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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Assignment: Feed Cake to Levi

posted by on November 6 at 12:48 PM

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Levi Fuller, a Seattle musician, asked me to bring vegan cake to his CD release party at the Sunset Tavern. I called up the PCC in Fremont and asked the manager if he would be interested in donating vegan cake to a musician. I made sure the manager knew the cake was not going to a good cause, just a guy who plays guitar. He agreed to donate the cake anyway.

I picked up the cake at the PCC in Fremont. I had to get four of them because they were so small. I asked a woman waiting in the check-out line how to find Sunset Tavern and then I nodded my head without actually listening to her directions. She said something about Ballard street or avenue, or some street called Leary….the PCC murals of leaves and vines and produce made it impossible to listen to anything she was saying.

I got lost and ended up near the warehouses lining shilshole avenue. I parked at an Office Depot, got out of the car and asked a boy in a Scion where the Sunset Tavern was. He had no idea, and neither did his dad who was helping him learn how to drive his Scion in the Office Depot parking lot.

Eventually, I found the Sunset Tavern. I went backstage and surprised Levi with the vegan cakes from PCC. Levi was extremely appreciative. “Thank you thank you thank you,” he said to me.

Then I fed the cake to Levi.

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Levi later told me via email that all the vegan cake he ate made his stomach feel wierd. Sorry, Levi.

This is the video I made before Levi got all sick up on himself:

Steven Blum
Public Intern

Listen to an acoustic performance by Levi Fuller, who was a guest on The Stranger’s Setlist podcast last week.

Do you have an assignment for the Public Intern that doesn’t involve cake? He is sitting on the edge of his seat waiting for your request. Email publicintern@thestranger.com.

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1

Wait. You got the directions on the video, yet somehow didn't remember them? Why didn't you just go back to the tape? :D

Posted by brappy | November 6, 2007 12:51 PM
2

Aw, look at Levi. I think someone's in love with the Public Intern.

Posted by Gloria | November 6, 2007 12:53 PM
3

Is it just me, or is Levi a fucking hotty. GRRRRR

Posted by Shawnzor | November 6, 2007 12:54 PM
4

See, I KNEW it - that "hippie food" will kill ya'!

Posted by COMTE | November 6, 2007 1:01 PM
5

woah.... levi's got some new fans! well, he deserves them... and cake. well one, public intern, well done.

Posted by infrequent | November 6, 2007 1:02 PM
6

Wait...where are the pics of you and Levi making out? There's enough sexual energy in those shots between you to power a hypothetical Iranian nuclear facility....

Posted by el ganador | November 6, 2007 1:03 PM
7

...and is it just me, or is Public Intern = Lil' Dan Savage?

Posted by el ganador | November 6, 2007 1:05 PM
8

New Assignment for Public Intern: Huff.

Posted by subwlf | November 6, 2007 1:09 PM
9

a new kink...gay boys feeding cake to each other.

hot.

it's also very cute that the Public Intern is so young and unjaded that he doesn't know how to get to the Sunset despite being a Seattle native.

sweet.

Posted by michael strangeways | November 6, 2007 1:15 PM
10

The public intern shtick is kind of cute, but either you're an asshole or you just come off as one in the way you write. Getting kind of bored of it all.

Posted by john | November 6, 2007 1:16 PM
11

In keeping with Rule 34, there is now Public Intern/Levi slash on fanfic.net

Posted by Darcy | November 6, 2007 1:18 PM
12

That cake is the foulest-looking thing I have ever seen.

Posted by Fnarf | November 6, 2007 1:18 PM
13

Oh for god's sake, fnarf. It is not.

Ever since you've been back from England you've been mr. foody snob. Jesus...

Posted by Matt from Denver | November 6, 2007 1:28 PM
14

It might not be the foulest thing I've ever seen, but it is a pretty horrid concept. Then again, I tend to be anti-vegan when it comes to food. *shrug* Apparently the cute musician liked it and he got a cute boy to feed it to him...

I'm gonna have to call this a win. :D

Posted by Phelix | November 6, 2007 1:34 PM
15

The public interns next assignment is to make out with me! ^_^

Posted by thaumaturgistguy | November 6, 2007 1:34 PM
16

@11: Yay, slash!

Posted by Gloria | November 6, 2007 1:39 PM
17

This column has died entirely.

