Late night open thread

Johnny's celebrating Labor Day by doing as little labor as possible. He even gave Kiki and Zoltron the day off. Kiki said she was going up to Mackinaw City for the annual Labor Day Mackinac Bridge walk. Our resident exotic dancer thought the walk was over to Mackinac Island. Johnny told her to stick to the bridge.

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

A really good story from Geoff Larcom in the Ann Arbor News today, don't miss it.

With hurricane season obviously in full swing (Hang in there Oddzymandias--YCD's New Orleans correspondent come Mardi and Lundi Gras. We're happy to tell you she's safe and riding it out in Baton Rouge, took her 5 hours to get 80 miles nawth), and Gustav roaring through the Gulf, Ann Arbor News reporter Geoff Larcom interviews a man who rode out Hurricane Cleo in 1958 in a sailboat at sea and lived to tell the tale.

Catch this great story HERE

Washtenaw County football rankings for week 1

Time now for the Ypsi City Desk Sports Amalgamated Poll, ranking the best football teams in Washtenaw County

1) Eastern Michigan
2) Chelsea Bulldogs
3) Ann Arbor Pioneer
4) Michigan

EMU with a huge 52-0 victory over Indiana State on Thursday, coupled with Michigan's uninspiring loss to Utah keep Eastern #1 this week while Michigan drops from #2 in our preseason rankings to #4.

Late night open thread

August 30 (even though technically we're at the 31st as of now), was the day Cleopatra committed suicide in 30 B.C.

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

A little subversive political humor this morning

We don't get too political on a national stage here but we saw an IDEA last night and Johnny got to Photoshopping and is happy to present you with this topical 'humor' depending upon your political leanings...

Feel free to distribute

Michigan football GAMEDAY

So, anybody telling you they KNOW how U-M is gonna do today or this season are fibbing. What a wildcard this season shapes up to be. WIll the offense click with guys not recruited to run it? Will the defense be able to cover for the kinds of mistakes that can plague a spread offense? Does the defense have some gamebreakers who can change a game's course?

Not in a generation has Michigan football been at such a crossroads. With all the improvements, and nobody in Ann Arbor wants to talk about this, with all the improvements in East Lansing with their gorgeous new football building and the top flight (yes in some cases better than Michigan) recruits of this year and especially next, this is a dangerous time. Maybe things come together and Michigan doesn't miss a beat, goes 9-3 in his first year and wins a bowl game. Maybe things are tougher and they go 6-6. That sends alumni into a panic in the offseason, hoping against hope it doesn't happen in 2009.

What a wild ride it will be this year and a great example of a spread offense shows up today in the form of Utah. Is today another disappointing Appalachian State game? Oregon? That's what we mean, nobody knows nuthin.

We'll take a guess that Michigan has had enough time to get things together and eeks out a 28-27 win today in Michigan Stadium.

Get there early, construction is like a tough defender out there today.

Late night open thread

Final scores tonight

Chelsea 35
AA Huron 27

AA Pioneer 24
Saline 19

Adrian 62
Dexter 21

Milan 20
Ypsilanti 8

We couldn't get the Ypsi Lincoln final before signing off--Update Ypsi Lincoln's Railsplitters 38 Tecumseh 22

Time for Ypsilanti, After Dark

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with STEELY DAN!

Johnny loves Steely Dan. He also realizes they're either a love or hate band. Like coconut, it's a love it or leave it relationship. For our musical money, no band has ever made better use of backup singers. They are worked in so brilliantly in their music, always perfectly arranged. Plus these two, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and top flight artists and musicians.

Here now, a video shot at Pine Knob of Steely Dan performing 'Black Cow'

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SONIC YOUTH!

Kim Gordon as a sock puppet, seriously. You probably thought you might just never see that. Yep, they DID get the 'Sonic' portion of their name from Fred 'Sonic' Smith, husband of Patti Smith. We know, less talk, more puppets. Sonic Youth with 'Drunken Butterfly'.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE SHIRELLES!

Here's Johnny's wildcard VP pick of a video. A way back to 1960 with the Shirelles from Passaic New Jersey with 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow'. This became a #1 hit for the Shirelles making them the first all female group to accomplish this feat.