Sinister: Meeting up before B&S rock the Moore

[Rinaldo Thatchez]

Isn't this a beautiful day? Sitting up here in the northwest corner of the 
U.S. we sometimes have to wait a little longer for the summer to arrive but 
when it does it is glorious.

Speaking of un-summery places, there has been talk recently of Aberdeen, 
Scotland (we've got one of those in Washington too, which you may remember 
was the hometown of a certain dead left-handed guitarist who isn't Jimi 
Hendrix). A friend of mine spent a couple years studying in Aberdeen and 
said it is the grayest place on earth. Not only does it have the same 
soulcrushingly ubiquitous cloud cover that Seattle has but it is also built 
almost entirely of granite, the grayest of stones, so that on a typical day 
it may be difficult to discern the horizon or distinguish buildings from 
sky. He theorized that the grayness of Aberdeen - which is credited in 
Seattle for our high suicide rate and heroin use - is at least partly  
responsible for what he observed to be a fairly common practice of, as he 
termed it, "drinking to total obliteration." He told me that on Friday and 
Saturday nights (most frequently but not exclusively) it is not too 
difficult to see people making their way home after the pubs close on their 
hands and knees.

With this cautionary tale in mind, I'd like to propose a sinister happy hour 
on the evening of Sept. 14 before the Seattle gig. I've sometimes chidingly 
referred to this list as "a bunch of sensitive teenagers" (twee cynicism, 
sorry), but I suspect that more of us actually are of age and would be able 
to have a pre-gig meetup at a bar. I know the classic sinister model is a 
picnic but I know I'll be working that day as will probably many others so 
it would maybe be easier to meetup after work in the neighborhood of the 
theatre. There are probably half a dozen suitable places within a block of 
the venue. I'll go ahead and volunteer myself as organizer so feel free to 
email me offlist to express interest or make suggestions.

Hopefully we can make it work.

Rinaldo


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