Missing Seattle #1: The Space Needle

It may seem a little obvious but one thing I will miss about Seattle is The Space Needle. It is simply nice to live in a city that has a monument that grabs your attention every time you see it. Although I feel this way, I only recently went up to take a look at the view from the top.

This last one is of the University District and the University of Washington where I live and went to school.

If you want to see a great movie, check out The Parallax View with Warren Beatty. The opening sequence was filmed in and on top of the Space Needle...



Maximo Park -- By the Monument
From the Our Earthly Pleasures album.

What Not To Do

So Brett retired than un-retired today...this is exactly what I didn't want to happen...an "is he? isn't he?" thing all spring long...

On Thursday, the Green Bay Packers' official Web site briefly reported he was retiring, but the page under the breaking news section was live for only a few minutes.

"There's nothing to it," Packers spokesman Jeff Blumb told The Associated Press. "People who handle our Web site had set up a dummy page in the event he was to retire. They were asked to take down that page."

Jose Gonzalez -- Stay in the Shade
From the Veneer album.

Maximo Park -- I Want You To Stay
From A Certain Trigger.

Talking Heads -- Stay Hungry [1977 Remastered Version]
From More Songs About Buildings and Food.

Yeah, Maximo is Badly Drawn

The sound of Thursday:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- 10 x 10 (from the Is Is EP)

Badly Drawn Boy -- Born in the U.K. (from the Born in the U.K. album)