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Thursday, September 6, 2007

New Kid in Town

posted by on September 6 at 15:24 PM

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Looks like Seattle’s got a brand-new weekly publication debuting this week. This one’s called “SEAT” and the focus seems to be alterna-christians (rad!). Not sure what the title references (right hand of god, maybe?).

Anyway, welcome to town, “SEAT”!

Also, dude might want to get some trucks on that board if he plans on doing any righteous shredding.

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Hmmm, is it the anti-Stranger?

Posted by monkey | September 6, 2007 3:29 PM
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Good job SEAT, but I don't think Psalms is really "in your face" enough. Try Revelations for the next cover, that'd be hella more extreme.

Posted by Dougsf | September 6, 2007 3:31 PM
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Wonder if "seat" will last as long as the Fox News attempt at comedy.

Posted by jamesb | September 6, 2007 3:39 PM
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"Righteous shredding."

Excellent.

Posted by Ben | September 6, 2007 3:43 PM
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Was this a graphic design critique of an obstructed masthead or a pointless excuse for your daily blog quota.

You should have rammed them for their lame font choice first.

All you really pointed out was that their masthead is recognizable regardless of what is layered on top.

The Stranger should work on it's own product before it tosses sad disses as an excuse for blog fodder.

Pointless.

Posted by John | September 6, 2007 3:45 PM
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Kisses, John. Kisses.

Posted by Paulus | September 6, 2007 3:46 PM
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Alternative Christians are retarded.

Posted by Mr. Poe | September 6, 2007 3:46 PM
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Paulus: The deck seems to be broken underneath the grip tape. I would speculate that the subject of the photo is showing off his thrashed plank by way of saying, "Dude."

So the trucks have probably already been evacuated to a new deck.

Posted by Judah | September 6, 2007 3:50 PM
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Poe, on that I agree with you. No, wait. That is an insult to people with cognitive disabilities.

Posted by Fed up | September 6, 2007 3:50 PM
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alterna-xtians are a blasphemy and will burn.

Posted by nipper | September 6, 2007 3:52 PM
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Seat is ca-RAY-zuh! Haaay, I just don't care! *waves hands in air.*

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | September 6, 2007 3:58 PM
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That's exactly what I thought when I saw a pile of them on Wednesday morning. "H'm, a new publication? Or did the Seattle Sinner change its name and go all Anne Rice on us?"
That guy is gonna whap you with that board if you make fun of Christ.

Posted by --MC | September 6, 2007 3:59 PM
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The goi are filled with darkness. Non-Jews have a dark or demonic aspect to them that is absent in Jews. So yes this young Christian man is nitzotzot (demonic).

Hillel the youth group for Judaism is filled with politically aware, interesting, young Jewish men and women that will change our world. Every Christian youth group is filled with idiots, every Jewish youth group is filled with the leaders of the future. The Jewish task is to liberate the divine sparks from the evil holding them. Every Slog posting slamming toxic Christianity and it's evil followers will lift Judaism to it's rightful place among world religions.

Posted by Issur | September 6, 2007 4:02 PM
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I was bemused by the cover. It took me a minute to figure out what it was. Perhaps it's a guerilla technique by New Times (uh, I mean VVM) to disguise the Weekly...

Posted by brappy | September 6, 2007 4:04 PM
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John:
Umm... I'll pick "graphic design critique."
You sound like a barrel of laffs. Let's have lunch. And we happen to like our "product," thanks.

Posted by A-Train | September 6, 2007 4:09 PM
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brappy:
I'd say it's exactly that, in a painfully obvious way.

Posted by A-Train | September 6, 2007 4:11 PM
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"Pointless."

Same could be said for your comment, John.

Posted by COMTE | September 6, 2007 4:15 PM
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The Stranger should do a feature about Hillel the national Jewish youth group. With it's 66 million dollar annual budget and goal to “double the number of Jewish undergraduate and graduate students who are involved in Jewish life and who have meaningful Jewish experiences" Hillel is a power force in America today.

These loser Christian idiots with their sk8 for Christ groups probably can't even afford donuts for their meetings.

Posted by Aliyah | September 6, 2007 4:23 PM
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I'm so tired of Christians. Why won't they just go away and leave us the hell alone. No one cares about their stoopid religion anyway. Oooooh christians who are skaters. Ohhhhhh. Evanesence has already covered the alterna-christian thing and it's sad and annoying.

