22:11:00.001-04:002011-11-19T01:19:47.849-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-15457718214781524192011-10-29T13:31:00.001-04:002011-11-19T01:32:56.166-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-47089805653627490962011-10-29T00:55:00.001-04:002011-11-19T01:17:49.001-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-2165428209419471702011-10-26T19:45:00.000-04:002011-10-26T22:46:50.162-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-30102714474400534382011-10-26T13:12:00.000-04:002011-11-19T01:15:00.350-05:00October 20, 2011. Skybar, Detroit, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-35506692317149472352011-10-25T22:40:00.001-04:002011-10-26T22:48:07.647-04:00October 15, 2011. Myk & Karolina's Wedding, Meriden, CT.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-37704556843640011282011-10-21T09:41:00.001-04:002011-10-21T09:42:52.058-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-51378789473520580552011-10-06T18:31:00.001-04:002011-10-08T16:33:26.626-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-8267284024837686392011-09-30T10:48:00.000-04:002011-09-30T11:49:17.395-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-75299522144130292322011-09-10T08:29:00.002-04:002011-09-10T08:29:00.072-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-23413843268136830272011-09-09T20:18:00.002-04:002011-09-09T20:20:31.467-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-32813636485641206932011-08-23T13:00:00.074-04:002011-08-25T01:14:12.053-04:00TO MY BEST FRIEND, KITTY.I LOVE YOU.
REST IN PEACE. 1992-2011.
One of the proudest moments of my childhood came the summer before seventh grade. I was playing football in the park behind my house with a few of my friends and a pack of older kids. We were only drafted into the game based on proximity to round out the teams. It wasn't because we were cool. And it certainly wasn't because we were mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-89234376798974662372011-07-30T18:47:00.002-04:002011-07-30T18:49:57.609-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-21134872148174716672011-07-29T23:51:00.000-04:002011-07-30T18:49:20.841-04:00July 29, 2011. Melvin Davis & Pat Lewis at the D.I.A., Detroit, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-61753043551404111932011-07-18T17:08:00.000-04:002011-07-18T18:11:06.763-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-89486399518741724142011-07-16T16:53:00.001-04:002011-07-16T16:55:42.838-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-45860964100285132302011-07-11T13:27:00.000-04:002011-07-11T13:27:00.417-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-30631590323470344782011-07-05T21:19:00.003-04:002011-07-06T02:25:46.547-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-10392801616858520392011-07-03T23:36:00.001-04:002011-07-04T03:02:44.815-04:00Courtesy of some ghost app on Ashley's phone.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-27338117095850929402011-06-29T12:17:00.001-04:002011-06-29T12:19:17.916-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-75455693913527115172011-06-28T16:10:00.002-04:002011-06-28T23:18:19.696-04:00Kitty's First Bath (In 19 Years)mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-46000444215855332572011-06-28T14:12:00.000-04:002011-06-28T14:14:09.584-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-34984332086422881032011-06-26T17:53:00.001-04:002011-06-26T17:55:10.612-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-68325764162156549852011-06-19T04:18:00.003-04:002011-06-19T04:21:23.322-04:00June 18, 2011. Christie's Dad's 60th Birthday Party, Rochester Hills, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-47921186467382329652011-06-17T11:36:00.005-04:002011-06-17T11:41:27.710-04:00HOLLERING AT SLUTS,OR MY MOST REVERED CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNETI had nothing to do with this (though I hope that goes without saying).mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-28123038520892242422011-06-15T17:09:00.000-04:002011-06-15T17:12:28.494-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-7360592866332879502011-06-12T16:29:00.001-04:002011-06-13T04:30:15.816-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-7475323661732135082011-06-02T23:38:00.003-04:002011-06-03T19:40:49.848-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-53994009868910801682011-05-31T11:53:00.003-04:002011-05-31T11:57:36.488-04:00May 29, 2011. Soul Deep Sunday #70, Wyandotte, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-47417552287948422852011-05-29T16:44:00.000-04:002011-05-29T16:46:53.521-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-81240388091682829182011-05-28T19:55:00.002-04:002011-05-28T19:57:51.888-04:00R.I.P.December 2010 - May 2011mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-66321265016362409032011-05-26T21:47:00.002-04:002011-05-27T00:03:33.730-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-30365712662162447092011-05-20T14:42:00.000-04:002011-05-21T02:48:07.568-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-31591780727378535852011-05-19T11:28:00.001-04:002011-05-20T11:29:50.727-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-63847717175938992442011-05-15T17:32:00.002-04:002011-05-15T19:11:54.295-04:00May 14, 2011. