The Beatles Day Tripper (Live At Candlestick Park)

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles last scheduled live appearance,  A clip from that engagement at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on August 29th, 1966,

Gene Wilder Gone At 83

Gene Wilder, one of America's most beloved comedy actors, has died at 83.  Wilder was known for his roles in Mel Brooks films Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein.  He also played the lead roll in Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (above).  He also played in the Mel Brooks film "The Producers" and much more.
 Wilder was married to Saturday Night Live comedienne Gilda Radner, whose battle with ovarian Cancer endeared her to the public, from 1982 until her death in 1989.
Wilder whose real name was Jerome Silberman was born in Milwaukee.  He had been suffering from Alzheimer's.

Beatles Last Concert--50 Years Ago

The Beatles performed for the last time as a group on a concert tour 50 years ago today, it was in San Francisco. You can read the story here

Happy Together Tour 2016 - Saban Theatre - The Finale !

The Turtles wrap up their multi artist summer nostalgia tour for another year.  They did not make an appearance in Howard Kaylan's hometown of Seattle this year, but there is hope for next year.

Charles Osgood Steps Down

Charles Osgood has announced that he would no longer host the CBS news program Sunday Morning.  Osgood, one of the last of the great CBS news reporters, has hosted the show 1994, when he took over for Charles Kuralt.  His last show is scheduled for September 25th.  Osgood has been with CBS on both radio and television for 45 years.

Attack On Bothell High School Teacher Was Faked

An attack on a High Shool Shop teacher that saddened and outraged the region and beyond, took a strange turn when it was discovered that there was no attack.  Media sources revealed that Cal Pygott of Bothell High School staged the incident where a fellow teacher found him on the ground in his classroom, apparently struck by a blunt object and with a zip tie around his neck.  There was no reason given for this to happen.  Pygott has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Blue Magic - Sideshow

This song was popular as we entered the "70s".

Hope Solo Goes So Low

Washington State native Hope Solo has received a 6 month suspension from the US National Soccer team for calling the Swedish Olympic team "cowards" after it ended the US team's chance to get a gold medal in the quarter finals.  It is Solo's second suspension from the team. Last year, she was suspended for 30 days after an incident at training camp.  She has also dealt with charges of domestic violence after a 2014 incident in Kirkland.

The Brandi Carlile Stage--A Full View

Earlier this month, I put up a picture of the plaque on the Brandi Carlile Stage at the pocket park in Wilderness Village in Maple Valley.  Here is the entire view of the stage honoring the locally based singer.  Carlile donated $5000 to the park.

Snoqualmie Railroad Days

I volunteered to work the Democratic Party booth at Snoqualmie Railroad Days last weekend. It was neat to watch the old steam engine go by.

Nightmare On Maple Valley Street

It's what every homeowner dreads, I was returning home after work and a visit to the gym last Thursday evening.  I opened the door from the garage and was shocked to see water on the floor, like the dishwasher or clothes washer was leaking
When I stepped into the family room I thought I was in the middle of a nightmare!  Part of the ceiling had collapsed.  Without thinking of the risk involved, I ran upstairs,  the floor was soaken wet.  I traced the water to the guest bathroom where water was leaking out of the hose like a garden hose that was not connected to a faucet tightly.  I turned off the water under the toilet.  Then assessed the damage. I called Debra at work and told her to come home immediately.  She called our homeowner insurance agency Farmers.  They told her not to panic, that they can send a water restoration crew in that night to which they did.  After a late night night we began to start work toward getting our house back to normal. 
We were very lucky that many of our possessions were not damaged.  We will need to replace flooring and walls, along with pipes, but we are in it for the long haul.

News Anchor Isn’t Taking Radio Host's Crap

The folks at Puget Sound Media, gave me the heads up on this story.  Former Seattle area radio personality, Magic Matt Alan has gotten into a social media war with KTLA reporter Kacey Montoya.  LA based Alan, who can be heard on Sirius/XM Satellite 70s on 7 and Outlaw Radio on the internet, sometimes at the same time, promoted his Outlaw Radio by claiming on his Facebook page to have seen Montoya's black thong through her white dress on the air.  Montoya took Alan's bate with a terse reply, calling Alan a "pig" and saying Alan must do podcasts from his mom's basement.  She also claimed she was not wearing such clothing. 
Alan is known for his contempt for Political Correctness. Burl Barer, another former Seattle DJ living in the LA area is also on the Outlaw Radio Program.

Nancy Sinatra / Goldie Hawn / Ruth Buzzi "Bye Bye 60s" 1969 [Remastered ...

I got this cool memory trip off Ruth Buzzi's twitter feed. Fun!

5th District Senator Mark Mullet Ready To Campaign

Issaquah business man and Washington State Senator Mark Mullet speaks to members of the 5th District Democrats at the Eagle Room in the Issaquah City Hall.  Mullet, who owns the Ben And Jerry's and Zeek's Pizza in the Issaquah Highlands is in a tight race against Republican House Member Chad Magendanz.  In the meeting, the 5th LD Democrats endorsed candidates who made it through the top 2, but were not previously endorsed. They included Pat McCarthy for State Auditor,  Hilary Franz for Commissioner Of Public Lands, and Tony Ventrella for US House Of Representatives.  Mullet had been endorsed by the body several months ago.

Trip To Seaside--Part 3

Some more pictures from Seaside
Top picture--A beautiful sunset on our first night.
Middle picture--Dasher poses in front of Gilbert Inn.
Bottom Picture--We took Dasher to Hug Point, South of Cannon Beach to play in the surf.