Posted by Benjamin | September 6, 2007 4:24 PM
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To be honest: it's one of the best-looking, more provocative covers the Weekly has had in a while. It pops.

Posted by homage to me | September 6, 2007 4:52 PM
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i am so horny now.

Posted by adrian! | September 6, 2007 5:02 PM
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The plural of "goy" is "goyim." And yōdh in this context is best transliterated into English with "y." Don't start me on "nitzotzot."

Posted by owza | September 6, 2007 5:07 PM
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Let the kids be what they want...If your stuck in Christianity theres no harm in trying to have some goddamned fun...Or should they sit around and type cynical fucking comments on SLOG for 15 other people to read...Its like saying all gays are queeny bitches, all jocks are fucking idiots, all pastors are molestors, all blacks are thugs, all artists are pussies, all asians are camera toting math geniuses...wake the fuck up.

Posted by ben | September 6, 2007 5:17 PM
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20:
Actually, I totally agree with that. Still, the extent to which they choose to obscure their name... I'd just love to hear the rationale behind it.

Posted by A-Train | September 6, 2007 5:18 PM
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I'd been waiting for this story to appear in The Stranger. The wait is over!

Posted by Explorer | September 6, 2007 5:18 PM
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Fellow West Seattle High School students and alumni (I'm the latter, C/O 2007) will recognize the stickers and advertisements for this "Skate Church" that are posted throughout the school on walls, signs, etc. A friend of mine actually got roped into one of the meetings, and later told me that it's led by a stoner minister and attended by a bunch of emo children from the school. Choose your adjective: weird or strange.

Posted by Tyler | September 6, 2007 5:27 PM
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Just becasue your cool with piercings( the non Jesus kind) and you skate, it does not mean that you belief in silly nonsense is any more acceptable. Grow up, lose the fairy tales, and maybe then you can consider yourself an adult.

Posted by Giffy | September 6, 2007 5:52 PM
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Speaking of lame design...the "new look" of The Stranger is fucking dumb looking. Was there a consensus at the office that The Stranger needed to get more dull and generic looking? If so, it was achieved.

Posted by stranger reader | September 6, 2007 6:24 PM
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Ya'll are gonna let #13's comments slide?! It reads as bad as christian missionaries manifesto.


Posted by Brandon H | September 6, 2007 6:25 PM
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I don't even know what the hell #13 is talking about.

Really though, that cover is pretty well done, subject matter crucification aside. Obscuring the logo assumes it's well recognizable enough to do so, and locally it probably is.

Posted by Dougsf | September 6, 2007 7:02 PM
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Dan, this so juvenile. Admit it, that's a decent cover. I'm in no hurry to read that article, but I bet they moved a lot of issues today.

I'm certainly no fan of the New Times, but the Weekly has improved drastically since they took over. They've had some really eye-catching covers lately. Nice saturated colors. But I don't have to tell you that.

I'm sorry, but I do think your redesign was a step backward. Dare I say it? The Stranger looks so conservative now...And the Weekly is actually looking kinda hip.

Heh!

Posted by Time to improve your "product" | September 6, 2007 8:16 PM
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#13 is a known troll, apparenty the spawn of previous trolls "Josh" and "Shoshanna".

Posted by Troll Spotter | September 6, 2007 8:17 PM
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I find the stupidity and fuckwittedness of this post and its comments depressing.

Posted by Sean | September 6, 2007 8:32 PM
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God I love those Issur posts.

Just read them using the SNL rabbi character voice.

Posted by ejamadoodle | September 6, 2007 8:37 PM
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I think it's lame when publications get so full of themselves they think it's fine to cover up their name with some goofy photoshop job. Boring and annoying.

Posted by Katelyn | September 6, 2007 8:55 PM
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And I think it's lame when publications get so full of themselves that they have to critique other local papers on their cover art.

Boring? Annoying? But look at all the attention they got for simply covering up part of their name. Made you look. And the Stranger kids are talking about it.
What's on the cover of this week's Stranger? I honestly didn't even notice.

Posted by Enough already | September 6, 2007 9:34 PM
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Enough already - could you help me pop this zit on my back?

