Northwest Journal

What I Want To See On YouTube

Ray Littrell — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:26:38 PST

I discovered multitracking on YouTube this week and suddenly remembered something from my college days that I would like to see done. More on that in a moment or two. One of my current favorite multitrack favorites is the Star Wars Tribute (John Williams is the man.) Songs from Close Encounters of the Third kind, the [...]

Truth in Advertising

D. S. Vic — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:00:54 PST

If you're going to call your pizza "fromage a trios" it better have a LOT of cheese on it, not just three kinds of cheese!!! (for those not in the know, "fromage" is French for "cheese")

Pacific Northwest History

D. S. Vic — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:00:41 PST

I remember old and slightly gnarled wood sides which looked as if they'd be more appropriate in an old Clint Eastwood Western than at-the-time-modern construction. I remember dust and road-dirt covered wood sculpture. This was the kind of decoration that could have come from Tonto's yard, had we ever seen Tonto's house.

Chilly Hilly On Bainbridge Island

Ray Littrell — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:03:12 PST

Every year traffic gets snarled on Bainbridge Island because of the Chilly Hilly Bicycle Classic, which is held on the last Sunday of February every year. Its a 33 mile ride around the island, which has quite a number of hills. This is an event that is in its 36th year, with riders coming from [...]

Monkeys and Ladders

D. S. Vic — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:00:35 PST

How many monkeys does it take to put up a ladder? I'm sure this is a question that has haunted you throughout the ages. It probably keeps you awake at night. Even if it hasn't, even if the question has never occurred to you before, don't fear! I have the answer.