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Godfather of Northwest Rock ‘n’ Roll …by Peter Blecha

at O’Day – founding father of Northwest rock ‘n’ roll or the “Godfather” of the 1960s teendance scene? A vampire or the catalyst? Or all of the above? station There back then are many – it was not Northwesterners uncommon who would for KJR to debate these boast of a points for days 37 percent on end, but rating, an what is perfectly unheard of clear is that dominance when it came by a radio to the business station. of rock music in Today the Northwest, that rating Pat O’Day was would be the Chairman of Pat O’Day, the legendary Seattle disc jockey and concert promoter Pat O’Day was Jimi Hendricks’ concert more than the Board, the promoter. “To me, Jimi was a jewel,” The Rock ‘n’ Roll Pie O’Day said of that time. “But I’ve Grand Poobah, said O’Day in a Seattle Times interview, the market share of the top seven When it came to Northwest rock never been further behind than when the Top Dog, “just the sweetest guy you could local stations combined! ‘n’ roll, Pat O’Day had his finger in I started out because I didn’t have the Big Kahuna. imagine.” O’Day helped the Hendrix family bring home Jimi’s body after an O’Day, KJR’s star DJ, was every pie. And there were more than a anything when I started!” New York City accidental drug overdose in London. “It few local bands The trial was not had Alan Freed, was one of the saddest duties of my life. eventually promoted to Program Director and, and promoters the first or the last time What a tragedy.” Boston had by 1968, to General who wanted O’Day was involved in Arnie Ginsberg, Manager. He oversaw the production of some of that a financial controversy. Los Angeles had Hunter Hancock and Though his reputation Seattle had O’Day. As Seattle’s highest- each week’s Fab-50 play-list – inclusion pie. In 1967, on this list was virtually the only way a three local was hurt by the charges, profile DJ of the 1960s and the region’s record could become a hit in this area. businessmen he wasn’t down for the dominant dance promoter, Pat O’Day Additionally, O’Day produced slapped a $3 count. He sold his teenran Northwest rock ‘n’ roll for nearly a or engineered million federal dance business (just decade. numerous anti-trust suit when teen-dances were Radioman of recordings by on O’Day, fading) and formed the Year many of the top charging that Concerts West, one In 1964 On August 21, 1964, Seattle became bands on the he held a of the world’s biggest and 1965, the third stop on the Beatles’ first U.S. KJR play-list monopoly on concert promotion the national tour. “The event was a phenomenon,” including the the Northwest said O’Day, who introduced the Beatles firms. O’Day had radio industry to the sold-out crowd at the Seattle Center Wailers, the rock ‘n’ roll promoted the Beatles acknowledged Coliseum (later called Key Arena) Viceroys, the scene and in 1964. In 1965 he his power, voting Dynamics suggesting that he had been involved had local garage rockers the Wailers him top Program and the in payola and kickbacks from the bands open for the Rolling Stones, and the Director. In 1966, Casuals. that KJR aired. Northwest’s proto-punk cult legends O’Day was voted Pat O’Day promoted teen And if The legal actions took more than the Sonics sharing the bill with the “Radioman of dances and concerts featuring that wasn’t three years and included a highly Northwest bands including Kinks. By 1968, Concerts West was the Year” and Merrilee Rush and the enough, he publicized trial at which several local booking all the U.S. dates for the Jimi was also honored Turnabouts, The Fabulous also ran an musicians testified (Merrilee Rush told Hendrix Experience and O’Day was on (along with a Wailers, the Ventures, the extensive the court that she and O’Day only the road with Seattle’s guitar legend. select few other Sonics, as well as traveling stars like Ricky Nelson. The Spanish Castle, halfway teen-dance exchanged Christmas gifts – a bottle O’Day couldn’t give up radio, iconic radio between Seattle and Tacoma, was the preeminent teen circuit across of Jack Daniels for a smoked turkey). though, and after selling Concerts West men) with his dance venue of the region the region Eventually O’Day was exonerated of all he parlayed his considerable wealth own volume – which was the most profitable part charges and given a clean bill of health into ownership of a string of stations of the popular Cruisin’ LP series that of his empire and perhaps the most by the FBI and other investigators. including KXA, KYYX and Honolulu’s featured his powerhouse patter wedged visible. By 1962, O’Day was making Still, O’Day’s power-base was KORL. But by 1982, O’Day was once between compiled period hits. more than $50,000 a year just from weakened and he departed KJR – the again the center of controversy when O’Day’s name became synonymous throwing dances. By the mid-1960s station he had brought to prominence his empire fell on hard times financially with KJR, the station he ran for a O’Day and Associates were presenting and dominance – in 1974 to develop and The Seattle Times ran a feature story decade and built into an empire. To over 58 separate teen-dances a week his concert business. “The federal outlining his woes. really understand his impact, you’d throughout the state. investigations cost me about $150,000,” have to consider the power of that

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Manifesto Against Ageism

Join Ashton Applewhite at her Seattle-area appearances in March From childhood on, we’re barraged by messages that it’s sad to be old, that wrinkles are embarrassing and that old people are useless. Ashton Applewhite believed them, until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Her book, This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism (on sale March 5) has Ashton Applewhite is a self-described pro-aging radical been called lively, funny and deeply researched. the author of Truly Tasteless Jokes?”) Her It traces Applewhite’s journey from first serious book, Cutting Loose: Why apprehensive boomer to pro-aging Women Who End Their Marriages Do So radical, and in the process debunks Well, was published in 1997. myth after myth about late life. She Applewhite first began studying explains the roots of ageism in history aging because she was afraid of getting and critiques the portrayal of ‘olders’ older, but soon realized that most of as burdens to society. She examines what she thought was wrong. She ageism from the workplace to the then began examining the question bedroom, and describes what an allage-friendly world would look like. She of why society’s views on late life is so concludes with a rousing call to action. grim when the reality is so different. “I didn’t set out to become a writer” In fact, it turns out that people are happiest at the beginnings and the end (or an activist), says Applewhite. “I went into publishing because I loved to of their lives. “I began blogging about aging and ageism in 2007, and started read and didn’t have any better ideas.” speaking on the subject in 2012,” writes Under the name Blanche Knott, she wrote a joke collection that turned into Applewhite. In 2017 she received a standing ovation for her TED talk the best-selling paperback of 1982 and about ageism (www.ted.com/talks/ became a clue on Jeopardy: (“Who is

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of ourselves? It’s embarrassing to be called out as older until we quit being embarrassed about it, and it’s not healthy to go through life dreading our futures. The sooner we get off this hamster wheel of age denial, the better off we are,” says Applewhite. “Aging is not a problem to be fixed or a disease to be cured. It is a natural, powerful, lifelong process that unites us all.” She concluded her talk by saying, “Longevity is here to stay. A movement to end ageism is underway. I’m in it, and I hope you will join me.” Applewhite notes that ageism silences older people; that’s why she’s written her most recent book and why she blogs about the subject. She has also developed www.oldschool.info, a clearinghouse of anti-ageism resources. “I am also the voice of yoisthisageist. com. And I speak widely.” She views her activities as tools to help catalyze a movement to make discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind of discrimination. “Ageism makes growing older harder than it has to be,” said Applewhite. “It damages our sense of self, segregates us, diminishes our prospects and actually shortens lives.” She believes that gaining awareness of ageist behaviors, integrating with people of all ages and activism against ageist attitudes are the best antidotes. Age on!