Public intern does specific thing for specific person (pets of the Stranger, such as Slog commenter or musician)

Takes pictures. Isn't he JUST SO CYUTE! I SURE WISH HE LOVED ME.

repeat.

Posted by Lake | November 6, 2007 1:49 PM
18

1907 - Ballard annexed by the City of Seattle
2007 - Capitol Hill resident still fails to identify ass, hole in the ground

Free Ballard!

Posted by The Bailiff | November 6, 2007 1:56 PM
19

Actually, you can make a pretty excellent vegan cake. My sister makes a great Rummingbird cake with bananas and pineapple and rum. It's awesome. Kind of heavy, but awesome.

Oh, and c'mon! So it's cute - the stories don't all have to be about pedophilic ministers and horrible parents, do they? Besides, I'm with @6 on this one - lets see the other pics. ;)

Posted by wench | November 6, 2007 2:02 PM
20

PCC Fremont rules!

OK, I love their wine tastings too ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 6, 2007 2:05 PM
21

@19

So you're in line with the "I SURE WISH HE LOVED ME." aspect (#17)


Posted by Lake | November 6, 2007 2:10 PM
22

how about intern smashing a pie into mayors face

Posted by robert | November 6, 2007 2:11 PM
23

I hope the Stranger isn't hoping to teach basic journalism to the Public Intern. Between not looking up directions ahead of time and misidentifying an Office Max as an Office Depot, this article exemplifies the depths to which journalism has fallen.

Posted by SteveM | November 6, 2007 2:11 PM
24

Let's see. Decrepit old man asks for cake and all he gets is excuses: "Oh, I don't have a car, and San Francisco is so far to go. Oh, I have a class tonight and would never get back in time". Cute musician asks for cake and Public Intern goes running. Sure, Public Intern. I understand perfectly.

Posted by Paul Barwick in SF | November 6, 2007 2:16 PM
25

as much as i ::heart:: pics and video of Steven, I gotta agree with #17

Posted by poo choo train | November 6, 2007 2:18 PM
26

Boring.

Posted by BenS | November 6, 2007 2:18 PM
27

Readers- I agree. I almost fell asleep writing this article. I need some better assignments. Stop complaining and start pitching.

Posted by Steven | November 6, 2007 2:35 PM
28

Awww, the public intern sounds prepubescent!

Posted by Amelia | November 6, 2007 2:36 PM
29

The Public Intern's Adventures are funny (in a small way) and he's a good writer...so LAY OFF HIM, JADED OLD FUCKTARDS!!! If you don't like these threads, don't read them.

They make a refreshing break from your typical Slog day: transit-bike shit/blah,blah/bad parents/blah,blah/sexdrugsrock/blah, blah/gay shit/blah,blah/bird flu/blah, blah/mudede being deep/blah, blah/adrian being shallow/blah, blah/Liberty is such a great bar/blah, blah/local-national political shit/blah,blah/where in the world is savage at now?/blah, blah, blah, BLAH!!

Rinse and repeat, ad infinitum

Posted by michael strangeways | November 6, 2007 2:43 PM
30

That was quite a contribution from PCC considering the cakes were probably $29.95 each.

And if Levi had a tummy ache after eating so much, it's probably because there's enough organic fiber in it to blow out the sewers of Tokyo.

I loves me some Public Intern.

Posted by Bauhaus | November 6, 2007 2:54 PM
31

I second the Jenkems suggestion. C'mon intern! Is this for real?

Posted by kid icarus | November 6, 2007 2:55 PM
32

I like the pie suggestion. Boston Cream?

Posted by Will in Seattle | November 6, 2007 3:17 PM
33

Pie, or a bullhorn!

Posted by NapoleonXIV | November 6, 2007 3:18 PM
34

@21 - Nope, sorry. I also think cats, otters and baby sloths are cute, but I have no concerns about whether they feel the same about me. =) I think you'll find that it is in fact possible to find something cute without desiring reciprocity.

And sorry, Public Intern, but I can't think of anything Seattle really needs - I just enjoy the adventures from afar.

Posted by wench | November 6, 2007 3:25 PM
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@21 - Nope, sorry. I also think cats, otters and baby sloths are cute, but I have no concerns about whether they feel the same about me. =) I think you'll find that it is in fact possible to find something cute without desiring reciprocity.

