Archive for the 'Seattle' Category

28 Nov

Pictures! Now! 2009 Seattle And Bumbershoot

It’s true! After only a couple months, I finally posted some pictures from our 2009 Seattle trip! We attended the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival, of course, and did some other fun stuff around our second-favorite city too. Larry and Robin (friends) were with us most of the trip and Mama O and her friends [...]

30 Sep

Seattle 2009 And Bumbershoot – Part 2

The tale of how we spent out Seattle vacation continues. The saga of the first four days can be found here. For the rest of the trip in all it’s glory, continue on, oh my humble and dear readers…
Saturday September 5
After a year of waiting, today was finally the first real day of the 2009 [...]

25 Sep

Seattle 2009 And Bumbershoot – Part 1

What we did on a summer vacation, the first four days anyway…
We recently went to Seattle for a week, as we have done over Labor Day for the last nine or so years. The big attraction is the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. It’s a three day festival with entertainment on about 15 stages, plus a [...]

30 Aug

It’s Almost Bumbershoot!

It’s almost here! The 2009 Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in Seattle. Three full days (and more) of music, art, comedy, film, literature, dance, theater, food, spectacle, more music, and lots of other stuff too!
View the massive schedule of all the Bumbershoot performers.
If you want to make a suggestion for me, put it in the [...]

12 Aug

Bumbershoot – You’re Telling Me!

Earlier this month I asked for input about which artists (music and otherwise) I should see at this year’s Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. I also listed some of the artists that I am thinking of seeing. Well, Mama O posted her suggestions online on the blog, but millions of you a bunch of you wrote me via email. So, here [...]

08 Aug

Who Should I See At Bumbershoot?

Here’s your chance to tell me where to go! Take a look at the schedule for the Bumbershoot Festival coming up and let me know what acts you think are worth seeing. I’ll be there and I might need help! The schedule is here:
http://sched.bumbershoot.org/
Any thoughts? Leave me a comment, click on the comment link below!
Bumbershoot Festival main [...]

03 Apr

New pix! 2006 Seattle, Bumbershoot, OR, CA, yeah!

Finally!! And it’s about time!! The pictures are online from the 2006 trip to Seattle (including the Bumbershoot Festival, more Seattle, Portland and Eugene (Oregon), and northern California. After only two and a half years! Yeah, baby! Friends Larry and Robin were there, as well as Mama O and some of her friends too. You can see what [...]

05 Mar

Bumbershoot Music And Arts Festival

- Update: The new Bumbershoot web site for 2009 is online as of March 6. Check it out. The first group of performers will be announced later this month, so they say, with more to follow…
- Second update: I can die happy now. Bumbershoot itself commented on this post [see below] and on their site! [...]

09 Sep

The Excellent Seattle Trip: Days 6 – 8

Note: Be sure to check out some of the links too!!
Monday 9/1
The last day of the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. Yikes! So let’s enjoy it!! After a quick monorail ride to the festival grounds, we strategized in the hospitality area. And we ate. Hey, you gotta eat or you’ll die, right? We started the [...]

05 Sep

The Excellent Seattle Trip: Days 4 – 5

Note: Be sure to check out some of the links too!!
Saturday 8/30
Today is the first day of the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. We are totally psyched and even more ready. Lots of music and almost every kind of arts spanning what, 15 or so stages, and elsewhere on the grounds too. It’s huge and [...]

04 Sep

The Excellent 2008 Seattle Trip: Days 1 – 3

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Wednesday 8/27
We flew into Seattle. Actually the plane did, but we were on it. There was me and Petra, friends Larry and Robin, and Mama O (who would meet up with the rest of her posse later). We took a crowded bus to the Camlin [...]

03 Aug

Bumbershoot 2008 – Less Than Four Weeks Away!

This is where we go every year for the past seven years and again this year (and next!). It’s the Bumbershoot Music And Arts Festival in Seattle. Go to their web site right away for more info. It is most awesome.
Basically, the festival is 15 or so stages and venues (give or take a couple) with [...]

24 Jul

Just Plain Stupid – Part 1

Stupidity. It’s everywhere! As the chart shows, this is an especially stupid time. Code Red!
As part of a continuing effort, I will share some of the stupidest things I run across. Today we have some dense people in our second-favorite city, Seattle, courtesy of Seattle Metblogs.
“Suspects Kyle Burress and Allen Pierce broke into Fred Meyer in Monroe, WA, stole [...]

17 Jul

New Pix! Well, New To You Anyway…

Greetings, gentle readers. I have finally posted the pictures from last year’s Seattle trip! See the glory of the Emerald City, view us and our posse, check out the annual Bumbershoot Festival, and much more! You can also read an exciting written summary of what we did, which will amaze and astound you. And the [...]