Top 10 Moments of 2008l (in order of which they occurred):
Tuesday January 29th, 2008
Replacements Tribute Night
Jim Walsh, veteran of the 1980's Minneapolis music scene, assembled a interview biography on the long defunct Minneapolis punk band, The Replacements. He was in town on his little book tour (earlier in the day he did a reading at the Westlake Borders). That night there was a tribute night to the band at The Comet Tavern. Bands played 2-3 Mat's songs while every remaining Mat's fan came out to the show. Everyone in the bar was singing along; it was like one big bonding experience. The most played song of the night was "I'm In Trouble", so the third band to play it invited Jim Walsh to sing it. Jim got up and said something to the effect of, "I'm not much of s singer, so I want my friend Matt to come up here and sing this song. He's 21 and huge Replacements fan. I <i>love</i> this kid!" Then he gave me a sloppy kiss on the check right before the song. I, of course, forgot most of the words during our duet, and felt compelled to mention at the end of the song, "They are my favorite band, and I forgot all the words!" It was real fun.
[Note: I think the entire week of January 27th- February 2nd can fit between the lines of this list; Walsh Reading/ Tribute Night that Tuesday, 30 Years of Seattle Design group Modern Dog speaking event Thursday and Cute Lepers Show at The Comet again Friday. A busy and semi-alcohol fueled week.]
Sunday March 23rd, 2008 - Thursday March 27th, 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota visit #2
Second visit to the great city of Minneapolis in 6 months. I have this feeling that it's becoming sort of familiar: Same gate/ terminal via the Seattle-Tacoma Airport subway every time and same gate at the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Airport. I spent a week with my former roommate and his band in a South Minneapolis house. I managed to take the bus twice and wander around myself and see fellow "Berliner" Lynsee Lauritsen. Minneapolis is kind of wacky, with rivers, bridges, parks and brick buildings. I feel very secured and protected whenever I visit the Mid-west. I'd live there if it wasn't so cold in the winters.
Saturday March 29th, 2008
Bob Mould @ Neumos
48 hours after returning from Minneapolis, I got to see former Minneapolite, Bob Mould play at Nuemos. I was from row and saw him play many of the old Husker Du songs. It was a good show all by myself.
[Note: This week was also very busy: Minneapolis Sunday- Thursday, Cute Lepers at King Cobra Friday, Mould Saturday, X the band Sunday - Monday and helping Bailey move both of those days]
Thursday June 5th, 2008
Turn in Portfolio I & II Work
I think this is the only scholarly related moment on my list. I worked so hard on two sets of Portfolios over 9 months (taking Portfolio II twice.) and it was still a huge crunch getting this all in and packaged by the Noon deadline. This was unbelievable amount of work and it all turned out really good
Sunday June 15th, 2008 - Monday June 16th, 2008
Cabin Trip with Graphic Design friends in Gold Bar, Washington
After a busy quarter for everyone, a few of us rented a cabin for a few days up North. It was on some river, near mountains and a beautiful two days. We made some good food, jumped around in the hot tub and swam in the river.
Tuesday June 17th, 2008 - Tuesday June 24th, 2008
Maryland/ Washington D.C. Trip
I went back to the East Coast to see friends and family. Highlights include driving around Montgomery County with Matt Williams, going to Dave & Busters with Gabe, Michael and Matt, taking the Metro in to Washington D.C. per usual, seeing my Grandmother who I hadn't seen in 3 years, Dinner in D.C. with my Mom and Brother with a family friend that occasionally assists Barack Obama, etc, etc, etc. The East Coast is always refreshing and familiar.
Friday October 24th, 2008
Against Me! @ The Showbox with Bailey
Bailey and I don't go to concerts together very often, so it was really nice to go have an evening together where we saw one of her favorite bands. That woman is too cute when she sings along. It's a good thing she loves me.
