The Seattle Moisture Festival

Over the weekend we attended The Seattle Moisture
Festival, a Vaudeville style Chautauqua that comes
to town for three weeks per year.

Briefly, a Chautauqua is a community-based, cultural and
social movement that started in the 1870's and flourished
in America until the mid 1920's. Think circus but without
animals. Jugglers, singers, performance artists, aerialists...

It was RAD to be entertained by people rather than computer
generated, advertising laced, poorly written garbage.

Learn more here and go out of your way to see something
similar: http://www.moisturefestival.com/

As Teddy Roosevelt put it, Chautaquas are "the most American
thing in America."

Spring's Popping in Seattle

The cherry trees at the University of WA are in
full bloom.



Seems they were more pink in hue in the past, but
they're still beautiful.



The neighborhood Euphorbias are really vibrant this
year too. Pretty amazing colors for something found
just outside the door.

RIP Panama Red

Changing it all up with a ton of help from my buddy

Jake. The springer shock is out of there and even

though every time I talk with the guy in the video

below I tell him the headlight will stay high, it'll probably

come down. Image above by Good Luck Gary

http://goodluckphoto.blogspot.com/

The Bundy Bug

My buddy Josh's mom went on a date with Ted

and rode in The Bundy Bug while old Ted was up

to no good in Utah. He had quite a go at it here in

Washington at the UW and Evergreen State College.

Luckily for Josh's mom, Ted didn't like the color of

her hair and there was never a second date.

They'd Probably Eat Your Face

SYDNEY: A survey of New Zealand's Antarctic territory
has unearthed novel marine creatures living in the icy depths
of the Ross Sea. The haul of 30,000 specimens includes giant
starfish half a metre across, and weird predatory sea squirts.
More...http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1904

This Would Push the Neighbors Over the Edge

Between the bikes, lowriders, late night metal

fabrication get-togethers, cranked up to 11

disagreement solving sessions, and cherrubic

children, our neighbors love us. A little bovine

friend could be the straw that breaks that camel's

already weak back. I'm saving my lunch change

from here on out for one of these little guys. I'll

name him Bullshit. After a long, hard day at work,

a certain amount of solace will be taken in walking

around the neighborhood searching for man's

upgraded new best friend shouting that sweet,

sweet name.

I've Always Looked Up to Him

Popeye is a good man. He treats his family and friends well and
stands up for what he believes in. When I was a kid and my oldest

sister was mean to me I would hit the spinach just like

my idol here. I don't think I ever really Popeye'd her, but I could

have and I'm convinced she knew it all along from the way

I would beat up my bedroom door after a spinach bender.

The Mushroom House

Architect James H. Johnson's Rochester, NY architectural

masterpiece The Pod House, affectionately referred to by

normal folk as The Mushroom House. I went to college in

Rochester and was always fascinated by it. I had a habit of

being 20 minutes late for any engagement remotely close

to the place.

AMOCAT

Deep in the heart of Puyallup, WA there's a little

hot rod shop turning out historical recreations of

years gone by. Whether it be art, design, cars,

architecture, or food, simple is always best.

Marshall likes cigarettes and vice-versa

Spare Change?

I'd give this guy my spare change, no questions asked.

Where's your head at?

Trust fund sucking, responsibility

ducking, trend humping, parking

bumping, lemming following, mall

wollowing...