The porchetta was good, but I wish I'd tried one of the sausages instead. A guy sitting next to me had the meatball sandwich and it didn't look tempting. I got the seat at the very end of the table at the back, so I could watch the melee at the counter.
Downtown Seattle smells like really good barbecue.
― Rock Hardy (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 17 September 2005 14:43 (eighteen years ago) link
while you're there, I'd consider checking out the University (U)District, including the student corridor around 45th and University Way (the Ave), with a couple of great movie theatres, the campus (with two good small museums - the Burke and the Henry), and a lake-waterfront area that includes a section of a great jogging/biking trail, the University's fish hatchery, and a great Mexican restaurant/kayak club.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 20 March 2006 17:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 17:17 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 17:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 March 2006 17:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 17:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 20 March 2006 17:44 (eighteen years ago) link
the (inside of the) library is highly worthwhile.
I think Pioneer Square isn't all that exciting, but it's old and pretty in parts and has the aforementioned Salumi, the great Elliot Bay book co, and Bud's Jazz records (small, vinyl-focused).
also a good idea - take the monorail from downtown to seattle center to see the Needle and EMP. the Fun Forest amusement park is a little forlorn-looking but charming. walk around here - there's nice landscaping, sculpture and some views, as well as good architecture in the Pacific Science Center (mostly for kids, but possibly worth admission for the longhouse alone), Northwest Rooms, and the Intiman Theatre (which is quite good). from there, you can walk to the Queen Anne branch of Easy Street Records.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 20 March 2006 18:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 20 March 2006 18:14 (eighteen years ago) link
Donut's got a bunch of stuff up on 43Places.com - it's a good resource.
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 18:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 20 March 2006 19:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Monday, 20 March 2006 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 19:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 20:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Monday, 20 March 2006 20:08 (eighteen years ago) link
July 1 kicks off Seafair
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 20 March 2006 20:10 (eighteen years ago) link
Oooo! Seafair! Blue Angels and PIRATES!
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 20:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 20 March 2006 20:22 (eighteen years ago) link
jaq i'm game for a fap in april. i've only ever met one other seattle ilxor (donut) and that was a while ago.
― jergins (jergins), Monday, 20 March 2006 21:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 22:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 20 March 2006 22:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 22:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 20 March 2006 22:44 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 20 March 2006 22:45 (eighteen years ago) link
I bought Buddenbrooks!
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Monday, 20 March 2006 22:52 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 23:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Monday, 20 March 2006 23:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― jergins (jergins), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 01:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 03:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― C0L1N B... (C0L1N B...), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 03:29 (eighteen years ago) link
C. - oh! do!
― Jaq (Jaq), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 03:48 (eighteen years ago) link
Late April weekend = EMP Pop Conference weekend = BILLIUNS AND BILLIUMS AND BILLIUNS of ILXors are going to be in Seattle that weekend, including Matos (coming back after moving to NYC the other day), Geeta, Michael Daddino, Joseph McCombs, Strongo (I think), Twan (I think), Heavens! Someone I forgot! ;-), and many many more people...
late June/early July = Me in Vancouver for major NoMeansNo CD Release party FAP in combination with possible road-tripping CaliLXorz FAP in Vancouver *and* Seattle.. and fuck yeah, Canada Day (July 1st) *and* July 4th at Lake Union off Westlake Ave. = parteeeeeeeeeee!
I'll be reposting the How To Get Around In Seattle FAQ in a few days, for the EMP Pop Conference peeps anyway... things have changed a little since last year, what with the bus tunnel closing, although the net effect on public transit is nothing worse than just the Monorail not working.. although who knows if it will be running by late April or late June, even. *shrug*
― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 03:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 04:14 (eighteen years ago) link
I don't know if anything happens yet! I only ordered it a few hours ago, hopefully nothing will. I'll try and fit it in before RPG Challenge...
― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 05:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 21:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 21:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 21:58 (eighteen years ago) link
xpostI am touched by your research! Genuinely! Particularly if I end up being too tired to take advantage of it.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 21:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jaq (Jaq), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 22:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 22:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 21 March 2006 22:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 03:21 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Jaq (Jaq), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 04:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 06:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― Yoo Doo Nut (donut), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 07:27 (eighteen years ago) link
Jeez, the baseball con basics are more expensive than last year ... I may stay downtown just for convenience, and hike it to the DoubleHeader, Eagle etc. (yes I'm in NYC, and I hike the hills of SF fairly easily when I go.
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 15:44 (eighteen years ago) link
Not a Seattle-centric revive, but -- I'm going to get in my truck and wander the country for a few days next week. Anybody east of the Mississippi want to meet up?
― WilliamC, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 15:15 (ten years ago) link