It’s really weird to care about a football game when masked government enforcers are in the streets shooting people at point blank range…

Tom was wrong. I believe a 17-point touchdown is made when you hit a grand slam from half court during the extra time after 90-minutes. Obviously, this rule only applies to NFL teams that share the stadium with a soccer team. It’s called the “double football” rule. Look it up! 😂

I think Vine was used by younger Millennials. Maybe with some overlap with elder Gen Z.

We are going on vacation out of the country in a few months. I keep thinking “I better not post anything too political, because the government might see it.” Wild times we live in.

Quiet Seattle Christmas night

Every Hawks “fan” that was booing Darnold at this game should stfu. With a winning record and clinched playoff spot, there is no need to boo. It would be understandable if going into this game the Hawks were 3-11 instead of 11-3

#OnThisDay in 1999, when most journalists were cleared out of downtown Seattle during the WTO protests, HistoryLink had the only live feed of the disturbance (one frame per minute) from the webcam in our office window. Learn more about it here: www.historylink.org/File/9203

Being an adult means having steak for dinner and Count Chocula for dessert

Back in April while cycling through the streets of Paris I told myself that this was going to be the summer where I get out and ride more regularly. It took me until August before I did that. 105 miles in one month. Not a bad start!

Are those life-sized SWAPMEAT figures? If so, can I borrow them for Halloween? I’ve…got…a…plan…🎃🍖

Liberals strongest ability, being able to protest what we don’t like.

Liberals weakest ability, being able to protest what we don’t like, even if it’s a fellow liberal. And even if it means burning everything down to the ground and letting a dictator take over.

I think my midlife crisis might be thinking of selling everything and moving to France.

Thanks, that means a lot to me. We will see where things go. For now, some much overdue rest.

Appreciate it! I think you summed it up well, “shit’s super fucked everywhere.”

The post-covid shift to bands being in just survival mode. Doing what’s only in their best interest and not supporting the scene/community is a rough transition for me.

At the 11th hour we had a lead on support and gear, but was it enough time? Nothing was solid. And then the call was made. The show was canceled. The venue said it was a real shitty thing to do. It was a reality check and maybe the affirmation I needed — imposter and it’s time to move on…

With tickets on sale and weeks before the concert, I told myself if I can’t pull this show off, that would be my sign to hang it up — or at least a hiatus.

Months of work, I couldn’t get anything to align. I finally got the venue but couldn’t get opening support after the original bands had to drop out. As I called in every contact and favor nothing was working.

I was then tasked with booking a show in Seattle. Find a venue, support, and loaner gear. The goal, the band can fly in, play, and fly out.

Even though they were albums that I loved and worked hard on, I still didn’t have it in me to give them proper promotion.

I reverted back to my Midwest music roots. Releasing records from friends I made 20 years ago. That was a blast and I am so happy that I was able to get those records out in the world.

All the momentum and fun evaporated. Tours canceled, big gigs canceled, and no one wanted to buy a record. As covid waned, the damage was done. The fun was gone. The scene has changed. I spent the past few years debating if this was it. End of the record, as the needle goes to static.

The hustling was strong, connections were made, I found myself having a place in the competitive Seattle scene. How was this possible? Then covid hit…

In the years before covid, I found myself in recording studios that bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam, and many more once darkened their doors. I became friends with audio engineers who worked on some of your favorite albums. Had my bands played on KNDD and KEXP.

I’ve toured with bands, worked in radio, booked/promoted shows for national acts, and finally ran an independent record label for the past 15 years. I’ve always questioned how I ended up there and my skills. Was it all just lucky accidents?

Imposter syndrome is the real deal. I’ve had it for the past 25+ years being in the music industry. Even saying that I am in the music industry makes me feel like I’m telling a lie.

Perfect, thank you! Just sent this onto her. It’s awesome that she and her group is taking this on. The goal is to present it to the EU.

She has a list of specifics topics that they are gathering information on, such as storytelling with respect, ethical reporting, best practices for narrative and how to be respectful.

Anyway, didn’t know if you had any resources handy or bandwidth to correspond. Thank you!

@amandaknox.com I know the chances are slim because you’re super busy, but I have to ask. We have a former Ukrainian exchange student who is back in Europe. She’s working for a new organization that is working to create new standards for how media portrays formally incarcerated people.

Just a stroll through Saint Germain to Champs de Mars and back. Just in time for vin et fromage as it started to rain

Dinner on the Seine after a long day of travel