Archive for the 'Seattle' Category

Wednesday 28 February 2007

don’t ask, don’t tell…if you’re a sonics fan

By spaceneedl | Community & Culture ~ Law & Politics ~ News and Talk ~ Sports & Games ~ Seattle

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seattle is disparaged by the political right as a “liberal” city.
what with our effete coffees and our wacko environmentalism and our licentious libidinousness.
we may not yet have san francisco values…but it’s good to aspire.
this ain’t gonna help…
2 Sonics owners: No gay marriage
The millionaires who’ve turned to this state’s left-leaning Legislature to authorize a $300 million […]

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Friday 22 December 2006

War on Christmas

By Gonzo | Travel & Holidays ~ Seattle

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Between having been sick as a dog and tirelessly protecting myself from the War on Christmas (see, I was born and raised a Jew, and though I’m currently a practicing Buddhist, I’m still asked by any Gentile who knows my heritage to defend the Seattle Lubavitchers…), I haven’t been blogging much this week.
And, since […]

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Tuesday 28 November 2006

what rain?

By spaceneedl | Community & Culture ~ Pacific Northwest ~ Seattle

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For all the fame of the rain in this soggy city, conversations about climate often lead to local defensiveness: Seattle, which averages about 38 inches of rain annually, is far from the country’s wettest big city. Atlanta, Boston, Houston, Miami and New York are just some of the others that get more rain.
it doesn’t rain […]

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Sunday 29 October 2006

spaceneedl in boston

By spaceneedl | Travel & Holidays ~ Careers & Education ~ Seattle

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business travel is so glamorous.
nothing but dames and booze and room service.
and then the 60s ended.
let’s start with the planes. they’re packed. there’s never an empty seat next to you, and no room to stand in the aisle. you want to work on your laptop? that won’t be possible if the seat in front of […]

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Sunday 22 October 2006

cancel my #%^!@&* subscription

By spaceneedl | Law & Politics ~ News and Talk ~ Seattle

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blasphemy.
i just read the seattle times’ endorsement of mike mcgavick for the u.s. senate.
it made me ill.
mcgavick is a republican, which means he’s part of the problem in this country, not the solution.
in addition to being a drunken weasel, mcgavick supports the treasonous “military commissions act of 2006,” likes government eavesdropping on americans, favors […]

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Monday 18 September 2006

some kind of genius

By spaceneedl | Community & Culture ~ Seattle

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seattle is the smartest city in america.
allegedly.
that’s the opinion of the u.s. census, anyway.
i’m skeptical. how smart can we be, after all? we paid hundreds of millions in taxes in anticipation of expanding the monorail, only to discover it’d cost billions more to do the job. so the project was scrapped. despite that fact, […]

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Friday 28 July 2006

Israel-Lebanon comes home?

By jekyll | News and Talk ~ Seattle

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Right now (5 pm) there is police containment of a Seattle shooting of two or three people occurred at the Jewish Federation Center. This is two blocks from where I was working at the time. The response was large. Ten ambulances flew down our street alone as well as at least three fire trucks. Other […]

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And where we are met with cynicism and doubt and fear and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of the American people in three simple words - yes, we can.

Barack Obama

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
What can I say? I'm a diehard Wilco fan. One of my earliest posts here at Transcendental Floss was in response to their previous record, and their latest, Sky Blue Sky, has captivated me just like everything they've ever done. Of course, it's been out for awhile and everyone's digested it and reviewed it to death, but still I can't keep my mouth shut about it. At this point, with their six albums sandwiching two Mermaid Avenue volumes of collaboration with Billy Bragg, I'd go so far as to compare their run of recordings to pretty much any of the great bands in history. Seriously, it's been one revelation, one evolution, one highly listenable album after another spanning twelve years! This latest offering continues to be drenched in references to their musical influences, and here the 1970s reign supreme. With nods ranging from Steely Dan to Led Zeppelin, this is a record that has that classic vinyl sound all over it.
— Gonzo

Loudon Wainwright III - A Live One
Here's a likely obscure one for many of you. Loudon, father of Rufus, was one of many post-Dylan singer-songwriters whom, if they didn't intentionally try to follow in Dylan's footsteps, ended up labeled as having done so during a surge of public interest in people who could simply sing songs and play an acoustic guitar. Loudon is a quirky writer and performer, and his songs range from very funny to shockingly raw and personal. I'm particularly fond of Clockwork Chartreuse, which plays around with a little of the old ultra-violence. If you watched as much M*A*S*H as I did when it was on, you might remember Loudon, who appeared as Captain Spalding, the singing surgeon, in three episodes in its third season.
— gonzo

Once
This low budget "musical" (I'll explain the quotes in a second) knocked me out and inspired me to quit my job, take off for Europe with my guitar, and spend the rest of my days busking, but then I remembered that I'm married and have a 10-year old son, both of whom I like an awful lot. Sigh. Anyway, Once has been labeled a musical only because songs are performed in the film from start to finish. But, the songs aren't obviously contextual, the actors don't just break into song to backing music coming from nowhere, and there are no dance numbers through the Dublin streets where it was filmed. The chemistry between the two leads is wonderfully sweet and funny, the music is at times lovely and tender, other times deliciously melodramatic and passionate.
— gonzo

Ode Magazine
Here's a twist, our first ever magazine recommendation in the Brain Candy department. With the tagline "To People - To Passion - To Possibilities", Ode is a breath of fresh air, good news for a change and lots of it. Articles are easily digestible without being dumbed down, and they regularly highlight ideas and people I later hear about via other media sources. Co-produced in The Netherlands and the U.S., there's a decidedly European feeling to the zine that I enjoy immensely. From science to spirituality, sustainability to the arts, I love getting my hit of optimism every issue. If you aren't a magazine reader, the Ode website offers a lot of the content from the magazine, as well as reader blogs and social networking interactivity.
— gonzo

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Wednesday 28 February 2007

don’t ask, don’t tell…if you’re a sonics fan

Friday 22 December 2006

War on Christmas

Tuesday 28 November 2006

what rain?

Sunday 29 October 2006

spaceneedl in boston

Sunday 22 October 2006

cancel my #%^!@&* subscription

Monday 18 September 2006

some kind of genius

Friday 28 July 2006

Israel-Lebanon comes home?

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