Went for my second actual jog this week…the previous one was the first real jog in 18 years, ouch. 1.1 miles around the Brighton Playfield & Aki Kurose is currently a stretch…bought some running shoes up in Greenwood for it…Lightning Bolt make excellent running-metal.
I loathed jogging for years…but, I seem to be allergic to gyms and to riding my bike with Seattle drivers. We’ll see how this running thing goes…
(via shinymama)
Lighthouse Roasters still makes a tasty Americano. How can it be, that I lived in this neighborhood (Fremont) ten years ago? Kirsten reminds me: “You’re old.” Heh…
You can buy tickets for the show via Brown Paper Tickets. Enjoy!
FRI, October 2, 7pm
The Mountain, The River and The Road
(Michael Harring, Seattle, 2008, 75min)
The latest of Seattle’s forays into the new talkies drably bestowed with the moniker “mumblecore” stars some of the genre’s finest, Justin Rice (Mutual Appreciation, Alexander The Last), Tipper Newton (LOL, Hannah Takes The Stairs) and Joe Swanberg (Nights and Weekends, LOL). Born out of a chance encounter at our 2007 Local Sightings, Michael Harring’s 16mm feature debut finds Jeff (Rice) as his parents are kicking him out of the house. Faced with an uncertain future, Jeff starts out on a road trip to Austin, TX with his friend, Tom (Swanberg) who’s also escaping his own relationship problems. Half way through the journey Tom jets to sort out issues with his girl friend while Jeff decides to stay behind in the town of Kernville, CA in hopes that he will be struck with inspiration as he avoids the pressures of home. Unfortunately, all he ends up doing is wandering the sleepy small town and watching daytime television. Then one day, after locking himself out of his motel room, Jeff meets the beautiful Cat (Newton), a chainsaw- toting rural gal who happens to work at the front desk of the motel. After some of the genre’s finest moments of early relationship stumbling, it’s beginning to seem like Jeff just might stay on, but with Tom returning and reality setting in, could this be a life developing, or is he still just putting off his future? The Mountain, The River and The Road is a beautifully shot debut from another of Seattle’s up and coming talents.
If you’re in the Seattle metro area & want to check out that film I did location audio for a while back you can catch it at the Local Sightings Festival at the Northwest Film Forum on Capitol Hill. The festival runs in early October and my pal Mike has told me that “The Mountain, The River and The Road” will play opening night (October 2nd). Submitted for your consideration…enjoy!
My pal Doug recently produced a commercial for Full Tilt, a new ice cream joint/early ’80s arcade/music venue, with locations in White Center and down the hill from our house in Columbia City. I luuuuurv the Mexican Chocolate, Horchata and Rocky Road Overload flavors…Kirsten digs the Vegan Chocolate and Mango Chili flavors. The Columbia City location features the old wire-frame Star Wars game (the one with the X-Wing trigger-controller), Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Super Pac-Man, Time Pilot, Pole Position and several pinball machines, including a Gilligan’s Island machine, heh.
I’ve had the same cold for the past week-&-a-half…heard some coughs around the office. Parents are sending kids back to school…kids come home with cold-bugs, parents cough ‘em around the air-conditioned office, etc. Dayquil, Ricola & Emergen-C are constant companions.
I’m not complaining though…this is my favorite time of year. I dig the harvest moons, the deciduous leaf changes against the huge evergreens on our block in Hillman, apples…and the two gallons of blackberries that Kirsten picked from the backyard over the weekend. We froze a couple bags…Kirsten baked a pie with the rest, ha ha.
Autumn means Day of the Dead and Halloween are coming, too. They are my favorite holidays, especially Day of the Dead. Expect more posts about the holiday as November 1st approaches, gentle readers.
This news bit got me all nostalgic re: the various bands that I’ve played in that have played the Croc over the years…Odessa (a.k.a. Sun Vow), The Getter Flash, Modest Mouse (just for one song for their first show there…they were erroneously billed as “Modest Mouth”…I played on “Put Your Dukes Up”, would’ve been in ‘95 iirc) and Red Stars Theory. I played the Croc the most with RST…none of those shows are up on the UW site yet.
I though Jim Anderson really was the coolest sound guy to check with and play for in Seattle from the mid-90s through the early-oughts. The Breakroom also had nice sound folks back in the day.
“Justifiably beloved sound ninja Jim Anderson just emailed me the lovely news that the much-discussed archives of live performances from the old Crocodile Cafe will be open to the public tomorrow. A FAQ about the 2,800 hours of recordings is up over on the University of Washington Library website now. A complete list of all the bands included—from Acid Mothers Temple to Wolf Parade—can be viewed over here.”
Happy Independence Day from Gasworks Park on Lake Union in Seattle
Kirsten and I were invited out to Vashon Island for a tour of Kurtwood Farms. The dinner that finished off the evening was incredible, courtesy of the chef Kurt and his assistants. Kirsten took most of these pictures…she has a better eye for detail.
