Seattle Twist

World famous Ukulelel-playing chorus duo, Petty and Booka from Tokyo will be playing in Seattle March 20th in Seattle.  They specialize in putting a unique polynesian or Country-Western twist on faves from the world of country, bluegrass, exotica, punk, 1980s pop, and what ever is cool. 

One of my favorite albums “Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian” features favorites such as “Ukulele Lady”, “Pineapple Princess” and “Sophisticated Hula”. 

March, 20 2008 at Hi Dive / Japan Nite
513 N 36th, Seattle, 98103
with: Petty Booka/The Emeralds/detroit7 THE BEACHES /SCANDAL

Petty Book MySpace

All your favorite things in one deliciously tawdry event: Bowling, Oscars, Drinking, and Dressing like your favorite tart or hunk! How do you beat that?

This is Seattle Art Cars seventh annual and LAST Crossdress Bowling Party at the Sunset. Never again will you get to bowl in fishnets next to the longshoreman’s union league or the local electrician’s union league.

They’ll start bowling at 7pm sharp and go until nine at which point they will retire to the lounge for some awards, some Oscar roundup and some more drinking.

The cost is $20 plus $3 for shoes if you don’t own your own.

The customized trophies will be prominently displayed and artcar books will be available for sale, some of which feature artists who you may have the chance to bowl with!

The Sunset Bowl is being demolished, so this will be one for the History Books.

Should you be unable to attend on February 24th or prefer to just help fund Seattle Art Cars without attending, (tax-deductible, we are a 501 C-3), you can make a donation via this handy SEATTLE ART CARS DONATION LINK.

Last Saturday it was a cold, drizzly night. Clusters of people drawn to the Georgetown Art Attack stood across the street from where the Rainier Cold Storage stock house building was being demolished, taking in the beauty. The rain was misting and sodium streetlights reflected off clouds onto the crumbling brick, broken windows, and jagged edges of wood. It looked like it did not want to come down, but was so graceful in its decay. We speculated about whether any of it would be preserved.

Dan Bertolet at hugeasscity.com points out that the cooler in the building had frozen the ground underneath, and when the cooler was turned off in 2002, the resulting settling made the building unsound. At the Slog there’s a lot of discussion about whether it really needed to come down, and whether this is another step towards gentrifying Georgetown. We hope not. The Seattle P-I gives history and more info here.

photo (c) matt tamaru

Lots of photos of the demolition and building at flickr.

…..to make MLK’s Birthday A Hangover Holiday