Bumbershoot

Every year my friends and I go to Bumbershoot. Every year there seems to be a little bit less to see and the price goes up. Every year we say this will probably be the last year we go. Every year we go. The only real changes are that there are no hangovers involved any more and we seem to make it to all the shows, even the early (noon) ones. I guess that's what happens when you grow up and get respectable jobs. Ironically, the early riser with the most respectable job is also the one we used to have to drag out of bed, revive with a hair of the dog, and throw into the car. He was also the reason we missed early shows. If I'm not mistaken he was the first one on the scene this year. One other big difference was that we were all there with a significant other. My how times have changed. We didn't just run around in a pack like we did as kids. We all split off to spend time with our dates and then met up at big shows.
Overall it was a great day and the beautiful weather only added to the event. Shanna and I were able to see Dashboard Confessional which is one of her favorites. Lucky for her they played Hands Down, her favorite DC song. After that we took the Monorail downtown and went to Pike Place Market. Apparently she had never been there before. Oddly enough she has been to Mexico and Disneyland but not Pike Place. On the way back to Bumbershoot the Monorail was out of order so we hoofed it back to the Seattle Center. It was a great day so the walk was no big thing. It felt pretty good. We did a lot of walking that day and it sure helped me to keep shedding the pounds this past week.
I was glad that Shanna was willing to stick it out til after 11PM so I could see Iggy and the Stooges. He isn't exactly her type of music but he is so energetic that she enjoyed him just the same. She also realizes just how influential he was/is and that she had a rare opportunity to see a true rock icon. I was just elated to hear I wanna be your dog! It is a pretty sweet song and I don't think that Guy Ritchie could have made a better choice when he threw it into Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Bumbershoot was great as always. I am glad I got to go and I will probably be there again next year.