More Seaside 2016

Some more pictures to share.  Top Picture, on Cannon Beach's Main Street, Dasher sat right down on a bench, I tried to take a selfie of the 2 of us.
Middle picture,  Across the street from the Resort At Seaside where we stayed, is the Gilbert Inn.  It is the former home of Seaside Pioneer Alexandre Gilbert, who sold the land that became Seaside's Prom.  It is now a bed and breakfast place.
Bottom picture,  The American flag flies along with the Oregon flag at the Resort At Seaside.

Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament

It's billed as the largest Beach Volleyball Tournament in the world.  We arrived in Seaside, during it's annual event.  Over 150 nets were spread out from North and South of the landmark turnaround. Men and woman of all ages were participating.  Beach Volleyball is now a very popular Olympic sport.  The viewing was free and fun, since we were staying at the Resort At Seaside, we were able to watch from our condo (bottom picture).  We also had lunch on the beach and watched the volleyball players Saturday.

Seahawks Start Preseason With Bang

The Seattle Seahawks began their preseason with a dramatic come from behind victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.  With no time on the clock, Trevone Boykin, a back up quarterback threw a 37 yard hail mary pass to Tanner McEvoy, making the score 16-15.  The Hawks then elected to go for a 2 point conversion, giving the ball to recently signed Tremaine Pope, who busted into the endzone with no time on the clock.Although the game did not count in the standings, it showed that Pete Carroll teams will always compete on every play and every game.

Popular ESPN Host John Saunders Dies

The sports journalism world is mourning the passing of  John Saunders.   Saunders, was a veteran ESPN personality.  At this time, no cause of death has been revealed.  Saunders was a native of Canada.

Bosch Will Join King 5

Heather Bosch, the former KIRO radio news reporter who went on to report for CBS news radio, announced on her facebook page that she was joining KING 5 TV.  Heather announced in May that she was returning to the Seattle area.

Jackson Browne - For A Dancer

Very nice Jackson Browne song...

Puget Sound Media Blog Features Barers Of Maple Valley

 

Seattle's top media blog, Puget Sound Media (formerly Sea Tac Media), is not only links this blog, but also my memory posts on Eastern Washington radio history.  Thank you to Puget Sound Media!

Seahawks Training Camp II

More pictures from Seahawk Training Camp.
Top: Coach Pete Carroll observes the team
Middle:  Quarterback Russ Wilson shows his passing form in the team scrimmage.
Bottom: The team does it's stretches

Seahawk Training Camp

Seahawk training camp is a lot of fun.  In the above picture, you can see Russell Wilson (#3 in red jersey).  One of our customers who was a season ticket holder got tickets.  Deb and I, along with my sister-in-law Donna and our friend attended. 
It was crowded. Training camp is fun because you get your first look at the team.  There is also loud  music and a party atmosphere.
Fans attending camp, catch a bus at nearby Renton shopping center, The Landing.  When we arrived there was a mile long line.
The practice started out with various drills and concluded with two squads playing a game.   The practices are held at Seahawk Headquarters, known as the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC).

Griffey's Number 24 Retired In Safeco Ceremony

 

Ken Griffey Jr's became the first Seattle Mariner to have his number retired as of last night.  Griffey, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame a few weeks ago was in Seattle this weekend for the ceremony.   Not only were Griffey's former teammates on hand, but baseball legend Hank Aaron spoke on the big screen. Aaron's appearance  built the anticipation that another baseball great the wore the number 24,  would appear.  MC Rick Rizzs  introduced various number 24s until Willie Mays, appeared on the big screen with his taped greetings. Then the above plaque was unveiled.  It is next to Jackie Robinson, whose number is retired throughout baseball. I found it ironic that Griffey's number is the reverse of Robinson's.
  Thank you to Root Sports, who carried the ceremony on TV before the Mariner's game with the Angels.  The M's wound up sweeping the Halo's in the weekend series.

Maple Valley Native Brandi Carlile Honored at Pocket Park

The pocket park at Wilderness Village is complete and it has a distinct honor for Grammy nominated singer Brandi Carlile.  Carlile's foundation contributed $5 thousand dollars to the completion of the park and the small stage bears her name. 
The tiny park, is located between the QFC and Starbucks in Wilderness Village, in an area that recently had been littered with dumpsters and shopping carts.  Part of the park was financed by a "kickstarter" campaign. 

Maple Valley Music In The Park

This is picture is very grainy, but I snapped it of the group Free Rain.  The band was playing for this week's "Music In The Park" series at Lake Wilderness Park in Maple Valley.  I had been walking with Dasher on the trail and had let him swim a few hundred feet from where the band played.

Full Kareem Abdul-Jabaar speech - Democratic National Convention

This address started with a rather awkward joke, well, it was kind of funny, but had an awkward delivery.  Not much attention was really paid to it, but it began what would turn out to be a huge firestorm.

Broadway stars perform 'What the World Needs Now Is Love' at 2016 Democr...

Maybe that's what we need! Thank you to Gloria Hatcher Mays, a Seattle area resident who attended the Democratic Convention.

Seattle Area People Attend Democratic National Convention

Two friends, Bill Phillips and Dorothy Willard can be seen at the DNC in Philadelphia
in this report on Seattle area TV station KOMO 4.  The report was on the night that Hilary made her acceptance speech.