It was a fantastic extended weekend. The weather couldn't have been much better, especially considering it's September in a fairly northern city. No rain at all. The evenings did get a little chilly but it was mostly cloudless and lovely.
Danielle made it up from Portland and was a great concert buddy for Saturday and Sunday. We saw a lot of shows together and a few solo ventures. Michael joined me on Monday for a shorter last day. The crowds were much worse on Monday and someone said it was because Skrillex (the show you couldn't have paid me to go to) was performing Monday night. We had to pass on The Wombats because the line was so long. Some of the beer gardens were the same. Saturday and Sunday were much more manageable and in terms of crowds, more enjoyable.
The food was mostly as expected. The most disappointing food were the Parmesan garlic fries which managed to look and smell of both Parmesan and garlic but taste like neither. The pork skewer from Monday was probably my favorite, though the Thai coffee and tea was stellar too.
Strangest moment: ooo, tough one. The Unicorn in gold platforms? The Elvis impersonator on a tall unicycle carrying juggling batons who never juggled? Watching Lovebomb a go-go, a marching band and dance troupe dressed in varying degrees of white and sparkle? I'm going to go with the people watching. There were lots of different and interesting folks to look at, or avoid looking at as the case might be. It was another example of the fact that Seattle accepts all comers. You name it, we saw it. Colored hair, bad hair cuts, too much/no enough clothing, costumes, face paint, piercings, a default tattoo show, pets, a parade of bad fashion choices, etc, etc.
Happy non-music moments: The inflatable T-rex (until Danielle ruined it!!), finding a coconut earring shop that had business cards with guys who must have been from Bali on them, cute free monster stickers, getting 45 free shampoo samples that I'll donate, free silk screened canvas bag with a cool Bumbershoot logo (worth the 45 minutes in line), randomly bumping in to some girls I know. Most important - laying on the grass, in the sun with GREAT company listening to good music and enjoying being back in Seattle.
Music recap tomorrow!!
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