Slog - Comments on When There Is A Party in Seattle, Everyone Goes Home with Fennel Salt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon The above was the party favor at last night's movie premiere of "Battle in Seattle," which, unfortunately for the very earnest-seeming Stuart Townsend, belongs on the list of movies never, never to watch. (Also, I do not like Michelle Rodriguez. In the Q&A after the screening, it was apparent that she is an infant. A sexy infant, which is awkward. Andre 3000, by contrast, behaved warmly and graciously, and showed kindness to a nervous, stuttering questioner who would otherwise have been left in a public lurch, meaning that I will henceforth buy every product that Andre 3000 would like... Copyright 2008 Fri, 23 May 2008 12:04:21 -0800 Sat, 24 May 2008 09:58:30 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Giffy truffle slat is better, but hey free is free. Though even if you subtract the salt form the gala price I still paid 27 bucks to watch my favorite hollywood cliches reenact something form recent memory.

SIFF you failed me..

]]> Giffy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031203 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031203 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 12:36:04 -0800 Comment by kid icarus Mmmmm... truffle slat....

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031224 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031224 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 12:42:36 -0800 Comment by PopTart Was there a connection to the movie with fennel salt? Why fennel salt? I'm baffled by this "free" gift.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031241 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031241 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 12:45:54 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me @1

I walked off with 3 jars of that stuff, and paid nothing for my ticket, but still somehow feel that someone owes me some form of restitution after forcing me to sit through that "movie" and then not even having the decency to buy me a drink afterwards.

Best thing I saw all night was the Stella Artois Beer sign that read "Perfection has it's price". Indeed it does... and Stella Artois needs to pony up for a better copywriter...

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031278 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031278 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 12:57:39 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You didn't take a picture of the sign, YGBKM?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031300 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031300 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:04:03 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me No. Wish I had.

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031313 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031313 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:07:43 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me It was to the left of the bar against the middle of the wall to the right of you as you entered the party in the basement under the Ballet (the one for the riff raff).

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031325 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031325 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:10:38 -0800 Comment by Sara If for some reason that fennel salt isn't to your taste, I bet it would be an AWESOME bath/shower scrub if you mixed it with a bunch of grapeseed oil.

]]> Sara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031327 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:10:46 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me Sara - LOL... you just made my day!

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031333 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031333 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:12:30 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me Maybe, just maybe, it would scour the dreck of the film off of me...

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031346 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031346 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:15:52 -0800 Comment by josh seattlest got a picture of the sign:

http://seattlest.com/2008/05/23/battle_in_seatt.php?gallery3628Pic=9#gallery

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031373 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031373 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:22:04 -0800 Comment by RonK, Seattle Bacon salt kicks fennel salt's ass any day of the week.

Latte-drinkin', Volvo-drivin' fennel salt ...

]]> RonK, Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031400 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031400 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:29:14 -0800 Comment by Sara I am, in fact, not kidding. My foo-foo vegan shower scrub is rosemary oil, sea salt and fennel mixed in a massage oil base. It makes me smell like a salad, but my legs are oh-so-smooth afterwards.

]]> Sara http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031434 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031434 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:39:45 -0800 Comment by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me @11

Yup. That's it.

]]> You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031456 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 13:47:36 -0800 Comment by Nat "Four Brothers" is a surprisingly good action movie, if you're looking for more Andre 3000 (with bonus Mark Wahlberg/Fionnula Flanagan).

]]> Nat http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031505 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031505 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 14:13:11 -0800 Comment by Creek I gots to know: Who played Richard McIver in the movie?

]]> Creek http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031518 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031518 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 14:16:58 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Jen, you can have my fennel salt and I'll take Michelle. She was the best actress in that movie.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031755 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1031755 Nightlife Fri, 23 May 2008 16:36:18 -0800 Comment by Andy Volterra is one of the big sponsors of SIFF and that is why they gave out the fennel salt. It's great stuff - just used it on my scrambled eggs. I read about the salt when it was in the Oscar gift bags last year but didnt want to spend $24 to buy a jar. I thought that was cool especially since it came from a small independent business.

]]> Andy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1032044 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/when_there_is_a_party_in_seattle_everyon#c1032044 Nightlife Sat, 24 May 2008 09:58:30 -0800