Never thought I'd welcome rain. After about 6 weeks of sun and heat we finally had a day, well morning to be precise, of good old Seattle rain. We went down to Pike Place Market in downtown to check out one of the city's major tourist attractions. It's the place where those fishmonger guys throw huge fish at each other and all the Japanese tourists find it hilariously amusing! We wanted to buy fish but the queues were too long so we took off and bought it at our local farmers market by which time the clouds had gone and the sun was back with a vengeance.

Seattle's Best Latte.....


Yes I know, sad isn't it? but this is Seattle, city of Latte's and coffee culture, and in this particular case what can I say other than what a Latte! Not just once or twice but every time. Look how they pour the milk onto the froth to create that little pattern. And yes, I have gone mad but there's bugger all else to write about. Verite Coffee is situated in the heart of Ballard and serves coffee to the slightly more funky members of Ballard's vibrant, artsy and well tattooed community. Their cupcakes are delicious if a little overpriced at 2 bucks a pop. But what the hell - their Latte's totally rock!!

The new issue of Rolling Stone magazine has an article on the best 'schools of rock' in the U.S. Seattle is number one and Dave's shop, Bop Street Records (mentioned in my article below), is the number one record shop in Seattle! Dave was like a little kid telling me about it in the park this evening.

Funny too, how Seattle's own Jimi Hendrix is on the cover of the same Rolling Stone. What is it about music and this city?

The job hunt starts today.