Today Seattlest welcomes our new sports correspondent to the fold. Drew Milam is a longtime Seattle resident who recently returned to the Emerald City after some time in the Bay Area, and claims to be super tight with fellow Santa Clara alum Steve Nash, Brandi Chastain and NFL referee Mike Carey. No word on if he got the gig because he is a Hillary supporter (pleasing Editor Kim) and a Garfield alum (pleasing Seattlest David).......

We Washingtonians don't get our chance to caucus until February 9th, and it was always unlikely that the Democratic nomination was going to be in doubt by then. It's getting more and more unlikely by the day. Barack Obama, who trailed Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire by twenty percentage points in November, now leads her by 7-10 points, depending on which poll you believe. Ex-KUOWer John Moe writes on his blog Monkey Disaster: "This whole......

Seattlest David: What's up, computer? Computer: Good evening, Dave. Everything's running smoothly. And you? Seattlest David: Well, not so great. Can you explain why the bus tunnel's computers weren't working during the busy holiday shopping season? Computer: I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that. Seattlest David: Uh, ok, well, actually, looks like everything's fixed now. How about the problem with the New Year's Eve fireworks? Computer: I'm sorry, Dave, I don't have enough......

If you've been following Seattlest David's football and cooking series, you'd know that there's hardly anything more unlikely than that he'd be talking about cooking to a regional radio audience. And yet, he will, today at 2:45, on the KUOW program Sound Focus--discussing a football-season-long odyssey in which he's cooked everything from deep-dish pizza to deep-fried ravioli. Perhaps the most memorable moment in his odyssey was when David learned that unlike water, oil doesn't have......

Few details in this report by the Seattle Times' Larry Stone, but he confirms that we'll have an MLS team in '09. Press conference on Tuesday. Says Seattlest David: "Best of all, no David Stern."......

This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook. On Sunday morning, following a trip to a local farmer's market/major supermarket chain, we will be preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks opponent. Then at halftime we will throw our badly burned hands in the air and make hot dogs. Note: This weekend we are injured reserve, so trading in the visor and clipboard for......

This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook. On Sunday morning, following a trip to a local farmer's market/major supermarket chain, we will be preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks opponent. Then at halftime we will throw our badly burned hands in the air and make hot dogs. Note: This weekend we are injured reserve, so trading in the visor and clipboard for......

Other than June 5th, 1977 and June 1st, 1979, June 28, 2007 has got to rank as the best day in Northwest pro basketball history. The Kiwi & Kangaroo was Seattlest Draft HQ, where Seattlest David, Seattlest me, and our friend Frank kept track of the action and insulted each other. Since ESPN kept showing "must improve" for each player drafted, (example, Spencer Hawes' "must improve" was rebounding) we came up with "must improve"s for......

It's not only the anniversary of Mt. St. Helens exploding, it's also the event of a much more unexpected event: On May 18, 1992, for the very first time, a girl allowed 15-year-old Seattlest Seth to kiss her. If that isn't a shameless excuse for a Seattlest roundtable, what is? And so we present...Seattlest's first kiss: Seattlest Seth It was a high school bike trip to Lopez Island. The girl and I and some of......

Last night it was the Fucking A's turn to drink from the shot glass of victory. They were the big winners at Seattlest Trivia, and took home...a large amount of money. The Lushy McLushertons and The Gasface slushed around for a second place tie, which was won by the former Laser Rocket Arms. Seattlest David would like to point out to all those in attendance, that even without the six Mirror Pounds, he still would......

Apparently Seattlest David’s round of 'Racial Stereotypes That Are True' angered a few people, and tonight will be his last night hosting Seattlest trivia at the Old Pequliar in Ballard. If that’s not enough reason to be there, David’s got a bunch of bar credit to drink his way through and microphone, so something will definitely go horribly wrong. The questions start flying at 8pm, it's $6 per team to play, and you can have......

Last week at Seattlest trivia, fourth-place team The Fookin' As requested Marvel Comics as a theme for a round this week. So if you're coming to the Old Pequliar, bring a comic book geek friend -- or at least skim the Marvel Comics page on Wikipedia. Also last week, the Fookin' As requested that we consider expanding teams to a maximum of 6 players, rather than 5. Comments were split. So we're going to......

We remember the winner: Equal Time for Chocolate Buddha. They won $110. Second place: Another one of NAMBLA's wildly inappropriate names. They won $40. Third place's name had something to do with the Mariners' season, and they won $10. Fourth place was The Fookin' As. They chose Marvel comics as a round topic for next week -- something we've always been tempted to do, what with growing up on John Byrne's Fantastic Four and......

According to ESPN, Seattle is the sports suffering epicenter of the world. We've endured our share of heartbreak as a Seattle sports fan--the Mutombo game, the 116-win season that flamed out, the Super Bowl stolen by the refs, Mike Jensen--but we always assumed that folks in other cities went through the same shit. But ESPN worked up a formula ("essentially, the formula is bad stuff minus good stuff divided by seasons without a title") and......

"Who are you guys?" asked a team correcting their quizzes. Hüsker Don’t won Seattlest trivia last night. They got only 4 questions wrong on the entire quiz. We overheard a couple of teams discussing paying them not to show up, and another couple discussing paying someone to ensure they can't show up, if you know what they mean. If there were any question: they're back. Who's not back? Seattlest Seth. We don't know what......

