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Jun. 20th, 2005 11:08 amI guess there's some guy with a hand grenade outside of my work.
Don't blow me up pls thx.
Don't blow me up pls thx.
Jun. 20th, 2005
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Jun. 20th, 2005 11:40 amhttp://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_062005WABfederalcourthouse_standoffJM.2b28daf4.html
SEATTLE - Seattle Police have shot an armed man in the lobby of the new Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. The suspect was seen entering the courthouse shortly before noon, carrying a backpack, raising suspicions by the police and courthouse guards.
Police with guns drawn surrounded the Courthouse and were telling bystanders to get out of the line of fire.
They have also blocked off 8th and 9th Streets from Virginia to Stewart while the drama is unfolding.
At one point, initial reports indicated the man was believed to be carrying a hand grenade but that was not confirmed.
A receptionist in the U.S. Attorneys Office says the Federal Courthouse is in lockdown and police evacuated the building from about the 6th floor on down. Reports indicate some 50 to 100 people were evacuated.
The red arrow is where I am (roughly).
SEATTLE - Seattle Police have shot an armed man in the lobby of the new Federal Courthouse in downtown Seattle. The suspect was seen entering the courthouse shortly before noon, carrying a backpack, raising suspicions by the police and courthouse guards.
Police with guns drawn surrounded the Courthouse and were telling bystanders to get out of the line of fire.
They have also blocked off 8th and 9th Streets from Virginia to Stewart while the drama is unfolding.
At one point, initial reports indicated the man was believed to be carrying a hand grenade but that was not confirmed.
A receptionist in the U.S. Attorneys Office says the Federal Courthouse is in lockdown and police evacuated the building from about the 6th floor on down. Reports indicate some 50 to 100 people were evacuated.
The red arrow is where I am (roughly).
courthouse photos:
Jun. 20th, 2005 12:44 pm
These three are from the loading dock. They have the alley blocked off.
These are from the corner of 7th & Stewart.
The resolution on my phone is shite. But you get the idear.
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Jun. 20th, 2005 05:46 pmDespite becoming what is essentially Tiger Beat for the emo set, I still like the fact that Spin placed Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back above Nirvana's Nevermind in their Top 100 Albums of the last 20 Years list.
Does that sound like sacrilege coming from a native Seattlite? I'll tell you what: for me, PE held a lot more weight for me, more cultural import. Nirvana's record was a period piece. That's not to say it wasn't important - it killed hair metal dead, and it was nice to see a band from my little burg get some recognition on a national level. But I still get chills sometimes when I listen to Nations. I was 11 or 12 when I first heard the record, and it just blew me away. For all the so-called 'conscious' hip-hop that was coming out around then, I feel that PE was the most succinct and articulate and least pretentious (*cough* KRS One *cough*). It has retained most of its power over the years, as many of the topics they brought up are still relevant today.
[I just totally pulled this out of my ass. I'll go back and fix my spelling errors later. Gotta go home now.)
Does that sound like sacrilege coming from a native Seattlite? I'll tell you what: for me, PE held a lot more weight for me, more cultural import. Nirvana's record was a period piece. That's not to say it wasn't important - it killed hair metal dead, and it was nice to see a band from my little burg get some recognition on a national level. But I still get chills sometimes when I listen to Nations. I was 11 or 12 when I first heard the record, and it just blew me away. For all the so-called 'conscious' hip-hop that was coming out around then, I feel that PE was the most succinct and articulate and least pretentious (*cough* KRS One *cough*). It has retained most of its power over the years, as many of the topics they brought up are still relevant today.
[I just totally pulled this out of my ass. I'll go back and fix my spelling errors later. Gotta go home now.)