'Bus Chick' and Seattle's 'Clown Prince of Politics'
Dave Beck
12/11/2007
At 2:08 p.m. – Peter Blecha on Vic Meyer
In the early 20th Century, Vic Meyers was known as Seattle's "clown prince of politics." He once dressed as Gandhi as a publicity stunt, he declared that the city should put flower boxes around all of the fire hydrants, and he actually won seats as both Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State. He also happened to be one of the most successful band leaders of the speakeasy era. Peter Blecha is the author of Music in Washington: Seattle and Beyond. Peter says Vic Meyers was notable on many levels — including recording the first commercial record in Seattle.
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At 2:20 p.m. – Read a Poem, Wash Your Hands
Pete Miller wants you to wash your hands. He'd also like you to read a poem now and then. So it's appropriate that Pete co–founded Seattle's "League of Citizens Concerned About Literature," or LOCCAL. Today, Pete tells us why the LOCCAL is posting poems about hand–washing in pubic bathrooms all over Seattle.
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At 2:30 p.m. – Storycatcher
At the age of four, Christina Baldwin fantasized about starring in amazing adventures and imagined fairy tales. Then she realized that she actually was the star of her own, real life. The Whidbey Island based writer and educator has made a career of exploring the power of story to change our lives. Her latest book is Storycatcher. Today, she tells us how a pivotal plot point in her life's story happened at the 1969 World's Fair.
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At 2:40 p.m. – Gavin Borchert
Today, composer and classical music critic Gavin Borchert shares two locally–produced CDs of music, some recent and some older, but all radical and controversial for their time: Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5, Suite from The Golden Age (Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, cond.) and collage/decollage, (William O. Smith, Jesse Canterbury, clarinets).
At 2:50 p.m. – Bus Chick
There are no sealtbelts on the bus. But that didn't stop Carla Saulter from taking her newborn home on the number 4. It's part of a decision Carla made in 2003 to use King County Metro as her main form of transportation.
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