Last night's show at Chop Suey was solid. Sure, they threw an extra band on the bill (meaning that it was doors 8, show 8:30), but both Ra Ra Riot and The Little Ones delivered with tight sets. And yet, there was something troubling in the air. What was it? Two words: Nag Champa. We have discussed this before: venues burning incense at a show is a no-no. Look, our seasonal allergies have been... [continue]

We walked into our caucus location -- a hot, overcrowded elementary school with signs that said "Welcome to the First Grade" -- as an undecided voter, and two and a half hours later walked out as an undecided voter, but with a deeper appreciation of democracy. Not that it made much difference in real-world terms. Our precinct (189 people turned out) went heavily Obama, which we understand is how the wind blew in Seattle... [continue]

Lapsing into first person alert! Everyone remarked on how odd it was that the Mariners' trade of Adam Jones, George Sherrill and three prospects to the Orioles for Eric Bedard took so long to get done. Jones leaked details of the trade to a Venezuelan reporter, which annoyed the Orioles. Even though the deal was essentially finished, we had to wait a couple of weeks for it to be "officially" announced. It finally was, today.... [continue]

First of all, let us say that we didn't plan our Super Tuesday get-together as an Obama event. We support Obama; we've even given him $$. But we didn't ask candidate affiliation before inviting some friends, who invited some friends, and it just so happened that all 10 people who came to Seattlest HQ last night were Obama supporters (except for one girl who backs the Phoenix Suns. She was not a winner). One girl... [continue]