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"Booty is booty!" declares Seattle's very own Sir Mix-A-Lot towards the end of this profoundly hilarious "Baby Got Back"-inspired Burger King commercial advertising a SpongeBob SquarePants kids' meal. Phonebook implants are too cheap not to consider; it's almost enough to make us love this recession. Local rappers trying to be the next Mix, are you sure this is where you want to end up? Peep:

• Darcy Burner commented on The Daily Weekly this weekend and on Seattlest yesterday, which has us wondering if the person posting as "sir-mix-a-lot" on the Central District News is indeed the Sir Mix-A-Lot. Curses! Just that thought alone, and "Baby's Got Back" is already stuck in our head.
• Watch out, West Seattle: with the wet weather here and more on the way, there's an elevated risk for landslides.
• Violence in Central and South East Seattle is getting scarier by the day. The Rainier Valley Post reports of a seemingly random mid-day shooting with no arrests made.

The CDN on CNN? The Central District News blog got a chance to describe Seattle and the neighborhood for CNN; it's a good read--almost as if Scott spent more time on this article than on a typical blog post. (We kid because we love!) Scott suggests a unique tour guide for the CD: "A good way to tour the neighborhood is to load up your iPod with Sir Mix-A-Lot's 'Posse on Broadway' and follow the streets as they're called out in the song. And don't forget to grab a box of delicious Ezell's Fried Chicken -- they say Oprah loves it!" Of course, he also gives pointers on the weather: "Some seasons are wetter than others around here. To guarantee a damp experience, your best bet would be to plan your travels for sometime in the narrow window between late October and the 4th of July."

Word Magazine's readers have been creating a map detailing where iconic album cover photos were taken. So far, there are three listed in the Seattle area: Damien Jurado's Waters Ave. S., taken at Waters Ave. S.; Mudhoney's Superfuzz Bigmuff, taken at 207 First Ave. in Pioneer Square; and (of course) Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Posse on Broadway," taken at the NE corner of John and Broadway. (The definition of "album" is a loose one, obviously.) That's a good start, but there must be a lot missing. Was the cover for the Singles soundtrack shot locally? Sleater-Kinney's The Hot Rock (or was that PDX)? Do us a favor: Check out the map, then add a cover or two to our little spot on the globe.