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Brain Health Strategies to Manage Stroke and Dementia Risks …by Nancy Isenberg, MD, MPH, FAAN, Contributing Writer

While aging is inevitable, aging well is not. As people are living longer than ever before, the number of older adults is skyrocketing. In Nancy Isenberg 2015, close to 8.5 percent of the globe’s population was over age 65, and by 2050, that number is expected to almost double. Cognitive impairment is common in the elderly. Dementia, which is cognitive impairment that significantly impacts overall functioning and independence, affects more than 5 million Americans and nearly 50 million individuals worldwide. Dementia causes increasing disability and loss of independence of people who are suffering. It also greatly impacts family and other caregivers, who are at risk of developing depression, anxiety and overall poor health. Currently, there are no diseasemodifying treatments for dementia. However, prevention of dementia through risk factor modification has the potential to reduce the expanding number of people living with dementia and to prolong individual health.

Neurodegeneration due to Alzheimer’s disease accounts for the majority of dementia cases, with cerebrovascular disease as the second most common cause. Stroke doubles the chances of developing dementia, and stroke and dementia share many of the same risk factors. Risk factors The single greatest risk factor for dementia is advanced age. Incidence and prevalence increase dramatically after age 65, and nearly doubles every five years from 65 to 90 years of age. Recent research has helped identify nine potentially modifiable risk factors as targets to reduce dementia risk. They include: • Physical inactivity • Smoking • Midlife hypertension • Midlife obesity • Midlife hearing loss • Diabetes • Depression • Low educational attainment • Social isolation Prevention is key In the absence of diseasemodifying therapies, prevention is key to reduce the significant impact of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Since 90 percent of strokes and one third of dementia cases are preventable,

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Medical Minutes ...by John Schieszer

Dancing Your Way to a Better Life Grab your dancing shoes and put them on daily. A new study published in the Scandinavian John Schieszer Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports examined the potential effects of 16 different exercise types for reducing disability for activities of daily living (ADL) in older women and found that dancing may be just the right ticket. The prospective study enrolled 1,003 women without ADL disability. All participants were asked whether they performed any of 16 exercise types. ADL disability during eight years of follow-up was defined as dependence in at least one ADL task (walking, eating, bathing, dressing or toileting). ADL disability was noted in 130 participants (13%) during followup. After adjusting for other factors, participation in dancing, compared with non-participation, was associated with a 73% significantly lower likelihood for developing ADL disability. There were no

significant associations between other exercise types and ADL disability. “Although it is unclear why dancing alone reduced the risk of ADL disability, dancing requires not only balance, strength and endurance ability, but also cognitive ability, adaptability and concentration to move,” said lead author Dr. Yosuke Osuka of the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology. “We think that these various elements may contribute to the superiority of dancing in maintaining a higher ADL capacity.” Personalized Cancer Vaccines Showing Promise Anticancer vaccines are showing promise now and some investigators report that we may be moving into a new era. Cutting edge developments in this re-energized field recently were presented at the 2018 ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress in Geneva, Switzerland The original anticancer vaccines, launched in the late 1990s, were based on shared tumor antigens and failed to induce a potent immune response. After decades of disappointing results, a number of advances have sparked a

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renewed interest in the field. These include new technologies and prediction algorithms to personalize vaccines, and the introduction of checkpoint inhibitors for combination therapy. “There is again a flurry of activity around anticancer vaccines. We can now customize vaccines for each patient based on the genomic information in their tumor, and the early results are promising,” said project leader Dr. Michal Bassani-Sternberg, who is with the Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Personalization is possible with ‘high-throughput next generation sequencing.’ This technology identifies mutations that are unique to a patient’s tumor and are not found elsewhere in the body, allowing a vaccine to mount a cancer-specific immune response. “We have a good way to fish out and propose targets for vaccination,” said Dr. Bassani-Sternberg. Numerous questions remain unanswered, such as when to vaccinate patients. Should this be immediately after surgery, when there are few tumor cells left, or beforehand? Despite these questions, the technology to develop vaccines is available and getting better, the vaccines are safe and immunogenic, and clinical trial testing is beginning. “Next generation sequencing has made identification of vaccine targets more efficient, reliable and cheaper,” said Dr. BassaniSternberg. But How Old Are You Really? Researchers have long observed that biological age and chronological age are not always one and the same. A 55-year-old may have numerous age-related diseases whereas an 80-year-old may be healthy and robust. While diet, physical activity and other factors play a role, there are many contributors as to why and how some people age better than others.

Those contributors remain poorly understood. In a study published in Genome Biology, a collaborative team at the Salk Institute analyzed skin cells ranging from the very young to the very old and looked for molecular signatures that can be predictive of age. Developing a better understanding of the biological processes of aging could eventually help to address health conditions that are more common in old age, such as heart disease and dementia. “This experiment was designed to determine whether there are molecular signatures of aging across the entire range of the human life span,” says co-senior author Saket Navlakha, an assistant professor in Salk’s Integrative Biology Laboratory. The researchers focused on a type of skin cell called dermal fibroblasts, which generate connective tissue and help the skin to heal after injury. The investigators analyzed fibroblasts taken from healthy individuals ranging in age from 1 to 94. The lab cultured the cells to multiply, then used a method called RNA sequencing to look for biomarkers in the cells that change as people get older. If the findings from this study are validated, doctors could use this type of analysis to determine when to begin screening each individual patient for age-related conditions and to advise them about healthy lifestyle choices. “Aging is a driver of so many diseases, including Alzheimer’s and other neurologic problems,” said Dr. Navlakha. “If we are able to show that the changes we’ve seen in fibroblasts are connected with aging in other types of cells, we may eventually be able to use these signatures to develop targeted interventions.” v John Schieszer is an award-winning national journalist and radio and podcast broadcaster of The Medical Minute. He can be reached at medicalminutes@gmail.com.

