Whippet Good
It sure looks like someone had a good time last night. I walked up to Broadway about an hour ago, and on my way back, at the corner of Pike & Harvard, I passed about 30 Amyl Nitrate cartridges...
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Come on, guys, what the hell is this all about? “Slut”? “Fuck”? What are you people, eight years old? Oooooh, you wrote a naughty word. You, you, you, rebels! Regardless of my affinity for a business,...
View ArticleThank God!
After all this time, it’s nice to see that there are places in Pike-Pine that still welcome half-literate pygmy goat fuckers with open arms. Thank you, R Place, for you shall always be my home.
View ArticleNever Again! (okay, maybe again)
All hail the liberation of Pike-Pine! The BMW Concentration Camp, where thousands upon thousands of good, upstanding people were sentenced to years upon years of hard douchebaggery, is finally coming...
View ArticleThe Triumphant Return of Love Battery
Just saw this at 12th & Pine. Next Saturday at Lo-Fi on Eastlake. Sweet.
View ArticleCyclist Memorial at Pike & Boren
On this spot, last week, another cyclist was killed by an automobile driver. His name was Nap Cantwell. I actually heard this collision take place, and I’ve been just sick about it ever since. It is...
View ArticleOnly in Seattle
You don’t see this kind of graffiti in South Central LA. Can you image a gang running around any other city calling themselves the “Sissies”, and living more than 5 minutes to tell about it? Anyway,...
View ArticleThe People Have Spoken
Parking for 180 vehicles? 180 vehicles??!! Fuck you cocksucking surburban sons of assfucking bitches and your piece of shit poser future tenants. If I didn’t have a small dick and a shy bladder, I’d...
View ArticlePike Grocery II … This Time, It’s Personal
Products are on the shelves, and it looks almost ready to go. Last night, on my way up the hill to trick-or-treat, I peered inside the new Pike Grocery, and I was surprised by the size of the interior....
View ArticleThe Pike Grocery Grand Opening (and a Pissed-Off Rant About Nothing in...
Yesterday was an exciting day for yours truly. It’s a day I had been eagerly awaiting for months. Yesterday, Pike Grocery finally opened its doors, and as soon as my ferry docked, I beat a hasty path...
View ArticleHipsters Are Cool
Wanna know how I know? Check it out … they invented this completely new concept where they throw tennis shoes over a telephone wire. Shoes Hanging on Telephone Wire in Pike/Pine Shoes Hanging on...
View ArticleFuture Pike/Pine Cycle Parking
Future Scooter/Motorcycle Parking at Bellevue and Pike It’s paid parking at full automobile rates, but at least drivers won’t knock your bike over simply because you had the audacity to park legally....
View ArticleA Ride Through Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill at Harvard and Pine Today, I had a few things to take care of on The Hill and I rolled my camera for the majority of the trip. I obviously didn’t ride over the entire hill, but I covered...
View ArticleThe Ironic Intolerance of the Capitol Hill Block Party
The Capitol Hill Block Party is still a week away, but it already managed to entertain me. “How?”, you might ask? Well, I’ll tell you. Today, I pulled up the FAQ on the party’s website, and I struck...
View ArticlePhotos of the Night: The Comet
Comet Dogs and Comet Tavern in Pike/Pine Comet Tavern in Pike/Pine
View ArticleMike on The Hill
I just got back from the Capitol Hill Block Party environs. I wish I could say that I had a pleasant experience, but drama seems to follow me everywhere. I may expound on this later, but I’m trying a...
View ArticleDown it Comes
The demolition of the Pine Street eyesore is on its way down, soon to make room for yet another hipster habitrail. Yay? Pike/Pine - Pine and Bellevue Pike/Pine - Pine and Bellevue Pike/Pine - Pine and...
View ArticleThere Goes The Neighborhood
Pike/Pine - Corner of Melrose and Pine Street I love Pike/Pine. It’s the heart of urban Seattle. It’s the only neighborhood that, at least in my opinion, is equally part of Downtown, First Hill, and...
View ArticleThe Ill-Fated Corner of Melrose and Pine
The day after it was announced that Melrose & Pine would be razed and turned into Kirkland, complete with ample parking for car-dependent residents, I made it a point to get some updated shots....
View ArticleBuzz Osborne … Unplugged?
World’s Worst Photo of Anything Ever Buzz Osborne. King Buzzo. Guy with the greatest hair in … well, the greatest hair anywhere. As a prototypical member of what became known as “Generation X”, I hold...
View ArticleHating the Alien
I passed the Bauhaus block today, and while passing by, I couldn’t help but note the irony. Newcomers move to Capitol Hill because of places like Bauhaus. Yet, by moving here, they dramatically...
View ArticleClub Z’s New Slogan
“You won’t walk right for days. We guarantee it.” Pictured here is another satisfied customer. If you know what I mean.
View ArticleStarbucks Reserve Roastery & Tasting Room … wait … what?
It’s been said, often by me personally, that the TV show “Friends” killed the American city. Decades of white flight left inner-urban areas relatively diverse and downright affordable. Then,...
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