August 12th, 2009 / 10:56 am
 Author Spotlight

Today at Coop’s Place: It’s MIKE YOUNG Day!

Spotlight on … Mike Young’s ‘MC Oroville’s Answering Machine’ (Transmission Press, 2009)
Highlights of the Day include several more videos of MY’s music project, The Cinnamon Urns, plus links to Young-authored literature around the web, and excerpts from the MC Oroville chapbook. Of course, every day is MIKE YOUNG DAY in the collective heart of this blog, but a thousand cheers to you all the same. And bonus points to anyone who catches the titular reference in the video in this post. Double bonus points to anyone who posts a link to the *other* song that borrows that line for a title. (I’ll give you a hint: It’s much much worse than Mike’s song.) ((Triple bonus points for anyone who heard the phrase “Mike’s Song,” and instantly thought “Weekapaug Groove,” then felt a little bad inside, but also a little good.))

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19 Comments

  1. August 12th, 2009 / 3:00 pm Paul Siegell—

      “You don’t gotta tell me. I don’t gotta move. ‘Cuz I’m sittin’ back here, sharin’ in the groove…”

  2. August 12th, 2009 / 11:00 am Paul Siegell—

      “You don’t gotta tell me. I don’t gotta move. ‘Cuz I’m sittin’ back here, sharin’ in the groove…”

  3. August 12th, 2009 / 3:02 pm Justin Taylor—

      First comment, too! Go Paul.

  4. August 12th, 2009 / 11:02 am Justin Taylor—

      First comment, too! Go Paul.

  5. August 12th, 2009 / 4:25 pm Paul Siegell—

      happy MIKE YOUNG day!

  6. August 12th, 2009 / 12:25 pm Paul Siegell—

      happy MIKE YOUNG day!

  7. August 12th, 2009 / 12:43 pm john sakkis—
  8. August 12th, 2009 / 4:43 pm john sakkis—
  9. August 12th, 2009 / 7:03 pm Jonny Ross—

      good song.

      does barry hannah get any royalties on it?

  10. August 12th, 2009 / 3:03 pm Jonny Ross—

      good song.

      does barry hannah get any royalties on it?

  11. August 12th, 2009 / 7:13 pm mike young—

      i broke those sunglasses but i still have that mattress

      thanks for cross posting, justin. you are a sweet man.

      dennis cooper is a lovely man too.

      i think TRANSMISSION is on hiatus while logan completes his move to seattle (i think it’s seattle).. he sent me a bunch of copies that ppl can get off my blog if they want: click here for mc o

  12. August 12th, 2009 / 3:13 pm mike young—

      i broke those sunglasses but i still have that mattress

      thanks for cross posting, justin. you are a sweet man.

      dennis cooper is a lovely man too.

      i think TRANSMISSION is on hiatus while logan completes his move to seattle (i think it’s seattle).. he sent me a bunch of copies that ppl can get off my blog if they want: click here for mc o

  13. August 12th, 2009 / 7:55 pm Matthew Simmons—

      Nice posts, Mike.

  14. August 12th, 2009 / 3:55 pm Matthew Simmons—

      Nice posts, Mike.

  15. August 12th, 2009 / 4:18 pm Drew Toal—

      Is Mike Young day anything like Boxing Day?

  16. August 12th, 2009 / 10:09 pm Jimmy Chen—

      MC Oroville’s Answering Machine is great thinking, feeling, writing, and being

  17. August 12th, 2009 / 6:09 pm Jimmy Chen—

      MC Oroville’s Answering Machine is great thinking, feeling, writing, and being

  18. August 13th, 2009 / 9:59 pm Janey Smith—

      Yeah, but without the gloves!

  19. August 13th, 2009 / 5:59 pm Janey Smith—

      Yeah, but without the gloves!