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7 Life-Saving Reasons You Should Eat Cauliflower …by Suzy Cohen

I was eating dinner with my husband Sam and having homemade soup with a slice of sourdough bread and melted butter. It was simple and delicious. We ate silently. Towards the end of the meal, he said, “We always eat our soup and bread silently because we are mentally calculating how to time the last bite so it’s perfect.” LOL! So true. We usually chatter during meals and tell funny stories, but when soup and bread hit the table it all goes to silence. I like to time my last bite so it’s soup to wash down the bread. But about this homemade soup… that’s what I really want to talk about. Tonight, we made it differently with peas instead of celery and with red onions instead of white ones. We used shredded cauliflower instead of rice, and that was the biggest and most pleasant surprise because I didn’t think it would actually work. You can buy shredded cauliflower now in bags, in the produce department of your grocery store. Someone should have bagged this stuff decades ago! Anyway, the cauliflower holds up remarkably well, even days later. It acts just like rice except with cauliflower you get the most incredible health benefits. It’s a crucifer, like its green cousins broccoli and Brussels sprouts, so it has the same cancerfighting properties. I want you to start cooking with cauliflower. Here’s why: * Cauliflower contains sulforaphanes, the compound that gives it a funky sulfur smell. This compound has been isolated and studied. It clearly demonstrates cancer-fighting promise, especially for breast, prostate and other reproductive cancers. * Cauliflower contains antioxidants that neutralize free radicals. There are many, but among the more recognizable we find quercetin, vitamin K, vitamin C, beta-carotene and kaempferol. * Cauliflower protects your bones because it is a rich, natural source of vitamins K and C, as well as minerals like potassium, manganese and phosphorus. * Cauliflower gives you a low-carb alternative to digestible fiber so it will help you achieve regular bowel movements while eliminating toxins stuck in the deep crevices of your gut. In fact, sulforaphanes and glucosinolates found in cauliflower fight Helicobacter pylori, and that fact alone should reduce your risk of colon cancer. *Cauliflower contains I3C (Indole 3 Carbinol) which helps metabolize estrogen into anti-cancer by-products and that’s good for both men and women. I3C has been studied for its role in cholesterol and triglyceride synthesis. v

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Cauliflower “Risotto” With Asparagus With Cilantro-Basil Hemp Seed Pesto Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Total Time 30 minutes Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients • 1/4 cup olive oil • 1/2 small onion finely chopped • 1 large or 2 small heads cauliflower finely grated (or buy pre-grated bags of cauliflower) • 2 cloves garlic minced or grated • 1/3 cup white wine • Small bunch asparagus cut into 1-2 inch sticks • 1/2 cup veggie broth (more if needed) • zest of 1 lemon • 1/2 cup full-fat canned coconut milk or cream • ½ to ¾ cup parmesan cheese (use nutritional yeast for vegan eaters) • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped Instructions Cilantro-Basil Hemp Seed Pesto In a bowl, combine the cilantro, basil, hemp seeds, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic (if using), parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast, crushed red pepper and a pinch of both salt and pepper. Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed. Add water to thin the pesto if desired. Courtesy wellandgood.com by Willa Tellekson-Flash

Cilantro-Basil Hemp Seed Pesto • • • • • •

1 cup fresh cilantro finely chopped ¾ cup fresh basil finely chopped ½ cup raw hemp seeds 1/3 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 clove garlic minced or grated (optional) • 1/3 cup parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast, optional • crushed red pepper to taste • salt and pepper to taste Risotto Heat a large, high sided skillet over medium heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the onion, season with salt and pepper, and cook until caramelized, about 8 minutes. Then add the cauliflower and the garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 more minutes. Deglaze the pan with white wine and cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid is almost evaporated. Stir in the asparagus. Slowly pour in the veggie broth and coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Cook until the cauliflower and asparagus are tender and “risotto” is nice and creamy, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat, then add the lemon zest, parmesan, parsley and a drizzle of olive oil (or truffle oil!! MMM!).

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How to Start Exercising Even If You Hate to Exercise ...by Mark Bryant

Here are some tips to help get you started exercising: Listen to your favorite music while lifting weights or Mark Bryant walking. Watch your favorite movie or television program while on a stationary bike. Go window shopping while walking around the mall. While hiking, take photographs of nature. Walk or play in the park with your dog. If you play golf, walk the course instead of using the cart. Meet new people at a fitness center. Exercise with a good friend whose company you really enjoy. These are just some ideas to help you get started on an exercise program. If you enjoy what you do and have fun doing it, you’re more likely to stick with it. v Mark Bryant is a Certified Senior Fitness Instructor offering senior fitness classes at Columbia City Fitness and Southeast Seattle Senior Center. Mark also hosts the radio show, “Fitness Corner” – www. rainieravenueradio.world.

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The Search for Longevity As a world-wide leader in aging research, the University of Washington has launched the Healthy Aging and Longevity Research Institute (HALo) to support new research initiatives and encourage collaboration by aging researchers. HALo aims to promote not just a long life but to extend ‘healthspan.’ “This paradigm-shifting approach, to focus on slowing the aging process and extending healthspan, could add another decade or two of healthy, productive life for most people,” states HALo’s website (www.uwhealthyaging.org). Geroscience, the biology of aging, looks at the relationship between aging and age-related diseases. It works to extend healthspan by tackling the root causes of aging rather than attempting to cure the individual diseases associated with aging…to slow down the aging process before damage from disease occurs. Drug Therapies Many promising studies are looking at FDA approved drugs already on the market that seem to target a variety of metabolic pathways associated with aging. Some of these “anti-aging” drugs are currently in clinical trials to increase healthspan: • It has been discovered that meformin, a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, may also influence the processes underlying age-related conditions.

• Rapamycin, used to fight cancer and to prevent rejection of transplanted organs, also seems to prolong healthy lifespan in clinical trials. • Some researchers believe that senoltyic therapies are just a few years away from delaying or preventing aging altogether. Senoltyic compounds include quercetin, which is a flavonoid found in fruits and vegetables. • Nitric oxide supplements improve blood flow and “the aging process is all about blood flow,” said research scientist Nathan Bryan. He believes that restoring nitric oxide levels is vital to healthy aging. Supplements to boost nitric oxide in your system are already on the market. However, there are side effects associated with it, so only take this supplement under a doctor’s supervision. Rejuvenation Technology With time, futuristic research that sounds like it is from a science fiction movie may become more fact than fiction: • Research on stem cell therapy looks at replacing and repairing dead and damaged cells – even regrowing aging organs. • In theory, gene therapy directly targets the causes of disease by turning on and off genes to combat aging. • Nanotechnology works on the atomic level…one day, perhaps, nanorobots—incredibly small robots that work at the molecular level—may