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Pontiac, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-11381156229457009052011-05-11T02:30:00.006-04:002011-05-11T02:34:14.540-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-1191580378399208752011-05-07T13:21:00.003-04:002011-05-07T13:27:39.298-04:00May 6, 2011. Melvin Davis' Record Release Party, Detroit, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-74039574231189923772011-04-22T19:52:00.001-04:002011-04-22T19:54:18.734-04:00April 21, 2011. Re:view Contemporary Gallery, Detroit, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-2367862376268649092011-04-17T19:17:00.005-04:002011-04-20T11:07:30.025-04:00April 16, 2011. Motor City Beard & Moustache Championships, Small's, Hamtramck, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-50165313799956133322011-02-18T13:17:00.001-05:002011-02-18T13:20:09.001-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-49295678742296725242011-01-23T20:26:00.001-05:002011-01-23T20:28:01.504-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-43279042285634226262011-01-17T17:09:00.001-05:002011-01-17T17:13:09.111-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-17807325916773332352011-01-06T23:48:00.000-05:002011-01-06T23:49:01.310-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-29976224190236924792011-01-06T20:56:00.001-05:002011-01-06T20:59:08.141-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-41388390986224245092010-12-31T23:59:00.002-05:002010-12-31T23:59:01.664-05:00HAPPY NEW YEARmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-52190508333890233212010-12-31T17:33:00.004-05:002010-12-31T17:43:21.154-05:00TOP 5 RECORDS FAT CATS OF 20101. 2. 3. 4. 5. HONORABLE MENTION:2009's Top 5 List.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-63445173182765844002010-12-29T19:35:00.003-05:002010-12-29T20:52:54.733-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4801. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Sam Cooke - "Chain Gang"03. The Elgins - "Put Yourself In My Place"04. Steve Mancha - "Don't Make Me A Story Teller"05. Jackie Wilson - "Whispers (Getting Louder)"06. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers - "It's Growing"07. The Apollas - "You're Absolutely Right"08. Alder Ray - "My Heart Is In Danger"09. mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-91855431888791551942010-12-27T05:28:00.000-05:002010-12-27T05:29:34.574-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-30640989416459537752010-12-22T02:01:00.002-05:002010-12-22T02:44:21.871-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-44320237348433232662010-12-20T19:35:00.001-05:002010-12-29T20:31:09.403-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4701. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Eddie Floyd - "Raise Your Hand"03. Jackie Wilson - "Whispers (Getting Louder)"04. Junior Walker & The All Stars - "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"05. The Mar-Keys - "Last Night"06. Syl Johnson - "Try Me"07. J.J. Barnes - "Chains Of Love"08. Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"09. mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-71966766384106544422010-12-17T03:04:00.001-05:002010-12-17T03:42:42.298-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-91745554001948771372010-12-13T19:34:00.001-05:002010-12-29T19:51:28.740-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4601. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Aretha Franklin - "Think"03. Marvin Gaye - "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"04. Freddie Scott - "Are You Lonely For Me"05. The Mar-Keys - "Last Night"06. Jackie Ross - "Selfish One"07. Steve Mancha - "Don't Make Me A Storyteller"08. The Temptations - "Cloud 9"09. Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-42736920919803957712010-12-13T14:39:00.000-05:002010-12-13T14:39:00.537-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-13614733998922382692010-12-13T04:22:00.001-05:002010-12-13T04:29:07.842-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-69605153878548993282010-12-10T20:52:00.003-05:002010-12-10T20:56:44.623-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-46552050556115139222010-12-09T12:26:00.001-05:002010-12-09T12:37:44.025-05:00WORK FOREVER, PT. VIIThis is a letter I received from one of my favorite students following his struggles with a spelling test.This is also the first work-related post I've made since my escape from the fascist state that is Southland Mall. I've miraculously found amnesty at an after school program for low-income kids on the east side of Detroit. And I love my job. "Work Forever" means something mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-39250556731048349432010-12-07T19:49:00.001-05:002010-12-10T20:16:25.916-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4501. