Comments on: Hard Times for Street Performer

By: Edward Vielmetti

Edward Vielmetti — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:16:31 +0000

Geoff Larcom writes on Twitter:

@glarcom: Brian Woleridge, Ann Arbor’s Michael Jackson dancer, will be out performing in his customary place by the Michigan Theater this weekend.

By: GK

GK — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:57:23 +0000

We need him now more than ever! Someone get him to Top of the Park stat!

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:38:05 +0000

JDH, Shakey Jake died in September 2007. Here's a link to an article we published in February about a life-size wire sculpture that was commissioned of him – I believe you can still find it at Peaceable Kingdom.

By: D. Herold

D. Herold — Sat, 30 May 2009 04:33:03 +0000

Great article. Made me think. What happened to Shakey Jake.
I haven’t seen him in several months. Has he died or hopefully
Just relocated.
Cheers

JDH

By: Wystan

Wystan — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:17:48 +0000

Here are some more links to photos and information about the Michael Jackson guy: photos

By: 'Ff'lo

'Ff'lo — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:00:43 +0000

Hope he works something out. Did you hesitate at all to out him as “not searching for anything more right now” while the unemployment lasts? I woulda.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:37:14 +0000

NO! Don’t leave Michael Jackson guy!

I think the Michigan theater should employ him. It would seem the most logical thing.

By: Jeff Irwin

Jeff Irwin — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:18:53 +0000

Thank you for this article. I’ve always loved that “Michael Jackson guy” and it’s great to put a name and a face to him after many years of enjoying the man in the mirror/alley. It’s especially funny to me that although I would almost never choose to actually listen to Michael Jackson – I go out of my way to pass that alley whenever I can in hopes of catching Brian’s work.

It’s guys like Brain that make Ann Arbor a special place and I hope that he can be happy here for many years to come. Good luck Brian.

By: TeacherPatti

TeacherPatti — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:17:15 +0000

This sucks. I mean, the fact that he might have to leave, sucks. I’ve overheard his songs (and consequently walked around singing them) more times that I can count.

I think this article nicely illustrates how this crappy economy affects people, things and events that we don’t normally think about…I mean, we would have noticed his absence, but might not have made the connection that it was b/c of the economy. (It could have been that he just stopped voluntarily or whatever)

On the bright side of life, congrats on having an intern!!