Band of The Week - The Rainmakers

As a native of the fine state of Missouri, I am embarrassed to have to admit I had never heard of these guys until I saw a Facebook post by an old high school buddy. Thanks to Steve Weiss for uncovering a missed opportunity for me.

Back in 1983 the band "Steve, Bob and Rich" burst onto the scene. Pretty cool name, eh? By '86 they had added a drummer and released their first album which Newsweek magazine called "the most auspicious debut album of the year". I guess not reading Newsweek explains how I missed this one. Here's one from that album.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65oq2C4PJmA&feature=related

Here was a shocker for me - filmed at the Backstage in Ballard - which is actuall Seattle - in 1988. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPWnNDFbv74&feature=related

But fast foward to today...here is a soon to be classic tune - enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRBo18Q7BwM

The Mission - Ski Washington

I had a vision this past winter of skiing every lift in the state. I managed that but still have a couple of rope-tow only ski hills to go (Echo Valley, Badger Mountain and Hurricane Ridge). I ran into a reporter for the News Tribune who shared my vision - he wrote up this short piece in last week's edition of the paper - http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/11/11/1902157/six-little-ski-gems-of-washington.html

Craig - I hope to see you one of the hills this coming winter!