Monday October 27th, 2008
First Day at Lustre Communications
My first internship last from November 2007- March 2008 at a record label called Loveless Records. It was pretty ok, but mid-October I secured my second internship at a bona-fide design studio. I submitted three pieces for my portfolio for the application and was happy to learn that my "gritty" work got me the job rather than my two other "traditional" projects. The internship has been slow, but at least I get to chat with a few designers every week.
Sunday November 2nd, 2008
22nd Birthday
I turned 22 and worked that day. Luckly my job is at school and involves sitting in front of a computer, printing color pieces for people. No one is ever in the building on Sunday's so often I go 9 hours without doing anything. Dinner at Serious Pie and Parents and Bailey.
Tuesday November 4th, 2008
Election Night 2008/ Barack Obama Win
I was so excited for this day. I kept up on reports from the rest of the country while at school and skipped out on my afternoon class because I felt compelled to take in this historic day instead of being at school. I walked to the local music store, Singles Going Steady and had a conversation with the always humorous store-owner, Byron. On my walk from Belltown to Capitol Hill that evening, everybody was out with Obama signs, posters and shirt, extremely excited for what we all hoped would happen. Bailey and I met for dinner around 6:30 and the results were already coming in. Barack Obama was winning so hard. Bailey and walked from Capitol Hill to the Showbox at Pike Place Market intending to attend the Election Party. Half way down the hill, Obama was announced the next President and you didn't need to be near a television to know about it. For the next hour and a half our news and excitement was supplied to us the the amount of ecstatic people out on the street (and there were MANY.) People were hugging strangers, honking their horns and holding Obama signs out of their car and apartment windows. Bailey and I stopped at the bar at Cheesecake Factory to watch McCain's concession speech, ripped a giant Shepard Fairey Obama poster of a telephone pole and a few few people took a picture of us with it. We walked up to Broadway where the madness of honking, yelling, joy and cheers continued loudly. We were kindly let in to a private party at Broadway Grill so we could watch Barack Obama's speech, while the entire restaurant seemingly stopped business for the moment. On the way out, Bailey cried. The whole evening was indescribable.
Tuesday January 29th, 2008
Replacements Tribute Night
Jim Walsh, veteran of the 1980's Minneapolis music scene, assembled a interview biography on the long defunct Minneapolis punk band, The Replacements. He was in town on his little book tour (earlier in the day he did a reading at the Westlake Borders). That night there was a tribute night to the band at The Comet Tavern. Bands played 2-3 Mat's songs while every remaining Mat's fan came out to the show. Everyone in the bar was singing along; it was like one big bonding experience. The most played song of the night was "I'm In Trouble", so the third band to play it invited Jim Walsh to sing it. Jim got up and said something to the effect of, "I'm not much of s singer, so I want my friend Matt to come up here and sing this song. He's 21 and huge Replacements fan. I <i>love</i> this kid!" Then he gave me a sloppy kiss on the check right before the song. I, of course, forgot most of the words during our duet, and felt compelled to mention at the end of the song, "They are my favorite band, and I forgot all the words!" It was real fun.
[Note: I think the entire week of January 27th- February 2nd can fit between the lines of this list; Walsh Reading/ Tribute Night that Tuesday, 30 Years of Seattle Design group Modern Dog speaking event Thursday and Cute Lepers Show at The Comet again Friday. A busy and semi-alcohol fueled week.]
Sunday March 23rd, 2008 - Thursday March 27th, 2008
Minneapolis, Minnesota visit #2
Second visit to the great city of Minneapolis in 6 months. I have this feeling that it's becoming sort of familiar: Same gate/ terminal via the Seattle-Tacoma Airport subway every time and same gate at the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Airport. I spent a week with my former roommate and his band in a South Minneapolis house. I managed to take the bus twice and wander around myself and see fellow "Berliner" Lynsee Lauritsen. Minneapolis is kind of wacky, with rivers, bridges, parks and brick buildings. I feel very secured and protected whenever I visit the Mid-west. I'd live there if it wasn't so cold in the winters.
