Slog - Comments on No Drum Circle is Safe

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:53:33 -0800

Personally, I like the Reggae music at the south end of Folklife more.

Comment by Jiberish

Jiberish — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:01:10 -0800

that was crazy, i didn't hear the pop but all of a suddent i was surrounded by people running, some people fell over. do they have pics of the person responsible?

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:05:06 -0800

Just search Google "Charlton Heston". There's a zillion pics of him.

Comment by daniel bennett kieneker

daniel bennett kieneker — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:07:26 -0800

Holy bat-cat Sat Man!!!!

Who the hell in Seattle has heard of gunshots ringing out at folklife before this day....????

Let's do an indepth exhaustive research study and over charge the public and get to the bottom of why this is happening now!!!!!

God god!!! you'd think that mandolins and wash-tub jug bands were ending the world...

or....

maybe we should build BAZOOKAS in stead of getting all "hippy"ish at the center....

OH the spell with it...

...let's just give up our freedom altogether and put a chip in all the people on the planet that make less than 5,ooo,ooo dollars a day in fake advertisments aimed at solving localized international scandals that Judge Judy can't re-run on her show because Antonin Scalia doesn't own stock in recuse yourself from hempers and tempers....

Comment by erik

erik — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:10:05 -0800

I mainly noticed all of the crap on the ground...dirty hippies.

Comment by Banna

Banna — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:10:30 -0800

There sure is a lot of trash lying on the ground for a gathering of supposed hippies.

Comment by Non

Non — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:13:02 -0800

http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/i_survived_folklife

Great account

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:22:20 -0800

The guy in the red shirt is still alive--how can that be? He's in a RED SHIRT.

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:26:36 -0800

So is a tag or permit required to shoot Hippies during open season. (Thank God they finally declared an open season on Hippies, they have been overpopulating and destroying their natural environment since their natural enemies have been hunted to extinction. Soon they would smoke themselves into extinction if the herds were not culled.) how do you get a Hippy tag? Is there an application process? Is it first come first serve, or are they alloted through a lottery process?

Comment by meks

meks — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:27:05 -0800

Photo 1: That cop has a HUGE ass
Photo 3: Nice blue boob on the left side of the shot

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:33:34 -0800

@5 & @6

That's why they're called "Dirty Hippies"...

That and because they manage to give off the stink of several dozen dead animals. A strong, piercing rancid-mustard stink, underscored by the duller stench of sixteen Value Village sofas soaked with whole milk and left to dry in the sun.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:34:22 -0800

cops + moustaches. why the love?

Comment by JC

JC — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:34:37 -0800

Didn't he know that Seattle is a blowgun dart city?

Comment by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:42:45 -0800

@5, @6, @11 -- Remember: when a gun goes off right next to you, be sure to stop and collect your litter (crap) and deposit it in the correct bins (garbage, recycle, or compost). Then, feel free to exit the scene in a orderly fashion. Meanwhile, the rest of us will be running for our lives.

Comment by captain poopyhead

captain poopyhead — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:46:22 -0800

hey #9- let me know when you find out about the hippee tag thing. I hope is not to much $$ tho. Hip pies are always stinking up the bus and try do give me acid, like i wanna be on a freak out liek them, yeah right u dumb stanky pinkies, I dont wanna ruin my brian w/ that crap!!!

Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me

You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:49:54 -0800

@14

I'd buy that if the whole fucking Seattle Center weren't buried under mounds of litter after the herds of hippies concluded their swarming rituals and returned to their dens.

And how does that explain the stink (or did they all shit themselves when the gun went off?)

Comment by nice job

nice job — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:52:05 -0800

That dude got some badass photos of the chaos, for sure. These aren't the best.

Comment by Gato22

Gato22 — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:57:51 -0800

You people suck worse the the "Hippies" trying to enjoy the music outdoors. May you be at a concert and be an innocent bystander and suddenly notice you are bleeding from a gunshot.

Comment by elswinger

elswinger — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:58:00 -0800

I love second photo. It makes me think of the girl kneeling over the body at Kent State or The Last Supper.

Comment by left coast

left coast — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:35:44 -0800

It's really one of the best Seattle events. My kids had a great time. I hope Nickels isn't given the opportunity to widely overeact and destroy this too. Guy deserves his job almost as little as the Chimp Chief.

Comment by straightarm

straightarm — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:42:34 -0800

Love the woman with the dog in the second picture keeping the hordes back.

Comment by Balt-O-Matt

Balt-O-Matt — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:56:17 -0800

There's one photo at the P-I site that's awesome. It has the perp being led away while some guy in a dragon costume watches. It's sort of surreal.

Comment by Pervy Perv

Pervy Perv — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:36:53 -0800

I like the cop in the second picture. Need a rubdown, Officer Daddy?

Comment by ir

ir — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:36:21 -0800

@22 Here's some commentary on purple green chickenman: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/139790.asp

Comment by bigyaz

bigyaz — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:28:15 -0800

These photos are a few days late, and far less interesting than all the others we've seen. Why bother?

Comment by HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCK-A-MORA?

HOW ARE THINGS IN GLOCK-A-MORA? — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:38:51 -0800

Does anyone know whether the Bumbershoot promoters have a policy about where and when persons carrying Glocks will be concentrated as my family hope to enjoy a weekend without sustaining entry/exit wounds?

Planning ahead, being prepared, exercising precautions.