The Rainier Valley Food Bank was robbed. Theives took hundreds of pounds of food that was locked up. This couldn’t be worse timing with Thanksgiving right around the corner. Let’s help provide them with a mountain of food. You can go to their website to see how to help.
It’s the story of the day that makes you go “Wow! That’s amazing!” The window washer that fell from a downtown building yesterday and was caught by his safety rope inches before hitting the ground. Click here to watch the news story and the video footage of the fall…it’s crazy!
Sean loves coffee…or at least he sure spends lots of time in coffee shops. Maybe he likes the free newspapers…regardless, he’s gonna be sitting and working on his laptop today (Friday) at Starbucks on 17480 Southcenter Parkway from 11-12:30ish. Nothing fancy…nothing to give away. Just a guy hanging out and he’d love to talk to you if you stop by. Do it on your lunch break!
All this week, listen between 5-6am for the Much Too Early For A Question Question. Be the first to give the correct answer and you’ll win yourself 3lbs of delicious See’s Candy!!
What’s up, Bob Dylan? First, you decide to put out a Christmas record. That’s kinda weird. Then you put on a wig and cavort around with Santa? And is that John Cusack you chase out of the house?
I like you. You are a genius. But you really do put the original in American Original.
And one more thing…I like this arrangement of Stuck Inside Of Mobile even if you sound like you swallowed Draino:
(Readers who are not Dylan: Apologies for the crap video…this is how far back I was for Dylan at Wamu, but I thought you might enjoy hearing how…er…patina-d his voice has become!)
- Shawn
This is my newest profile photo on Facebook. You’d know that if we were Facebook friends. You should know that I treat my FB friends almost as well as my real friends. (Sadly, I don’t have nearly as many real-life friends as I do on FB.)
Sometimes my Facebook friends (or my Twitter followers) get a secret invitation to join me in the Carter Subaru Mountain Music Lounge — an invitation that you don’t hear about on the air. Since we have quite a few sessions in the weeks ahead, you might want to get in on it by friending me. Sometimes I also tip you off to last-minute giveaways before I do them on the air. I don’t know about you, but to me, concerts just seem a little better when the tickets are free.
So let me hook you up . . . stare into the candle and join me!
Here are my links:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/john.fisher1
Twitter: http://twitter.com/johndfisher
And FYI here’s the schedule for upcoming MML sessions.
So tickets have gone on sale for U2’s June 20 show at Key Arena and you are wondering…what’s it going to be like? Well, if you are a little bitty U2 fan, it might look like this!
…which begs the question: How does one’s child get selected to go on stage? Let’s do some detective work and find out. I want a mini Mountain listener on stage and wearing Bono’s glasses!
- Shawn
This is Steve! I met Steve at a Starbucks in Queen Anne. He’s a pretty interesting guy. He’s big into Medicine, music and making furniture. He also didn’t seem to mind that I took a picture of us with my iPhone. Also, a big hi to Kerra, Kim and Lyle who were fun to meet but not too keen on me taking their pictures. Lyle mentioned something about it stealing his soul.
I’ll have to look into that.
I get asked all the time… what’s the matter with you?
Second on that list (a far second) is what makes your music brain tick?
Well that a weird one to answer. You’re music tastes are based on what you experience, when you experience it and a certain amount of underlying peer pressure. Oh yeah there is peer pressure if you know it or not. Two different kinds… the kind where you desperately want to fit in and the kind where you desperately want to be seen as an individual. “I am a man… not an animal!”
So here’s a list (like everybody has) of the bands that matter the most to me… now:
Rolling Stones
The Verve
U2
Spoon
The Shins
Ryan Adams
RadioHead
REM
Pearl Jam
One Eskimo
Moby
Miles Davis
Led Zeppelin
Kings Of Leon
Great Northern
Elton John (pre 1976)
Duffy
Death Cab For Cutie
The Clash
Bruce Springsteen
Billy Holiday
Beck
Arcade Fire
If this list means anything to you or you can decipher what kind of dolt I am from it. Then go you.
Now a (oh so self important) list of my favorite songs of all time. Yes, I’ve actually been able to get it down to six. In no particular order…
How Soon Is Now – The Smiths It’s not so much Morrissey’s voice or words but more the Johnny Marr guitar that tears at your soul.
Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve – If you’ve ever seen the video it empowers you to be focused, formidable, miserable and somewhat rude. An unhappy Richard Ashcroft creates music and lyrics that speak to the little pouty, outsider anarchist in all of us. OK, maybe not all of us… maybe just me.
Lucky Man – The Verve – Again, if you don’t feel like you’re looking over the sound from some hill with the wind in your hair, light drizzle on your face and a feeling of confident desperation… then you’re not listening loudly enough.
Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen – Holy crap! Did The Boss create one of the most enduring music and lyrics to ever slap a teenager across the face while he’s trying to figure out who he is and what he’ll stand for. Again the theme of desperation and want is HUGE!
Have Love Will Travel – The Sonics – This is not an attempt to pander here. If this band came from Iowa I would still feel like I do about this raw, alive, hard hated 60s rock. The rock saxophone alone could impale a coconut at 20 yards. Now what you’re doing trying to impale a coconut is your own business… but you get the idea.
These Are Days – 10,000 Maniacs – This is a pure song of joy. My wife Jenn and I love this song and I guess from a hokey aspect it could be considered “our song” … not that we’ve every identified it as so. I’m going to call her and see if it’s OK that I say it’s our song.
We put out the simple question this morning…where can we find some REALLY good pizza? And you answered the call! Here’s the list of your favorite local places.
Piecora’s in Seattle
Vics in Olympia
Delfino’s in Uvillage
Pegasus Pizza on Alki
Massimo’s Pizza
The Rock (multiple locations)
Northlake Tavern and Pizza House in Seattle
Seabeck Pizza in Seabeck
Tides Tavern in Gig Harbor
Atlantic Street Pizza in U District
Abruzzi’s in Normandy Park
Olympia House in Seattle
Acropolis Pizza in Everett
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