Last Days in Mt Vernon, Washington

On Monday Paul and I visited the Experience Music Project and Science Fiction Museum in Seattle. There was so much music history there. One of the traveling shows that was being exhibited was the Jimmy Hendrix Experience. The exhibit had the history of how Jimmy Hendrix, from his first experiences to music, to Woodstock, to his death. They had his guitars on display, his music workbooks, and letters he wrote to his family. The other exhibits that they have are the guitar gallery, that shows the history of the guitar with many interesting examples of the evolution of the guitar, the sound labs where you can play guitars, drums, and even the keyboard. You can sing and even record a CD if you want. The other regular exhibit is the timeline of music in the Northwest, from the blues, to the grunge. There are many examples in the timeline of Pacific Northwest music evolution. Ray Charles to The Whalers, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Heart, Nirvana and more. If you ever find yourself in Seattle, I highly recommend you get to the Experience Music Project.

As for the Science Fiction Museum, it was really interesting to see Uncle Gene so prominently featured in the exhibit. He is a member of their hall of fame with a special dedication be his son, Rod and others that were involved in Star Trek. Here are some pictures from the EMP/SFM.

Bo Diddley’s Guitar:

Uncle Gene’s Hall of Fame information:

Uncle Gene in the Science Fiction Timeline:

My favorite from Terminator 2

When we got back home, we were at David and Amy’s house to say our goodbyes since we were planning on leaving early in the morning.

David, Amy and Sienna

Grandma, Grandpa and Sienna

David & Amy's Little House in Washington

On to Oregon - DD