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be released in your bloodstream to find and repair damage before you get sick. Tried and True It is true that the scientific community is offering ever more encouraging glimpses into slowing the hallmarks of aging. But whether or not breakthroughs in longevity science will someday offer a fountain of youth in a pill or a nanorobot, for now, your grandmother’s advice remains tried and true: In addition to the common sense goals of not smoking, limiting your alcohol intake and maintaining a healthy weight, dietary choices, exercise, social connectedness and being actively engaged in activities that are meaningful to you are your best bets for enjoying a long and healthy life. Headlines in Healthy Aging • Best diet for healthy aging – A diet rich in vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats is increasingly being recognized as the healthiest for your brain and body. This diet is known as the Mediterranean or the similar MIND diet (which adds a focus on leafy greens, berries and beans/ legumes to support your memory). The diet aims to eliminate fried foods and unhealthy fats, processed foods and refined carbohydrates like sugar and white bread. Scientific analysis of this approach to diet was published in the March 2018 issue of the Journal of Gerontology. The study says that these diets provide a balance that helps with energy levels, fiber for digestion, and rich nutrition to support your tissues and bones. • Supplements to take for healthy aging: Supplemental B12 may be more important as you age. Keep up with your calcium intake, vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids. Make sure to let your doctor know about any changes to your diet, supplements or medication regimen. • Walking reduces the risk of heart failure and boosts aging brains. Spring will soon be in the air, but why wait? Walking not only brightens your mood, it can save your life and is proven to improve your heart-health. A clinical trial showed that walking and other types of moderate exercise such as riding a stationary bike may also help turn back the clock on mental sharpness. The study focused on older adults with mild memory loss and found

that six months of moderate exercise reversed some memory loss issues such as the ability to pay attention, get organized and achieve goals. Those that also made healthy diet changes, such as eating more fruits and vegetables, minimizing sugar and eliminating ‘junk’ food, showed bigger gains. Lead researcher, James Blumenthal of Duke University School of Medicine, said the effect was equivalent to shaving about nine years from the brain age of participants. “It’s never to late to start,” said Keith Fargo, director of scientific programs with the Alzheimer’s Association. The study was published in the journal Neurology on December 19, 2018. • How to Keep Exercising Despite Chronic Pain: Exercise can be difficult for those with chronic pain, but research shows exercise is crucial in the treatment of chronic pain. Stop and modify exercise that increases your baseline pain to ensure you don’t cause a flare up of pain. Try shorter exercise periods – even five minutes is better than nothing. Start slowly and with some deep breaths. Anything that gets you moving counts. Yoga and tai chi have proven successful for those in chronic pain. v OLD my feet are cold my forehead is hot twinges in my back happen all too often one of my thumbs hurts on and off and one knee likes to trick me out pretending to collapse my once thick hair is cluttering up my bathroom floor hate traffic though never minded it much before does it sound as if i am complaining no not really cause cause i'm still here --S. McCafferty

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Library Corner

Fall in Love at and with Your Library! …by Wendy Pender

Need some passion in your life? What about the arts? One of the joys of the arts is that we can participate at any age. I’ve recently Wendy Pender revived a long-lost passion by joining a choir, and found a new passion in painting, inspired by my artist friend Terry Smith (www. terrysmithpainter.com) and the Fogue Gallery, “the artist collective for creatives over age 50” (www.foguestudios.com). Is it time for you to fall in love with the arts? Later life is the perfect time for such artistic undertakings – often that’s when we have the time and the perspective to appreciate these endeavors. And there’s no better place to pursue any of your interests than the library! Arts and culture is one of the main themes for the King County Library System (KCLS) programming in 2019 and you’ll have many opportunities for creative expression of all sorts. From improv to collage, dances of the world to photography, sketching family histories to music for wellness, these FREE classes inspire you to let your creative self out to play. Suitable for beginners or more

advanced students, most classes give you the opportunity to move beyond lecture to participating in an artistic experience. Why should kids have all the fun? Not into taking a class but love learning? Check out how-to books (usually shelved in the 700’s in the Dewey Decimal system) or online resources such as Access Video at www.kcls.org. Already got your gig and looking to make some money? Try “Side Hustles for Creative Types” class taught by dynamic author Jeff Leisiwitz. In his class you will identify the intersection between your passion and profitability, how to create a basic plan to point you in the direction of your dream and to take actionable steps to get your “side hustle” off the ground! Finally, if you prefer to sit in the comfort of your home and just peruse an amazing art collection, check out KCLS’ very own Art in Libraries: A Visual Journey of Possibilities, Knowledge and Imagination. Available in print or eBook, this book presents an array of art at KCLS libraries. You may just get inspired to gather your friends and go see the art in person. Whatever your passion, we’re here for you! v Wendy Pender is the Older Adults Program Coordinator for the King County Library System and may be reached at wgpender@kcls. org or 425-369-3285.

Could you use a helping hand? Tax season is here. Do you dread filling out those confusing forms? Are you wondering whether new provisions of the tax code apply to you? Have you put off doing your taxes, even if you expect a refund? Help is available! Beginning February 1 and continuing through April 15, AARP Foundation is providing free inperson tax assistance and preparation through its Tax-Aide program. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest volunteer-run free tax preparation service. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide started in 1968 with just four volunteers working at one site. Today, nearly 35,000 volunteers serve low- to moderate-income taxpayers at 5,000 locations in neighborhood libraries, malls, banks, community centers and senior centers nationwide. There’s no fee, and AARP membership is not required. “Every year, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program helps tens of thousands of Washingtonians with free tax preparation,” said Terrie Jones, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide State Coordinator. “Whether you are a working or retired individual, our IRS tax-certified volunteers can help

answer your questions and prepare your tax returns.” AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are trained and IRS-certified each year to ensure they know about and understand the latest changes to the U.S. Tax Code. In 2018, the program’s volunteers helped 2.5 million people navigate complicated tax codes, ensure proper credits and deductions, and file their federal and state tax returns. Taxpayers who used AARP Foundation Tax-Aide received $1.3 billion in income tax refunds and more than $213 million in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). They also avoided any tax preparation fees and pitches for high-interest tax credit or refund loans. Last year, nearly 1,200 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers helped more than 85,000 Washingtonians file their tax returns. The program is offered at approximately 150 sites in Washington, including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations. To find an AARP Foundation TaxAide site or more information, including which documents to bring to the tax site, visit aarpfoundation.org/taxhelp or call 1-888-AARPNOW (1-888-2277669). AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction with the IRS. v

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Grandpa the Ninja Warrior …by Sy Rosen

