How About Slumlord Goddess from the Old West Side?
Iggy Pop on A2: “One of the greatest songs for me of all time is ‘Slum Goddess from the Lower East Side.’ When I heard that, I was like ‘I wanna have a slum goddess.’ There are no slum goddesses in Ann Arbor. I want one.” Do student ghetto goddesses count?
“Ah, isn’t poverty romantic?” He the thought to himself as he sipped his frappuchino.
posted by Alan Gutierrez on July 15th, 2005 at 1:21 pmIggy wins 1000 points for a Fugs reference.
posted by Real Big on July 15th, 2005 at 1:46 pmDoes this mean Iggy Pop doesn’t come back to Ann Arbor anymore? *sniff* Don’t get me wrong–I love the old stuff, and actually thrashed to a cover of “I Wanna Be Your Dog” last night. I guess this means he’s the Washtenaw equivalent of Chrissie Hynde–I remember similar noblesse oblige pissed forth while I lived in Akron.
posted by Lazaro on July 16th, 2005 at 10:04 amLaz: You were at the Dirtbombs last night? Heh. Saw Brandon.
posted by js on July 16th, 2005 at 11:39 amhey what are Fugs
posted by Anonymous on July 16th, 2005 at 12:40 pmHe does come to town to see his folks, and you’re kidding about the Fugs question, -maybe?
posted by stella on July 16th, 2005 at 1:05 pmAnd we saw you, JS.
posted by Annie on July 16th, 2005 at 5:00 pmIg was at a small gathering of old school townies last summer, very briefly. I just gave a cab ride to the lady “little doll” was written about the other day, she’s looking rather old but still hangs out.
posted by JD on July 16th, 2005 at 9:36 pmIggy Pop’s from Ann Arbor? That’s just sad.
Proof that you can’t grow roses in shit.
posted by DrMandrake on July 18th, 2005 at 12:30 pmHe’s was born in Ypsi, actually. I know because a t-shirt said so. I don’t know how this new information influences your metaphor…
posted by Annie on July 18th, 2005 at 3:38 pmTo me, a surprising number of rockstars had girls in Ann Arbor.
* Slash (generous guy)
* Steve Albini (occassional communication still?)
* Didi Ramone (weird)
* G.G. Allin (physically abusive)
* Perry Ferrel (gotta’ go with destructive villian)
Can anybody think of anyone else? Were the Big Chief guys big enough to qualify?
posted by A Different Jon on July 19th, 2005 at 5:31 amIggy was born up north actually (Muskogeen), he went to high school and started The Stooges in Ann Arbor. His connection to Ypsilanti is very limited and not much more than a source of income for misinformed t-shirt vendors.
posted by JD on July 19th, 2005 at 9:12 amI had a wild party at my house about 12 years ago and walked into the bathroom to find one of the Ramones getting a blowjob while sitting on the sink.
posted by OFWinsurgent on July 19th, 2005 at 9:29 amCool. So, like, when is your next party, OFW?
posted by Dave on July 19th, 2005 at 10:51 amOne of these days I’m going to figure where “up north” actually begins. Muskegon is a little north of Grand Rapids, a little south of Saginaw if you draw a line across the map.
posted by tom on July 19th, 2005 at 1:16 pmDid anyone here ever actually pay admission to get into Didi Ramone’s house?
posted by Real Big on July 19th, 2005 at 1:53 pmAlso - Dr. Mandrake, I’m not certain what you’re talking about, but I get the impression that you’ve plum run outta xanax bars. get that prescription refilled, my man.
posted by Real Big on July 19th, 2005 at 1:55 pmPaul Westerberg’s ex-wife was from Ann Arbor, speaking of musicians with local girls.
posted by Guest on July 19th, 2005 at 4:26 pmArthur Miller crashed on my couch once.
posted by Real Big on July 19th, 2005 at 4:37 pmBob Mould farted one time when I was talking to him on Liberty St.
posted by Anonymous on July 19th, 2005 at 6:02 pmawesome, what did it smell like?
posted by Real Big on July 20th, 2005 at 9:40 amGrant Hart got me high and hit on me. But that was in Ypsi.
posted by js on July 20th, 2005 at 12:17 pmTom, to a troll “Up North” officially starts at Clare. Although not everyone agrees with me.
posted by Chris on July 20th, 2005 at 5:36 pm‘Do student gheto godesses count?’
Hell Yeh!
posted by dr diag on July 20th, 2005 at 9:30 pmIggy can’t come back to Ann Arbor because he owes too many people money.
posted by MMM on July 21st, 2005 at 2:28 pmthat’s true MMM, he owes my neighbor $200 still. But he has snuck into town a few times.
posted by JD on July 21st, 2005 at 3:49 pmIggy should stop spending all of his money on food, the fuckin’ fatass.
posted by Real Big on July 21st, 2005 at 4:31 pmDid Bob Seger and the Chenille Sisters ever tryst?
posted by A Different Jon on July 22nd, 2005 at 3:20 amReal Big - I imagine Mould’s fart smells mouldy, but I wouldn’t know since i quickly jammed a sandwich baggie against his ass and captured his bum vapours. I plan to put the flatulence on eBay soon and will post the auction # here for any interested parties.
posted by Anonymous on July 22nd, 2005 at 2:27 pmIggy lived and worked in Ypsi. He disowns both towns heartily though.
posted by leighton on July 22nd, 2005 at 2:52 pmAnn Arbor Fart Air…
posted by Scott T. on July 22nd, 2005 at 6:27 pmIncorrect, but if it helps sell a shirt, so be it.
posted by JD on July 22nd, 2005 at 9:03 pmI think the Legislature once passed a bill defining “up north” or “Northern Michigan” as being everything north of Townline Sixteen. That’s basically the southern city limits of Clare.
posted by Larry Kestenbaum on July 22nd, 2005 at 10:07 pmOsterberg trailer park East of Carpenter w/Ypsi address that fell in Ann Arbour School district. Various jobs in Ypsi knew his boss.
posted by leighton on July 23rd, 2005 at 9:32 amSuppose that’s why Clare bills itself as “Gateway to the North.” I guess it’s kind of logical due to highway 115 starting there and what-have-you.
posted by Dave on July 23rd, 2005 at 10:53 amThat’s funny about P. Westerberg, I asked him to autograph my ticket stub from a show 10 years ago at the MI theater (where I proposed to my wife) and he looked at it and mumbled something about “ex-wife, Ann Arbor.”
posted by pb on July 24th, 2005 at 3:45 pm