There was a surprisingly long line for the Polish animation program at SIFF Cinema today; I know the Polish are known for their animation, but I never expected a line at the door that so closely resembled the lines for the bands and the comedy shows.

Early in the afternoon I stopped in for a while at the T.I. mainstage show. He’s not one of my favorites, but he put on an energetic stage show that revved up the nearly filled Memorial Coliseum who were jumping, dancing and enthusiatically fist-pumping. It can be hard to create spectacle in the afternoon sun but T.I. delivered.

I dashed out after the first half to go see the second half of Kathleen Edwards whose set was an excellent representation of the best of the singer-songwriter genre. She has a great voice and a fun, folksy charm, amusing the audience with stories of writing songs about friends and making videos with infamous hockey players.

The “Crime and Punishment” program at SIFF was probably one of the better short programs I’ve seen at Bumbershoot, a great selection of crime-themed shorts that ranged from the suspenseful to the comic.

I wanted to go see The Black Keys but got distracted along the way by The Saturday Knights. I really don’t know how to describe their show other than to say that they were totally awesome and Samantha was right to plug them way before any of us heard of them. (She was right about The Girls, too, so maybe we should all start listening to her.)

Just a note for anyone who is attending Monday: please remember that you are not a door and should there not block any walkways. There are tons of people on site, all wanting to get from one place to another. Blocking them to talk on your cell phone, consult the schedule, argue with your boyfriend, dig for something for in your baby’s diaper bag, or just randomly stare into space is totally not cool.