The time has come! I'm moving to Seattle

A little bit further along with saving for Seattle

I just wanted to do a quick update because I know some of you know I want to move to Seattle. I have a job now and can save up money. My guess is it'll take around 3 years, but possibly less as the restaurant I work at will have a location in Seattle probably next year so it's possible I could transfer. I'll have to wait and see. First I have to save up to buy a car, and then I'll be saving up to move to Seattle.

Myspaces and Facebooks

Here are some myspace and facebook band links I have saved in my favorites that might be of use to you grunge lovers out there. Some are old bands, some are new. I know of way more than this now, but these were saved in my google favorites from a while ago.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-Love-and-Respect-Fan-Page/106725736024132?v=wall

http://www.facebook.com/Soundgarden?v=wall

http://www.myspace.com/altamay

http://www.myspace.com/biblestud

http://www.myspace.com/bigsataninc

http://www.myspace.com/crawlamerica

http://www.myspace.com/dicklessseattle

http://www.myspace.com/dollsquad

http://www.facebook.com/dimbulbpdx?v=wall#!/dimbulbpdx?sk=info

http://www.facebook.com/groups/39652021073/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Drunken-Hippies/107296139343675

http://www.facebook.com/AllisonChainstribute

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alternative-rock/108125845874195

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Calamity-Jane/148181179299?v=wall&ref=search

http://www.facebook.com/groups/2359901400/

http://www.myspace.com/theonlyfireclown

http://www.myspace.com/foofighters

http://www.myspace.com/franklyscarlettband1

http://www.myspace.com/greta

http://www.myspace.com/johnleightonbeezer

http://www.myspace.com/meatcigars

http://www.myspace.com/mmosquito

http://www.myspace.com/digband

http://www.myspace.com/grungelive

http://www.myspace.com/grungefest08

http://www.myspace.com/newragerecords

http://www.myspace.com/paradoxrock

http://www.myspace.com/petsalad

http://www.myspace.com/purejoymusic

http://www.myspace.com/redaunts

http://www.myspace.com/sassydress

http://www.myspace.com/thethrownups/music/albums/seven-years-golden-10419575

http://www.myspace.com/sicksicksister

http://www.facebook.com/socionic

http://www.myspace.com/soulpollution

http://www.myspace.com/inthegrass

http://www.myspace.com/stymieband

http://www.myspace.com/thebloodclots

http://www.myspace.com/thebudgetgirls

http://www.myspace.com/thegrungescene

http://www.myspace.com/thenymphsrock

http://www.myspace.com/thevalleyrules

http://www.myspace.com/trashqueen10

Cool Places around Seattle

So since learning about Seattle and going there last year for my 18th birthday, I've come to realize that it is a really cool town that totally vibes and has a lot of wicked awesome things about it, so here are some cool places around the town that I hope I can move to within the next few years.

The apartment building from the movie Singles
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.620491,-122.307614&spn=0.002322,0.005284&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.620491,-122.307614&panoid=7FqL99VGbojb2j49ouYZcA&cbp=12,350.41,,0,-5.39


 The Rathouse, where Mia Zapata and The Gits and their friends lived and played music, before Mia's untimely murder in 1993, located 2-3 blocks from the Singles apartment building
 http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.618508,-122.307243&spn=0.00029,0.00066&t=h&z=21&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.618508,-122.307243&panoid=txNnSpXNPrb6DfJGUcXMCA&cbp=12,7.5,,0,-1.74

Kurt Cobain's house where he lived and died, ok, it's somewhere around there
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=171+Lake+Washington+Boulevard,+Seattle,+WA&hl=en&ll=47.619441,-122.282542&spn=0.001235,0.002642&sll=47.619585,-122.282603&sspn=0.003493,0.010568&vpsrc=6&hnear=171+Lake+Washington+Blvd,+Seattle,+Washington+98112&t=h&z=19

 Pike Place Market, a huge farmer's market
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.608836,-122.340037&spn=0.000306,0.00066&t=h&z=21&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.608836,-122.340037&panoid=n4vO0EbqGHns8dRUQjL2JQ&cbp=12,225.64,,0,4.57

Occidental Park
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.600039,-122.333123&spn=0.00245,0.005284&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.600041,-122.332963&panoid=a5h8NpI7iCjpGlT-6JcWeA&cbp=12,338.51,,0,-1.74

Waterfall Garden Park, we didn't get to go there because we couldn't find it, but it looks like it would be cool
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.60005,-122.3322&spn=0.00245,0.005284&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.600038,-122.332041&panoid=HKRBrcgUX5hXluEVv5Dt_w&cbp=12,358.72,,0,-2.83

Dr. Martens store, the old OK Hotel music club is somewhere around there too, but I think it's closed down
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.603385,-122.338037&spn=0.00245,0.005284&t=h&vpsrc=0&layer=c&cbll=47.603648,-122.338318&panoid=nFJ2P4TjeMQowc9fJFTqUQ&cbp=12,73.46,,2,-3.34&z=18

