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Pearl Jam related things to do in Seattle?

FiveAgainstOne06FiveAgainstOne06 Posts: 36
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Hey, i'm visiting Seattle for the first time from Scotland on the 24th/25th September and am wondering if there's any Pearl Jam related stuff I can do while i'm there.

I've pretty much got the Saturday night and all day Sunday to myself, so have booked the Hotel Max as I loved the Sub Pop Floor with the photography on the doors. I've booked the Stalking Seattle tour for the Sunday morning and the EMP Museum for the Sunday afternoon, but was wondering if there's anything else I should be squeezing into my trip that you can recommend?

Many thanks
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,849
    Some of these places below. :)

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    FiveAgainstOne06FiveAgainstOne06 Posts: 36
    Wow, thanks for that. Really cool video.
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    Nothing really anymore...
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,018
    Fire a drummer?
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    mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,757
    You can show up and get upset about how tame the crowd is during Betterman, then not come back again for 4 to 7 years and just plan your next vacations around the East coast and South America.
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    SALLYROOSALLYROO Posts: 51
    Visited Seattle in July and loved it! The EMP museum was incredible. We spent hours there. You'll love it. The video above covers some of the bars (some were destroyed by an earthquake and no longer there. Boo). Another lovely thing to do that sort of covers Seattle scenery and Pearl Jam's originis is to walk down to the ferry/water taxi piers and take the water taxi to West Seattle. There are free shuttle buses that take you to either Alki beach, or Seattle Junction. The Seattle Junction shuttle basically drops you off right by Easy Street records. I think that's a must for anyone who is a fan of PJ, Soungarden, Mother Love Bone, Melvins, Mudhoney...etc etc... and the cafe is awesome. Check out the menu online! FYI the cafe closes early on weekends so best to get there before late afternoon - basically for brunch. Loved it! You also get a gorgeous view of Seattle skyline from the water.
    http://easystreetonline.com/
    cafe:
    http://easystreetonline.com/Cafe
    getting there (the C line rapid ride bus goes from downtown also if you want to do that vs the water taxi):
    http://metro.kingcounty.gov/tops/watertaxi/
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    PJ212PJ212 Posts: 811
    edited September 2016
    I still think this post on the old Five Horizons site (even though it's 15 years old) is a good jumping off point to PJ related Seattle. Discovery Park is cool. The Sound Garden is also cool. Stopping by where the Off Ramp is located (now renamed) still feels special. The Singles apartment is funny to drive by. Mural Amphitheater near the Space Needle. And a trip to Easy Street in West Seattle is a must. I recommend breakfast at the Easy Street Cafe.

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    weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    just walk around pike place all baked on legal...what can be better than that? eddies done it. so has boom
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    VikkivaleVikkivale Los Angeles, CA Posts: 224
    I visited Seattle for the first time a few years ago and took that Stalking Seattle tour. It was awesome! Good call! I also went to Discovery Park & Lighthouse to see where TOTD filmed Hunger Strike. I didn't research that enough before getting there and parked at the absolute furthest lot which made for a very long walk. Beautiful scenery though.
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,849
    Also visit London Bridge Studio. Had a fantastic time there back in 2013. :)

    I haven't done the Stalking Seattle tour. Might this November.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,722
    Puget Sound ferries are great. If you have an extra day, take a day trip by ferry to Port Townsend- a little town I often refer to as the "mini San Francisco of Washington State".
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,166
    weddingparade said:

    just walk around pike place all baked on legal...what can be better than that? eddies done it. so has boom

    There's a place in Pike Place that has insanely good breakfast... mmmm...
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    jamhead64jamhead64 Posts: 52
    i have no idea where stalking Seattle takes you, but if they don't go to Kerry park take an uber there before heading to EMP. Kerry park is the best view of Seattle and loads of bands have done photo shoots there. When you are done, it's an easy walk (downhill) to EMP. On the way though, it's time to stop and eat a staple of Northwest fast food awesomeness, Dicks Drive in is on the left as your coming down Queen Anne from the park. Its just fast food burgers, but it's a local favorite.

    From Dicks we are almost at EMP, but if stalking Seattle didn't take you by the Mercer Arena or Mural Amphitheater, you can see where PJ played in 91 and 93, also there is the Key Arena and Memorial Stadium. So now you've seen the best view of Seattle, eaten a local favorite and scene where the bulk of Pearl Jams shows in the city happened.

