How much do you want to put in? Do you have an existing home audio receiver? If you've got any home theater equipment, you may already have something that accepts phono level inputs.

Assuming it's not a later copy, which some believe it is, it was not "discovered" until the mid 1400's. Nobody knows where it was in the intervening period.

I salute you for knowing about the other three verses.

To my knowledge and experience, the other three are virtually never sung. And I've been known to hang out at a fair amount of places where the national anthem is sung or played. Ballparks, boat christenings, harbormaster ceremonies, civic events.

Funny though, I always thought the second verse had more pizazz anyway, it ends with the affirmative "Tis the Star Spangled Banner! O Long may it wave, O'er the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave." The verse we usually sing (first verse) ends in a question, wondering if it still waves.

But, anyway, to answer your question, I think the 3rd and 4th verses have too much blood, violence, and invocation of God to be really considered appropriate in today's society.

From the third: "Their blood has washed out their foul footstep's pollution." That's kind of graphic, to talk about the blood of the dead British running in sufficiently copious amounts to erode their own footsteps. Plus, they're our friends now. 

And from the fourth: "May the Heaven rescued land / Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation / Then Conquer we must, for our cause it is just / and this be out motto, in God is our trust."  That's basically an invocation and a command to pray, as well as a paen to imperialism. I just can't see that going over real well in a lot of American communities today.

Plus, it takes about 8 to 11 minutes to run through the whole thing. Here's a video of some people who did it in Massachussets (can't embed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICaNsSuxjmo ). As far as I know, the only time you will ever hear it is when a band makes a point of doing all four, to teach the audience that they exist. 

I've seen boats launched, stadiums dedicated, races run, ballgames played, politicians sworn in, and a hundred other circumstances where the national anthem is played, and I've never seen the other three verses performed.

Come to think of it, THE only time I've ever heard it sung was as a stupid human trick / bar bet. People don't believe that there are four verses, so if you memorize a few lines you can belt them out when somebody calls bullshit. Set it up right, and you might get them to owe you a beer out of it.

That would, after all, be in the spirit of the song. As you might know, Francis Scott Key just wrote a poem called "The Star Spangled Banner." He didn't write any music. His poem was set to the tune of a British drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven" and later became our national anthem. 

Sorry your theater is melting down.
Open records are required re: filing the 990 form.
You're right on the 24HR prior notice thing--though plenty of boards disregard it when convenient.
here's the rub - if they decide something you disagree with (with a good reason) and you call them on it (like, sue them), they will likely have to drop all decisions made at said meeting.
5 people is the usual board size minimum, but I don't know if the federal Law actually mandates a minimum #. They have an odd number, right?

Pretty much everything you are asking about would be in the non-profit's bylaws if it is a requirement. The state doesn't dictate the number of directors on a board, for example, but there might be a requirement in the bylaws. I'm sure there is at least a minimum number specified for quorum in order to make decisions in the bylaws. There may be requirements about how much notice to give before meetings too.

Nonprofits are pretty much self-governed in Washington, so unless someone can show reasonable proof that there might be criminal activity it's up to the members to take action. If you are a member, you should be able to get a copy of the bylaws from the organization. I don't think nonprofits are required by the state to make the bylaws or budgets public, but I would guess a member would have a right to see that information.

The IRS 501(c)3 requirements are more stringent. The 990 return that most 501(c)3s are required to file are public documents, but they probably won't help locate missing money. According to the IRS website you can find many 990s at Guidestar.org, or you can contact the IRS Tax Exempt/Government Entities Hotline at (877) 829-5500.

What are you getting experience for? What prior expertise do you have? What do you want to *do*?

I think what you should do is visit several galleries to zero in on a gallery you'd like to work/volunteer at. Then, go in and introduce yourself.

The Seattle Art Museum also has a volunteer program. That's like a big gallery.

I just paid $32 for a vintage needle Unison and I think that's highway robbery.
But nobody else had one cheaper. It was via the internet.

Lots of very good information here: http://www.seattleartresource.com/consign2.htm

I know both Alice Bear and Julia Thompson and can vouch for both of them. I would recommend taking the print to both so they can inspect it and provide you with an assessment and estimate. From there pick the one you feel most comfortable with.

Don't know anyone in restoration but those two plus the Henry and MOHAI probably know of someone local. Also high end frame shops like arttech. With board it's tricky the substrate is probably not archival so you can try and buffer it but you most likely won't stop it from happening. You will not be able to get the spots out completely but can probably lessen it and keep it from spreading. This may be costly, but if you want it done right (better than half assing it, if you care enough about the piece do it right but realize it will not look like new) there may be a way to replace the back of the board with archival material, but the surface is still going to be a problem.