Okay, you’re the grandparent. You fill your grandkids with love and joy and, when their parents aren’t looking, hundreds of chocolate chip Sy Rosen cookies. However, as a grandparent you have certain limits and boundaries (I guess). Sienna is two years old and is extremely smart. She can put together a 24-piece puzzle by herself, which is amazing. I actually don’t know what is amazing at that age and “by herself” means that I am kind of helping, but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Anyway, my daughter and sonin-law are working, so to help out I sometimes pick up Sienna from her pre-school. I noticed that Sienna (did I mention she could put together a 48-piece puzzle) was often playing by herself. I talked to her teacher about this and she said, “Let her go at her own pace, Graaandpa.” Okay, it was the way she said “Graaandpa” that really bothered me. Although the teacher was smiling, her patronizing tone said, “You’re not the parent and I’m the teacher and I know what I’m doing so stay out of this, you interfering old doddering fool.” Okay, I may have been reading too much into the word “Graaandpa” but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I then did what any mature grandpa would do - I tattletaled on the teacher to my daughter, Ann. Unfortunately, Ann told me that the teacher knew what she was doing and I should stay out of it. I then did what any sane grandparent would do. I went on the internet. I found a few articles that said when kids are two years old, they often engage in parallel play. This is where they sit near each other, but they play by themselves. Playing by themselves is normal. Okay, but there’s a couple of things to be taken

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into consideration. First of all, Sienna is very advanced (she can do a 96-piece puzzle). And second, although Sienna was sitting near the other kids, I didn’t think she was quite close enough. And so I did what any noninterfering, boundary-observing grandparent would do – when nobody was looking, I picked Sienna up and put her six-inches away from the other kids. Okay, three inches. I did this several times. I was like a Ninja warrior using the stealth method of disguise to hide my movements. Okay, my disguise was sometimes wearing a cap, but it worked and I wasn’t noticed. I did this for about a week and then my son-in-law’s work schedule changed, and he picked up Sienna from pre-school. About a month later I started picking up Sienna again and I quickly noticed that all the kids, including Sienna, were happily playing right next to each other (parallel play). The teacher then came up to me and, with her crocodile smile (I may be overreacting) said, “See Graaandpa, everything turned out okay because we let Sienna go at her own pace.” I’m not sure who did the right thing – maybe it’s Sienna’s teacher and her ‘don’t interfere’ policy or maybe it was me and my stealth moves. And since I’m not sure, I’m going to have to say that I was right. Oh, and did I mention that Sienna can put together a 400-piece puzzle. v

No! Wait. What? front of the museum praising the photo exhibit of Robert Mapplethorpe. Rose woke to “Robert Mapplethorpe was an the pleasant smell American photographer known of coffee. It was so for his black-and-white portraits nice when Dawn and for documenting New York’s S&M spent the night. Rose had purchased scene. He was concerned with Classical a two-bedroom condominium for just aspects of beauty, whether in his nudes, that reason; so her best friend could floral still lifes or self-portraits—light, spend the night anytime she wanted. shadow, composition and form were Dawn was always up earlier than central to all his work.” Rose. She was definitely more of a Dawn asked Rose what S&M morning person. Rose liked to stay up meant. Rose looked a little sheepish and watch the late movies, but her and said she wasn’t sure it was friend could never make it past the 10 something that two respectable, grand o’clock news. dames should be exposed to. “I mean, Rose slipped into her fuzzy house I’m not a prude and I know there’s shoes and wrapped herself in a robe that her niece Deidre had given her for some nudity in art, but maybe this exhibit isn’t for us, Dawnie.” Christmas. She followed her nose and They looked at the make-up of headed to the kitchen and the sweet the crowd around the front door of the smell of fresh coffee. exhibit and noticed that people were Her best friend, or “bestie,” as the staring at them. It was mostly young, kids said, was seated at the kitchen table with the newspaper in front of her. hip people who dressed like beatnik artists of the 1950s. The girls felt “Wow” Rose said. “The paper’s here decidedly out of place in their sensible already? I thought it didn’t come until walking shoes and knock-around later.” Dawn smiled. “I heard the paper jackets. dropped off at the front door at about 3 “Rose, what’s going on here? I feel this morning. I guess you usually aren’t like people are looking at us like we up this early to pick it up.” “You know I run a little slow in the shouldn’t be here.” “Let ‘em look,” Rose defiantly replied. “We have as morning, Dawnie.” Rose countered. much right to be here as any of these “It’s tough to get these old bones kids.” The women moved closer to the moving after staying up to watch the informational poster. They read a little late, late movie. And last night’s was a further into the description of Robert doozy. I had forgotten how racy Bogie Mapplethorpe’s work. and Bacall were in Key Largo.” The “While Mapplethorpe did girls giggled at the recollection of that not agree with the claim that his classic, romantic movie. provocative images were ‘shocking,’ After coffee and toast with marmalade, Dawn suggested they head his work came under fire from the religious right in the late 1980s for its for the art museum. It was free on the supposed obscenity, sparking a national first Thursday of the month and they discussion as to whether the U.S. hadn’t been for a long time. There government should fund the arts at all.” was a traveling photographic exhibit Hmmm, thought Rose. Maybe an from New York. Dawn had read in exhibit that’s described as ‘provocative the newspaper that the collection on and shocking’ isn’t the right thing for display was spectacular. This man, they said, was pure genius. “Don’t you a couple of slightly shy, senior women. think we should show some class and “Uhm…Dawnie, I say we give this go to this exhibition of an American exhibit a pass. I think we’re not the, uhm, audience for this particular artist. genius?” What do you think?” Rose agreed that they needed A look of relief appeared on Dawn’s some culture. So the girls got dressed face. “That’s a great idea, Rose. I’m and splurged for a car service rather just not up for looking at a wall full of than a bus. There was no way they shocking nude photos today.” were going to drive in that crazy With that, the octogenarian friends Seattle traffic. When they arrived at the museum, and their sensible walking shoes snuck through the lines of young hipsters and they found a bigger crowd than headed to the nearest coffee shop for they had expected for a Thursday some well-deserved goodies. v afternoon. There were signs at the …by Diana Couture

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A Symbol of the Season Note: enter a certain symbol in six squares to complete several entries ...by Len Elliott

Across 1. Plain priestly robes 5. Fiction’s opposite 9. Cheer up 12. Like an aster 14. Canadian crooner Michael 15. Cry heard at a bullfight 16. Big hit for Céline Dion 18. Georgia neighbor: abbr. 19. Russia’s Vladimir and family 20. “Haven’t ____ you before?” 21. “My ____ Ghost Town” (Adam Lambert song) 23. Little, casually 25. Rectangular 27. “____ a Lonely Hunter” (novel by Carson McCullers) 30. Angler’s aid 31. Actor Aykroyd 33. Rocky salmon egg-laying places (rhymes with “beds”) 34. U-turn from WNW 35. Walking stick made of the stem of an East Indian palm 38. Unit of corn 39. Caravaggio’s country 41. Uncle: Sp. 42. Sedans and coupes, e.g. 43. What’s the ____ price? 45. Actress Bloom or Danes 47. Get better after an operation: 2 wds. 50. An opening bridge bid

51. They’re sometimes directed at an umpire 53. Give ____ out to (salute): 2 wds. 55. PC key next to the space bar 56. Billy Ray Cyrus hit 61. Golf ball holder 62. Removes rinds 63. Finland, to the Finns 64. Costa del ____ 65. It checks the meats: abbr. 66. Extend across, as a bridge Down 1. Provide with a weapon 2. “Now I___ me down to sleep” 3. From memory 4. Use a needle 5. Tempus ____ (time flies) 6. Throwing ____ to (small concession): 2 wds. 7. Place to hang clothes 8. X, sometimes 9. Old romantic standard/ Academy Award nominated song from the 1964 movie of the same name 10. Fashion magazine 11. Served without ice, as a drink 13. Souse, slangily 14. Three-ingredient sandwich: abbr. 17. Capital of Angola 20. Words of understanding 21. Elvis Presley’s first million-selling song 22. ____ de France 24. Drag racers’ organization: abbr.