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Gwen McCrae - "Lead Me On"03. Desmond Dekker - "Fu Manchu"04. The Impressions - "I Love You (Yeah)"05. Martha & The Vandellas - "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"06. Don Covay - "See Saw"07. Spencer Wiggins - "Lonely Man"08. Clarence Carter - "Slip Away"09. Marvelettes - "The Hunter Gets Captured By mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-85366177016284559192010-12-06T14:59:00.002-05:002010-12-06T16:12:45.580-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-64790319346213220322010-11-29T13:55:00.001-05:002010-11-30T01:32:30.183-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-48950078689501816732010-11-29T12:47:00.000-05:002010-12-10T20:34:39.158-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4401. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. The Elgins - "Put Yourself In My Place"03. Tony Borders - "Cheaters Never Win"04. The Rollers - "Knockin' At The Wrong Door"05. The Jive Bombers - "Bad Boy"06. Detroit Emeralds - "I Bet You Get The One (Who Loves You)"07. Shorty Long - "Function At The Junction"08. Bettye Swann - "Make Me Yours"09.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-50162187625390847412010-11-29T04:45:00.001-05:002010-11-29T04:46:43.471-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-45823055043743462012010-11-25T18:17:00.002-05:002010-11-28T17:33:47.710-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-7202443562677512482010-11-24T04:55:00.000-05:002010-11-24T05:06:29.200-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-4556180653159995922010-11-22T13:01:00.002-05:002010-11-23T19:52:47.500-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4301. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. J.J. Barnes - "Chains Of Love"03. Marvelettes - "I'll Keep Holding On"04. The "5" Royales - "Think"05. Harold Burrage - "Got To Find A Way"06. The Fabulous Counts - "Jan Jan"07. The Superlatives - "Lonely In A Crowd"08. Hoagy Lands - "My Tears Are Dry"09. Gwen McCrae - "Lead Me On"10. Archie Bell &mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-18476516692200238442010-11-15T14:51:00.002-05:002010-11-23T16:44:22.393-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4201. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Martha & The Vandellas - "Love Bug Leave My Heart Alone"03. The Rollers - "Knockin' At The Wrong Door"04. The Bar-Kays - "Give Everybody Some"05. Clarence Carter - "Lookin' For A Fox"06. Marvelettes - "I'll Keep Holding On"07. The Impressions - "I Love You (Yeah)"08. The Elgins - "Put Yourself In mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-69121519442053279912010-11-09T13:24:00.001-05:002010-11-10T12:05:40.770-05:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-2335158066937591542010-11-08T15:20:00.003-05:002010-11-08T16:00:09.216-05:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4101. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Paul Kelly - "Stealing In The Name Of The Lord"03. Harold Burrage - "Got To Find A Way"04. Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"05. James & Bobby Purify - "I'm Your Puppet"06. Tony Borders - "Cheaters Never Win"07. Dee Dee Sharp - "Ride!"08. Renaldo Domino - "I'm Hip To Your Game"09. Themikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-6501157116717425622010-11-05T12:40:00.009-04:002010-11-05T13:06:15.656-04:00CULTO AL VELLO / THE CULT OF HAIRA total stranger from Spain kindly e-mailed me to let me know that I'm in this month's issue of Esquire España.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-31822866645606869312010-11-01T19:55:00.001-04:002010-11-02T20:12:54.248-04:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #4001. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. The Misfits - "Halloween"03. Claudine Clark - "Walkin' Through A Cemetery"04. The Misfits - "Hate Breeders"05. Soul Children - "Put Your World In My World"06. The Misfits - "Rat Fink"07. The Masqueraders - "Do You Love Me Baby"08. The Misfits - "She"09. J.J. Barnes - "Chains Of Love"10. The Misfitsmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-46001501895722980632010-10-27T00:13:00.000-04:002010-10-26T19:43:05.706-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-81102902568263265242010-10-26T19:35:00.001-04:002010-10-26T19:42:43.134-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-5263307438723244562010-10-25T12:28:00.004-04:002010-11-02T19:56:28.662-04:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #3901. