Slog - Comments on Re: The Seattle Center Bill http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill I want to second what Dom said--it's great idea, the city should do it. But if the city doesn't act... well... what's to stop pride parade participants going to Seattle Center anyway, permits or no permits? We can have the parade down 4th Avenue end just across the street from Seattle Center... which is open to the public, right? And the gays are a part of the public, right? (We're a large part, as Dom mentions.) So we pass the word around the parade and up and down the route: "Meet up at the fountain after the parade." There wouldn't... Copyright 2008 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:26:48 -0800 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:16:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by DSEEGER That is the best idea I have heard from anyone yet.

]]> DSEEGER http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699315 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699315 Homo Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:37:15 -0800 Comment by YerbaMatty Gee - well, we will miss out on some legitimizing civic-nod to us as a demographic force to be reckoned with, but heck - maybe the answer is that we provide some kind of late-60's Stonewall freaky-bearded dragqueen-anarchy melodrama into the mix. Not to be instigating anything, but if we could organize everyone to rush the center like they do in the musical Hair (mind you - i'm seeing choreographed numbers here "Walking in Space"), advertisers and promoters like Comcast and Group Health will see our power and rent out Qwest center for us next year.

]]> YerbaMatty http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699343 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699343 Homo Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:08:45 -0800 Comment by dseeger Finally, Pride could be relevant again!

]]> dseeger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699355 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699355 Homo Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:22:29 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Cooney Relevant and more enjoyable this way.

]]> Lloyd Cooney http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699356 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699356 Homo Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:24:31 -0800 Comment by Catholic Jebus Wow, the Gays can be idiots like any other group. Moving the Gay Pride Festival to the Seattle Center whent over as well as the Iraq War.

]]> Catholic Jebus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699367 Homo Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:58:59 -0800 Comment by NaFun This is retarded. Why would you march there? To dance to the music that's not set up? And where are the booths? And events? Why, that'd still all be up at Volunteer Park or Myrtle Edwards or wherever. And then the cops would come and ask you all to leave. And you'd have no reason to stay.

]]> NaFun http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699479 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699479 Homo Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:11:54 -0800 Comment by elswinger Can't you get some sort of corporate sponsorship?

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699707 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699707 Homo Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:02:19 -0800 Comment by meh If the question is can you get a ton of people in a public space without a sanctioned event, then the answer is yes. The city itself paid to take care of the crowds last year when Fourth of Jul-Ivars pulled out of Myrtle Edwards Park (organizers there explicitly stated that the construction and red tape b.s. they were getting from SAM over the sculpture park was "the straw that broke the camels back" for their event.)

Fourth of Jul-Ivars still put on the fireworks show and the CITY paid for all of the services needed to take care of the huge crowd in ME Park. Think porta-potties, security, garbage and recycling services, labor to set it all up and take it all down for thousands and thousands of people. Not cheap.

If the city can foot the bill there, why can't they food the bill at Seattle Center?? It's been done before.

]]> meh http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699741 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699741 Homo Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:16:54 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Why not just have multiple ending up spots and crowd ALL THE CITY PARKS?

The only thing missing would be the vendors, and Seattle Center already has food and drink.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699801 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/re_the_seattle_center_bill#c699801 Homo Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:16:26 -0800