Slog - Comments on Seattle Parks Wants You To Keep It In Your Pants http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo Bad news, freeballers: the Seattle Parks Department is "revising" its policy on nudity to make sure no one has to look at your junk in a public park. Although that's pretty much been Parks' stance all along, there's been a push by, well, one dude—who just so happens to be groundskeeper for Parks—to get the city to allow nudity in public parks. On November 13th, the Parks board will meet to firm up the city's park nudity policy but according to Seattle Parks Department spokeswoman Dewey Potter, nudity is (still) "going to be allowed indoors but not outdoors." Parks took... Copyright 2008 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:06:15 -0800 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:28:48 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by COMTE Is that the same guy also known as "the naked gourmet"? Used to be a regular at Paradise Hot Springs whipping up ginormous gumbos and shit up in "the lobster pot"?

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182861 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182861 City Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:58:21 -0800 Comment by Reality Check @1 Nope that is not him. Different guy. I know them both.

;) and it is not called Paradise hotsprings, and the lobster pot no longer exists either... which is sad.

The Naked Gourmet is in his 40's. Daniel is in his early 30's

]]> Reality Check http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182871 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182871 City Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:02:06 -0800 Comment by sepiolida Allowing nudity is far too progressive for them at this point. People take their kids there.

]]> sepiolida http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182877 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182877 City Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:05:14 -0800 Comment by reverend dr dj riz ..we can't have the kids seeing naked peoples.

]]> reverend dr dj riz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182903 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182903 City Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:28:35 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi How about some real life solutions for the nudies? Like lobbying for a specific nudist park or beach, or raising money to buy property and turn that into a nudist space. Aren't most or all nudist colonies private property?

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182910 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182910 City Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:35:27 -0800 Comment by This Is America! Seattle Parks ain't the boss of me!

]]> This Is America! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182982 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1182982 City Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:26:47 -0800 Comment by Zander I think for 146 Million we should pretty much be allowed to do what we want in the parks. No questions asked.

]]> Zander http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1183071 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1183071 City Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:20:40 -0800 Comment by Greg #7 has an excellent point.

But realistically, what do you need to create a space (private or public) where nudists can go and do their thing without getting on the wrong side of the law?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1183311 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/seattle_parks_wants_you_to_keep_it_in_yo#c1183311 City Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:28:48 -0800