Saturday March 29th, 2008
Bob Mould @ Neumos
48 hours after returning from Minneapolis, I got to see former Minneapolite, Bob Mould play at Nuemos. I was from row and saw him play many of the old Husker Du songs. It was a good show all by myself.
[Note: This week was also very busy: Minneapolis Sunday- Thursday, Cute Lepers at King Cobra Friday, Mould Saturday, X the band Sunday - Monday and helping Bailey move both of those days]
Thursday June 5th, 2008
Turn in Portfolio I & II Work
I think this is the only scholarly related moment on my list. I worked so hard on two sets of Portfolios over 9 months (taking Portfolio II twice.) and it was still a huge crunch getting this all in and packaged by the Noon deadline. This was unbelievable amount of work and it all turned out really good
Sunday June 15th, 2008 - Monday June 16th, 2008
Cabin Trip with Graphic Design friends in Gold Bar, Washington
After a busy quarter for everyone, a few of us rented a cabin for a few days up North. It was on some river, near mountains and a beautiful two days. We made some good food, jumped around in the hot tub and swam in the river.
Tuesday June 17th, 2008 - Tuesday June 24th, 2008
Maryland/ Washington D.C. Trip
I went back to the East Coast to see friends and family. Highlights include driving around Montgomery County with Matt Williams, going to Dave & Busters with Gabe, Michael and Matt, taking the Metro in to Washington D.C. per usual, seeing my Grandmother who I hadn't seen in 3 years, Dinner in D.C. with my Mom and Brother with a family friend that occasionally assists Barack Obama, etc, etc, etc. The East Coast is always refreshing and familiar.
Friday October 24th, 2008
Against Me! @ The Showbox with Bailey
Bailey and I don't go to concerts together very often, so it was really nice to go have an evening together where we saw one of her favorite bands. That woman is too cute when she sings along. It's a good thing she loves me.
Monday October 27th, 2008
First Day at Lustre Communications
My first internship last from November 2007- March 2008 at a record label called Loveless Records. It was pretty ok, but mid-October I secured my second internship at a bona-fide design studio. I submitted three pieces for my portfolio for the application and was happy to learn that my "gritty" work got me the job rather than my two other "traditional" projects. The internship has been slow, but at least I get to chat with a few designers every week.
Sunday November 2nd, 2008
22nd Birthday
I turned 22 and worked that day. Luckly my job is at school and involves sitting in front of a computer, printing color pieces for people. No one is ever in the building on Sunday's so often I go 9 hours without doing anything. Dinner at Serious Pie and Parents and Bailey.
Tuesday November 4th, 2008
Election Night 2008/ Barack Obama Win
I was so excited for this day. I kept up on reports from the rest of the country while at school and skipped out on my afternoon class because I felt compelled to take in this historic day instead of being at school. I walked to the local music store, Singles Going Steady and had a conversation with the always humorous store-owner, Byron. On my walk from Belltown to Capitol Hill that evening, everybody was out with Obama signs, posters and shirt, extremely excited for what we all hoped would happen. Bailey and I met for dinner around 6:30 and the results were already coming in. Barack Obama was winning so hard. Bailey and walked from Capitol Hill to the Showbox at Pike Place Market intending to attend the Election Party. Half way down the hill, Obama was announced the next President and you didn't need to be near a television to know about it. For the next hour and a half our news and excitement was supplied to us the the amount of ecstatic people out on the street (and there were MANY.) People were hugging strangers, honking their horns and holding Obama signs out of their car and apartment windows. Bailey and I stopped at the bar at Cheesecake Factory to watch McCain's concession speech, ripped a giant Shepard Fairey Obama poster of a telephone pole and a few few people took a picture of us with it. We walked up to Broadway where the madness of honking, yelling, joy and cheers continued loudly. We were kindly let in to a private party at Broadway Grill so we could watch Barack Obama's speech, while the entire restaurant seemingly stopped business for the moment. On the way out, Bailey cried. The whole evening was indescribable.