USELESS FACTS: I’ve lived here in the PNW all my life, and I don’t think I even KNOW anyone who uses an umbrella. In point of fact, I admit that my parents evidently bought one at some point…but I have never seen it used. It hangs in the back porch of the family home. If, at some point, someone actually opens it, it will probably disintegrate into dust and spiny metal. I myself have never used one. Sheesh, what’s all the fuss about a little rain?
JohnnyLA and I will meet you all at Doc Maynards. We are looking forward to meeting you! Except for those of you who I have already met before. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you AGAIN. [sub]Have I covered all the bases? Yes? Phew![/sub]
Since I’ve lived all over the country, and been rained on over al lot of the world, I have lots of Bumbershoots. I have one I bought on the street in New York City during a downburst. I have one I was given in Amsterdam on a day in August I really wanted gloves and wool socks. I have one I got in Bogota to shade the sun. I have a couple with the Boeing Logo. Just, please, don’t ask me where they are.
The forecast calls for rain all week. Does that mean constant rain or is Seattle rain of the intermittent type? Usually when it rains here, it rains pretty constant for several hours. Would an umbrella be necessary or would people just point and laugh at me? You people make it hard to pack!
Just over 24 hours to swampfest! Now I’m really excited!
No one would laugh, we have lots of tourists. But, why? do they make boys outta sugar in Georgia?
Even though they say rain, it may just be occasional showers. The sun’s out right now. Its rather insipid, but its only 8:00AM. Oh, and if you’re getting your information from the web or national news, they are always wrong.
Swampy, I wasn’t going to tell you, but I just can’t keep secrets.
I painted a Placard for dinner. It has Mt Rainier, an iffy rendition of the Space Needle and the Box it came in (Columbia Tower its the big black one), an orca, a floating bridge, crew racers , a sail boat, and lots 'o trees. And, of course, in big letters, “2005 Swampfest in Seattle”
You don’t have to keep it, but you can, if you like. It will help you remember us duck folk.
picunurse that placard is what our great MMP leader Rue DeDay would call jake. Matter of fact I believe it qualifies as jakely jake! It will be one of my most treasured mementoes. That is so uber jake and cool of you! Everybody will be jealous of our cool placard at our table while they just have plain old ordinary tables. They will look longingly at the table of cool kids at the restaurant, all because of you.
Dang! I just cannot wait! I’m all but bouncing up and down in my chair.
My schedule has changed again. Looks like Me is back on the menu, boys! So remind me, what exactly is the schedule? Who’s meeting whom where and at what time for how long, and who’s bringing the cocktail weenies and kerosene?
Years ago I read a probably apocryphal but vaguely plausible factoid related to this. Seems that people in Los Angeles buy more umbrellas than people in Seattle, while people in Seattle buy more sunglasses than people in Los Angeles. Rationale for the counterintuitive purchasing is that it rains so infrequently in L.A., nobody knows where the umbrella is when they need it, so they gotta go get another one, whereas everybody always knows where their sunglasses are because they wear them all the time. The converse would be true in Seattle: you know where your umbrella is (even if you never use it), but you can’t remember where your sunglasses are because you don’t know the last time you got to use them.
Probably — no, almost certainly — BS. But still fun.
Cocktail weenies in kerosene, YUM!
YAY! {b]Cervaise** is coming! The plan is to meet at Doc Maynard’s at 3:00 for beers and to buy tickets for the Underground Tour at 4:00 ifn ya want to do that. Dinner is at Chinook’s at 6:30. After that, who knows what mayhem, riot, death and destruction will occur. After all it is a Dopefest.
Cervaise, if you’re doing the Underground, we’re meeting at Doc Maynard’s around 3 for beers and buyin’ tickets for the 4:00 tour. If you’re just doing dinner, then it’s around 6:30 at Chinooks. Addresses (if you don’t know where they are) are plastered all over the thread (see post #108).
And um. You know I was joking about that ‘cranky sumbitch’ thing right? 'Cause I totally was!
YAY! I found my camera. It was right where I put it last even. Usually that ain’t so. Be prepared to smile and look all purty for the camera everybody. We must have a pictorial remembrance of this auspicious occasion.
I finally figured out how folks can recognize me. I’ll be wearing my Easter Seals Bass Tournament Cap. It says “Easter Seals Tournament.” Why do you have one of those, you ask? Because I work for Easter Seals, I answer. Now I’ll get to explain all about my work tomorrow. Like anybody cares. Except me. See, come Monday morning I’ll get all professional like. The transformation from swampy to bidness man is phenomenal, I tell ya. Just phenomenal.
I’m all packed and ready to go bright and early tomorrow morning. I’m just hoping I’ll sleep some tonight, I’m so psyched and excited! Seattle, Here I Come!
WOOHOO!!!
Can y’all tell I’m excited? Ok, swampy’s going to bed. See ya tomorrow!
Well, I am looking forward to this! I have a question though, is the restaurant within walking distance of the tour? I want to park strategically. And, you know, I don’t know what any of you look like, could someone send me a photo? My e-mail is in my profile. See you at Doc Maynard’s, I bet I get there first!
I don’t think the restaurant is within walking distance. The address is 1900 W. Nickerson street. I think the restaurant is about 4 to 5 miles from Doc Maynards.
I couldn’t open your picture. Swampy will be wearing an Easter Seals Bass Fishing Tournament baseball cap, so he should be easy enough to spot.
I have medium brown shoulder length hair and glasses. I’ll be wearing blue jeans and a black shirt with a kind of periwinkle colored jacket. The hubby has dishwater blonde hair, a goatee and mustache, glasses and will be wearing blue jeans, a black shirt and a khacki colored jacket.
The hubby and nephew are going out on our boat to fish tomorrow morning, but I’ve given very strict instructions that they are to return by about 11:30. I figure we’ll leave here around 1:30 or 1:45 (I live in Puyallup). This should give us plenty of time to find parking and Doc Maynards.
Can’t wait to meet all of you. This will be a blast!
Good luck, Chinook’s is at Fishermen’s terminal a working dock. No hotels close. My friends and I don’t drink, so, if anyone gets too sloshed, we’ll get them either home or to a hotel.
See everyone at 6:30!
C-ya… TOMORROW!!! WHOOPEEEE!