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25. Kicks out of office 26. “Wonder Woman” actress Gadot 28. “____ you.” (playground challenge): 2 wds. 29. Estonia and Latvia, once: abbr. 30. “Star Wars” princess 32. Guy whose name sounds like a pesky insect 35. Mimicking bird 36. The president, re military leadership: abbr. 37. Orange or blue, e.g., to a Brit 40. Fibs 42. Co., in Cannes: abbr.

44. Icing on petit fours 46. Pays to play poker 48. Showed folks to seats, briefly 49. Taxonomic ranks above Classes 51. Flying mammals 52. Butter substitute, familiarly 54. No longer needed, as a machine: abbr. 56. “The Simpsons” storekeeper 57. Vienna’s land: abbr. 58. Keystone “policeman” 59. Singer Sumac 60. “I Left My ____ San Francisco”

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Writing Corner

Scenes from Childhood

Write It on the Wall

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Once upon a time ago, as a young man, I worked at Longacres Race Track in Renton. Although the track doesn’t exist anymore, the words “race track” probably conjure up images of horses prancing in a paddock, bursting out of the starting gate and nose-to-nose in dramatic photo finishes. But my job was much less glamorous. I worked in the money room. Before technology took over the world, money was actually counted by hand. After each race the ticket sellers who sold tickets to the bettors would bring their cash boxes back to us, about six men and women in a cramped room, and we would count the money and balance the sales. At first handling thousands of dollars each day was a bit surreal, but in time the money was no longer money, just stuff we had to count. Which was good because it gave us time for our minds to wander and relieve the boredom of counting this stuff. One day one of the more astute money counters, we can call him Gary, noticed that during a race a horse had stumbled out of the starting gate but then finished strong, even though he finished out of the money. That was a horse to remember. The next time he ran he might have good odds, and if he could avoid a stumble he would have a good chance of finishing in the money. So Gary interrupted his counting for just a second, took his pencil and wrote the horse’s name on the wall in front of him. Sure enough, a couple of weeks later we were all a bit richer having bet on this horse in his next race. That name written on the wall paid off. And then we wrote

on the wall that we won money on that horse. I’m not sure exactly what happened next, likely it was another horse to write on the wall. Then maybe it was somebody’s birthday, and someone said, “Write it on the wall.” In time, anything and everything became worth writing on the wall. Horses’ names for future reference, of course, and birthdays, but also record amounts of money counted, record temperatures, somebody late to work, a kid’s kindergarten graduation, even a new pair of shoes. You name it, we wrote it on the wall. Soon we had little wall space left to write on. We were torn between hoping the track would paint the room to give us more space to write, and an even stronger desire to maintain what had become a record of our daily lives in that small room. I am reminded of this seemingly bizarre behavior by a recent news article about cave paintings that archeologists determined to be about 45,000 years old. Cave paintings. Something drawn on a wall. Forty-five thousand years ago writing had not been invented. If you are going to write something on the wall you had to draw it. I felt an eerie connection, even kinship, with this ancient cave painter. Many of the cave paintings do seem to be of animals. Archeologists have speculated on their meanings. A celebration of a successful hunt? Foretelling success for future hunting expeditions? Certainly, I did not expect the 45,000-year-old cave painting to be of a horse stumbling out of a starting gate. But similarities? By writing on the wall, we noted an event that we hoped would affect our future well-being. And then we began celebrating who we were as a community. Maybe not at all unlike those 45,000-yearold cave paintings.v

The accepted main goals for writing are to inform and/or to entertain. If we do either well, we elicit gratitude and compliments. While many people claim they communicate to benefit others, the truth of human nature is we seldom, if ever, do anything without some perceived gain for ourselves. And, of course, the gain can be satisfaction at seeing good effects for others. Without a doubt, approval feels Ariele M. Huff good and the active pursuit of it is a human trait which often leads to frustration. Social media demonstrates this over and over: Here I am with my Facebook page or blog, showing and telling you who I am, how I see the world and how I feel about that. Or maybe I’m old school, and I share those things in letters, postcards and phone calls. The same problems can occur. The stimulation for this column was a series of Facebook posts made by a young woman I know. She’s young, gorgeous, bright and hard working. When I tell you these things, you are likely to lean toward approving of her. Sadly, she’s fallen into a common sticky trap. She started proclaiming the same things on her social media—listing her accomplishments and the hardships she’s had in the last year. Now, neither of those stand out as gasp-worthy. To her, they are because this is her first time around the barn. Also, she’s making the error of comparing others her age to herself negatively, making it even harder for readers to help her blow her horn. Sensing this hesitancy, she has become even more determined to get the ungiven applause, or to magnify its volume. Her tone is now angry and demanding…not attractive. In a misdirected but protective Mama Bear move, her mother is joining in with the critique of others and the lauding of her offspring. Oops. Only makes it worse. Fortunately, there are ways to make approval more likely, disapproval less likely. 1) Stop to think before sharing. Does this information offer the reader anything? If you said the same thing to someone in person, how would they react? 2) Respect your audience. Giving them approval is the most likely way to get it back! If my young friend had made a point of including others who have similar successes, she would have grown her group of willing supporters. 3) Never expect a good result when you make a negative comparison of others to yourself. Even if you intend to “preach to a choir” of others who disparage the same group, in any broad media situation, you’ll be sharing with a spectrum of people—at least some who won’t agree with you. 4) Feel proud of yourself. Give yourself approval. Needing that from others is a weak position that makes it less likely to receive. These tips also apply to writing you plan to share with family or a broader audience as articles, books or poetry. v Connect with Ariele at ariele@comcast.net or send letters to Northwest Prime Time

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Love, that unexpected insanity can slip within a crowded heart that denies availability. But the seed pushes all else aside, bewitching the valentine. Soon the walk and talk begins… their mirrors have two occupants, assimilated like cream easing into a cup of tea. Blending and swirling, they’re ecstatic with the taste and thoroughly do they embrace. The culmination of joining One to the Other is an imbue joy— an eternal undertaking that death cannot destroy. --Charles N. Inge

