Seattlebound-Tips, suggestions, advice

Allie

I didn't read the whole thread, E. but I've been to Seattle. Speaking as a New Yorker, and absolutely no disrespect meant to the West Coast peoples (hi SOS) but I didn't love it. I like it, it was nice to visit, and very clean! but I was kind of freaking out after 5 days, I was so homesick.

Also it seemed to me like you needed a car? I'm not sure though.

But I understand that need to relocate-been there, and done that. I wish you the best of luck! And check out the Experience Music Project, that's really cool!

stickboy

SENROCK! wrote:

You're right and know me well.
Tractor Tavern Aug. 27th Jimi Hendrixxx tribute $12. 6pm. Can u IMMAGINE how much The Master will freakin let it FLOW that night????!!!!!! dammit. I think its unsafe for me to be there. Thats too much metal for one hand. \mm/

oh no way!
fuck Oasis fuck the GZA..going to THAT on the 27th!

thats it...youre comin in for that? right?

stickboy

Allie wrote:

I didn't read the whole thread, E. but I've been to Seattle. Speaking as a New Yorker, and absolutely no disrespect meant to the West Coast peoples (hi SOS) but I didn't love it. I like it, it was nice to visit, and very clean! but I was kind of freaking out after 5 days, I was so homesick.

Also it seemed to me like you needed a car? I'm not sure though.

But I understand that need to relocate-been there, and done that. I wish you the best of luck! And check out the Experience Music Project, that's really cool!

I hear ya Allie. I've left NY plenty of times tho and usually might get homesick after 3 yrs. I'm sure I'll be back for holidays or for the birth of my sis 2nd child in 7 months. Spent like 25 yrs in this bitch..I love getting the fuck outta here, lol...and I love NY, proud of it and everything...it just does me no good for my well being

South of Seattle

Allie wrote:

I didn't read the whole thread, E. but I've been to Seattle. Speaking as a New Yorker, and absolutely no disrespect meant to the West Coast peoples (hi SOS) but I didn't love it.

You can diss Seattle all you want. I do all the time

It's like Portland with 10 times the traffic, harder to navigate, and cooler weather

Allie

stickboy wrote:

it just does me no good for my well being

in that case, well that's not so cool!
but wow
for me it's the total opposite, the only thing that does well for my well-being is being home. I lived in Cali over 10 yrs ago. I loooooved it but I missed home and I missed the seasons! there were only two season in San Fran: the rainy winter and the cold summer! LOL

stickboy

Allie wrote:

in that case, well that's not so cool!
but wow
for me it's the total opposite, the only thing that does well for my well-being is being home. I lived in Cali over 10 yrs ago. I loooooved it but I missed home and I missed the seasons! there were only two season in San Fran: the rainy winter and the cold summer! LOL

yea, NY stresses me out too much...Cali I dunno anything about but I def wanna visit first chance I get

Urban Hiker

South of Seattle wrote:

You can diss Seattle all you want. I do all the time

It's like Portland with 10 times the traffic, harder to navigate, and cooler weather

My husband grew up outside of Portland. It took him a long time to stop referring to Washington as "The evil state to the north."

South of Seattle

Urban Hiker wrote:

My husband grew up outside of Portland. It took him a long time to stop referring to Washington as "The evil state to the north."

I love Seattle and Washington. I'm just glad I live here on a daily basis.

Fahka

So im thinking of just staying out there when i leave on the 26th.... For my own personal reasons i just cant stay around where i am.. I need to leave it all behind... FAaaaaaaaaaaaar BEEEEEHIND


Will be tuff to start from absolutely nothing and HAVE nothing but u know.. Sometimes these things need to be done...


its warm outside there now, right?

Lukin66

LeatherMandi wrote:

So im thinking of just staying out there when i leave on the 26th.... For my own personal reasons i just cant stay around where i am.. I need to leave it all behind... FAaaaaaaaaaaaar BEEEEEHIND


Will be tuff to start from absolutely nothing and HAVE nothing but u know.. Sometimes these things need to be done...


its warm outside there now, right?

Yeah! Stay around and get introduced to Seattle in the height of summer. The best season here, by far.

Fahka

Lukin66 wrote:

Yeah! Stay around and get introduced to Seattle in the height of summer. The best season here, by far.

cool because i think i might be doin the .. 'sleep on the street sing for my supper',kind of thing

Urban Hiker

LeatherMandi wrote:

cool because i think i might be doin the .. 'sleep on the street sing for my supper',kind of thing

Another Pearl Jam fan was here for about five months. She was able to find pet sitting gigs for most of her stay.

She got a little bit of money and a place to stay.

Fahka

are u a student there lukin66? Or have u always been a seattlite?

Fahka

Urban Hiker wrote:

Another Pearl Jam fan was here for about five months. She was able to find pet sitting gigs for most of her stay.

She got a little bit of money and a place to stay.

I have a pretty good work resume.... for as young as i am...


It would all be about just sustaining oneself until oneself finds a job:D

and she left after 5 months? Bummer

Urban Hiker

LeatherMandi wrote:

I have a pretty good work resume.... for as young as i am...


It would all be about just sustaining oneself until oneself finds a job:D

and she left after 5 months? Bummer

Cool. She had to leave. Pearl Jam was touring and then her Visa was due to expire. :(

Lukin66

LeatherMandi wrote:

are u a student there lukin66? Or have u always been a seattlite?

student, will be for awhile yet

stickboy

LeatherMandi wrote:

cool because i think i might be doin the .. 'sleep on the street sing for my supper',kind of thing

oh man..I think Im like a lil worried cause I dont want you to pull what I pulled. Dont listen to me!!!
Me Im a lil crazy and a bit older so the things I do should NOT be tried at ..on the road.

