Stay at the Hotel Max and request a room on the 4th or 5th floor. They have the room doors covered with a door size photo of concert scenes from the early grunge period, PJ concert photos cover several. Also, the rooms on that floor have record players and vinyl to play. In the lobby, they have a post card from Eddie to his room mates in San Diego from the Hotel Max as that is where he stayed when he came up to audition after sending his demo tape. All pretty cool. And reasonably priced for the location.
Have fun and enjoy it. Vancouver is awesome. Go to Modena in Vancouver for brunch. Its awesome.
Well I just got back yesterday from the trip. Still adjusting to the back and forth time zones. We had a great time on our trip. We did the Stalking Seattle tour and it was awesome. It was a great way to see so much of the city in a short 2-3 hr timeframe. Charity was awesome, she had some great stories and was a great host. For those interested it sounds like she is partnering with Hotel Max soon to offer a package to stay at hotel and do the tour. And yes it does appear to rain quite a bit in the PNW, only saw the sun one day out of our 5 day trip.
I was not a huge fan of Vancouver. The mountains around were beautiful but other than Granville Island that we visited was not crazy about the area in general. Had a great time and my daughters team played very well and of course they get to really bond on trips like that which is even more important than the games themselves. Attaching a few pics.
Wow how perfect,,,,, my girlfriend and I just booked our trip to Seattle for the beginning of August we're going to be there for five days and 4 nights and just so happens that the chicago white sox are in town playing the Mariners so that is a for sure for us. I wanted to check out all of the music scene and checkout Pikes Place and all the nature. These are all great ideas, please tell me some more things and places to do. especially Pearl Jam stuff
Whats the deal with all the new laws reguarding 420? Does it apply to out of towners?
Alpine Valley, PJ20 9-3-2011
RNDM: Lincoln Hall, 11-13-2012
Wrigley Field, An Evening with Pearl Jam 7-19-2013
BMO Harris Bradley Center, 2014 Fall Tour 10-20-2014
RNDM: Double Door, 3-15-2016
If you wanna save $45 each just do the tour yourself. I have most of the addresses if you want. I did my own tour last year and it was interesting and fun.
Have just sent you a PM re this Red Lukin
no matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead...
PJ - Adelaide 98, 09; Perth 03, 06, 09, 14; EV - Perth 11, 14 (2 shows), Brisbane 14 (2 shows)
In the lobby, they have a post card from Eddie to his room mates in San Diego from the Hotel Max as that is where he stayed when he came up to audition after sending his demo tape.
That is great!!
"Somewhere in between / There and here / I got lost / I got scared..."
Did the off ramp burn down? I thought it did but I can't remember.
The Off Ramp became Graceland, and is now called El Corazon. It is still there although I thought I'd heard that they may be leaving due to rising rent.
"I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
While in Seattle I cant help stopping at Caffe Ladro a few times a day for an incredible latte and one of the best breakfasts I ever had was at Lola's restaurant in the Hotel Andra.
I went to Seattle for the first time late last year and had a blast. Did some PJ stuff like Easy Street…best damn place on earth.
I don't visit the boards much, and didn't share this story with many people, but I got to meet Jeff while I was there. I don't wanna give up the spot, but it was really dumb luck. In fact I was standing next to him for a few minutes talking to the person that worked at the store before I realized who he was. For a few minutes me, Jeff and the clerk was just shooting the shit about music.
Its hard for me to put into words what this band means to me. We are all here for the same reason, so Im sure you can all understand where Im coming from on that. This band is…monumental to me. They were there at the beginning when I needed them the most in 1991 right after my dad died when I was 14, and they have followed me on through my entire life. I love Pearl Jam.
So with that said, I had to say something to Jeff. While we were at the counter I said nothing about who he was and didn't tip my hat to his band at all…we were just two dudes bullshitting. But as he was walking out I said "hey Jeff", he turned and said "Yeah.." "thank you" was all I could get out and thats all I needed to say. He thanked me in return and we both kinda had a moment of mutual respect. He went on with his day, and my trip to Seattle instantly became the best trip I have ever takin in my life.
Ive not wanted to share this story because for the last year or so its been my lil moment… but this trip Marjen took got me thinking back, and I wanted to share.
So again.. thanks to Jeff and this whole band. Forever thanks, and love. And thanks Marjen for bringing this memory back to the surface.
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Have fun and enjoy it. Vancouver is awesome. Go to Modena in Vancouver for brunch. Its awesome.
Peace.
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I was not a huge fan of Vancouver. The mountains around were beautiful but other than Granville Island that we visited was not crazy about the area in general. Had a great time and my daughters team played very well and of course they get to really bond on trips like that which is even more important than the games themselves. Attaching a few pics.
Where Jimi Hendrix HS
Kurts house
Black Hole Sun
Singles Apartment
Where Nirvana played first release party
Hendrix Statue
Vancouver
These are all great ideas, please tell me some more things and places to do. especially Pearl Jam stuff
Whats the deal with all the new laws reguarding 420? Does it apply to out of towners?
RNDM: Lincoln Hall, 11-13-2012
Wrigley Field, An Evening with Pearl Jam 7-19-2013
BMO Harris Bradley Center, 2014 Fall Tour 10-20-2014
RNDM: Double Door, 3-15-2016
http://www.caffevita.com/locations/wa/capitol-hill
I went to Seattle for the first time late last year and had a blast. Did some PJ stuff like Easy Street…best damn place on earth.
I don't visit the boards much, and didn't share this story with many people, but I got to meet Jeff while I was there. I don't wanna give up the spot, but it was really dumb luck. In fact I was standing next to him for a few minutes talking to the person that worked at the store before I realized who he was. For a few minutes me, Jeff and the clerk was just shooting the shit about music.
Its hard for me to put into words what this band means to me. We are all here for the same reason, so Im sure you can all understand where Im coming from on that. This band is…monumental to me. They were there at the beginning when I needed them the most in 1991 right after my dad died when I was 14, and they have followed me on through my entire life. I love Pearl Jam.
So with that said, I had to say something to Jeff. While we were at the counter I said nothing about who he was and didn't tip my hat to his band at all…we were just two dudes bullshitting. But as he was walking out I said "hey Jeff", he turned and said "Yeah.." "thank you" was all I could get out and thats all I needed to say. He thanked me in return and we both kinda had a moment of mutual respect. He went on with his day, and my trip to Seattle instantly became the best trip I have ever takin in my life.
Ive not wanted to share this story because for the last year or so its been my lil moment… but this trip Marjen took got me thinking back, and I wanted to share.
So again.. thanks to Jeff and this whole band. Forever thanks, and love. And thanks Marjen for bringing this memory back to the surface.