Stalk of the Town

In honor of President's Day, we've included our fave prezzes along with our weekend activity list.

Michael vB is going to see the NW Dance Split Bill ($18) at On the Boards either tonight or closing night Saturday, 8pm. Then Sunday morning he plans to scram on down to the Hi-Spot before the brunch crush for some delicious breakfast vittles. He likes Harry S Truman, because he was "scrappy."

Audrey will spend the long weekend answering "WWTD?" by engaging in various no-nonsense, bad-ass, hyphenated activities: rough-riding, big game-hunting, canal-building, and trust-busting.

Donte is going to be feigning Canadian roots Saturday at the curling open house. Other than that, he'll either go out Friday to swoon over Visqueen or get rambunctious at the Lo-Fi. In any case, he'll be bursting with pride for Thomas Jefferson, and taking on all comers in a series of "best President" debates.

David will be spending time in Oregon celebrating his favorite president, and the man who admitted that state into the Union, James "The Ball" Buchanan. While in the Diamond State he will attend a basketball game at one of its fine state-run universities and visit Powell's Bookstore, possible the greatest place on earth.

James will be watching the last couple of episodes of The Staircase before returning it to the library, though he broke down and peeked at Wikipedia to see what the verdict was. He may also catch up on Veronica Mars -- he's got at least 5 episodes waiting on TiVo. He has a sentimental attachment to LBJ, because he appreciates the very human capacity to do great good (civil rights! war on poverty!) with the ability to fuck up big time (Vietnam!). Also, pragmatism is cool.

Seth, whose family came to Seattle in 1889, is a firm believer in West Coast pride. That's why even when he lived in Brooklyn, he lived on the West Coast of Brooklyn.It's why he's schlepping to Corvallis to watch a basketball game this weekend, and why his favorite president is the only one born on the West Coast, and the man who created the Environmental Protection Agency, Richard Nixon.

Editor Dan still hasn't seen that new western that people have been talking about and he's in the mood for gun fightin so he may check that out tonight. Tomorrow after he drives his fiance to the airport he'll go into suspended animation until next week when it's time to pick her up. (He certainly won't devolve into a Pabst-fueled alien being who invites the crowd at whatever dive he happens to be occupying at 2am back to his place for wrestling matches and DIY incineration demos.)

Gina evidently has no plans this weekend, but, as a big fan of pre-emptive war she prefers Polk. "As if," she adds, "there were ever any doubt."

Kristofor's parents didn't like the choices of how to spell certain very common first names, and he takes after them in the sense that he doesn't like his options among our 42 presidents. He likes Gen. Daniel Pratt, the East
Coast equivalent of Emperor Norton - eccentric, pompous, given to awarding himself imaginary titles (He had no military experience). He travelled widely by foot and spoke incomprehensibly to gatherings large and small.

Matt Silvie's favorite president is also Richard M. Nixon--for all the hilarious hijinx and paranoia. He might hit Stevens Pass weather/time/funds/vehicle permitting but he also has to finish a t-shirt design for 13ghosts, a Steely Dan tribute band from Birmingham, AL.