June 14, 2012
Blue Scholars -Slick Watts
by Matthew Halverson on Seattle Met
Organizers called yesterday’s green-and-gold gathering in Occidental Park the Bring ‘em Back Rally, and they handed out thousands of mini-signs bearing that slogan to drive home the point. As aggressive as that message sounds, the Seattle hoops-heads who braved the October-like weather yesterday (estimates have run from 2,000 to 6,000) were surprisingly non-confrontational. I say “surprisingly” because, honestly, after all the mud that’s been slung (justifiably so) at Howard Schultz and Clay Bennett and David Stern in the four years since the Sonics slunk away to Oklahoma City, I anticipated more, I don’t know, angst —especially considering that what’s left of the Sonics was taking the court in OKC for Game Two of the NBA Finals. Like Sports Radio KJR host Mike Gastineau—who, by the way, gave one of the most heartfelt and rousing speeches at the rally—told me last fall, “It doesn’t take but a few knuckleheads to start something.”
A City Left Behind
Best of Seattle Party - August 1st
Seattle Weekly is proud to present the Best Of Seattle® Party on Wednesday, August 1st at Pier 66. This party on the waterfront will showcase Seattle's best bites, libations, performance and installation art as well as live music of more than 30 past and present Best Of Seattle winners in celebration of Seattle Weekly's 27th Annual Best Of Seattle issue, on newsstands the same day.
General Admission tickets priced at $30 include all-you-can-eat bites from local favorite restaurants, confectioners and food trucks, open bar including samples from winning mixologists, beer and wine, as well as access to performances including fire-dancing, aerialists and Seattle Weekly's 2012 REVERB Local Music Festival preview lineup.
A Crash Course on Stephen Hawking
Seattle Met
In a way, Stephen Hawking is comforting. In an age when any idiot can become a “celebrity” (see: Shore, Jersey), it’s great to see that a guy can still be famous for just being waaaaaaaay smarter than any of us. Hawking is coming to town this weekend to speak at the Seattle Science Festival (unfortunately, tickets for his talk have been sold out for quite a while). So as a quick refresher before he swings into town, here’s what Hawking has been up to over the past few years.
A City Left Behind
Best of Seattle Party - August 1st
Seattle Weekly is proud to present the Best Of Seattle® Party on Wednesday, August 1st at Pier 66. This party on the waterfront will showcase Seattle's best bites, libations, performance and installation art as well as live music of more than 30 past and present Best Of Seattle winners in celebration of Seattle Weekly's 27th Annual Best Of Seattle issue, on newsstands the same day.
General Admission tickets priced at $30 include all-you-can-eat bites from local favorite restaurants, confectioners and food trucks, open bar including samples from winning mixologists, beer and wine, as well as access to performances including fire-dancing, aerialists and Seattle Weekly's 2012 REVERB Local Music Festival preview lineup.
A Crash Course on Stephen Hawking
Seattle Met
In a way, Stephen Hawking is comforting. In an age when any idiot can become a “celebrity” (see: Shore, Jersey), it’s great to see that a guy can still be famous for just being waaaaaaaay smarter than any of us. Hawking is coming to town this weekend to speak at the Seattle Science Festival (unfortunately, tickets for his talk have been sold out for quite a while). So as a quick refresher before he swings into town, here’s what Hawking has been up to over the past few years.
Today's Photos:
George Karl and Me.
I'm on the left.
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