Hillary Clinton was in Seattle yesterday.
A couple of pals and I walked out for lunch a bit before noon, looked up, noticed a hovering helicopter, chatted a bit about Hillary’s visit, and Joe Biden’s visit the day before, made the almost required jokes about the iconic chase / paranoia sequence in Goodfellas before settling in for a nice bit of sushi and poke.
Later, as I left work, I noticed there were two helicopters. The traffic was impressive, too, especially as I made my way to the downtown corridor. The Metro bus push / tow truck on Stewart was hard to miss. And the crowds of people gathered, looking up at:
Man In Tree.
The people in the crowd were overwhelmingly concerned for the man. Sure, some made the jokes you may have seen on Twitter but the crowd was very Seattle. According to one of the SPD officers, they had people who knew Man In Tree on the ladder trying to talk him down. A kind, humane approach.
Apparently, this morning, Man In Tree is still a Man In Tree.
Here’s hoping they can talk him down today and he receives the support and assistance he needs.
And now I’m thinking more about Howard Beale in Network than Henry Hill in Goodfellas.
“And now I’m thinking more about Howard Beale in Network than Henry Hill in Goodfellas.” I love this line. And I love Seattle’s eccentric style.
Thanks, Laura! I adore Seattle and very much appreciated the collective reaction of the crowds both yesterday and today. Hope you are well!
I am much more impressed by your photos than by the incident itself. Your photos are sharp, on some days, Seattle is not so impressive!
Thank-you for your very kind words! I appreciate your feedback. Can’t wait for your next post!
My Wedgwood-neighborhood history blog is languishing while I am immersed in projects having to do with the Lake Washington Ship Canal! It is the centennial so various groups are all doing research. Me and my Fremont-neighborhood research partner will be back at the King County Archives again this week, digging for canal info (tee hee, digging!) My idea of fun, digging through old documents.