Houston to Seattle, four hours of terror. A terror unseen for most of the flight. A feeling in the gut. The awful microwaved cheeseburger we'd been fed? Or the embodiment of pure evil sitting so near to us?
Flight 667, the Devil, and Tyler Perry
For Your Consideration: This Week at SIFF
Memorial Day weekend is finally behind us, so it's time to settle into SIFF. Yes, it's absolutely lovely outside, but Seattleites can only handle so much sun. Get away from all that UVA/UVB exposure and spend your time in the theaters' comfortable darkness.
Radiodread: (Mostly) Not The Abomination We Expected
Monday night Seattlest headed to Chop Suey for the Easy Star All-Stars performance of Radiodread, a dub-reggae version of Radiohead's OK Computer. We went in knowing of the group's previous reworking of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, filled with a morbid curiosity of whether this would be a regrettable showgoing decision (but also knowing that horrible shows are easiest to write about). We're happy to report that while the show is most definitely a bastardization of a classic, it's mostly harmless and disposable, so we don't wish for any accidents to befall their tour bus.
Elsewhere in Ist
Shanghaiist probably knows a little more about China than the Chicago Sun-Times. Giving them the benefit of the doubt on that one. The city does to have a music scene. Don't even front like they don't. They also have Dorito bananas and white guys shopping for wives. What they don't have is any more tolerance for jaywalkers.
Might Ichiro Hit .400?
Usually we cringe when sports commentators suggest wildly hypothetical milestones. It was one of these that finally turned us off of sports radio. The Cincinnati Bengals were 2-0, and the host said "Here's what we are going to talk about this hour--can the Bengals go undefeated?" Of course, in theory, they could have (they didn't, finishing 6-10). Hell, in theory, anything is possible. The Devil Rays could go undefeated! Pokey Reese could hit 80 home runs! Our cousin could find a full-time job!

