Slog - Comments on Red Hatters Matter http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter HOW WAS IT? is back, and if you're one of the seemingly hundreds of people I harassed when THESE guys played a concert at the Puyallup Fair, here's the video: The band, though they're a bit older and wider, I mean WISER, sounded amazing. It was a perfect and excellent show. My favorite part of the night, however, was when I tried to convince a lady from the Seattle Chapter of the Red Hat Society that Devo (and men in general) should be allowed to join their 600,000 members-strong cult. I mean CLUB. She didn't think I was very funny.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:24:10 -0800 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:34:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Gitai Fuck the Red Hat Society! I used to take complaints from cruise passengers, and the Red Hat Society acted like the most entitled bunch of bitches to ever file a complaint.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818920 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818920 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:30:31 -0800 Comment by biggie j guitar player for amplified rock outfit SSS That Devo coverage was most appreciated. Made me feel like a big fool for not going.
Best thing you have done this year.

]]> biggie j guitar player for amplified rock outfit SSS http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818933 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818933 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:38:46 -0800 Comment by corn chip thank you kelly o, that was awesome!

]]> corn chip http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818943 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818943 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:50:22 -0800 Comment by Ryan Fuck the Red Hat Society indeed. It's a club for old ladies to do fun things and not actually have fun doing them.

]]> Ryan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818944 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818944 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:50:25 -0800 Comment by truthteller Those red hat ladies are a cult and they brow beat women into being a part of them. They've gotten to my mother, but she hates every minute of it. I think she gets migraines on the days of their gatherings. There's a women under 50 division with pink hats. I have refused and resisted despite many attempts to badger me in. First they use charm, then badgering, then isolate you. Cult indeed!

]]> truthteller http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818992 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c818992 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:43:06 -0800 Comment by konstantConsumer oh, i'm a fan of the red hat ladies. after my grandfather died, the organization really helped my grandmother. it keeps old ladies busy, and that is a huge help.

]]> konstantConsumer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819040 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819040 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:41:48 -0800 Comment by Deacon Seattle Kelly, I love your posts!

]]> Deacon Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819077 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819077 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:43:51 -0800 Comment by Amelia I like your posts too, Kelly.

]]> Amelia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819086 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819086 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:25:36 -0800 Comment by Gabriel I thought this was going to be a post about Linux.

]]> Gabriel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819108 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819108 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 05:05:16 -0800 Comment by wendy Took a perfectly good hokey poem about aging and turned it into a menopausal freakfest. Sigh.

I have instructed my children to kill me if, at any time during my dotage, they catch me doing certain things, like dyeing my hair jet black or bitching about my Medicare benefits. I'm adding "If I join the Red Hat Ladies" to my list.

Glad to see Devo, though. Now THAT'S how to age.

]]> wendy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819115 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819115 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 07:19:16 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell Although the original intent of that cheesy poem has truly been perverted, I'm with kC @6. My 84 year old mother is involved and it brings a lot to her life.

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819126 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819126 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:54:49 -0800 Comment by lilblackcat Don't hate on the Red Hat Ladies. They handled my grandfather's whole funeral after his very sudden death, and they helped my grandmother get back on her feet and out in the world. After 52 years of being a full time housewife, she didn't have a clue as to what to do with herself after he passed away. She has traveled all over the world with the ladies and has a life she didn't have before. I, for one, am really happy they are around.

]]> lilblackcat http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819268 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:56:17 -0800 Comment by oscar "Are we not men?" "No."

Priceless.

]]> oscar http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819334 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c819334 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:40:46 -0800 Comment by Geni If it wasn't for the Red Hat Ladies, there isn't a single community theater around here that would still be even remotely solvent. I heart the Red Hat Ladies. They get butts in seats!

]]> Geni http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c821276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/red_hatters_matter#c821276 Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:34:37 -0800