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Bartell’s Soda Fountain, 1922
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litlnemo
Tuesday, Jan 6 2015
Something for those, like me, who are interested in Seattle history: Bartell Drugs is still in business, but, sadly, there are no soda fountains remaining at their stores. There is no longer a store at Second and Union, but there is one a block away on Third. (This post is mirrored on my soda fountain blog,…
“Women Who Rock” and wear sparkly things
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litlnemo
Friday, Jun 14 2013
The new “Women Who Rock” exhibit opens today at the EMP Museum. I saw a preview this week, and though I enjoyed it, as I left the exhibit I had definite mixed feelings about it. The exhibit opens with a great photo of Joan Jett with a “takes no shit from anyone” look and a…
24 years ago this week: YEAH! Magazine #5, Bumbershoot Preview
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Thursday, Sep 1 2011
This week I’ve got YEAH! Magazine issue #5 for you: the 1987 Bumbershoot Preview. We posted capsule previews for all of the local bands playing at that year’s Bumbershoot festival. If you were around here in the 80s, these names should bring back a lot of memories. This was the last weekly issue. The weekly…
24 years ago this week: YEAH! Magazine #4 is missing!
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Thursday, Aug 25 2011
I went to scan YEAH! Magazine #4 today, and was disappointed to find that I don’t have a copy of #4. I thought I had a complete run of the ‘zine, but apparently not. I’d like to appeal to anyone who may have a copy of #4—I would like to copy it if you have…
24 years ago this week: YEAH! Magazine #3
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Thursday, Aug 18 2011
Following up on last week’s post, here’s YEAH! Magazine #3, featuring the Life, the Young Fresh Fellows, Sam Smith, the PopLlama Picnic, and more. (Click the cover to download the whole PDF.) This issue was reasonably solid, I think. The magazine’s volunteers weren’t burned out yet, and we were all pretty motivated. Some of the…
All roads led to the Dog House
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Monday, May 17 2010
It’s been a while now, but I remember quite a few late night meals at the Dog House before it closed. It’s hard to believe it’s been 16 years! So when I saw this matchbook cover on Flickr, it made me smile.
Fashion for your ORCA card
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Wednesday, Aug 5 2009
I haven’t been posting much lately — been busy working on the Beacon Hill Blog and other stuff, but one thing I have done a bunch of is riding our new Link light rail trains and using my new ORCA card to pay the fare. I was used to a similar card from our trip…
Richard Elliott, reflector artist, RIP
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Saturday, Nov 29 2008
A few months ago I wrote about the lovely reflector art installed on Martin Luther King Jr Way as part of the light rail project, and was thrilled when the artist himself replied to my post. So I am very sad today to hear that Richard Elliott, the reflector artist, died recently of pancreatic cancer….
Will the City Collegian publish again?
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Thursday, Nov 13 2008
Many years ago I worked for the Seattle Central Community College newspaper, The City Collegian. I’m sad to see that the paper has stopped publishing, but surprised to see that budget cuts and lack of interest aren’t the reason for the shutdown. It does sound as if the paper stepped on someone’s toes. The administration…
An evening at the Seattle Spelling Bee
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Wednesday, Nov 5 2008
In 1979, I won the Seattle city spelling championship. I went on to the regional competition (a huge one — I think there were about 180 spellers in that event that year) and did reasonably well but did not win. So no trip to Nationals for me. And that was my last spelling bee. Until…
My latest project
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Saturday, Oct 25 2008
For the last few weeks I’ve been working pretty hard (along with Jason) on a new project, and this time it’s not knitting or anything like that. It’s the Beacon Hill Blog. If you’re at all interested in Seattle neighborhood goings-on, check it out. And if not, here’s a knitting status photo from a few…
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24 years ago this week: YEAH! Magazine
What were you reading 24 years ago this week? If you were in Seattle at the time, it might have been this: Or this: YEAH! Magazine was published off and on in 1987-88. I founded the magazine during the summer of 1987, after a long conversation with friends at the Hall of Fame club in…