from the motion picture Hollywood Hotel (1937) here's the Benny Goodman Orchestra doing "Sing, Sing, Sing" featuring Gene Krupa and Lionel Hampton. A classic of the swing era.

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photo credit: elena777

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I just had a short overnight out-of-town trip. Hubby-Eric went to a teacher thing, and we stayed at a swanky hotel. Unfortunately, it was one of those swanky hotels where nothing was free, not even internet access, so we had to forgo the 'net last night. If we'd had a choice, I'd have rather stayed in a Motel 6. You usually get free 'net and a complimentary continental breakfast there, two ...

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From the infrequently updated recipe files: Better Than Store-Bought Hot Chocolate Mix Mix in a cup or jug: 1/3 cup dry milk powder 1 heaping tsp cocoa powder 2 heaping tsp sugar Add 8 oz hot water. Stir. Enjoy. This is better and cheaper than the packaged varieties, and you know what’s in it, unlike the other stuff: sugar, modified whey, cocoa (processed with alkali), hydrogenated coconut oil, nonfat milk, calcium carbonate, less than 2% of: salt, dipotassium phosphate, mono- and diglyderides, artificial flavor, carrageenan. I ...

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Last night we were trying to watch House, M.D., and one of those terrible Microsoft "Mojave" commercials came on, which implied that the reason Vista hasn't sold well isn't because it sucks but because consumers don't know you can make panoramic photos with it. That's a feature on everyone's must-have list for a new OS, isn't it? So then we were like, Great, this is what intracranial bleeding feels like. Anyway that reminded us of ...

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disappearinjon posted a photo: It's noon on the nose and I'm the only customer in the restaurant. Washington Mutual is laying off more than 3000 people in Seattle. Hard times...

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"Heather / Carrie" by Shawn McClung Know what Halloween needs? A last gasp. And this one comes courtesy of our Flickr pool. re experimenting with when to schedule our photo of the day. Should Seattlest Pix come first thing in the morning, sometime around midday, or in the early evening? Or do you care? Comment away and let us know. ...

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Hot Chip's Al Doyle: 'LCD Soundsystem haven't disbanded'Hot Chip's Al Doyle, who has played as part of James Murphy's band LCD Soundsystem, has made a clarification about an interview he recently gave, suggesting that the collective may have disbanded.In the clarification Doyle confirmed that the band were not winding down, referring to a recent article in which James Murphy confirmed a new LCD Soundsystem album was on the way.Writing on Hot Chip's website, Hotchip.co.uk, Doyle ...

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