Jul 18, 2011

Jul 18, 2011

Jul 14, 2011

The Capitol Hill Block Party is still a week away, but it already managed to entertain me. “How?”, you might ask? Well, I’ll tell you. Today, I pulled up the FAQ on the party’s website, and I struck pure comedy gold. Check it out: How do I get there? The Block Party is easy to get to via foot, bicycle or bus (http://metro.kingcounty.gov). Parking...

Jul 11, 2011

Today, I had a few things to take care of on The Hill and I rolled my camera for the majority of the trip. I obviously didn’t ride over the entire hill, but I covered most of the Pike/Pine and Broadway sections. I got the clanking sound issue worked out and I also experimented with looking left and right to capture some of the sidewalk action. Anyway, for...

Jul 1, 2011

Jun 25, 2011

New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Seattle … I’ve been to the Gay Pride Parade and associated “Dyke” events every year for the past 20 years, and for the most part I enjoy them. Even though I have some ideological differences with some of the groups, I generally find the Gay/Dyke/Whatever Pride parades to be among the...

Jun 10, 2011

Another Friday, another pizza craving. This evening, I went back to the scene of last week’s meter debacle and I found the nearest pay station blinking red and still unable to dispense receipts. As I was standing in front of it, a woman walked up and said “Oh no, not this one too? The other meter wouldn’t take my card!” Instead of...

Jun 3, 2011

Yesterday, shortly after 5pm, I decided to get a couple of slices from Pagliacci Pizza. At first, I couldn’t decide between the Lower Queen Anne location or the Capitol Hill location, but when I realized that it was the middle of rush hour, I decided to avoid Mercer like the plague and head up The Hill. When I got up to Broadway, I parked my scooter, and...

May 18, 2011

Has been announced: A lot of hipster bands playing elevator music, but some really good bands too. The Posies TV on the Radio Explosions in the Sky Ghostland Observatory Thurston Moore The Cave Singers Battles Ra Ra Riot Les Savy Fav Handsome Furs Kurt Vile and The Violators Yuck F**ked Up Telekinesis Cults Cold Cave Woods Fences Pink Mountaintops My...

May 13, 2011

I grew up eating pizza. A lot of pizza. Tons of pizza. I also grew up on two distinct styles of the food. Not a lot of people realize this, but “DC-style Pizza” does exist. It can be found in places like Trio Pizza at 18th Street & Columbia Road. DC-style pizza is pizza which has little or no uncovered crust at the edges, has a thin-yet-firm crust...

May 8, 2011

Located on the grounds of the Seattle Central Community College at Broadway and Pine Streets, the Broadway Farmer’s Market will run between 11am – 3pm every Sunday from today until December 18th. True to my word, I arrived at the market this morning, and I was even there for the ringing of the opening bell which officially launched the 2011 season. ...

May 8, 2011

May 8, 2011

I sure I am glad that I don’t drive, because things are getting kind of ugly around here with regards to gasoline prices. It’s currently $4.17 to $4.57 at the Forbidden Shell in Pike/Pine. A talking head on the news this morning said that gas prices should come down 50 cents by mid-June, but I suppose I’ll believe it when I see...

May 5, 2011

This morning, I read on the KOMO News site that someone had set a newspaper box ablaze at Broadway & Thomas. http://capitolhill.komonews.com/news/crime/another-newspaper-box-set-fire/639240 After reading it, I went up to get a couple of shots because, well, that’s what I do. Supposedly, this was the second night in a row that someone had done this...

May 4, 2011

Begins this Sunday at Broadway & Pine in Pike-Pine/Capitol Hill. We’ve been eagerly anticipating this day, as it’s only about 5 blocks from the nerd cave. Cash has already been set aside, and plans have already been made to eat heartily this weekend. Be there or be, well, not there. You should certainly lean toward the former.

May 3, 2011

The building next to the Marion Apartments has been knocked down and Marion Apartments themselves are the next to go. This is part of a new project that is coming to Pike/Pine’s most blighted block. I wish the building that is slated to replace the Marion was a little more “urban”, but honestly, anything is better than what currently sits at...

May 3, 2011

May 1, 2011

On a temporary wall surrounding the under-construction Capitol Hill Subway Station.

May 1, 2011

The Capitol Hill Summit Slope Park at E. Summit & E. John is open “officially”. Come down for free coffee, ice cream, and live music.

Apr 26, 2011

Apr 26, 2011

Not long ago, the primary news source for Capitol Hill, the Capitol Hill Blog, ran a story about a man named “Joe”. You see, Joe is a man who lives in Pike/Pine, and Joe is upset that a nearby nightclub (The Baltic Room) has been increasing their noise level over the months. To try and solve his problem, Joe has called the police on several occasions, and...

Apr 25, 2011

Late Saturday morning, before heading up to Cal Anderson Park, I decided to snag a couple of slices of pizza. Since it had been a long time since my last visit (I think the last time I ate here was sometime in the 90’s), I decided to re-acquaint myself with Hot Mama’s Pizza on Pine Street. I tried to have lunch here a couple of weeks ago, but when I walked...

Apr 24, 2011

When I awoke yesterday morning, that was the forecast. Not only was it the forecast, but my Twitter feed lit up like a Christmas Tree as news stations across Seattle rushed to be the first news outlet to post 100 “the sun is out!” tweets. This, in turn, caused me to massively unfollow just about every news station in Seattle. As I have posted before, I am...

Apr 23, 2011

This photograph was taken 3 hours ago in Cal Anderson Park where it was 68 degrees and sunny. Sorry, I mean 43 degrees and rainy. It is my sworn duty as a Seattleite to keep the myth alive. Can you spot the softball? It’s in there. Somewhere. I promise.

Apr 23, 2011

Live in Cal Anderson Park.