Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
The People's Republic of Fremont 2
A Fishy Story 4
Be a Patches Pal 6
Spreading the News 8
Now Hear This 10
A Haunted Brothel 12
Stealing is Wrong 14
Party with an Elephant 16
Elevator of the Space Age 18
The Play that Rocked Seattle 20
The Last Holdout 22
Singing Praises 24
As Fast as a Greased Log Rolling Downhill 26
A Mighty Woman with a Torch 28
Icky Sticky 30
Ringy Dingy 32
Fins of Naval History 34
Teeming with Electricity 36
Let's Get (Meta) Physical 38
Big Shoes to Fill 40
Vladimir Lenin Lives in Seattle 42
Candy Making History 44
Bruce Lee's Favorite Restaurant 46
Cranes for Peace 48
The Haunted Castle 50
Don't Forget to Visit Your Mummy 52
Get Your Exercise 54
A Reach for Bike Safety 56
What a View 58
Can You Find the Time 60
A Small and Spiteful House 62
It's Electrifying 64
These Boots Aren't Made for Walking 66
A Literary City 68
Pinups 70
Eyes on You 72
Pooh on Poo 74
Trailer Park Shopping 76
A Metropolitan City 78
A Ghost Walked into a Bar 80
Rubber Chicken 82
Around the World 84
Just Your Selfie 86
Me Gotta Go 106
In a Pickle 108
The Roar of the Falls 110
Wedgwood Rocks 112
Overcoming a Toxic Past 114
Hit the Trail 116
Silence in the City 118
Let There Be Light 120
Play a Mean Pinball 122
The Building That Lives 124
Sinks Full of Hope 126
The Roar of Thunder Boats 128
A Tribute to Fishermen 130
Walking on Glass 132
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Train 134
A Super Salesman 136
It Floats 138
A Journey Completed 140
Musical Slumber Party 142
A Historic View 144
Keep Clam 146
Going Batty 148
North to Alaska 150
Bucket of Blood 152
Keep Jiving 154
No Fallout 156
A Daughter's Library 158
Walking the Line 160
All There Is Is Sky 162
A Gardening Family 164
A Sound Garden 166
New Art in Town 168
A New King in Town 170
Opportunity to Thrive 172
Kidding Around 174
Cold War Launch Pads 176
Swimming Upstream 178
The Last Stone Cottage 180
Uff Da! 182
Castle on a Lake 184
X Marks the Spot 186
Sources 189
Index 197