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Editor Dan loves you, Seattle. City, people, land, water and professional sports franchises; all of it. However, he cannot back you on the issue of the Seattle Seahawks vs. the Chicago Bears. If you're looking for calming words of compassion or hilarious Seahawks histrionics Seattlest will take care of you there, too, but one of us grew up with a Bears helmet painted on our neighbor's garage door and didn't appear in a photograph without any Bears paraphernalia until he was about 15, and that kind of indoctrination just doesn't wash away in half a decade of Seattle drizzle. In fact, to this day we maintain a close relationship with a few Chicago-based RSS feeds and we'll check in on them throughout the week.

Sunday. Usually, a quiet, contemplative day in the Blogosphere. But not here in the Ist-a-Verse. Nonono! Just look below and see all of the wild and crazy stuff our staffs are up to.

Our national football correspondent, Pauls Toutonghi, is scouting potential Seahawks playoff opponents for us, and may have found a way to make the Bears' Rex Grossman even worse

Strange connection we know, but anyone at the sold out Neumo's show last night got an earful of it. Marc Broussard and company were in town slinging their Southern Louisiana charm on us unsuspecting Seattleites and we were all googley eyed in amazement. The music was a refreshing mix of his old classics and some great new material (great new song). Seemingly out of place at Neumo's, the soul/jazz/r&b/rock combination was a refreshing change of pace. We still have fond memories from the first time we saw Marc Broussard in Seattle - two years ago on a rain-soaked Bumbershoot Mainstage. Last night was much more comfortable, but noticeably less on the "rock" side than their first show. One other thing we noticed last time and didn't this time? The absence of their RIDICULOUS lead-guitar player. Where the hell was that guy? We were amazed before, but he was nowhere to be found. Did Seattlest stumble upon some tour drama here? Nevertheless, they pulled it off without him and the bass player kindly picked up where his missing band mate left off. Fresh off a prison beating by the Chicago Bears - we were even sympathetic to the on-stage banter about his frustration with Reggie Bush and the New Orleans Saints. At one point they stopped the set to make a toast to Reggie Bush with a few Jagerbombs and even incorporated him into some of their lyrics. Lots of smiles and dancing; who knew Seattle and the Bayou would get along so well together?

Some minor Washington football tidbits this morning: