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1. StringCheese
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   Are any restaurants, bars, etc. planning any inauguration viewing events? I would love to share this historic moment with others in the community without resorting to big events like Town Hall, etc. What about West Seattle? Any fun local gatherings?

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2. StringCheese
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   Maybe a sports bar (i.e. big TVs) willing to open for a special breakfast?

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3. WSB
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   We wrote recently about the West Seattle Democratic Women's plans:
   http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=13262

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4. B-squared
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   I will be going to Town Hall where they will be having a viewing event (Since "the Stranger's" event at the Triple Door is sold out). Too bad some place like Beveridge Place Pub couldn't open early that day and serve champagne to the celebrants and have the festivities on their big screens.

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5. SuitsarenotBoring
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   A friend of mine was talking to the owner of Beveridge about opening early for Inauguration Day. He was fairly interested, but I am not sure if he made a decision.

   I know West 5 is serving Happy Hour starting at 11am :)

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6. lol
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   why am i not surprised that west seattle businesses wouldn't be eager to have an inauguration celebration? it's kinda back hoe over on this side of seattle. i'm just sayin...

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7. ToddinWestwood
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   Come and help me celebrate at work.

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8. JanS
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   lol..... "it's kinda back hoe over on this side of seattle. i'm just sayin... "

   are you saying we're back woods because some businesses aren't having inauguration celebrations that morning? a clarification please? I'm just curious...

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9. WSB
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   OK, got another post-inauguration event. WSB sponsor Skylark Cafe and Club (they're not in the sidebar but they are a banner sponsor for the Weekend Lineup we publish every Friday) has just decided to do this - hmm, shoe drive organizers, sounds like she's collecting shoes, I just noticed this ... or is it part of this one?

   "SO LONG, COWBOY!
   Tuesday, January 20th
   Skylark Café & Club
   Celebrate the beginning of a new era as our new president Barack Obama
   is sworn in on Tuesday, January 20th. Here at Skylark we will be
   honoring the occasion all day (and especially delighting in the
   long-overdue exit of President Bush).
   You will already have watched the main events unfold at the crack of
   dawn Pacific Standard Time. As you get antsy to share the joy with
   your neighbors, feel free to head down to Skylark for lunch featuring
   brunchy specials starting at 11:30am. Local television news coverage
   will be projected on our 7'x7' screen (okay, painter's tarp) until 3pm
   for those of you that need to drink in every drop of the glorious day.
   At 3pm we will shift gears for happy hour and begin to project clips
   of all-American black and white Westerns, such as "The Lucky Texan"
   featuring John Wayne, "King of the Cowboys" with Roy Rogers, and "To
   The Last Man" with Shirley Temple. Happy hour specials from 3pm to 6pm
   and again from 9pm to 1am include $1 off wells, drafts, bottled beers
   and wine and delicious $4 sliders.
   The party continues with Spin Your Wax open turntables at 6pm, when
   Skylark owners Jessie and Charlie and West Seattle Blog's intrepid
   reporters Patrick and The Young Intern tackle the Technics. Feel free
   to bring your own vinyl to express how you feel about the new regime!
   Karaoke follows at 9:30pm with Burning Hearts' Uncle Bling hosting
   punk/metal/hardcore karaoke until close. Is there a farewell song to
   George ("Highway to Hell" by AC/DC or "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath) or
   a welcome song to Barack ("Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top) you'd like to
   sing? After a taste of our Pisco Punch--much like the Pisco sour W.
   was seen drinking recently--you'll let it all out.
   To complete the catharsis, we'll provide a life-sized cardboard Bush
   cutout and Sharpie markers for your defacing pleasure. Skylark also
   encourages you to please bring gently used shoes all day long...we'll
   donate them to charity for you. Though it's tempting, refrain from
   throwing the shoes. The metaphor's there. You don't need to work for
   it.
   Love, Skylark"

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10. hammerhead
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    I am sure shadowland will be showing it. They open at 11 am

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11. StringCheese
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    Unfortunately for us poor blokes here on the West coast, the main swearing in will be around 9am...

    Anyone close to any bar/restaurant owners?

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12. Ashley
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    Just in case some of you don't know, West 5 doesn't have Tv's but is serving happy hour at 11:00.

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13. Zenguy
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    I found this on CitySearch, none of them are WS though.

    http://seattle.citysearch.com/roundup/43869

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14. JoB
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    I like the cardboard cutout of george at the skylark.. great idea!

