Hymon & Parfunkel At The Village

Last weekend, we watched We Ain't Never Gonna Breakup The Hymon and Parfunkel Musical at the Village Theater in Issaquah.

It is not loosely based biography of Simon and Garfunkel, but an absurdist musical look at the 60s through the eyes of a fictional folk dou largely resembling the legendary folk duo.

Yacht Rock Revue 5--Takin' It To The Streets

 Takin' It To The Streets is an oldie, but it never sounds like one. 

A Day At Woodland Park Zoo 4--Bear Exhibit

 This was also fascinating. From last week's zoo visit.

Yacht Rock Revue 4--The Love Boat

 It's not often heard on Yacht Rock radio, but it perhaps, personifies the era.  Yacht Rock Revue, opened the show with the theme from The Love Boat.  

The Cover-up 2--Rainbow In The Dark

 The band reached into music that gets little play in performances.  Rainbow in the Dark was originally done by Ronnie James Dio 

Cover-Up Plays Maple Valley

We were back to rock n rolling this weekend as we watched Cover-up play The Lost Dutchman here in town.  The lead guitarist's son works at The UPS Store with Deb.  

Yacht Rock Revue 3--Everywhere

 

Yacht Rock Revue 2--My Old School

The band does the Steely Dan classic.

Yacht Rock Revue Plays The Zoo

 We joined our friends for the first Zootunes concert last night (Thursday, June 3rd, 2026).  Shown here, the are doing the I've Had The Time Of My Life.

A Day At The Woodland Park Zoo 3--Gorilla Exhibit

 This has to be one of the most popular exhibits at the zoo.  The humanlike traits of the gorillas are quite fascinating.

A Day At The Woodland Park Zoo 2--Toucan

 I've never seen a Toucan in real life.  The bird has a unique look and character.

The display is in the Rain Forest Exhibit at the zoo. 

A Day At Woodland Park Zoo

 We spent a day at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo today, partly to check out the zoo and also to see the Yacht Rock Revue Concert, part of Zoo Tunes.  

Here is the Yellow Anaconda. 

Russell Wilson Officially Retires

Former Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson, who guided Seattle to its first Super Bowl victory, is now officially retired.  

It was already announced that he was joining the CBS broadcast crew for pregame analysis, but reporters stopped short of saying the 14 quarterback was ending his playing career permanently. 

1951 Jack Keating Takes Over At Walla Walla Station

June of 1951, Jack Keating takes over at KWWB, whom he would later have the call letters changed to KTEL.

Keating would own the station until his death in the mid 1980s.