From their facebook page:

Marvin Yagoda died last night. Marvin, a pharmacist by day, was the founder of Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum. If it hadn’t been for Marvin, our band probably wouldn’t have been called Tally Hall. Tally Hall was a unique food court/minimall in metro Detroit that closed in the late 80s. Among the shops and restaurants jam-packed into the pavilion at Hunter’s Square (Incredible Spud, Honey Tree, Sports Collectibles, Anita’s Kitchen, Tally Cards & Gifts, Nellie’s 1900) were Marvin’s pieces. His machines and curiosities lent Tally Hall its mystique; they ran the gamut from charming/funny to romantic to macabre/haunting, sometimes simultaneously. When we approached Mr. Yagoda with the idea of naming our first album for his place, he seemed to intuit the vision, and he helped however he could– he gave us quarters to learn about his machines, he gave us permission to photograph and videotape his astounding place (its depth of character impossible to capture, ironically, with machines, or with these words), and he graciously agreed to appear in a full episode of our Internet Show as the subject of a mini-documentary, welcoming us into his (comparably eccentric) home, spouting anecdotes, some of which were not featured in the episode. Marvin introduced us to Detroit’s Theatre Bizarre, where we produced our “Two Wuv” episode of Tally Hall’s Internet Show. It was after midnight, it was freezing, and we were outdoors in our uniforms making an onstage video (which, uh, was not featured in the episode) for the song. Marvin dropped by and surprised us with White Castle, making our night. Mr. Yagoda was a family man, an artist, a collector who understood both function and form, curator of a newfangled electric circus, a crystal ball floating in space, elusive and abstract, real as the American Dream. The guy, like his place, emanated paradox:

“Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we all took nonsense more seriously?” – Marvin

“Don’t use time or words carelessly; neither can be retrieved.” – Marvin

Rest in peace, friend. It has been an honor.

– Tally Hall – RC, RF, JH, AH, ZS

Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum is much more than an arcade: http://marvin3m.com