Please if anybody can hook Mandi up with a place to stay until I get there end of August it wil be very appreciated.


I dont want her sleeping in the streets and roughing it. You will not regret her company and prolly wont wanna let go of her when it comes time to leave.

Fahka

stickboy wrote:

oh man..I think Im like a lil worried cause I dont want you to pull what I pulled. Dont listen to me!!!
Me Im a lil crazy and a bit older so the things I do should NOT be tried at ..on the road.

Please if anybody can hook Mandi up with a place to stay until I get there end of August it wil be very appreciated.


I dont want her sleeping in the streets and roughing it. You will not regret her company and prolly wont wanna let go of her when it comes time to leave.

oh jeez Lou, ill be fine Dont worry about me..


and what are you studying Lukin66?

Lukin66

LeatherMandi wrote:

oh jeez Lou, ill be fine Dont worry about me..


and what are you studying Lukin66?

I have to decide quick, before they kick me out. Right now I'm just focusing on my internship.

stickboy

Lucky girl should be arriving in Seattle any minute now!



yall have fun out there

iluvcats

stickboy,

are you wearing white pants when you move to seattle?

stickboy

iluvcats wrote:

stickboy,

are you wearing white pants when you move to seattle?

hahaha no sorry Im not gay

but WE DID agree with Mandi that once I get out there were gonna do some gear shopping and get rid of all my baggy hoody shit, or how she calls it my Thug gear, lol


no mo gangsta eli,

word

*crosses arms* lmfao

iluvcats

stickboy wrote:

hahaha no sorry Im not gay

but WE DID agree with Mandi that once I get out there were gonna do some gear shopping and get rid of all my baggy hoody shit, or how she calls it my Thug gear, lol


no mo gangsta eli,

word

*crosses arms* lmfao

lol at your whitepants remark

stickboy

iluvcats wrote:

lol at your whitepants remark

and dont get me worng I think eds a cool mofo but

WHITE pants?? :rolleyes:

what is he Don Johnson??

iluvcats

stickboy wrote:

and dont get me worng I think eds a cool mofo but

WHITE pants?? :rolleyes:

what is he Don Johnson??

maybe ed wants to be different? maybe that's all he could find in his size at the Thrift Store.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm158898176/tt0086759

stickboy

iluvcats wrote:

maybe ed wants to be different? maybe that's all he could find in his size at the Thrift Store.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm158898176/tt0086759

whoa! nah see I need something a lil more roomier around the ass and crotch area..what if I have to bend down to pick something up??

Fahka

Sorry lukin.. had ure number on me but pretty much had to leave as soon as i got to seattle :( Had to make it to San Diego by the 31st... sucks!! Ull have to come to savannah so i can smoke you up


Oh and Eli.. haha... oh man...we have SO much to talk about..



Well heres how my trip went in a nutshell.

I felt almost foreign when i arrived in Seattle. No sweet tea, WTF! But the next day i really fell in love with that place. Seemed like Seattle was a very hip young place.. lovely weather too.. The whole homeless and drugged out people situation was a bit scary though :( Seemed like a lot of street walkers were out when i was there Sat night .. its a whole different world over there, i tell ya

But yes.. Seattle was lovely. My favorite city i visited by far. I could see myself maybe spending a bit of time there.. think i might get super home sick as well but I d like to do my continuing education there, FOR SURE.


had tons of fun... got to see sooooooooooooooooooooooo much in such a short time. It was unbelievable.



Oh and stick... dont u dare dis the white pants... they are HEAVENLY... They are what low cut shirts on girls are to men, to women But ill admit.. very few people can pull them off but those who can, OH MY


Hope you guys have all been well, i will be back in Seattle sometime in the very near future for sure!! Will have more time to so would love to hook up with Frankie and everyone

melva02

Stickboy, I haven't read the whole thread but wanted to wish you luck.

I think it's cool that you're moving out to the city your favorite band is from, with people you met through the band. I have two stories of the same thing. :-)

In 2004 I felt like I was done living in Charlottesville VA (in retrospect, I totally wasn't, but it worked out anyway). Some of my closest friends were people in Richmond who I had met through bands...I guess most directly or most frequently through Agents of Good Roots, but originally most of us were Dave Matthews Band people. If you're playing along, those are nancies (DMB) and vibers (AGR). I was debating whether to move back to NY where I grew up, but the Richmond people hosted me on a summer evening and we walked to the Italian deli and got caponata and avocado soup and gazpacho and ate it in the courtyard outside my friend's apartment. She talked about how easy it was getting a second degree in engineering at the university here. So I moved here, to the city my favorite band AGR is from (though they had been broken up for years), and lived with my AGR friends.

The first year I lived here, two of my friends who had been dating broke up. By this time our new favorite band was Jump, Little Children out of Charleston, SC. We were all in love with Charleston, and we had some J,LC friends (opiates) around the southeast. My roommate started dating an opiate from NC and in 2005 they moved to Charleston together.

Cut to present. Everyone is very happy. Everyone is friends with the old-favorite bands in whatever city they live in. Everyone stays in touch and visits each other, and does all the fun things in the city they live in that make the other people jealous because they only get to do them once a year.

I hope you have a great time in Seattle. I recommend driving out through Olympic National Park to La Push and renting a cabin on the Quillayute reservation and waking up at sunrise. It's weird if you're from the east coast, because you can actually see the ocean in the morning light without the sun shining right along the surface.

Melissa

stickboy

yea

thanx its kind of postponed cause Im not in that mindset right now

thinking about a lil dissapearing act and being alone again

Fahka

sheesh.. im such a bitch, totally forgot to share pics of my trip


*smacks forehead*


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