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How Erick met Kenny
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CURIOSITIES
Remember, dot-matrix printers were once sexy
Erick Sanchez, above left, just wanted Kenny Loggins to play in his living room. Thanks to 185 backers on Kickstarter, his wish is coming true. The 28-year-old PR consultant says it will be a tight fit to squeeze 50 people into his rented condo in Eastern Market, but he’s committed to living the dream. Sanchez has at least one more big task ahead of him, though. “I haven’t had a chance to talk to my landlord yet,” he said. Cue the intro to “Danger Zone”? R.S. JULY 15
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Kenny Loggins launches a Kickstarter Loggins and his band Blue Sky Riders seek $85,000 to fund a new album. Under an “exclusive tier,” they offer to come play in a fan’s living room.
Erick Sanchez launches a Kickstarter The selfdescribed “Logginsista” began his campaign to get Loggins to play his living room. “It seemed to be an impossible dream. It’s been a Don Quixotestyle journey.”
Loggins and Sanchez chat on Skype “He was really excited about me starting the campaign,” Sanchez says. “He wished me luck.”
Sanchez goes on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Kimmel quizzes him on Loggins lyrics and asks, “Are you going to go after Kenny Rogers or are you a one-Kenny man?” (Sanchez is a one-Kenny man.)
Sanchez’s campaign hits its goal After a final push imploring his friends on social media to donate, Sanchez hits the $30,000 mark around 10 p.m., with 11 days left to go in the campaign.
Loggins plays in Sanchez living room? The details will be worked out after the campaign ends, but Sanchez says they are looking at sometime in 2015 for the acoustic home show.
Today’s Page 3 was written by Beth Marlowe, Holly J. Morris and Rachel Sadon.
Soon, it won’t be news when a 3-D printer shows up in D.C. For now, they’re still a novel (and expensive and finicky) invention, so the new MakerBot at the National Building Museum’s gift shop should draw lots of admiration. In 12 hours, it can spit out a 4 inch by 4 inch model, above, of the museum’s Big Maze. Buy a model (though not one made by the D.C. printer, yet) for $25. H.J.M.
“So so sad about the death of Betty Bacall. I almost lost Ben to her, the only acceptable person. As he would say, she was a spectacular dame.” SALLY QUINN, one half of the
legendary Washington Post couple, tweeting about Lauren Bacall’s death with a reference to husband Ben Bradlee’s crush
ANXIETY
Let’s hope Momofuku doesn’t burn us on pie Celebrity chef David Chang told Washingtonian Tuesday that he plans to open a D.C. outpost of his New York-based Momofuku restaurant group in 2015. The high hopes, the hype and even the name are reminiscent of another eatery whose allegedly imminent opening caused this much fuss: London-based noodle bar Wagamama, which promised a space in Penn Quarter for four years, then bailed in 2012. But do they compare? B.M. Wagamama four syllables, two Ms, sounds vaguely insulting to mothers
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Momofoku four syllables, two Ms, sounds vaguely insulting to mothers
chicken katsu curry
SIGNATURE DISH(ES)
“crack pie,” pork buns
7, communal tables seemed pretty cool
DISAPPOINTMENT LEVEL
10, if it doesn’t open. D.C. wants that pie.
If ad space were real estate, this would be a trendy gastropub on 14th Street.
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