by mickeba » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:10 pm
my wifes doing fine. She had surgery earlier in the year, and we've had a tough year, but the last couple of months have been pretty good. Thanks for asking.
as for Seattle, it's always been funny to me that Seattle, Frasier's Seattle, is portrayed as such a high society place. True there are museums and fine dining and all, but sometimes Niles will refer to the "society pages" of the paper, and some of the other dialogue portrays Seattle as a bastion of culture, practically New York, certainly Frasier's Seattle comes off as a city larger than it really is. That's how I take it at least. There are no "society pages". Once Niles referred to the "paper district", which I laughed at, because outside of the University (of Washington) district, which is virtually it's own city, there are no "districts" so to speak. No jewelry district, or fashion district. There are many good restaurants and a great symphony, but Seattles dining scene is no better than most cities. Las Vegas actually has a much better restaurant scene. There are 3 very good museums in Seattle, which is odd for a city of its size. One thing about Frasier, the view from his apartment is incorrect. The buildings you see are actual Seattle buildings, but the placement is incorrect. You could not see them all from one location, but of course they have taken a lot of time to recreate the Seattle atmosphere, so it's understandable. And, whenever you see someone looking at at local newspaper, it is an actual Seattle Times they're looking at. On the downside, Seattle weather is horrendous, which is primarily why I would not recommend it as a place to live. In fact the weather was one of the main reasons we left. Just too tough on Rheumatoid Arthritis. We got flooded out our next to last winter in town! Not fun! Seattle is great for a visit however, in May, June or July. It's not extraordinarily hot, and the rain is not as evident either.
mickeba
"It's always darkest, just before it goes totally black!"