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Chris Cashman sits outside the Issaquah Coffee Company, a place where he spends much of his time producing and editing different projects. KEVIN ENDEJAN, Reporter Newspapers
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Chris Cashman’s childhood aspirations always differed a little from friends’, which should come as no surprise given his namesake. “Some kids have that fantasy making that three-point shot as the buzzer expires, or the touchdown, or whatever,” said the 1996 graduate of Eastlake in Sammamish and long-time Issaquah resident. “My fantasy had always been right before ‘Almost Live’ starts, and I’m standing right behind that door ready to come out.”
DID YOU KNOW? Chris Cashman starred in an episode of “Almost Live” when he was in the seventh grade called “Sluggy.” The episode parodied the show “Lassie” focusing on the bond between a boy and his slug. Chris was nominated for an Emmy award for his performance, but lost out to his father, Pat. Chris credits that experience for him catching the bug to become a television star. “The 206” premiers Jan. 5 on NBC, follwing Saturday Night Live. Chris, son of local actor and comedian Pat Cashman, will finally get to live out a version of his dream in January
when he, his dad and comedian John Keister launch “The 206” — a television show described as similar to the former skit show “Almost Live,” but at the same time, very different. “We keep insisting this is a different thing,” Chris Cashman said. “It’s going to be similar humor, but it’s not going to look the same.” The opportunity is a dream come true for Cashman, now 35, married and a father of two girls, 5 and 3. After graduating from high school, he went to Washington State University with the intent of earning a communications degree and following in his father’s footsteps on “Almost Live.” That dream was crushed in 1999, his junior year at
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A 30-year-old Seattle man is dead and another was injured after an early morning shooting at Bellevue’s Munchbar on Monday, Dec. 24. Bellevue Police have identified 19 year-old, Ja’mari Alexander Alan Jones as a suspect and obtained a warrant for his arrest. The shooter remains at-large, and is believed to be armed and dangerous. More than 600 people reportedly packed the Bellevue Square bar and reports indicate a number of players from the Seattle Seahawks were also present when the shooting occurred around 1 a.m. The injured victim, also male, was taken to Overlake Medical Center to be treated for a gunshot wound. Jones is described Ja’mari Alexander Alan as driving a white Nissan Jones. COURTESY PHOTO, Bellevue Maxima with Washington Police Department license plate AHZ1672. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall, and weighs 140 pounds. Police are advising the public not to contact him, but to call 9-1-1. Jones was also convicted at the age of 16, in the murder of Ed McMichael, better known as “Tuba Man,” a local street musician who was beaten to death in downtown Seattle. He was sentenced to up to 72 weeks in juvenile detention, and a consecutive 36 weeks for an unrelated robbery. The victim has been identified by friends and a number of fundraising sites that have cropped up since the shooting, as DeShawn Milliken, 30, a graduate of Garfield High School. One site on YouCaring. com, a platform for free online fundraising, vowed to raise $10,000 for funeral and memorial expenses. He was described as a compassionate, natural-leader. Bellevue police are asking anyone with information to contact the tip line at 425-452-2564 or email pdtipline@bellevuewa.gov.