Drove from Portland to Seattle to visit an old friend. Very nice to see her. Stopped in first at a Starbucks and tried the new Hear Music thingy. I liked it. Though the music policy seems to have been designed to attract the music dollars of marketing professionals with little interest in music, but it's a diverting way to pass the time. And it's very easy to build and burn your own CD. Assuming you mostly want music by people who play guitars.
Then we strolled around the Fremont Solstice Festival, which is very Pacific NW. And therefor fabulous. Lots of art cars there. Many of which looked familiar from my days in Portland, though maybe the same themes tend to recur.
And, of course, there were lots of utilikilts on show. Fantastic. It's not an alternative Pacific North West event without a substantial utilikilt presence. Well done gents. (I have no hesitation in recommending the Utilikilt to you as the World's Leading Men's Unbifurcated Garment.)
The singing bass / lobster car is an awesome sight. What's not evident from a picture is that they're all wired from within the car and can perform a few synchronized moves.
Many of the cars hit the art car parade circuit - Houston, Portland, et al....
Posted by: Jude | June 28, 2005 at 02:10 PM
Utilikilts are great, and as well as looking cool, are actually cheaper than buying a traditional kilt. The alternative, for a modern man who enjoys lower body freedom might be www.21stcenturykilts.co.uk - but, tbh, a plain black kilt could so easily be mistaken for a skirt ...
Posted by: Kenny | June 30, 2005 at 02:28 PM