Annual Free Museum Day September 28th

Yes, I am still playing catch up. With a pinched nerve in my back, this will be the norm for awhile. 

This was our second year that we have attended the annual free museum day. Don't worry if you missed it, most museums in our state offer free admission every Thursday! As we had a benefit that day to attend in Seattle, we chose to find a museum in the area as we were crunched for time. We both decided on the Experience Music Project, better known as the EMP. My husband had went there on opening day back in 2000, but I had never been. No surprise, it happened to be raining that day. Que the, "It always rains in Seattle jokes". It wasn't your average rainy day though, we were close to sounding the tsunami alarms. (Do we even have such a thing here?) The wind was gusting and the streets were quickly filing with water. Needless to say, it was a perfect day for my boots to rip away from the sole, causing my socks to become soaked with water.

Upon arrival, we first went to the gift shop. Because I like shopping. It was easy to refrain from buying everything as the prices were sky high. We walked away with a guitar pic and some post cards. I was surprised to find that there were not as many music exhibits as I thought there would be. After all, we were in a music museum. We got to see such things as Jimi Hendrix's smashed guitars, Kurt Cobain's handwriting and pictures as well as many other items from Paul Allen's personal collection.   

Jimi Hendrix wore this on his London tour. 

A postcard to his dad.

One of his famously smashed guitars.

From the In Utero album.

The yellow sweater worn in the "Teen Spirit" video.

This reads, "If anyone has a problem with his dick we can remove it." 

Because we went so close to the month of October, there was an amazing horror exhibit set up. We had more fun looking at all the different movie props than we did looking at anything music related. 

Chair from Hostel

The Shining

Blair Witch Project

Jason! Ch Ch Ch Ah Ah Ah

Alien!

Michael Jackson's Thriller

Live long and prosper? 

Yoda he is

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! 

Teddy from  A.I. Artificial Intelligence.  I wanted to reach in an grab him. He looks so sad and needs to be saved.

After fighting the large crowds of people and taking a fair share of photos, we ventured back into the storm to get some lunch at the local food court. Hot pizza on a cold day was just what we needed.

Mod Pizza where the food is made fresh right in front of you and you can ask for as many toppings as you would like for only $7! And the garlic knots? Pure heaven. 

After filling our stomachs, we made our way to a benefit to honor my dear friend Heather following her double lung transplant. It has been five months since her surgery and she is doing well. She has had a few hiccups along the way, but have shown us the true definition of strength. You can read more about her story and receive current updates at www.facebook.com/HeathersLungs. Our plan is to have an event each year to honor her accomplishments. A fact that many people are not aware of is that the life expectancy of a double lung transplant recipient is ten years. Each year will be a blessing and we want to be there every step of the way to celebrate with her. 

Short handed at the benefit, I volunteered to pour drinks for a few hours. It only took a couple of cups full of foam to get the hang of it.