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Friday, February 19, 2010 10:28 AM

A Pickle More Popular Than NickelBack

A group was added on Facebook just 17 days ago to see if a pickle could get more fans than NickelBack. They just succeeded. I have a screenshot below but it’s kind of small. You can check out the page on Facebook . 1.7 million people are fans of that...
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Friday, October 23, 2009 12:30 AM

Ben Folds with the Seattle Symphony

I’m a huge Ben Folds fan. Sit at my piano and you’ll see the sheet music for all of his albums as I make a futile attempt to replicate his mastery. So you can imagine my excitement when Tyla told me she was getting me tickets for his October show as my...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 12:30 AM

Kenny Chesney Concert Review

Earlier this spring, I heard about a big concert coming to town that included Kenny Chesney, Sugarland, Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert, and Lady Antebellum. I knew Tyla would want to go since Sugarland and Lady Antebellum are two of her favorites...
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Monday, June 29, 2009 12:30 AM

King of Pop

As you all know, Michael Jackson passed away proving once again that celebrities do die in threes. (Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcet died recently too.) It’s weird to think that my kids will have very little idea who he was. I think it will be very similar...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 12:30 AM

The Senate At Cafe Solstice

On Friday night, Chelsea, Tim, Andy, Stephanie, Magoo, Tyla and I headed into Seattle to celebrate Andy’s birthday. Ok that’s not a complete list but I can’t remember the name of the other guy who came and I feel a bit bad about that. Anyway, we started...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 12:30 AM

Ben Folds Presents

If you visit the Ben Folds website, his dedication to the community is pretty apparent. He had “Ben Folds TV” for a while which featured various clips of fans performing his music. Now he has released an entire album featuring a cappella remixes of his...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:30 AM

Senate at Red Hook

Ever since I saw The Senate last summer at Cafe Solstice , I’ve been itching to see them again. Their album is on regular rotation in my car. On Friday night, Tyla and I headed over to Red Hook Brewery (conveniently only 3 miles from her apartment) to...
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Monday, February 16, 2009 12:30 AM

Lion King at the Paramount Theater

Here’s a special treat to start the week: Tyla is guest blogging! Ben surprised me with tickets to see The Lion King last week. I wasn’t sure what to expect, or how the cast would pull off a play of all animals. From the moment Rafiki burst into “Nants...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:30 AM

Jason Mraz Concert Review

Tyla and I have been taking in a lot of shows lately. Matt Nathanson was last week, Bye Bye Birdie was Saturday night, and Jason Mraz was this Monday night. I bought these tickets a couple months ago and the show was almost sold out back then. I had a...
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Friday, November 07, 2008 12:30 AM

Matt Nathanson Concert Review

Tyla and I headed into Seattle on Wednesady night for the Matt Nathanson concert at the Showbox at the Market. Neither of us had ever been to the venue, so I really didn't know what to expect. Doors open at 8 and over 21 guests can hang out in the Green...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008 1:30 AM

Fun

The Format is one of my goto artists when I'm looking for music to play. I've listened to their albums a bazillion time. They're easily one of my favorite small bands and I was really disappointed when they broke up. After a little spelunking...
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Monday, August 25, 2008 1:30 AM

Jack Johnson At The Gorge

We had been waiting for the big Jack Johnson concert all summer and the day finally arrived! Tyla arrived at the house bright and early on Friday morning. We hopped on the motorcycle and took off up 203 to 2 and headed east through Stevens Pass. After...
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Friday, August 22, 2008 1:30 AM

The Gorge

The Gorge Amphitheatre is one of the most popular concert venues in Washington. It's over on the other side of the mountains in George, Washington and regularly hosts enormous concerts like DMB, The Who, and John Mayer. It's also the home of the...
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008 1:30 AM

Triple XXX

The Triple XXX restaurant in Issaquah is one of my favorite local places (which I don't visit often enough.) The history of the Triple XXX brand goes back to 1895, but the short version of the story is that there are only two of them left in the world...
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Monday, July 14, 2008 1:30 AM

StubHub

I've heard a lot about StubHub, but I've never actually used it to buy or sell tickets. Transferring tickets online has always seemed very sketchy to me as there are many holes for scams. I had an extra ticket to get rid of so I decided to give...
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