Gasworks Park, April 18th, 2009

The often wrong and much reviled Seattle weather team promise us that our long and miserable winter is really over this time. Personally I would rather trust my weather beetle but at least we had one nice day. Here is the view of Seattle from Gasworks Park on the north shore of Lake Union...

Update, Mid-April, 2009:

This winter I took an honest assessment of my progress with the guitar. After what should have been a terrific but turned into a toxic experience at The Puget Sound Guitar Workshop last summer and after making my winter assessment, I have to realistically admit that I am never going to be a guitar player. Did somebody say "BANJO!" ? Yes. I did. Even though PSGW was a toxic experience for me I still met a lot of great people there and among the greatest were the banjo players. When I got home from that ill-fated camp I immediately went to Stu Herrick's music store, The Folkstore, and bought a banjo. I am going to give the banjo as many years and as much effort as I gave the guitar and see whare it takes me.

Progressive Forum at Seattle Center

On Saturday, August 16th 2008, 1500 or so Seattlites, myself included, turned out to attend the progressive talk radio KPTK am1090's speakers forum featuring many of the show hosts from around the country. Seattle's own Ron Reagan acted as moderator for Stephanie Miller from California, Thom Hartman from Portland Oregon, Rachel Maddow from New York, Sam Sedar also from New York, Randi Rhodes who broadcasts from Florida and Mike Malloy out of Georgia.
It was a very hot day so I was initially glad they had moved from the previous years' location at Seattle Town Hall to the air conditioned Exhibition Center at Seattle Center. I have mixed reviews for the new venue however. It was hard to see or hear anything. Still, it was fun to see many of my favorite radio hosts in person. Here are a couple of pictures from the event...

(still pictures available at 1090 Photo Album )