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15. charlabob
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    OK, the charla half will be holding court at Skylark starting whenever she can stop cheering and jumping up and down after watching the inaug at a certin popular forum-ite's home (yup, this is my rsvp).

    Go somewhere -- this is not something to celebrate/observe alone with your box of wine.

    And, as someone who isn't as nobly post-partisan as our New President (NP), let me take this opportunity to say, neener neener - ding dong the hack is gone -- don't let the door hit you --whatever!

    :-)

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16. JanS
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    hehehe..Charla...I like the neener neener...

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17. JenV
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    I will try to head to Skylark for lunch that day, since I am going to miss all the glorious festivities due to work.

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18. Zenguy
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    I just checked the listings for that day and cannot find it on after work, even on CNN. Gonna have to bribe a friend with a DVR I guess.

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19. charlabob
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    I'll have most of it TIVO'd, probably on MSNBC -- I'm sure broadcasters will be live streaming and podcasting, so no one should have to miss even a moment. If you miss it and can't find any recordings, let me know and we'll arrange to get it to you.

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20. JoB
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    i too will be in front of a certain WSB poster's television.. enjoying myself immensely... so this is also my RSVP..

    who i hope still has those floor cushions with seat backs

    and skylark afterward sounds great...

    don't forget Full Tilt's pot luck in the late afternoon/early evening.....

    he has beer.

    we're going to have a good time...
    we're going to have a good time...
    we're going to have a good time...

    hehehehehehehehehehehehehe

    Posted 3 years ago #         

21. StringCheese
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    Um... I posted to find out places I CAN go, not to have it rubbed in that everyone else seems to be invited to a private party... harsh.

    Thank you Zenguy, I'll check that out.

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22. StringCheese
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    I can't believe more places are doing this! Everything interesting is SOLD OUT! Come on WS businesses! Open, open, open...

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23. FullTilt
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    I thought of doing this, but then I would have to have a TV...so see ya for the after party that night.

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24. charlabob
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    SC, I apologize for being lazy and RSVP-ing. I didn't think -- I really do try NOT to be accidentally rude.

    I hope you make it to some of the after-parties -- I suspect the reason most businesses aren't doing this is that it's so damned early (here on the left coast.)

    I just called Endolyne Joe's (which has breakfast) and (1) they have TV's (including a back room with big screen) and (2) the guy said, "I'm sure we'll have it on." Sounds like a bit of community encouragement could result in something happening there. Community? Are you listening? :-)

    http://www.chowfoods.com/endolyne/index.aspx

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25. WSB
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    Thanks everybody for keeping this going, it's all been changing so fast that it's just as well I haven't had time to make a comprehensive list. Did just get this news release from the city, not West Seattle but might interest someone:

    Seattle Center Inauguration Celebration

    SEATTLE –The city of Seattle will host the “Celebration of Hope
    Inaugural Event” by broadcasting live television coverage on the
    Center House Stage big-screen. Cookies and coffee will be available, and
    guests will be offered free souvenir lapel pins. In addition, there
    will be radio broadcast of the inauguration over the sound system in the
    International Fountain.

    Time: 8 AM to 4 PM

    Date: Jan. 20, 2009

    Place: Center House Main Floor, 306 Harrison Street, Seattle

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26. hammerhead
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    so the actual swearing of the new pres starts at 9 am or that is just when things GET started. let me know asap.

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27. StringCheese
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    Great idea about Endolyne Joe's!

    Charlabob, BTW I wasn't really offended -- too much -- I just couldn't resist the chance to needle you just a bit! :-)

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28. StringCheese
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    TR, thank you for posting everything you're finding. I just still wish that WS would step up!

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29. charlabob
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    SC -- I'm highly motivated by guilt so your needling was good for me :-)

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30. JoB
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    stringcheese...

    i am not so sure you would want to watch the actual inauguration with us anyway... i suspect that's long before any of us have our morning faces on:)

    and who knows.. if we do i might talk them into endolyne joes:) breakfast is good.

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31. JanS
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    the schedule of events - remember that the times stated are east coast time. We are 3 hours earlier!

