Apr 20, 2011

Today, auditions for the FOX show “The X Factor” are being held at the Key Arena, and I dropped by this morning to see if I would be amused by anyone in the crowd. Unfortunately, most of the contestants were fairly laid back and quiet, at least until the network cameras panned over them. What struck me the most about this event were the security...

Apr 19, 2011

Apr 17, 2011

On this day in 1961, ground was broken for Seattle’s trademark tower. One year later, it was opened to the public, and it has been an icon ever since. I’ve been in just about every observation tower in North America, from the CN Tower to the Empire State Building to the Washington Monument to the Sears Tower to the St. Louis Arch. While they all have...

Apr 12, 2011

Built in 1985, the Columbia Center is the 7th tallest building in the USA, and at 932 feet, it is the tallest building in the entire Pacific Northwest. The building has 76 floors, 46 elevators, and the antennas on the roof bring the total height to 967′. While the Space Needle is Seattle’s Statue of Liberty, the Columbia Center is our Sears Tower. ...

Apr 12, 2011

Apr 10, 2011

I spent the day today following a flash mob all over the city of Seattle. Why? Because it was there … and a couple of friends were in it. The action started at 11:00am at the Cal Anderson Park ballfields for a final rehearsal. When practice was over, the mob headed down to the Space Needle where the first performance was scheduled. Once there, a couple...

Apr 5, 2011

Apr 5, 2011

Man, I’m tired. I was up all night nursing a sick child back to health. Yes, I am as surprised as you are that I am still lactating at this age. In any event, sometime around 11pm the local news came on and cut to a shot of the Space Needle. It was glowing a different color. I immediately began chomping at the bit. On one hand, I had a sick kid. On the...

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 23, 2011

It's one of those typical Seattle days that the weathermen hate (60 degrees and sunny), but I didn't let that stop me from riding to the Black Hole Sun in Volunteer Park. This is a live shot.

Mar 22, 2011

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Mar 20, 2011

Today, a memorial for Mike Starr is being held at The Fountain at Seattle Center from 4:00pm to 11:30pm. I went over for a couple of hours. I’m not super-comfortable sharing my own personal experiences in this area on the web, but I can say that Mike was an incredible human being, and like everyone else … I will miss him a great deal. AIC music...

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...

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Feb 2, 2011

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Seattle is the most beautiful city in the world with no close runner-up, and I challenge anyone who says otherwise to a duel. Since the mountain was out, I took my camera to the top of the Space Needle yesterday afternoon. I came down with 861 shots. These are my favorite photos from the...

Jan 25, 2011

Jan 24, 2011

Just kidding. The tree is not really taller than the Space Needle, I just cropped the picture to make it look that way. Oh my god, I totally fooled you. I bet you ran to the phone, called everyone you knew, and said “hey, you’ve got to see this, some guy on the Internet found a tree that’s taller than the Space Needle! Quick, go to seattle...

Jan 11, 2011

Every year like clockwork, I lobbied The Stratosphere for a yearly pass to the top of the tower, and every year (also like clockwork), they told me to shove a jalapeno-coated bowling ball up my ass. I always thought their decision not to issue a pass was a little short-sighted. First of all, if people bought a yearly pass to something, they would feel compelled...

Jan 7, 2011

Jan 4, 2011

It was three hours before 2010 turned into 2011, and I was puking into a plastic bag. It was like that Family Guy episode where everyone drank ipecac on a dare. My family and I all had the flu and it was decided that no way in hell was anyone going anywhere for New Year’s Eve. After all, we’ve been there & done that so many times that...

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