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Playlists: Carman’s Sir Mike

More playlists from Columbia’s most beloved figures. This week, Raph Debenedetti got fist-bumping, jammin’ Carman security guard Michael Layne, aka Sir Mike‘s, Top 10.

  1. Kind of Blue – Miles Davis
  2. Blowin’ In The Wind – Bob Dylan
  3. My Girl – Jackson 5
  4. Buffalo Soldier – Bob Marley
  5. For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
  6. Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
  7. People Get Ready – Rod Stewart
  8. Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
  9. I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
  10. Norwegian Wood – The Beatles

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13 October 2010 @ 5:45 PM · 6 comments

Getting to Know: Sir Mike



Columbia may depend most on its students and faculty, but there are many members of both the Columbia and Morningside communities who make the years here a little more enjoyable. We at Bwog feel they deserve a little time in the spotlight for all their hard work. Today: Sir Michael of Carman

Sir Michael Layne puts a little soul into Carman Hall residents’ daily grind from his post at the security desk. “What’s up, baby? Haven’t seen you in a decade, man,” he offers to a flustered first-year hustling past. The mellow sound of Motown soothes the lobby; The Very Best of The Temptations rolls from track to track.

Hailing from Panama, Sir Michael came to New York in pursuit of musical dreams. After his traveling vocal group, ­The Flames, disbanded in Mexico, he took the opportunity to cross into the United States. The year was 1970, and the man came to America wearing his “singing suit” – complete with bow tie and ruffled shirt. “People were lookin’ at me funny,” he recalls. “I took the Greyhound, saw the country, was forced to – didn’t have enough money to go any other way.” Read more…

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5 October 2009 @ 8:37 AM · 33 comments

Sir Mike Rocks Earl Jam

Mere minutes ago, Bwog received photographic evidence that widely-acclaimed cover artist (oh, and Carman public safety officer-in-chief) Sir Mike brought down the house at Earl Jam tonight.

Sir Mike, informally known as Michael Layne, is widely perceived among first-years to be the only friendly adult on campus.  Tip for freshmen: he has been known to sell you his self-made CD of cover songs if you stay on his good side for long enough, which you will most definitely “enjoy” listening to.

Bigger photo after the jump. Read more…

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29 January 2009 @ 9:11 PM · 19 comments

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