Music, food, kids, colors, art, beer, wine, family, friends, beaches, parks, streets, bikes, strollers, blankets, coolers - - all out under clear blue skies and perfect sunshine. Summer in Seattle is filled with festival after festival. Everyone is active. There are people everywhere taking it all in and enjoying the short-lived, but beautiful weather. Much different than the blistering 105 degree Austin heat.
It's the ultimate park and festival weather. Since we've been here - which is nearing 3 weeks - we've been to Bite of Seattle, Ballard Seafood Festival, WaMu Summer Concert Series (at the Woodland Park Zoo), the Wallingford Children's Parade and to see autocross racing in Bremerton. We could definitely get used to this.
So far, we're enjoying what Seattle has to offer. However, we still get that feeling like we're still on vacation. It hasn't completely set in that this is really home now. It will. I'm sure. But until then, we're just taking it one day at a time.
Last night we went to see Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Marc Broussard at the Woodland Park Zoo. The show was AWESOME!! Definitely, though, a contrast to music in Austin. In Austin you see a show and you usually know who you are going to listen to. Here, most people just go out because it's summer and there isn't much of it so why not go sit in the sun, eat some good food and enjoy your friends. The differences...the crowd - as I'm sure is also venue related - was very family oriented. There are kids everywhere. No smoking, no drinking in the main area - well not legally. In Washington they have a law where all drinking has to occur within a fenced off area. Weird, but OK. Limiting trash, yeah, I get that. But it's also fun to sit in your own seat and drink a beer while watching a good show. Not that we didn't. What are flasks made for anyway. They also had major announcement before the show -- don't block your neighbors view, come tell someone if you can't see, keep your conversations to a minimum so those around you aren't disturbed. In all, the differences were really pretty good. I could actually lay on the blanket and see the stage at the same time. The only real drawback (besides the beer and wine tent deal) is that it's not conducive to shaking it to the music as you might be the only one standing in your area. A few drinks later and we made our way to the front to find other like-minded music fans. As a side note though, it seems that Seattleites do know their music and do appreciate hearing the real thing. The crowd was pretty hyped up and most people were standing at the end.
It's the ultimate park and festival weather. Since we've been here - which is nearing 3 weeks - we've been to Bite of Seattle, Ballard Seafood Festival, WaMu Summer Concert Series (at the Woodland Park Zoo), the Wallingford Children's Parade and to see autocross racing in Bremerton. We could definitely get used to this.
So far, we're enjoying what Seattle has to offer. However, we still get that feeling like we're still on vacation. It hasn't completely set in that this is really home now. It will. I'm sure. But until then, we're just taking it one day at a time.
Last night we went to see Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and Marc Broussard at the Woodland Park Zoo. The show was AWESOME!! Definitely, though, a contrast to music in Austin. In Austin you see a show and you usually know who you are going to listen to. Here, most people just go out because it's summer and there isn't much of it so why not go sit in the sun, eat some good food and enjoy your friends. The differences...the crowd - as I'm sure is also venue related - was very family oriented. There are kids everywhere. No smoking, no drinking in the main area - well not legally. In Washington they have a law where all drinking has to occur within a fenced off area. Weird, but OK. Limiting trash, yeah, I get that. But it's also fun to sit in your own seat and drink a beer while watching a good show. Not that we didn't. What are flasks made for anyway. They also had major announcement before the show -- don't block your neighbors view, come tell someone if you can't see, keep your conversations to a minimum so those around you aren't disturbed. In all, the differences were really pretty good. I could actually lay on the blanket and see the stage at the same time. The only real drawback (besides the beer and wine tent deal) is that it's not conducive to shaking it to the music as you might be the only one standing in your area. A few drinks later and we made our way to the front to find other like-minded music fans. As a side note though, it seems that Seattleites do know their music and do appreciate hearing the real thing. The crowd was pretty hyped up and most people were standing at the end.
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