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Wisdom Cafés Feb 12, 2-3:3-pm, free conversations for seniors, “Easy to Say, Hard to Do” Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, 206546-3522 (call to verify) Guided Cannabis Shopping for Seniors Feb 13, Mar 13, Ap 10, Curious about cannabis, marijuana and CBD? Join the team for free Wednesday events, 9am-10am coffee/ conversation–in-store shopping at the Fremont store in Seattle, must RSVP (206-946-8157 or Service@SeattleHashtag.com). 3534 Stone Way N, Seattle, www.seattlehashtag.com/seniors Art of Alzheimer’s Thru Mar 5, 7am-6pm, free exhibit of art by people with Alzheimer’s, Seattle City Hall lobby & gallery, 600 Fourth Avenue. Manifesto Against Ageism Join Ashton Applewhite at these free events: March 11, 1pm, Kirkland Library, 425-8222459; March 11, 7pm Elliott Bay Book Company, 206-624-6600; March 12, 7pm Third Place Books at Seward Park, 206-474-2200. Creative Aging at the Frye 2nd Tuesdays those with dementia and care partners enjoy music in a relaxed atmosphere free & more programs “Meet Me at the Movies” 206-432-8208, www.fryemuseum.org Single Seniors Afternoon get-togethers. Social drinking okay. Pati, 253-853-5046.

Health Education

Anointing of the Sick Feb 9, 10am, public invited, musical performances. Providence Mount St. Vincent, 4831 35th Ave SW, Seattle, 206-938-6191. Keys to Caring at Home Learn about available services/resources, paying for care, tips, Feb 11 12:10pm Annex Bldg, 2401 S. 35th Street, Tacoma; Feb 11 6:30pm Gig Harbor Library, Feb 12 6:30pm University Place Library, Feb 13 6:30pm Parkland/Spanaway Library, Free No RSVP 253-798-4600. CPR/Stroke Workshop for Seniors Feb 11, 7-8pm, free workshop to learn handsonly CPR & learn to ID stroke symptoms, what to do, come dressed to move and be on the floor with a manikin, free but RSVP 206-362-8820, Richmond Beach Library. Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day Feb 19, 10am-3pm, Columbia Room in the Legislative Bldg at the Washington State Capital in Olympia, 206-529-3867. Dementia Care Conference Mar 7, 8:30am-4pm, tools for caregiving, speakers Teepa Snow, Sue Stults, $35-$45, 125 NE 185th St, Shoreline, RSVP 206-362-4790 x120, www.Shorelinecc.com/careconference Alzheimer’s Regional Conference Mar 8, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, RSVP 206-363-5500 x8170 or Discoveryconf@alz.org.

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Washington State Patriotic Day Feb 23, 2-4pm, free event for veterans and their families, band music, massing of the colors, free admission & parking, Stadium High School Gym, 111 North “E” St, Tacoma, www. washingtonstatepatrioticday.org Glass Show & Sale Feb 23, 9am-4:30pm, glass, jewelry, collectibles, pottery, china, glass & jewelry ID & repair, $3, free parking, Kent Commons, 525 4th Ave N, Kent, 206-937-4104. Photos of Architecture/Historical Sites Feb 26, 7-8pm, take away meaningful memories along with your photos, Lake Forest Park Library, 17171 Bothell Way NE, 206-362-8860. Quilters Anonymous Show Mar 15-17, 10am-4pm, more than 500 quilts on display, vendors, raffle & demos, $9, free parking, Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, www.quiltersanonymous.org

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Black Box Theatre Saturdays through March 23 at 7pm Slam Dunk Improv Competition. Saturdays thru Feb 16 at 8:30pm The Tribe Has Spoken All-Stars. Saturdays Mar 2-Mar 23 at 8:30pm & Sat Mar 30 at 10:30pm Fiasco! Edmonds Community College. Senior & group discounts. Tickets & info, 425-640-1448, blackboxedcc.org. Phoenix Theatre Feb 1-24, “It Could Be Any One of Us” a comedy thriller with multiple endings, $20-$25, 9673 Firdale Ave, Edmonds, 206-533-2000. Seattle Rep Thru Feb 10, “Last of the Boys” haunted by memories of Viet Nam service until war buddy, his girlfriend and her volatile mother arrive, “funny and fierce” 206-443-2222. Book-It Feb 14-Mar 10 “American Junkie” explores Seattle’s grunge-era music scene & power of heroine, Seattle Center Theatre at the Armory, 206-216-0833, www.book-it.org Seattle Children’s Theatre Feb 23, 12:30 & 5pm, free performances, panels & workshops on bullying prevention (not recommended for young children), Seattle Center, 206-442-3322.

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Centerstage Feb 1-24, “Musical Comedy Murders of 1940s” 3200 SW Dash Point Rd, Federal Way, 253661-1444, www.centerstagetheatre.com Seattle Musical Theatre Feb 8-24, Elton John & Tim Rice’s “Aida” theatre at Seattle’s Magnuson Park, 206-363-2809, www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org SecondStory Rep Mar 1-24, “Man of LaMancha” $24$30, Redmond, 425-881-6777, www. secondstoryrep.org The Village Theatre Thru Mar 24, “I Do! I Do!” A Musical about Marriage chronicling 50 years of life and love, created by team behind The Fantastiks, Enter to win free tickets (must be received by Mar 1) plays in Issaquah thru Feb 24 & in Everett Mar 1-24, for more information call Issaquah, 425-392-2202, Everett, 425-257-8600. www. villagetheatre.org

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Guided Snowshoe Hikes Feb 2, 10, 16, 24 at Lake Wenatchee State Park, limited number of snowshoes available for rent with RSVP, 509-763-3101. Europe on Foot Feb 11, 7pm, free discussion/tips on walkingoriented trips to Europe by author Cassandra Overby, Richmond Beach Library, 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, 206-546-3522. Leave a Legacy of Love Feb 14, 10am, free, how to create your own Life Story, Kent Senior Center, 253-856-5164. Dances of the World Feb 17, 2-3:30pm, travel the world thru dance, interactive workshop, learn how different cultures use dance to build community, share stories and celebrate, participate in simple dances – no experience needed and seated options are available, free, Shoreline Library, 345 NE 175th, 206-362-7550. Hamilton Discussion Group Feb 19, 9-11:15am, hear stories from attendees from the Puerto Rico Broadway musical starring Lin-Manual Miranda, Kent Senior Activity Center, 253-856-5164. America’s Car Museum Party Feb 22, 8-11pm, age 21+ only “Bootleggers Blowout - Libations, Southern Bites, Live Music” party like it’s 1929 - come in costume if you like, gaming tables, tin-type photo booth, $35-$65, 2702 East D Street, Tacoma, 253-779-8490, www.americascarmuseum.org. America’s Car Museum Thru Apr 25 iconic original mustang from the movie Bullitt on display, Daily Senior Discounts. Open 7 days a week from 10am-5pm. 877902-8490. www.americascarmuseum.org .