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Marvelettes - "Beechwood 4-5789"03. The Magictones - "Great Day"04. Gwen McCrae - "Lead Me On"05. The 8th Day - "You've Got To Crawl (Before You Walk)"06. The Superlatives - "Lonely In A Crowd"07. Shorty Long - "Function At The Junction"08. Soul Brothers Six - "Some Kind Of Wonderful"09. Gladys mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-19299140449195508542010-10-18T15:14:00.001-04:002010-10-18T15:17:54.544-04:00SCREECHING WEASELOctober 17, 2010. Magic Stick, Detroit, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-11989059227560632082010-10-17T18:55:00.001-04:002010-10-18T15:22:24.642-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-11799788691614410622010-10-11T14:02:00.003-04:002010-10-25T03:28:32.342-04:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #3701. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Solomon Burke - "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love"03. Solomon Burke - "Got To Get You Off My Mind"04. Solomon Burke - "Cry To Me"05. Solomon Burke - "Proud Mary"06. Solomon Burke - "I'm Gonna Stay Right Here"07. Solomon Burke - "The Mighty Quinn"08. Solomon Burke - "I Can't Stop"09. Solomon Burke -mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-30068949665592998502010-10-10T12:39:00.008-04:002010-10-10T12:50:13.863-04:00R.I.P. SOLOMON BURKEAn extraordinary singer. A more extraordinary man.As he's been singing since 1964, "Everybody needs somebody...."For 70 years, we were lucky enough to have Solomon. Solomon Burke dies at Amsterdam airport at 70By TOBY STERLING and NEKESA MUMBI MOODY – 16 mins agoAMSTERDAM (AP) – Solomon Burke, the larger-than-life "King of Rock and Soul" who was revered as one of music's mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-84562815162665058822010-10-08T21:24:00.001-04:002010-10-08T23:52:36.757-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-53511368257749785342010-10-05T20:46:00.006-04:002010-10-08T19:24:01.887-04:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #3601. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Major Lance - "The Monkey Time"03. Detroit Emeralds - "I Bet You Get The One (Who Loves You)"04. The "5" Royales - "Think"05. Steve Mancha - "She's So Good"06. The Ad-Libs - "Kicked Around"07. Sam Cooke - "Having A Party"08. Sam Cooke - "Shake"09. The Bar-Kays - "Give Everybody Some"10. The mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-5084053590316574812010-09-27T23:43:00.002-04:002010-09-27T23:45:12.935-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-87503268230549753562010-09-27T11:49:00.003-04:002010-10-03T02:21:42.287-04:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #3501. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. Wilson Pickett - "Ninety-Nine And A Half"03. Jerry Butler - "Hey, Western Union Man"04. The Magictones - "Great Day"05. Erma Franklin - "I'm Just Not Ready For Love"06. Marvin Gaye - "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow"07. Bettye Swann - "Make Me Yours"08. Ted Taylor - "If It Wasn't For You"09. Doris Duke - "mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-43004839893706423462010-09-25T13:27:00.007-04:002010-09-30T11:31:11.210-04:00INCOMING MAIL,OR THE EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER INTERVIEWS ME ABOUT BEARDSHaving conducted about a zillion interviews in my day, I know all too well how much content gets cut before an article goes to print. So, because I'll likely only get quoted a few times in this piece (and because I'm an archival maniac and documented narcissist), I've included the complete e-mail interview mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-29032225495051993652010-09-21T12:06:00.000-04:002010-09-25T12:26:59.595-04:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #3401. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. John Roberts - "Sockin' 1-2-3-4"03. Don Covay - "See Saw"04. The Superlatives - "Lonely In A Crowd"05. Tony Borders - "Cheaters Never Win"06. Bettye Swann - "Make Me Yours"07. The Ad-Libs - "Kicked Around"08. Bonnie Brisker - "So Much Lovin' Deep Inside Of Me"09. The Buena Vistas - "Here Come Da mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-87912296393649781252010-09-16T18:10:00.000-04:002010-09-16T18:11:58.906-04:00mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-24898862823085498002010-09-13T20:01:00.002-04:002010-09-16T20:21:33.691-04:00PLAYLIST: SOUL DEEP SUNDAY #3301. Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves - "Take My Love With You"02. The Velvelettes - "Needle In A Haystack"03. Gwen McRae - "Lead Me On"04. Major Lance - "The Monkey Time"05. Marvin Gaye - "Stubborn Kind Of Fellow"06. Clarence Carter - "Slip Away"07. The Elgins - "Put Yourself In My Place"08. Nolan Strong - "Mind Over Matter"09. Marvelettes - "I'll Keep Holding Onmikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-83209448213928002892010-09-12T10:17:00.002-04:002010-09-12T10:20:09.695-04:00BILLY BRAGGSeptember 11, 2010. The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5670679.post-76784133640286512262010-09-10T12:17:00.001-04:002010-09-10T12:19:37.551-04:00September 9, 2010. Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI.mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18170995537738883208noreply@blogger.com0