Say something good about Washington!

Great wines grown in the Okanogan.

 

The Goonies was an awesome movie…..wait a minute that was Oregon.

 

Awesome album

 

It's not Idaho?

 

Famous WW2 Marine aviator Greg "Pappy" Boyington was from there. Had a tv show about him and The Black Sheep Squadron in the late 70's about them. Late actor Robert Conrad (RIP), played the role of "Pappy".

GO GATORS!!!!

 

Cherries Both red and MT Ranier cherries!

 

Personally, I thought he was one of the most underrated of the Sweathogs.

 

Not that I care these days (it's a Too Hot thing),

Starbucks.

 

The UW rowing team upset the German team in Hitler’s 1936 Olympics.

Great book about it called The Boys in the Boat.

New book tells stirring story of UW crew winning Olympic gold

 

Bands/Artists
(In addition to those already mentioned) Car Seat Headrest, Sleater Kinney, Fleet Foxes, Pedro the Lion, Perfume Genius, Hole, Kathleen Hana (Bikini Kill/Le Tigre/Julie Ruin), Brat Mobile, The Go Team

Record Labels
Sub Pop, Kill Rock Stars, Epic, Secretly Canadian,

Radio Stations
KEXP, KAOS

 

Eastern Washington and NE Washington is gorgeous.

 

Courtney Love

 

My buddy just bought a place on the Hood Canal. Clear water. Fairly remote. That's good.

Grunge was/is still good. Northern Rain forest are pretty. Olympic Peninsula and National Park is great. Politics in the Pacific Northwest (cue barf emoji) balance out and almost negate all good.

Go Gators.

 

Cascades National Park is beautiful.
San Juan Islands too!

 

Somehow most of my Gainesville Florida relatives moved out there. lol. Go figure.