There's another Dr. Martens Store relatively close to that one

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/public/XVtT2maSWuHOpoKdyvh27J6dJtyRgBrJMRz80yN0d0u7oi5fTAzTsPSqD-BCmqz_um6eZl1fsyzTvID-Ecf_TPXd42eu305AZ5FsJFtmGA

The Crocodile Cafe music club

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=47.61333,-122.344453&spn=0.000309,0.00066&t=h&z=21&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=47.61333,-122.344453&panoid=xJ0Fr30vCPNFDe-ftUT40w&cbp=12,22.21,,0,-1.83

There are other grunge music venues such as Gorilla Gardens, Club Moe, RKCNDY, the OK Hotel (which is also the coffee shop from Singles) and I'm sure there are more

The Sound Garden, a sort of art piece with metal poles all around that apparently make cool sounds, and Soundgarden got their name from there.

They also had tons of random artsy sculptures and murals around the town,  and tons of poles with old remnants of band flyers all over them, which was my favorite part of the town, all of which proves how cool and bohemian and artsy and musical the town is. I'm SO moving there. If anyone wants me, I'll be in Seattle. Now which way to Seattle...

 

Humorous Grunge

Ok, so for some reason I love it when people make fun of the stereotypes of grunge. I found out about this show called Almost Live! that was a local Seattle sketch show from 1984-1999, (people of note that came from there are Bill Nye the Science guy, his show started as a sketch on there and he acted in several other roles there, Joel Mchale from Community and the Soup, and I guess that Ross Shafer guy went on to do other things as well) and it really showed how laidback and make fun of yourself Seattle was, which I love, and there is one guy on youtube named george buford that has over 1,000 clips of this show on his channel, and they are really funny, and I love how the Seattle rockers pop in every once in a while, like they aren't to big to appear in a local show even though they were the biggest musicians at the time, but George decided to disable embedding on his videos, so I'll post a few from other people, plus other funny laidback let your hair down vibe funny grunge clips.

The Lame List - Almost Live!

Yes, that's Kim Thayil of Soundgarden along with other Seattle rockers in my favorite reoccurring skit from Almost Live!.

Rock Star Fantasy Camp - Almost Live!

With Dave Grohl, Mike McCready, and Kim Thayil

Pearl Jam - Animal

Sinatra doing Pearl Jam

Grungy slacker dude

The Grungies - The Ben Stiller Show

Grunge Christmas singers

And who could forget that cool Lollapalooza episode of the Simpsons where they had on Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth.

Eugene Merman's "memories" of grunge

For more go to the youtube channel GeorgeBuford and check out a better version of Rock Star Fantasy camp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfoiuoSiNHc, plus all the Lame Lists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRz6IP9k400 , How the Grunge Stole Xmas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3xR8alg84o (different than the one I posted of the grunge singers), Headbanger Hair Shampoo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGJlmQDWaKc, How to Be a Video Store Clerk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30nz5JmIpEE, Me! A Visit From Dave Grohl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNmtJHIqhhs, In Style Now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHl_adK9RrY, Signing a Band  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDftVZZbl3o  The Worst Girlfriend Joins the Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adkh0klkR_w,  Sing Along With Nirvana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFFjZh2v7Pg, A Few Moments With (Andy Rooney in a Dark Alley) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPSB5Rm9jgo, Suburban Rebels http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqLvZGdyD3w, What's Up? (which has a cameo from Tad) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dp2Xqrf765s, Courtney Love - Public Service Announcement http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=771ZQlB3vrM, and others that have grunge guys or are about it.

We need a new 90's/grunge/alternative/riot grrrl/Seattle/generation X Renaissance

So here I am, just a kid born in '92, trying to learn how to play guitar and trying to find a job so I can save up money and move to Seattle and have a better chance at forming a grunge band. I've been hating my generation since it started sucking back in '98 when all those horrible pop people started coming out like Britney Spears, N'sync, the Backstreet Boys, Christina Agulara, Aaron Carter, and so on, and I was the only little girl in school that hated that stuff because I realized that they were so obviously fake, phony, shallow, empty, stale, glossy, and gross, and I never knew why no one else seemed to understand this but me, so I've been feeling so different from every other human being on the face of the earth since I was 6. Somebody's gotta do something, something's gotta give. I hate fame, oh so much, like no, I've never wanted to be a big star, quit trying to tell me that's what everyone wants, but maybe I should try and start another grunge/alternative/90's revolution, because no one else is, and I'm sick and tired of hearing the names of the new bad pop stars, and they are just ripoffs of the first ones, and oh, the only thing worse than pop is emo, and I remember back in the 90's when hiphop/rap were actually good and not all glossy, but anyway, I realize the only reason I found out about grunge, when I was 12 back in late 2004, was because it got famous, so I owe that fact, even though I didn't know it was famous because no one was talking about it then, and you have no idea how precious it is to have good music in the mainstream as well as the underground. So I'll just keep practicing guitar and we'll see what happens.