In the mean time keep it in a cool dry and dark place while you talk with whatever experts the museums you contact tell you. If it's under glass with a Matt you may want to take it out of the frame and Matt (which is probably also acidic from the wood used in most paper. If you get it restored and reframed make sure you get a 100 percent rag archival Matt)

All Seattle art walks are free. Some are a bit more child and dog friendly. Neighborhoods with a resident base of dogs and children have better art walks for them. There a three different art walks on Thursdays, Pioneer square, Queen Anne and West Seattle. I know Pioneer square isn't family friendly. I have never been to either the Queen Anne or West Seattle so I don't know if either has music.

Here is a web site with links to Seattle art walks.
Maybe you can match one to your discripition?
http://www.seattle.gov/council/licata/artwalks/

Hope that's a bit helpful.

Jdownloader can rip YouTube videos/songs, though every time YouTube updates to adapt, you need to wait for the Jdownloader plugins to be updated to match.

Tried to locate a legit source offhand, couldn't find one. Didn't check iTunes, though. Alternately, you can also check Filestube.

I did a quick search to see if DonorsChoose had any projects looking for funding for a camera. There were a handful in the Puget Sound area, including one at Cleveland High. The teacher requested a $1400 Nikon 60D but so far hadn't received any funds. Perhaps one of these teachers would be interested in your camera instead of hoping for cash donations:

http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?state=WA&keywords=camera&max=25

Electroclash/Synth/New Wave is awesome is why.

At this point you're probably listening to the bands who were listening to the bands who were listening to the bands who were emulating the 80's-with-an-update back in 1999-2003.

Just like a mid-80's J Mascis riffing off of punk and old Neil Young records led to Built to Spill, but also to Creed and Nickleback shitting out your radio speakers 15 years later.

Good and bad may come from all of this. Inspiration leads to progress and turns into something different. Emulation of that inspiration leads to feces on your iPod.

Curious, though. Can you name some of the groups you're talking about? As far as I'm aware, that revival's far past been and gone and we're on to something new.

Or can you tell me where you found that time machine that transported you from 1999?

The 80s started coming back in early 00s with 'electroclash' and other electronic subgenres. The revival has been going for over a decade now. Check out the new book by Simon Reynolds - Retromania if you are actually interested in why as opposed to just making a CRAZY STATEMENT!!!!

http://www.amazon.com/Retromania-Pop-Cultures-Addiction-Past/dp/0865479941

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=pike+place&f=hp

If you're interested in historic photos, MOHAI has a large part of the P-I's photo archive. Some of the photos have been digitized and you can search for them on MOHAI's website. A search for Pike Place Market there turns up 21 photos. But they have a lot more that aren't digitized, so you if you don't find what you need online, you should contact the MOHAI library.

The University of Washington Libraries also has a great collection of digitized historic photos. They actually host MOHAI's digital collection. But I don't think they have any additional news photos beyond the MOHAI stuff.

wHAT iS wRONG wITH yOUR kEYBOARD??

But seriously, you can ask The Google to filter image search results to black and white only:

You can also order photo reprints from the Seattle Times

the beatles' Rubber Soul

neutral milk hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

benny benassi's Hypnotica

the cars' The Cars

seu jorge's Cru

talking heads' Stop Making Sense

we've lost some good ones (mr. spot's closed down, trabant stopped doing live music), but there're still a few i know of. gypsy cafe at 35th & stone in wallingford. green bean coffee in greenwood (in an old mcdonalds!) cafe solstice in the u-district does music sometimes. wayward cafe in greenwood. there're probably others i don't know about.

btw, i've never heard of sureshot doing live music, anyone know for sure if that's true?

Hey, if you want to rip audio from youtube video with high quality, you should use some program to help you. There are many kind of this program on internet. The one I used can help me convert youtube video to audio, and I'm satisfied with it.

I have a Hohner Tremolo Quartet, in it's original box from Tappert Musik in Nurnberg, Germany. If you don't know, it is four harmonicas put together like a paddlewheel and can be mounted on a mike stand so the musician can switch keys without changing equipment. It also has two reeds per hole so it plays when you blow and draw ... great for a guitarist.

It is post WW2 (probably mid 50s)in good condition and works beautifully. Small amount of spotting on the metal, but in great shape and tune.

Hohner doesn't make the Quartet anymore, having replaced it with a sextet.

I'm in Bothell and you can reach me at toofyus@yahoo.com or 425-481-1294. My name is Seth

With all the buzz of conversation and shriek of espressomakers and milk steamers and dishes clanking, I can't imagine why any musician or coffeeshop would bother. Seems pretty thankless.

Sureshot and Mars cafe/bar(?)

Periodically, Trabant in the U-District has live music, especially on weekends. The few times I've been in, the music was pretty granola. Also, they have really good coffee. Like, amazing coffee. MMM...Trabant, I miss living near you.

There is a place down the street from me in Crown Hill. They have live music nights. http://www.thewildmountaincafe.com/Wild_Mountain_Cafe/home.html
Hope this can help you out.

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