Notes by Northwest

Where did the term, Lumberjack breakfast originate?  In this passage from the book Company Towns of the Pacific NW, the author Linda Carlson tells of the meals served to the ravenous miners and lumberjacks who worked near and lived in company towns in the late 1800s into the 1900s.   Six eggs, a steak and pound of potatoes, anyone?

This reading from the chapter 40 Miles from Nowhere is from the book Company Towns of the Pacific NW.  The passage, read by the author and Sequim resident Linda Carlson, tells about the remote places where company towns sprung up and the challenges faced by those in residence there.  

Many of the towns that were started by mining or logging companies are still in existance today, a far cry from where they mostly were inhabited by brawny and sometimes ornery workers who scratched out a living in the remote areas of the PNW.   Thanks to author Linda Carlson for a fine piece of writing and for her excellent reading of four passages for this series. 

The first hour was dedicated to the songs of Woody Guthrie and his remarkable contributions to American music in honor of his birthday this week.. 

Happy Independence Day!  I played a bunch of new to me artists, including The Shaky Hands and Nick Delffs, in my never ending quest to feature new artists and songs on the show.

The typical melange of PNW music, including three selections from Nevermind , Nirvana's breakthrough 1991 release in the third hour.  I just finished reading the terrific biography of Kurt Cobain, Heavier Than Heaven and been on a Nirvana kick of late.  Great music, sad story, unhappy ending.

The third hour was dedicated to my father, starting with a song Old Man Inuit, by native artist Willie Thrasher--a song about the wisdom of our forebearers.   Happy Father's Day.

The first hour is all artists from Tacoma, the often maligned city that was actually a hotbed of great PNW talent.  And in the second and third hours, I played a bunch of new artists (new to the show at least) with a PNW connection.  

Another day in paradise, another show featuring music with a PNW connection.   You'll hear a terrifying (to me) mid show technical goof (by me) at the end of the second hour, but if you ignore that brief moment of freak out, you'll enjoy the rest of the show.   Community radio, overconfident people, and passion over process are a dangerous brew.  Enjoy.  

Straight up show with a mix of music with a connection to the PNW. 

A generic show, with lots of grunge acts in the third hour. And a few birthday shout outs to Willie Nelson (91), Will Worden (26), and my dad (88), with the song So Long, Astoria.  He was born (and left Astoria, NY) but the song is about the Oregon Astoria (both of which were named after John Jacob Astor).  Enjoy. 

Jeopardy host (and Seattle resident) Ken Jennings details the game show history including his journey to become the GOAT Jeapordy player.  He's funny and touching and surprisingly self-deprecating. 

Jeopardy host (and Seattle resident) Ken Jennings details the game show history including his journey to become the GOAT Jeapordy player.  He's funny and touching and surprisingly self-deprecating. 

Jeopardy host (and Seattle resident) Ken Jennings details the game show history including his journey to become the GOAT Jeapordy player.  He's funny and touching and surprisingly self-deprecating. 

Jeopardy host (and Seattle resident) Ken Jennings details the game show history including his journey to become the GOAT Jeapordy player.  He's funny and touching and surprisingly self-deprecating. 

I kicked off the second hour with a Stones song--the PNW connection is that they rocked Lumen Field in Seattle this week.  Not too shabby for a bunch of 80 year olds.  The tour was sponsored by AARP.  No kidding.   

The first two hours of the show was a tribute for Mother's Day, with all songs by PNW artists about their moms.  Happy Mother's Day, mom! The last hour was the typical third hour--loud and grunge-y. Enjoy. 

This show was a dedication to Everett, WA native Carol Kaye, a bass player on more than 10,000 recordings from Nancy Sinatra to Glen Campbell and Frank Zappa.  

Before Forks, a small town on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, became famous as the location for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series, it was the self-proclaimed “Logging Capital of the World” and ground zero in a regional conflict over the fate of old-growth forests. Since Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William Dietrich first published The Final Forest in 1992, logging in Forks has given way...

Before Forks, a small town on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, became famous as the location for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series, it was the self-proclaimed “Logging Capital of the World” and ground zero in a regional conflict over the fate of old-growth forests. Since Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William Dietrich first published The Final Forest in 1992, logging in Forks has given way...

Before Forks, a small town on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, became famous as the location for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series, it was the self-proclaimed “Logging Capital of the World” and ground zero in a regional conflict over the fate of old-growth forests. Since Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William Dietrich first published The Final Forest in 1992, logging in Forks has given way...

Before Forks, a small town on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, became famous as the location for Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight book series, it was the self-proclaimed “Logging Capital of the World” and ground zero in a regional conflict over the fate of old-growth forests. Since Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist William Dietrich first published The Final Forest in 1992, logging in Forks has given way...