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | September 6, 2007 10:11 PM
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...But that sounds like an ideal job for the public intern!

Posted by Enough Already | September 6, 2007 10:25 PM
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Isn't it just Seattle Weekley...?
Am I not catching onto some sarcasm, because I've been looking in the comments and no one has seemed to bring it up...

You can see the writing behind his head.
Maybe I'm just not catching on to the joke..

Posted by Vivian | September 6, 2007 10:40 PM
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No Joke- I used a stack of them as packing material yesterday for my move. Saw the "righteous" quote on the cover, didn't actually bother reading through it to see it was a Christian publication... but I can say for sure that it sure does insulate well!

Posted by UNPAID BLOGGER | September 6, 2007 10:46 PM
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You're the Public Intern? Fuck, let me find a 3 Musketeers for your plastic pumpkin.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | September 6, 2007 10:48 PM
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No trucks!

Posted by That's Hilarious! | September 7, 2007 12:36 AM
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Scott Yamamura is really good and he's Christian. If people need to join an organized religion to feel safe and secure, that's great. God-love and tattoos are accessories. I know a guy who wears fake glasses in an effort to feel nurd/hip, and maybe attract smarty wanna bee chicks. People need vices. God ain't the worst vice out there. I'd rather skate with a Jesus freak than a crack addict.

Posted by Static Invasion | September 7, 2007 2:52 AM
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If some group of kids want to skate for Jesus, that's fine with me. I much prefer them to the ones who want to "witness" to me and rope me into their scary Christian splinter-group.

Posted by Greg | September 7, 2007 7:57 AM
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Though having said that, skating for Jesus sounds about as spiritually useful as taking a dump for Jesus... and even then, the latter is at least intentionally funny. ("My food is the Bible and my shit is RIGHTEOUSNESS!")

I think there are more useful things they could be doing with their time, like maybe... working with the homeless for Jesus? Reading to kids for Jesus? Maybe I'm naive.

Posted by Greg | September 7, 2007 8:03 AM
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Look, there are tons of comments here. Why? Let's just all reach the consensus that the Seattle Weekly fucking blows, and Alternative Christians are morons/retards.

*I usually don't use the word retard[ed] so frequently, but Fed Up has caused me to do so. Word.

Posted by Mr. Poe | September 7, 2007 8:39 AM
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How many hits did you send the Weekly's way? The paper's name, by the way, is right there in front of you - seattleweekly.com

Posted by Thankssomuch | September 7, 2007 12:13 PM
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What would Jesus ollie?

Posted by bobcat | September 7, 2007 12:52 PM
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Tikkum Olum again. Props to The Stranger for stirring up more anti-Christian venom. Judaism is the only righteous religion on the planet and as soon as the goyium get that through their pea sized brains, the sooner the divine sparks of Adam will be reunited and the Temple will rise again.

Posted by Issur | September 7, 2007 2:09 PM
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I guess this post was a big flop since it was supposed to be get everyone to join in making fun of the SW cover...except trying to make fun of something because it's bold and eye-catching and interesting (not to mention the kind of story the Stranger would happily run) obviously doesn't work. In fact, it makes you guys at the Stranger look like you're a little scared that the SW is getting it's act together.

Posted by twee | September 7, 2007 4:02 PM
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i am also west seattle high c/o 2007 and an active member of the skatechurch for about 2 years now. before you bash on this group you might actually want to check it out yourself. we dont identify ourselves as "alternative christians" or at least not everyone, and are not " led by a stoner minister and attended by a bunch of emo children." i personally have never stepped on a skateboard in my life and can usally be found decked out in abercrombie. skatechurch/journey of faith/torn is simply a church that acepts everyone young and old no matter what they look like. as for the skating part of it? it is a lifestyle that many of the teens in our group enjoy and a great way to reach out to a huge community of people our age. basically we are close group of friends who love God and love people

Posted by dre | September 11, 2007 1:35 AM
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You guys totally blow! I've thoroughly enjoyed reading this slog and, frankly, getting some ideas (who would've thought, "The bible is my food, and righteous my shit"?) Hey...hope I don't use that in one of my Sunday night sermons.. And, for the record, I'm NOT a stoner, er, at least am NOT ONE NOW... :) Later.

Posted by pastor@theskatechurch.net | September 15, 2007 5:36 AM

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