Tuesday, June 23, 2009
A Few 14 hour Excursion Notes
The trip to see Maxwell in Seattle was a quick one. Fourteen hours round trip. I had the good luck to contact my copatriot for the evening just an exit away from where he lived, so I had the extra special treat of not having to brave Seattle traffic at the end of a business day.
We parked at the Convention Center, found out that our tickets could not be printed at will call until an hour before curtain so had an exceptional sojurn downtown where lots of young folks were hanging out in park and near fountains digging the fact summer was finally here.
In the midst of our pre-concert activities, I was introduced to two amazing business enterprises.
- Tenzing Momo on the edge of Pioneer square is the most compact intensive collection of healthful herbs, seasonings and insence I have seen in my life. Entering their store is full on olfactory attack. For some explicable reason they were playing the extended concert mix of Aerosmith's Dream On. I don't think I ever connected fondly with that song, but the herbs gave it a whole other dimension.
- Ipanema Brazillian Grill on 1st Avenue prompted me to sing a song by D'Angelo: Heaven Must Be Like This It was my first Rodizio dining experience and I doubt it will be my last. In this style of restaurant, Vaquero waiters come to your table with one of seventeen different cuts of meat fresh off a rotisserie and ask you if you want them to cut you off a chunk. It took me a while to realize you can only accept about every third offer of you were going to be in gastronomic trouble. I'm glad I figured it out without incident, and also have to mention how incredible the salads and side dishes were as well.
Along the Way
The Steilacoom has been my favorite stop for big corporate coffee and a chance to steel myself ready for the Tacoma-Seattle driving experience. No big subtext here. But I wonder what the heck this person was doing with a flute, a plate, and an instrument case on their passenger seat.
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