    January 20 — Inauguration Day

    According to the National Weather Service, a typical Inauguration Day's normal temperature for the noon hour is about 37°F under a partly cloudy sky with a 10 mph wind. They rate the chances of precipitation at 1 in 6 and the chances of snow at 1 in 20. On the plus side, if it does rain or snow, there is a strong likelihood (a 4 to 1 chance) it will only wet the pavement. For up-to-date weather information, see the Capital Weather Gang blog.
    Time Event
    8:00 AM Gates open for ticketed attendees -- if you have tickets, it will be wise to arrive very early as crowds will be huge and security heavy.
    10:00 AM Preliminary festivities begin, including music by The United States Marine Band, The San Francisco Boys Chorus, and the San Francisco Girls Chorus.
    11:30 AM If you have tickets to the Inauguration ceremony, you must have passed through security by this time.

    * Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne Feinstein
    * Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
    * Aretha Franklin will sing
    * Vice President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn into office
    * Music composed by John Williams and performed by Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Gabriela Montero, and Anthony McGill.

    12:00 Noon As specified by the U.S. Constitution (20th Amendment), presidential terms of office begin and end at 12:00 noon on January 20. Barack Obama will take the oath of office, which is this simple, 35-word, statement:

    I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

    12:05 PM (approx) President Barack Obama will give his inaugural address, speaking to the nation and world, for the first time, as President of the United States, followed by:

    * Poem: Elizabeth Alexander
    * Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
    * The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters"

    1:00 PM (approx) Inaugural Luncheon. For details on the menu and invited guests, see the news release.
    2:30 PM (approx)

    Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House. If you have tickets, you need to be in your seats by 1:00 PM. There is open seating along Pennsylvania Avenue. For information on how to get to the parade route, for people with and without tickets, see the Inaugural Committee'sparade information page.
    Evening There are many inaugural balls held around Washington, DC. Some will be hosted by President Obama, others are just parties.

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32. B-squared
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    Long URL but moveon has a search mechanism that will show you the inauguration events they have knowledge of in your zip code

    http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/index.html?action_id=158&id=&search_distance=10&search_zip=98136&submit=Search

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33. owlster
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    I went to 88Keys in Pioneer Square for the first time last night and it was a blast. They are having an inauguration special. I took this off their website:

    Join us for Inauguration Day!

    Early...

    Join AM1090 and Lee Callahan on Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 from 8:00AM to 11:00 AM at 88 Keys for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. Enjoy brunch with fellow progressives as you take in all of the festivities on 10 big screens. Food and drink specials will be offered including a brunch buffet for only 10.90! It's the next best thing to seeing it live in person. Brunch begins at 8:00AM and prizes will be distributed throughout the morning. Admission is free and doors will open at 7:00AM. Reservations are strongly suggested.

    http://www.88keys2go.com/

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34. JenV
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    Shadowland is having an all day event, starting at 11 - food and drink specials, news on the TV.

    Beverage Place is also having:

    TUE, JAN 20 – INAUGURATION DAY – ALE TO THE CHIEF!

    Avery Brewing made a very special Double IPA for a very special day, and we’ll have it on tap all day. It’s also Belgian Tuesday, but we’re adding dollar discounts to our wide array of good ol’ American bottled brews today as well! Offerings include Allagash Hugh Malone, Avery Fifteen, Russian River Damnation, Full Sail Topsail Bourbon Porter, Jolly Pumpkin Bambiere, New Belgium La Folie, and lots of stuff from Cascade, Baron, and Lost Abbey.

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35. WSB
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    I'm finishing up a standalone page with as much inaug info as I could muster. Still haven't found anyone committed to showing it live, aside from the dem women and the starbucks. But if anyone wants to ferry to Vashon, I don't think it's been mentioned in this thread yet - they're showing it live at the Vashon Theater:
    http://www.vashontheater.com/

    (I don't know if the Admiral has TV projection. Wouldn't that be something.)

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36. Alki Res.
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    The Chelan Cafe will be open at 6AM and they have 4 TVs....showing the inauguration...the Bar will be open also... I just called and asked them!

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37. WSB
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    Thanks, I will add to the list. Are the TVs in the restaurant area too or just the bar?

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38. westseattledood
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    Way to go Chelan Cafe!

    Agreed TR - that WOULD be cool if the Admiral put up a projector for this.

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39. Alki Res.
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    The TVs are just in the bar area.

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40. Anonymous
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    If you have DirecTV, channel 102/352HD are showing an inauguration mix. Live coverage of 8 channels will be displayed all at once. You can highlight and tune-in to a specific channel on full-screen, at will. Runs from 7-3.

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41. westseattledood
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    Aren't there any family type places for peeps with kids to go? Some will pull kids out of school, right? Seems to me like everything is very adult and alcohol oriented.

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