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If they remember Devo at all, most people’s recollections of Devo probably revolve around MTV videos, mainly the song “Whip It” which was their big breakout hit, with the band wearing their “energy dome” hats and yellow jumpsuits. The imagery and their running themes about things such as de-evolution may Read more…
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In the early 2000’s I purchased a bright yellow Ducati sport touring bike, the first in a series of motorcycles I owned that were built for long distance sport riding. I found a Yahoo group (this was before Facebook) of like-minded individuals whose primary reason for belonging to the group Read more…
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Peter Gabriel played at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday, Oct 8th. At the age of 73, Peter is just as creative as ever. Peter Gabriel was an original member of the band, Genesis, and is in the rock and roll hall of fame twice, once with Genesis and once as Read more…
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I’ve posted a couple of times about one of my favorite groups, Toad the Wet Sprocket, and how despite relentless touring and a phenomenal catalog of songs they really don’t get the recognition they deserve. The same can be said of Carbon Leaf. Some of this is probably due to Read more…
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Sam and I returned to Climate Pledge Arena on Oct 6th for Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service. This was a unique concert in that we knew exactly what songs would be played and in what order they would be played in prior to the show. I’ll explain. Read more…
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Sam and I went to see Queens of the Stone Age at Climate Pledge Arena on Oct 4th. QOTSA is an alternative rock band that I would say came out of the grunge movement of the early 90’s. Josh Homme is the guiding force behind the band. Josh had previously Read more…
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Sam and I went to see Billy Strings Sunday night at WAMU Theater. Billy and his band play bluegrass. If I’m honest, for me, bluegrass is usually best served in small doses. I can admire the technical proficiency it takes to play bluegrass but having four or five players all Read more…
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Samuel and I went to see Sting at Climate Pledge Arena this past Wednesday evening. Who is Sting? Well, Sting’s given name is Gordon Sumner and he was the lead singer for The Police from their inception in 1979 until they broke up in 1986. Since then he’s primarily been Read more…
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The North Fork Skykomish Trailhead is great because it’s actually the trailhead for three separate trails, all of which can be put together to make loops of different lengths. Last week I did a three day loop that took me on the West Cady Ridge trail before intersecting the PCT Read more…
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The North Fork Skykomish Trailhead is actually the trailhead for three trails, West Cady Ridge heads south, the North Fork Skykomish trail heads east and the Quartz Creek trail goes north. It’s a great trailhead because you can connect all of these trails with other trails and create loops of Read more…