Comments on: Seattle Music Festival, where are you? http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: 1michael http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15436 1michael Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:05:33 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/#comment-15436 The big-f'n-deal SOL plaza kind of messed up Alki in multiple ways, including draining time, money and energy that could have gone for more enjoyable, less developer-ego-stroking or off-puttingly uber-patriotic things (I mean, the country's already got a SOL, and it's much nicer than this one - why not a tribute to the Denny Party or something that's unique?) like the Festival. Also by clogging a public beach with construction during the time most people normally use a beach. The big-f’n-deal SOL plaza kind of messed up Alki in multiple ways, including draining time, money and energy that could have gone for more enjoyable, less developer-ego-stroking or off-puttingly uber-patriotic things (I mean, the country’s already got a SOL, and it’s much nicer than this one – why not a tribute to the Denny Party or something that’s unique?) like the Festival.

Also by clogging a public beach with construction during the time most people normally use a beach.

]]> By: westseattleblog http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15433 westseattleblog Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:26:42 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/#comment-15433 As I told somebody who e-mailed me this link, it's been about four years now that they've said "we're having one this year" and then canceled. I wrote about it in 2006, in fact: http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=195 There's going to be another outdoor concert at Alki on August 7th, sponsored by the city (like the one on Fire Night last Thursday - different group though, and I believe this one is supposed to be on the promenade) so that's gonna have to hold you. As I told somebody who e-mailed me this link, it’s been about four years now that they’ve said "we’re having one this year" and then canceled. I wrote about it in 2006, in fact:
http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=195

There’s going to be another outdoor concert at Alki on August 7th, sponsored by the city (like the one on Fire Night last Thursday – different group though, and I believe this one is supposed to be on the promenade) so that’s gonna have to hold you.

]]> By: Zee Grega http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15431 Zee Grega Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:46:16 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/#comment-15431 I was on the NPA mailing list for a while; it was pretty obvious that they were overwhelmed and didn't have enough in the way of resources (funding and staff and volunteers), which is unfortunate since I think they had some great ideas. I was on the NPA mailing list for a while; it was pretty obvious that they were overwhelmed and didn’t have enough in the way of resources (funding and staff and volunteers), which is unfortunate since I think they had some great ideas.

]]> By: patrickthesalesguy http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-15429 patrickthesalesguy Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:05:47 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2008/07/29/seattle-music-festival-where-are-you/#comment-15429 When the festival started it was organized by some guys here in the neighborhood. I don't know the how's and why's as to the shift to the NPA, but after the shift things got erratic. When the festival started it was organized by some guys here in the neighborhood. I don’t know the how’s and why’s as to the shift to the NPA, but after the shift things got erratic.

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