Last Monday, I was speaking with someone about the upcoming May Day festivities. “Seattle doesn’t have riots”, I told him, “we have hissy...
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December 2011, late-July 2012, August 2012, and September 2012 broke records for dry stretches. Downtown Seattle went roughly 100 days without seeing so much as a drop of rain. ...
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Are they man? Are they astro-man? The venerable group from Sector 7G (or Auburn, Alabama, depending on who you believe). The sarcastic question never got old last night. Or rather,...
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Mike McCready once ruined a friendship of mine. This was a shame, because the friend in question was an interesting guy. He wrote a book about his experiences teaching in...
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It’s been awhile since I added to my Downtown video collection. Here, I recorded a short session at the Seattle Waterfront in all of its glory and splendor. After the deep-bore tunnel goes severely over-budget, The Waterfront is going to look like a very different place. Supposedly. I enter this video into the historical record: Download...
Aug 29, 2011
Aug 28, 2011
o2.pl It’s no great secret that I give alt.weeklies a hard time. I like reading some of the articles in our local tabloids, but the notion that any of the authors are “alternative” is something that I just don’t buy. Everybody wants to be alternative, but only a precious few make the sacrifices to pull it off. Who am I to judge, though? Who am I to...
Aug 28, 2011
It’s a sign asking me if I see something suspicious. It’s the most suspicious thing I’ve ever seen. Someone must be notified. Where’s Phoenix Jones when you need him …
Aug 27, 2011
Earlier yesterday, I was walking down 8th Street in Downtown Hellevue when I saw something very bizarre. A clean, suburban, upper-middle-class-looking white woman and her three sons were standing on the corner of 8th St. & 104th Ave. All three of the boys were under ten years old, and the youngest (maybe four years-old) was standing in the middle of the...
Aug 26, 2011
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Aug 24, 2011
This is the most bizarre story I have seen in some time: http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Police-investigating-man-photographing-girls-at-2138229.php Basically, a father allowed his daughter to change in public at the Seattle Center International Fountain, spotted someone taking a picture, demanded to see that photographer’s camera, then called the...
Aug 24, 2011
Downtown Seattle Sunset Live:
Aug 24, 2011
Last Sunday was a busy day for yours truly. In addition to Cal Anderson Park, Big Mario’s, and the 12th Avenue Festival, I also spent two hours at the “Freeway Park Noon Tune Concert for Kids”. This was a concert for Seattle city kids, and it featured two bands — Brian Vogan and His Good Buddies and Recess Monkey. Download...
Aug 24, 2011
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