From the World's Fair to some 90's Rock N' Roll from Seattle

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Happy Friday everyone! You made it through another long work week! Lately I have been suffering from a bit of writers block, and coming up with ideas every day does become a little difficult. That is part of why I participate in several weekly events to take the pressure off, at least a little bit. I know many of you do the same, and for those who go with completely original material on a daily basis, I salute you. Not an easy feat to complete!

I though I might kick today off with this old silver medal I collected years ago. I remember buying it just because of the futuristic design created by the artist. Kind of a "Welcome to the world of tomorrow" kind of motif. It was made as a commemorative item for the World's Fair which was hosted in Seattle, Washington in 1962. Some time before I was even born... Alas, the future they were dreaming of has yet to come to fruition. And I'm still waiting for my flying car promised me in Back to the Future...

So why this particular piece of silver? And why Seattle you might ask? Because on Fridays is an event started by @geneeverett know as Nineties Friday. And what better source of music from the 1990's than Seattle? The birthplace of grunge that ruled the early 90's. If you don't participate in the event feel free to join in and share anything you like from the 1990's. There aren't any prizes, it's just a lot of fun! Just use the tag #ninetiesfriday .

But seriously, I am still waiting for that flying car. Hollywood has lied to me yet again! lol

About the medal:


From numista.com

As for the medal itself; the silver is worth $46.75 as of the moment, silver is down a bit today. I have no idea what the collectors market is on these, it may be non existent or huge. But not an item I will be selling any time soon!

Now time for some fun music out of Seattle in the 1990's:

Foo Fighters

These guys have always been one of my favorite bands originating in Seattle following the end of Nirvana. Dave Grohl put together his own band and the rest is all rock n' roll history as these guys have become legends. Today's song is a live version of a song off their second album and is called "Everlong":

Soundgarden

Soundgarden was one of the pioneers of the grunge sound and introduced the world to the style along with Nirvana and Alice in Chains. They were fronted by the talented Chris Cornell who wrote this particular song in about 15 minutes per his recollection. It went on to become one of their biggest hits. This is "Black Hole Sun":

Alice in Chains

This band from Seattle formed in 1987 and they helped bring the grunge movement to the world even though their sound was more based on heavy metal. They have a unique vocal style that makes them a lot of fun and they never take themselves too seriously. This song came off their second album Dirt and did well on the billboard charts back in 1992. This one is "Them Bones":

Nirvana

And I couldn't possibly finish of a musical post from Seattle without Nirvana. This band singlehandedly changed the face of popular music with their song "Smell Like Teen Spirit". Although the band only produced three albums prior to Cobain's suicide, they have become one of the most iconic rock bands of all time. Today I though I might share some "Come As You Are":

That will do it for this Friday. I do hope you enjoyed the Seattle special! It was a lot of fun to put together. Please feel free to leave any comments or questions below and as always thank you all so much for your support! I really do appreciate it! Have a great weekend everyone!

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References:

https://en.numista.com/476602

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundgarden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)

Disclaimer

The video links I am sharing are not mine, I am only sharing the link to the copyright owner's video. No copyright infringement is intended. Used under fair-use section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.

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Very nice world's fair silver medal my friend!👍😀
I did a quick search, and discovered that they minted gold and silver sets of these......
Apparently there were only 4 sets if I read it correctly, and the complete set commands a significant price!!🤗😇
https://www.firstclasscoins.com/products/seattle-worlds-fair-complete-set-gold-silver

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I guarantee mine isn't worth $140K! I wish!

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Can you imagine...... I thought that link would interest you!!😀
I believe they said one set was at the Smithsonian!

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I finally got around and made my purchase today. I'm looking forward to sharing it. I know what you are talking about with the writer's block. My biggest issue is I have these ideas, but I don't know if they are enough to stretch out into a full post.

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I know that feeling well, but you seem to get it around it nicely and pull those ideas into lengthy posts. I often forget to write down ideas when I have them when I'm out and about, then forget what they were... I must be getting old! lol

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Google Keep is your friend! I actually have a post planned some day about just that. Believe it or not I've covered 140 topics since I started tracking them in Google Keep.

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Hollywood lying again haha that made me laugh!
Ah writer's block, mine is not that. I am Can't Be Arsed mode too often, I have the material to make many posts, just not the enthusiasm to do here at the moment lol!
Have a super Saturday!

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Hollywood is always lying to me! lol

Finding enthusiasm isn't always easy anymore, even the twelve cent mini-pump didn't give me much. How's your Saturday going?

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I did see a video about flying cars during the week. I think Jetson https://jetson.com/jetson-one they had four of them doing a race and things lol!

Ah the weekend has been and gone and I have been sick 🤣

I hope you are good over there and enjoying the Sunday

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!LADY !PIZZA !ALIVE

Nice! 1997 & 1994 & 1992 & 1991 tunes covered here perfectly! We had some heavy overlap in artists but not tunes so they’d pretty cool! It’s def a rainy Seattle vibe week over here weather wise. Cool coon too! 🪙

It’s funny, I used to at time think of Foo Fighters as extension of Seattle scene but somewhere in 2000’s I stopped. What are the odds a drummer makes it huge as a frontman after original band falls apart! It’s one in a 100 million to make it to this level a second time!
The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame is a political organization but regardless was cool seeing Soundgarden make it this round. They should have been in already! I see The White Stripes made it rightfully so, first band who didn’t have nineties hits get in. They had music out but the first mainstream success was 2000. Now Nirvana , Pearl Jam & Soundgarden are in, just waiting on Alice In Chains. It’s a politics game but still I find myself calling out the legends still out and lame non rock & roll artists in.

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Many deserving bands get snubbed. Another great is Motley Crue, still snubbed yearly in retribution for their old bad boy antics in the 1980's. Ironically they played the the Rock Hall opening ceremony! Alice in Chains is still getting the same snub yearly... Grohl proved he was more than just a drummer, he really made a huge career for himself. Then again, Phil Collings started as a drummer too!

Rock Hall is all politics, which is why so many bands can't stand them!
!BBH
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It's been a long time since I was in Seattle, it's just south over the border a few hours drive back when there was no big deal crossing until the 911 attack. I knew when we were there when I saw the landmark Space Needle.
Nice vintage silver medal, according to Ebay this can be worth anywhere between $65USD to $150USD for the 30g sized.
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Not too bad on the value for that little silver gem! I paid nothing close to that when I bought it! Too bad that 911 made travel such a pain, and continues to do so here in the US. Last time I was up in Washington state was to go salmon fishing off the coast there, but that was years ago!
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