The Huskies weren't among the 64 teams picked for the NCAA tournament, then neither were they among the 32 teams picked for the NIT. Down here at Seattlest HQ, stunned silence. After the first two regions were revealed, we sort of joked, "Uh-oh, looks like we didn't make it!" And then, when the final bracket was shown, well, wow...we really didn't make it! C.M. Newton, who headed the NIT selection committee, explained the selection process......

As he stumbled and bumbled through last night's quiz one thing was certain, Seattlest David was having serious issues rocking the mic. He considers it a miracle that only one coaster was thrown at him. In the end 'Laser Rocket Arms' came away with the top prize, followed by 'Why Can't Walter Read', and 'Dean's List.' 'The Fucking A's' finished fourth, and picked Jazz Music as a round for next week. Seattlest Seth will host......

TRIVIA: Tonight at the Old Pequilar. Seattlest David hosts. Guaranteed round: sesquipedalianism, or "addiction to unnecessarily long words." Also movies and geography. 8pm, signup at 7:45 // Old Pequilar, Ballard // $5 per team MOVIE: "Black Snake Moan is a Russ Meyer film edited by Micheel Medved"? Sold! Check out Jackson, Ricci, and the chai-chai-chain, then stop by the debate at The House Next Door. various showtimes // Meridian 16, Varsity, and elsewhere // depends......

Seattlest Trivia Night knows that tomorrow you’ll either be cursing those receiving flowers or cursing Hallmark for making you spend money on forced jesters of love. So before all of the cursing begins come on down to The Old Pequliar in Ballard for an evening of enjoyment. Seattlest David is back to ask the questions, make up answers, get flustered, and ultimately award every team a point. He will be assisted by Seattlest Courtney and......

The first time we saw Brandon Roy dribble a basketball, we knew he was going to be the first Garfield High guy to make the NBA. His debut, earlier this year with the Blazers, was anti-climactic. Fellow Bulldog Will Conroy's, however, was not. Conroy's too small for the NBA, he doesn't have a great shot. Hell, he started his UW career as a walk-on. Finished it as the school's all-time assist leader. We can't ever......

Those hoping to win their way into some extra holiday shopping money must have pounded their heads against a table when they saw Husker Don't enter the Old Pequliar last night. Once again the Huskers took home the first place title, and the $135 that went with it, by blowing away the other twenty teams. Dick in a Bag finished second, and were so excited that they ran out into the night before they could......

T'was six nights before Christmas when all through the Old Pequliar in Ballard not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, The teams of five or less listened with with care, In hopes that they would win cash prizes. Seattlest David started reading the questions His eyes -- how they twinkled -- his dimples how merry! I heard him exclaim in between rounds, "Three tacos for two bucks, and cold drinks for all"......

Before we get started, a question: the Old Pequliar wants to know if people are interested in a quiz on the day after Christmas. If you'd be likely to show up, or if you usually show up but wouldn't, let us know in the commments so we can report back. Seventeen teams played Seattlest's pub quiz at the Old Pequliar last night. The top three teams took home cash, and the last place team......

In honor of Veterans Day, the Huskies played like the French army in today's loss to Stanford. No. In honor of Veterans Day, the Huskies let a World War I vet play quarterback. No. In honor of Veterans Day, the Huskies let WWII vet Donald Rumsfeld call plays. Ugh--three and out. Just like the Huskies, all day. For you, the reader, we walked through the cold to the Husky game today. We bargained a scalper......

Last night a record 450 teams packed into the Old Pequliar for Seattlest Trivia. Sadly we had to disqualify 432 of the squads when they would not participate in the mandatory drug testing. The remaining 18 team answered questions on tragic romances, the World Series, John C. Reilly movies, and Project Runway. Funny story, Trivia Master David didn't know how many seasons of Project Runway there were, and was shouted down when he announced......

No longer content to merely talk about pub trivia, Seattlest has decided to host a quiz of our own. Tonight is our official debut. Who: Tonight, Seattlest James. Next week, Seattlest Seth. Week after that, Seattlest David. Repeat. Where: The Old Pequliar in Ballard -- 1722 NW Market St. What: 80 trivia questions. Top scoring team wins the bulk of the pot, with smaller prizes going to 2nd, 3rd, and last place. When: Quiz......

ESPN's Page Two calls the Sonics' 1987 pick of Scottie Pippen #34 on their list of the 100 worst draft picks of all-time...sort of. 34. Scottie Pippen, Seattle Sonics (No. 5, 1987) Wait ... Scottie Pippen was a great choice! ... except the Sonics (who had acquired the pick from the Knicks for Gerald Henderson) had a deal with the Bulls for the No. 8 pick: They would draft Pippen and trade him to......

They played like the Seahawks of old yesterday. The familiar demons of dropped passes, sub-par special teams play, injuries, terrible clock management, and the short end of the stick from the refs doomed the local 11 against a team they should have beat. The myth of the Pittsburgh Steelers as a "smashmouth" "shove-it-down-your-throat" "old-school" football team can be put to rest. The Steelers' three touchdowns came on a naked bootleg by the quarterback (after......