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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Saturday, August 13th, 9am-5pm: Not Your Usual…Estate Sale
Vintage, Retro, Tiki, Oriental, and Pop Culture Items; Handbags; Video Tapes Galore; DVDs; Books and Magazines; Furnishings and Decor; Cocktail and Barware; Posters, Prints, and Paintings; Toys & Games; Novelties & Curios, and More! Saturday the 13th, 9am-5pm, (just north of) 29th Ave. SW & SW Holden in West Seattle
No Comments » - Posted in Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
The Eye In The Sky: R.I.P. Eric Woolfson
In the early hours of December 2nd 2009 a remarkable talent in the world of song writing and composition, vision, and stage musicals passed away at the age of 64: his name, Eric Woolfson. The name may not be familiar to you, but his many achievements and associations in the world of music will surely [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Items of Interest,Music by Terence Gunn
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
The Frosting On The Classical Cake
I’ve been a listener of 98.1 Classical KING FM — Seattle’s classical music station — for many years. I listen to it at home and in my car. Mostly I turn it on for background music, often to facilitate my mood or creativity; but now and again a certain piece of music by a certain [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Art,Items of Interest,Music,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Lushy! at The Pink Door, Friday June 5th, 10pm
Seattle’s musical conglomorate of cocktail kitsch, dance grooves, bossa beats, and Spaced Out! sounds! Featuring tracks off their new up-and-coming album: http://lushy.com 1919 Post Alley (off Pike Place Market) Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 443-3241
No Comments » - Posted in Performance,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Sunday, May 17th, 2009
The Home Bar: Resurrection of a Mid-20th Century Domestic Icon (Revisited)
During the 1950s, ’60s and, to a lesser extent, the ’70s, the home bar was as much a part of American culture as baseball, apple-pie, and Chevrolet. In homes ranging from prosperous businessmen and celebrities to swingin’ bachelors and middle-class married men, the home bar was primarily a male aspect of domestic culture, like Brill [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Items of Interest,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Thoughts Of Easter, Pt. 2
Welcome to Part 2 of Thoughts Of Easter. In Part 1 I relayed some brief thoughts and facts concerning the origin of today’s Easter, namely the relation of the hare and the Easter Bunny, as well as the belief that today’s Easter holiday is a combination of both Christian events and Pagan ceremonies (particularly Celtic); [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Items of Interest,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
Thoughts of Easter, Pt. 1
Easter is purportedly Christianity’s oldest holiday, the day when Christ was resurrected three days after his crucifixion. In connection, Easter is also associated with the end of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and repentance which, in modern times, has become associated with the relinquishing of something in one’s life that one considers indulgent or [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Items of Interest,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Monday, April 6th, 2009
2009 Seattle Area Home Bar Tour entries
Aloha, Readers! With the super weather today my winter doldrums are subsiding. And with it comes the inclination to begin finding new Seattle home bars to add to the roster of this year’s Seattle Area Home Bar Tour, now in its fourth year, and taking place on the weekend of August 21st & 22nd. The [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Items of Interest,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Island Life Grand Re-Opening Party: Saturday, April 4th, 2pm-8pm
Saturday, April 4th 2pm-8pm Grand Re-Opening Party! Island Life 2909 1st Ave. South (1 mile south of Safeco Field) Seattle Exotic food and drinks! Cool prizes! And lots of tiki, surfy, beachy stuff on sale! Live music at 2.30pm by Seattle’s ukulele band, The Ukadelics 5.30pm-8pm, DJ Terence Gunn playing Exotica, Surf, Calypso, and Hawaiian [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Events,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Saturday, March 21st: LUSHY & Johnny Astro @ The Skylark
No Comments » - Posted in Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Friday, December 26th, 2008
LUSHY at the New Year’s Eve Swank-O-Rama @ The Rendezvous
New Year’s Eve. Looking to attend something different, something special, something classy and hep, yet not stuffy? Then look no further than the Swank-O-Rama at Belltown’s Rendezvous! Lushy will be ruling the lair of The Grotto with it’s intoxicating blend of bossa-beats, tiki-tones, reggae-rhythms, and alterna-pop, with a few Christmas gems thrown in for [...]
No Comments » - Posted in DJ,Music,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Friday, December 19th, 2008
SHOW CANCELLED: Dec. 20th, Lushy @ The Orient Express (Andy’s Diner)
Due to impending further harsh weather (like Seattle hasn’t already had enough!) and a wicked wind storm to top it off, Lushy is cancelling the gig at The Orient Express (previously Andy’s Diner) Saturday evening. We have been working very hard to make this a fun gig for all and were very much looking forward [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Monday, December 15th, 2008
Who Put The Nog In Eggnog?
It’s the Holiday Season and with it comes the traditional appearance of eggnog – spiced liquid dairy and poultry richness traditionally spiked with alcohol, nowadays offered in coffee houses as a seasonal alternative to the ever popular café latte, and even offered in supermarkets in artificial soy formulae. Hate it or love it, eggnog remains [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Food,Items of Interest,Seattle News by Terence Gunn
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
Dec. 20th: Lushy Christmas Show at The Orient Express (Andy’s Diner)
Continuing it’s four year tradition, Seattle band Lushy will be performing a Christmas show at the Seattle landmark, Andy’s Diner, on the evening of December 20th (a Saturday) in the SODO district, intoxicating the walls of the historic rail-car diner with its unique blend of bossa-beats, tiki-tones, reggae-rhythms, and alterna-pop. However this year, though the location is the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Music by Terence Gunn
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Boogie Woogie & Rock ‘N’ Roll, New Orleans-style: Mitch Woods’ Big Easy Boogie, October 20th & 21st at Highway 99 Blues Club
October 4, 2006, Pianist/Vocalist Mitch Woods brings together for a special performance an unsung inner circle of New Orleans’ Rock ‘n’ Roll royalty including Reggie Houston (original member of the Fats Domino Band). In 1980 Mitch assembled the highly successful boogie-woogie band Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88s. International success and acclaim came quickly. After only [...]
