20 Jun 09

Hot Jazz Club in Münster, Germany

by DeAndre

My Aunt Rockin 88 Keys


With only 3 short rehearsals under our belts, we departed for what we thought was going to be Amsterdam. But what we understood was going to be a direct flight to Holland, was actually three flights...

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18 Jun 09

Europe and Japan, here I come

by DeAndre

Chiwo Flyer HotJazze


I have been blessed with the opportunity to tour Europe and Japan with Zimbabwean singer-songwriter Chiwoniso as her bassist.

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10 Jun 09

CWU Pea Patch Day 50

by Terry

CWU Pea Patch Day 50


CWU Pea Patch Day 50!!! Wow, eleven out of the last fifteen days in Seattle have been wonderfully hot and sunny. Although this makes the deck a fantastic...

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5 Jun 09

Art & Copy

by Ed

Art Copy


The official kick-off of summer hours at Cole & Weber United has never had a better start than this year’s trip to see a matinee of the documentary “Art & Copy” directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, HYPE!, SCRATCH). The film was part of this year’s Seattle International Film Festival...

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27 May 09

Washington's Lottery new TV Ad - Dog

by Kate



Dog is the follow on to the Birds spot- the first ever brand advertising for Lottery. Research showed ~20% of Washingtonians held negative brand perceptions toward Lottery and ~60% ignored the Lottery completely (issue of complete neutrality). So Lottery needed to make friends before they could create new players…

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11 May 09

A garden on the rooftop

by Terry


Last fall Richard and I were discussing our frustration with the rooftop garden. The vegetation was sparse and ugly and every year someone was digging the plants up and replanting them. We realized that we both cared enough to try something, as any attempt on our part was better than the weeds currently infesting the deck. We talked Brady into asking Alley 24 management if we could use it as a pea patch.

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