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station that could – and did – make hit records (think: the Ventures’ “Walk ...continued from page 1 – Don’t Run” and the Tijuana Brass’ By 1983, he was facing bankruptcy, “The Lonely Bull”). But perhaps more squeezed by a $10 million bank loan. importantly, O’Day was one of the He almost lost everything he had once first DJs in the Northwest to realize had. But adversity seems just another the talent of the early local bands. everyday challenge for O’Day, and Though O’Day has more than his share the saga of his long career in the radio of detractors, one thing he cannot be industry is always adding new chapters. faulted on was his commitment to local Out of Tacoma music – no other station in history The opening chapter sees the radio has played as many local discs as the legend’s birth in 1934 as Paul W. Berg, O’Day-fueled KJR. And not only did the son of a preacherman. His father for he play local records (and book the years had a radio ministry on Tacoma’s bands for his teen-dances), he made KMO, introducing Pat to the medium. them hits and increased the interest in He was raised in Bremerton and from Northwest music around the nation to his early youth he had only one dream: a level that wouldn’t again be attained to be the afternoon man on KJR. He (and surpassed!) until Seattle’s Grunge attended radio school in Tacoma and in rock movement of the 1990s. September of 1956 landed his first job at By the late 1960s, though, the bands a tiny Astoria, Oregon station. There, O’Day pushed had already seen their in between reading lost dog reports better years and the style of radio he and funeral home ads, he eventually represented didn’t go over too well with developed his “Platter Party” concept, the ‘freaks’ and hippies…many found his which meant broadcasting rock hits bombastic, wisecracking style to be the from remote teenage sockhops on very embodiment of crass commercial weekends – thus turning the previously radio. Great offense was taken when it sterile medium of radio into an “event.” was eventually revealed that it was the The young radio talent moved to “devil” himself, O’Day, who had been Seattle in 1959, lured by station KAYO. the secret financier behind a prominent It was there that he adopted the O’Day local concert promoter – Seattle’s moniker, taking it from the name of a version of San Francisco impresario, local high school, O’Dea. By the fall of Bill Graham – who had been booking 1959, he moved to KJR and only then concerts at the Eagles Hall, the “hip” did his dynasty begin. alternative to O’Day’s teenybopper From Sleepy to O’Day dance scene. It seemed there was no That November, O’Day virtually escaping the guy’s presence. turned the local rock ‘n’ roll scene Indeed, that Pat O’Day has more (sleepy up until that point) upside lives than a cat is evidenced by his down. First he hired the Wailers – decades of involvement in Northwest then riding high with their national rock ‘n’ roll. And now, once again, the hit, “Tall Cool One” – to play at what man seems to have a few more tricks up was the first rock ‘n’ roll dance at the his sleeves. Spanish Castle, an old ballroom just Postscript south of Seattle. Before long, the Castle Pat O’Day is the author of It Was emerged as the region’s premiere dance All Just Rock ‘n’ Roll, which details his hall and O’Day had his hand in almost work in radio and concert promotion. every show there. At 84, Pat O’Day is alive and On the radio, O’Day was also well. He has thrived as a survivor. shaking up the scene. For if radio is, He survived the ups and downs of as has been said, the “theater of the his business empire, he survived mind,” then Pat O’Day was surely a brain tumor (slow-growing and the greatest mind-bender to ever benign, but very large by the time it grace Northwest radio. Almost singlewas discovered). And he survived handedly, he transformed what radio alcoholism. O’Day entered Schick was and helped mold the perceptions Shadel Hospital in 1986 for treatment. of thousands of teenagers into what it “I’ve enjoyed over 32 years of sobriety,” could be. Working with a bottomless he reports. bag of impromptu tricks and stunts, O’Day was not only a patient, he O’Day – who was blessed with one of remains a booster of the organization. the all-time archetypal radio voices – He became the organization’s proceeded to capture the imagination spokesperson and, with a group of of Seattle’s teenagers by mixing rock investors, helped lead Schick Shadel ‘n’ roll hits with a never-ending cast out of bankruptcy to becoming a of zany on-air characters including nationwide leader in the field. “Granny Peters,” “Mr. KJR,” and “Today Schick Shadel is recognized “Wonder Mother.” The concept sounds as the most successful treatment in old hat today but back in that day it the United States for alcohol and drug was innovative, cutting edge and fun. addiction, with a 70% success rate after O’Day can also fairly claim credit to just a 10-day stay,” says O’Day. “My being one of the first DJs in the nation heart is in that place,” he adds. “It is to experiment with an “Oldies” format. another great Seattle-area innovation, That was partially because back in the just like Boeing and Microsoft. I’m late 1950s rock ‘n’ roll was still so young proud of that place because it has saved few stations concerned themselves with so many lives.” He remains active with yesterday’s hits. But O’Day was quick the organization and gives the key to understand that a classic song will lecture to patients every ninth day. always be a classic and he exploited this O’Day lives in the San Juan Islands, programming technique to its fullest. where he is a successful real estate Local Discs to the Top agent. His wife of 35 years, Stephanie, is But he also established KJR as a an attorney on the islands. The couple

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have three sons (Garry, Jerry and Jeff), a daughter (Kelsey), four grandchildren and a great-grandson. O’Day is still in demand for talks around the region, but he and his wife find time to take frequent trips to their vacation home in Sun Valley, Idaho. “I don’t ski anymore, but I go there to look at the sun!” says O’Day. “I was a wild skier and decided to put the skis away before I hurt myself. Same with my pilot’s license. I never made a mistake, and decided it was time to sell the airplane before I did.” He has since replaced his skis with golf clubs. Pat O’Day’s advice for healthy aging: “Stay busy! You only get one shot on this Earth. How can you waste one day of it?” v This is an update to an original article by Peter Blecha that first appeared on HistoryLink.org, the free online encyclopedia of Washington state history. Peter Blecha is a staff historian with HistoryLink.org and former Senior Curator for Seattle’s music museum, EMP (today’s Museum of Pop Culture). He is also: the director of the Northwest Music Archives (http://nwmusicarchives.com/), and the award-winning author of books including: “Sonic Boom! The History of Northwest Rock” [2009], “Music in Washington: Seattle & Beyond” [2007], “Rock & Roll Archaeologist” [2006], “Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs” [2004], “Wired Wood: The Origins of the Electric Guitar” [1997]; “Rising Tides and Tailwinds: The Story of the Port of Seattle” [2011]; and “Chateau Ste. Michelle: The First Fifty Years” (1967-2017) [2017]. His current book project is a secret...

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