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    Brotherjohnno9Brotherjohnno9 Posts: 463
    edited September 2016
    The Moore Theatre is a short walk from Pike Place as is Benaroya Hall. Take a ferry trip from Seattle to Bainbridge Island, much cheaper than the organised boat trips and you probably see more. Can't recommend the EMP highly enough and if you have any interest in science fiction there's a great museum that part of the same place.
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    FiveAgainstOne06FiveAgainstOne06 Posts: 36
    Some brilliant suggestion in there that I hadn't thought of so will look into them further to see what I can fit in. Cheers.
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    rssesqrssesq Fairfield County Posts: 3,299
    One block up from Pike's my man is Lola's. They have the best breakfast I ever had and I've been around the world.
    http://www.opentable.com/lola-seattle
    Zod said:

    weddingparade said:

    just walk around pike place all baked on legal...what can be better than that? eddies done it. so has boom

    There's a place in Pike Place that has insanely good breakfast... mmmm...
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    RobbyD462RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,768
    rssesq said:

    One block up from Pike's my man is Lola's. They have the best breakfast I ever had and I've been around the world.
    http://www.opentable.com/lola-seattle

    Zod said:

    weddingparade said:

    just walk around pike place all baked on legal...what can be better than that? eddies done it. so has boom

    There's a place in Pike Place that has insanely good breakfast... mmmm...
    Rated second best Eggs Bennedict in the USA;)
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    rssesqrssesq Fairfield County Posts: 3,299
    get a side of that bacon with the bennies. It is almost a sin. lol
    RobbyD462 said:

    rssesq said:

    One block up from Pike's my man is Lola's. They have the best breakfast I ever had and I've been around the world.
    http://www.opentable.com/lola-seattle

    Zod said:

    weddingparade said:

    just walk around pike place all baked on legal...what can be better than that? eddies done it. so has boom

    There's a place in Pike Place that has insanely good breakfast... mmmm...
    Rated second best Eggs Bennedict in the USA;)
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    RobbyD462RobbyD462 Victoria BC Posts: 4,768
    rssesq said:

    get a side of that bacon with the bennies. It is almost a sin. lol

    RobbyD462 said:

    rssesq said:

    One block up from Pike's my man is Lola's. They have the best breakfast I ever had and I've been around the world.
    http://www.opentable.com/lola-seattle

    Zod said:

    weddingparade said:

    just walk around pike place all baked on legal...what can be better than that? eddies done it. so has boom

    There's a place in Pike Place that has insanely good breakfast... mmmm...
    Rated second best Eggs Bennedict in the USA;)
    First day I got the ham second day
    I substituted ham for bacon wow!
    Lola is the tits!

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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,849
    RobbyD462 said:

    rssesq said:

    One block up from Pike's my man is Lola's. They have the best breakfast I ever had and I've been around the world.
    http://www.opentable.com/lola-seattle

    Zod said:

    weddingparade said:

    just walk around pike place all baked on legal...what can be better than that? eddies done it. so has boom

    There's a place in Pike Place that has insanely good breakfast... mmmm...
    Rated second best Eggs Bennedict in the USA;)
    Will try them out soon. Thanks! :)
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    FiveAgainstOne06FiveAgainstOne06 Posts: 36
    Had a great time in Seattle. Many thanks for all the suggestions.

    I flew in on the Saturday and headed to the Hotel Max where I was staying for that night. Managed to get a room on the 5th (Sub Pop) floor and had a Kurt Cobain room door. Wanted a PJ one but was happy just to be on that floor. The room was cool, I had a record player and a selection of Sub Pop lp's including Band of Horses, Nirvana and Mogwai.

    The Hotel Max is great, we headed down to the lobby just as the free craft beer happy hour began. It was supposed to be a "have a drink on us" but being scotsmen, we went through 3 pints before we headed out. We went out for food at the Hard Rock Cafe and it was cool to see all the memorabilia from the Seattle bands. It's great to see a HRC where that stuff is related to the city rather than it being quite random.

    The next morning I headed away to do the Stalking Seattle tour. As others have said it's fantastic. One of the best tours i've done. Charity is such a good host and has great knowledge of the Seattle scene and people involved. The tour went point to point with great stories and related songs in between.