And sorry, Public Intern, but I can't think of anything Seattle really needs - I just enjoy the adventures from afar.

Posted by wench | November 6, 2007 3:26 PM
36

Bugger. Sorry, it didn't refresh.

Posted by wench | November 6, 2007 3:28 PM
37

Boston Cream Pie isn't pie. It's a cake baked in pie tins.


I bet the vegan cake was loaded with safflower oil. That shit always makes me queasy.

Posted by keshmeshi | November 6, 2007 3:30 PM
38

Maybe he can offer to help the Sonics pack?

Posted by NapoleonXIV | November 6, 2007 3:30 PM
39

Vegan baked goods... ugh. Outside of what might come from the rendering plant, the animal products in baked goods are probably their easiest ingredients for your body to break down.

Posted by Dougsf | November 6, 2007 3:35 PM
40

Can the public intern be the Voice of the People on the buses for an afternoon and demand apologies from people who hit other people in the face with their fingernail clippings? You're upbeat, you probably won't get punched!

Posted by Horace | November 6, 2007 3:37 PM
41

I recognize that Fremont PCC worker. He's really great and extremely laid-back. I think PCC should get props for giving away cake. (Or maybe they need to get dinged for making cake that makes people sick.)

BTW, I have had delicious vegan cake before. Secret ingredient? Oil. Yum.

Posted by la | November 6, 2007 3:40 PM
42

OK, I was all right with the rumors of my gayness (I will admit that first pic is pretty darn gay-looking), but I gotta speak up for the PCC cake. The only reason I felt a bit ill was a combination of not eating a big enough dinner, drinking beer, and eating several pieces of cake (we had to get those pictures just right, so Steven kept making me eat more cake! And then I ate even more because it was so good!).

Vegan cake rulz. Many, many thanks to PCC and the Public Intern.

Posted by Levi | November 6, 2007 3:45 PM
43

Do we know Paul Allen's schedule?

We should cut out the City of Seattle middleman and have Public Intern hand Paul Allen our money directly!

Posted by NapoleonXIV | November 6, 2007 3:59 PM
44

Unfortunately, NapoleonXIV, I don't think Steven is big enough to be able to haul around all those giant sacks of money by himself.

Which of course begs the obvious question: "Is 'The Public Intern' allowed to have his own 'Public Intern's Intern'?"

Posted by COMTE | November 6, 2007 4:33 PM
45

I'm sure Vulcan would donate the Public Intern an intern for such a beneficent Public Purpose.....

Posted by NapoleonXIV | November 6, 2007 4:50 PM
46

Suck it, Matt from Denver. I've been a foodie snob longer than you've been wearing long pants. And if anything, the Land of the Sassenachs has made me appreciate crap food even more. But not VEGAN CAKE. Jesus, cake of any kind is an abomination but that one looks like four-year-old Suzie made it in the warmth of a light bulb.

Posted by Fnarf | November 6, 2007 5:16 PM
47

I'm right there with you, 23- It's cute-but where's he gonna go from here, or was not getting directions part of the "adventure"? Office MAX, MAX. What's so hard about that?

Posted by I'mWith23 | November 6, 2007 5:50 PM
48

Vegan cake?
Disgusting.
Eggs and milk, bitches. Otherwise it's not a cake.

Posted by i like cake | November 6, 2007 7:03 PM
49

The first picture reminds me of those ladies from City Light who used to come around and show you how to bake things.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay | November 6, 2007 7:45 PM
50

Fnarf @ 46, you've been a foodie snob since you were 9? Wow, that's an early age to start appreciating buffalo mozzarella.

Posted by Matt from Denver | November 6, 2007 10:11 PM
51

the cake post was a nice break from republican sex scandals, political debate stories and transit posts.
I wish some cut boy would feed me cake.
Cake is good.

Posted by -B- | November 7, 2007 12:08 AM
52

I mean Cute. Cut is ok too.

Posted by -B- | November 7, 2007 12:32 AM
53

I agree that the Pubilc Intern's recent assignments doing things for specific individuals has been more boring, but I like these columns and think he and his writing are adorable. And I'm a dyke in Madison, Wisconsin, so don't accuse me of wanting reciprocity. Reading these little pieces brighten my day!

Posted by greendyke | November 7, 2007 3:13 PM

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