Jul 22, 2011

The Capitol Hill Block Party kicked off one hour ago, and I walked up the hill to check it out. So far, the only thing going on is security folks being kind of obnoxious. No music, no vendors, just guys in black shirts running around saying “you can’t walk here!” and “you can’t walk there!” while glaring at you in their most...

Jul 18, 2011

Yesterday evening, I hung out in the new and improved Cal Anderson Park. Now that the obnoxious fence on the lawn has been taken down, there is twice as much green space as there was earlier this year. Of course, nothing lasts forever, and word is that another fence is going to go up soon … so get up on The Hill and enjoy it while you can. I captured the...

Jul 15, 2011

Jul 11, 2011

Yesterday, I headed down to the I.D. to check out “Dragon Fest”. Dragon Fest is a festival in Seattle’s Chinatown which attracts over 25,000 people each year and features vendors and cultural performances, the most popular being the lion dance and martial arts exhibits. The event is sponsored by McDonald’s, which is a little weird since I rarely equate...

Jul 10, 2011

On Saturday, I walked from the nerd cave to Alki Beach via the West Seattle Water Taxi. The Seafair Pirates were landing in West Seattle, and I didn’t want to miss the excitement. Shortly after 12:30, the pirates made their way across the Puget Sound and began their assault on Seattle as 5,000 onlookers stood silent and emotionless. The only thing I could...

Jul 5, 2011

I just got back from the fireworks at Lake Union, and it was a great show. As a matter of fact, this particular show is one of the top rated displays in the entire nation. It’s late (it took nearly an hour to get a streetcar at the park), so I’ll just throw up the video for now and type something up tomorrow. Happy 4th. Enjoy the...

Jun 18, 2011

Below are live photos from the Fremont Solstice Festival and Parade. A video of The Fremont Solstice Cyclists is available here:...

Jun 12, 2011

I wrote a new post. http://www.downtownseattlenews.com/2011/art-on-the-fly/ If you click the above link, you will be completely impervious to venereal disease for twenty seven months. If for some reason it doesn’t work, and you still get the clap, post your name and address in the comments below for a full...

Jun 11, 2011

Today, after grabbing some donuts from Pike Place Market, I will be taking the Streetcar to Lake Union Park to check out the “Art on the Fly” event. I’ll probably send up some live shots, and then consolidate them into one post when I get home. I’m kind of laying off of social media for live stuff as I feel like the content just gets...

May 31, 2011

Due to some pressing business in West Seattle over the past week (I’ve been hired by the feds to help ascertain the effects of the SBX Radar on over-sized genitalia), I have discovered a new form of mass transit. Namely, the West Seattle Water Taxi. The Taxi departs from Pier 50, just south of the ferries, and docks in West Seattle’s Seacrest Park...

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 9, 2011

After hanging out at the Broadway Farmer’s Market yesterday, I turned right on Pike Street and walked the short mile to my other official “home” market: Pike Place Market. Yesterday, Pike Place was hopping. It was Mother’s Day and “Flower Fest” was in full bloom (corny pun intended), and it was hard to look anywhere without...

May 8, 2011

Today, I visited the Seattle Gum Wall. What is the Gum Wall? I assure you that it is exactly what it sounds like. On Post Alley, under Pike Place Market and next to the box office for the Market Theater, sits a wall literally covered in chewing gum. The gum-sticking “tradition” began in the early 90′s when audiences for “Seattle...

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 1, 2011

Before Donkey Kong, before Asteroids, before Pac Man … heck, before Pong … there was pinball … genesis of mainstream electronic gaming. Few people are aware of this, but ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball. From Soho down to Brighton, I must have played them all. However, I’ve never seen anything like it in any amusement...

Apr 21, 2011

To honor the Space Needle’s (and Seattle Center’s) 49th-50th year on earth, a custom flag was raised at the top of the tower which reads “Next 50″. To mark the occasion on my own terms, today, I spent the entire day at Seattle Center. I got some shots of the new flag from the ground, and I even went to the top of the tower to see if I...

Apr 20, 2011

When I got back to my scooter at Seattle Center today, I realized that I had a full hour and fifteen minutes left on my parking sticker. Not wanting to hand the money over to the parking gods for nothing, I decided to roll down the hill and spend some time at one of Seattle’s great parks … Olympic Sculpture Park. Olympic Sculpture Park is at the far...

Apr 18, 2011

From 1991 to 1994, Nirvana ruled the airwaves, Seattle became the capital of the universe, and the world hasn’t been the same since. In my opinion, it’s been all downhill from there. A video at the EMP this weekend said something to the effect of “There hasn’t been another geographically based music genre to emerge since grunge. We’ve all been...

Apr 11, 2011

Seattle has perhaps the most beautiful waterfront in the known universe. On a clear day, glaciers hover in the distance as ferries criss-cross the sound, while the Downtown skyline towers in the background. It’s just stunning. Unfortunately, the waterfront does not get as much attention as it probably deserves. This may be due to the odd geographic...

Apr 3, 2011

Yesterday morning I decided to take a ride to the other side of the ship canal. I saddled up, crossed the Fremont Bridge, greeted the Troll (he remembered me and asked if I had lost weight … nice guy), cruised Ballard a bit, and then on a whim, decided to head over to the locks. Now, I’ve passed the Ballard Locks many times from the outside, but I’ve...

Mar 23, 2011

Today was the warmest day in 139 days. Seriously. Don’t ask me why, but 60 Seattle degrees are equal to 90 “anywhere else” degrees. It’s the first day of 2011 that the temperature has cracked 55, and since everything is relative, I felt oppressively hot all afternoon. Frankly, give me 50 degrees and rain and I am golden, but I am...

Mar 13, 2011

The 6 day world tour of Rachel the Pig has begun, and her first stop was the Space Needle today (where I caught up with her). If I must say so myself, she is looking quite robust. Now, as terrible as it may sound, I think Rachel’s injury might have been a blessing in disguise. Before she was run over by a wayward cab, I never really paid much attention to...

Mar 13, 2011

20 years ago, Calvin Johnson of K Records fame, and Lonnie Anderson of ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ fame copulated in the bathroom of Linda’s Tavern on Capitol Hill. Nine months after this random, chance encounter, Lonnie gave birth to a son at Virginia Mason Hospital, checking in under the assumed name ‘Courtney Love’ to conceal the true identity of their...

Mar 7, 2011

I was surfing YouTube a few minutes ago, and I stumbled across a video from Internet Celebrity Chris Pirillo, fellow resident of the “Seattle Area” (I’m not sure if he lives in Seattle proper or not). In it, he gives his “Top 10 Things to Do in Seattle”, which I have transcribed as follows: 1: Fremont Troll 2: Olympic Sculpture Park/Gas Works Park 3:...

Feb 16, 2011

It’s where Kyra Sedgwick finally accepted Campbell Scott’s marriage proposal … before, you know, getting t-boned by a pickup truck and losing the baby. Perhaps if she had paid more attention to driving instead of ripping the X man, the entire thing could have been avoided. Women drivers. Anyway, for more information about Gas Works Park,...