    I got dropped at the EMP and headed in for the afternoon. The Nirvana exhibit was superb. They have a huge array of items collected from the whole lifespan of the band. Definitely one to go and see. The rest of the museum is great, there were exhibits on the history of the guitar, one on Jimi Hendrix and a featured Star Trek exhibit which was worth seeing.

    I was working on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but on Thursday before my flight home I had time to visit Pike Place Market and hang out there for a while. There's such a nice vibe about the city, it's definitely a place i'd love to return to.

    Bonus for me was the "Push Me Pull Me" exhibit at Seattle Airport and the Sub Pop store. I managed to pick myself up a copy of the Pearl Jam vs Ames Bros poster book which i've not been able to get a hold of in the UK, so was delighted to see it in the store. There were some great items in there, I could have spent a fortune!
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    weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    no legal weed stories? wow...
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    Alpine BoundAlpine Bound Posts: 1,809
    thanks for this thread! I just booked Stalking Seattle and brunch at Lola. I had already planned to go to Pike Place, EMP and hit up a few record stores. Will be watching this thread for more ideas or posting if I have any questions :)
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    ZodZod Posts: 10,166
    weddingparade said:

    no legal weed stories? wow...

    one tends not to post those on public message boards.... but it's surreal how quickly the industry has developed in Washington state. I was quite impressed when I was there in August to see GNR. How the hell did Washington State legalize it before British Columbia? lol.
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    demetriosdemetrios Canada Posts: 87,849
    Alpine Bound said:

    thanks for this thread! I just booked Stalking Seattle and brunch at Lola. I had already planned to go to Pike Place, EMP and hit up a few record stores. Will be watching this thread for more ideas or posting if I have any questions :)

    You must of taken the last ticket on the 21st of Nov over @ http://stalkingseattle.rezgo.com/details/46995/rock-roll-tour ? My ride is on the 18th (or was it the 19th). Can't wait! EMP & Pike Place is fantastic! Went there back in '13. Will be going back again. My hotel is pretty much close to the EMP this November.

    Great to hear you had a great time @FiveAgainstOne06 :)
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    weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    Zod said:

    weddingparade said:

    no legal weed stories? wow...

    one tends not to post those on public message boards.... but it's surreal how quickly the industry has developed in Washington state. I was quite impressed when I was there in August to see GNR. How the hell did Washington State legalize it before British Columbia? lol.
    the paranoia has got to stop!! lol
    i remember the feeling of being legal, when i first went to holland in the mid 1980's. i will never forget that. EVER.
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    JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    weddingparade said:

    Zod said:

    weddingparade said:

    no legal weed stories? wow...

    one tends not to post those on public message boards.... but it's surreal how quickly the industry has developed in Washington state. I was quite impressed when I was there in August to see GNR. How the hell did Washington State legalize it before British Columbia? lol.
    the paranoia has got to stop!! lol
    i remember the feeling of being legal, when i first went to holland in the mid 1980's. i will never forget that. EVER.
    denver 2014 was a gift
    telluride 2016 was a bigger gift
    the gorge 2017 is a must imo
    wait till the BIG wave starts when the fall us elections are over!
    then wait for canada to go fully legal. the whole country in the spring of 2017 !!
    it's a good time to be alive to see things done right, FINALLY
    paranoia holds a key to clever thinking , tactical thinking,technical thinking keeps you on guard and makes you wise and
    also protects you and also drives you crazy lol but mainly is a great learning tool above the rest.....!!!
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    ShanKathyShanKathy Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 308
    My first suggestion is not PJ related. Visited in March to see RNDM and had breakfast at Biscuit Bitch at 1909 1 Ave. Very unique, we had to try twice before we ate there. My second suggestion is PJ related - Queen City Grill. According to something I read, after Andy Wood died, this is where Stone and Jeff met to work out their differences and agree to form one more band.

    Wish I had tickets! Have fun everyone!
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    weddingparadeweddingparade Posts: 1,179
    JWPearl said:


    paranoia holds a key to clever thinking , tactical thinking,technical thinking keeps you on guard and makes you wise and
    also protects you and also drives you crazy lol but mainly is a great learning tool above the rest.....!!!

    i can't deny that being paranoid all those years def kept me one step ahead of the man because i had to be smart to beat him at the stupid game. but life without the paranoia is sooo much better, that is the bottom-line for me....which i why i love when PJ tour cannabis friendly destinations ;)
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    KS80184KS80184 Posts: 386
    The poster exhibit is near gate A1 at SeaTac.
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