bitflipper
Hey, Beagle, I'm 30 minutes up the freeway from you, traffic-willing. Stop on up sometime. We could call it a business meeting and I'd let you expense off a meal.

Hey Dave - I'd love to meet up if I have some time!  I think this trip I'll have at least Sunday off, the 18th.  we might could grab some grub that day mebee?  I'll PM you with my cell phone number - give me a call or a text and we'll try to make it happen!

bapu
(((((((((((((((((((((Another hysterical historical CH meet up.)))))))))))))))))))))))))

Group Hugged.

Nope. Here until Tuesday morning. But at least I have a little time off this weekend.

I went to the EMP Museum and the space needle today. Tomorrow I'm going to the aquarium and a harbor cruise

While you're down at the aquarium, go 2 blocks south and check out a local landmark, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. You can buy a can of Seattle air there as a souvenir.
 

Old55

Beagle
Nope. Here until Tuesday morning. But at least I have a little time off this weekend.

I went to the EMP Museum and the space needle today. Tomorrow I'm going to the aquarium and a harbor cruise

Electro-Magnetic Pulse Museum?  

Experience Music Project museum

Honestly I was not very impressed with it! The music part of the museum was 80% Nirvana, 10% Hendrix and 10% everything/everyone else. The best part of that section was a room of the guitar evolution which was not bad.

The top floor had an area where you can choose an instrument and learn a few basics about playing it. It also had a "mixing room" but I didn't go in.

The best "museum" part was a science fiction prop section which had all kinds of props and costumes of scifi movies and shows

The museum's initial concept was as a tribute to Hendrix. It was originally going to be called the "Jimi Hendrix Museum". It was then expanded to include other Northwest bands such as Nirvana. We don't forget our dead musicians around here. Well, except for Bing Crosby, godfather of multi-track recording, who inexcusably gets no mention.
 
In addition to the lame "learn how to scratch records" type exhibits, there are some priceless artifacts in the EMP collection. When you're a multi-billionaire you can collect pretty much anything you like. He's got the entire stage setup - amps, guitars (including the Strat), drums, even costumes - from Hendrix's performance at Woodstock on display. Plus the original desk from Electric Lady studio, which is remarkably primitive. And there's Hendrix's personal diary, and the spiral-bound notebooks he composed lyrics on.
 
An acquaintance of mine was involved in the formation of the museum - he restored the aforementioned mixer. He told me of the time they spotted Eric Clapton standing in line to get in, barefoot. Said he'd come to visit his old guitar, a Strat named "Brownie" - the one he'd recorded "Layla" and Disraeli Gears with. They gave him a private tour of the place.
 
There is also Bo Diddley's Les Paul goldtop and "box" guitars, Roger McGuinn's original Rickenbacker 12-string, the original prototype for the Gibson Flying-V, Charlie Christian's hollow-body Gibson. Lots of extremely rare early guitar models, some hand-made by Leo Fender and Adolph Rickenbacker themselves. Only 50 guitars are on display at any time, out of a collection of hundreds.  
 
You should have taken me along as tour guide, Beagle.

Starise
Sorry to hear you're stuck up there with Dave, Beagle. 

 
You sure Beagle's the sorry one?  Dave's probably going to lose all his becan and might get an ankle or two bit!