Oklahoma City- #5 Hell on Earth

For some reason, I was watching the Celtics and Cavs yesterday and then got upset about Oklahoma City stealing the Sonics.

Today... Reuters' (and AskMen.com) Top 10 Hells on Earth shows Oklahoma City as #5. That's fifth place on a list where the worst places are the diseases of PortMoresby New Guinea, the darkness of Linfen, China, the corruption of Burundi, and the oppression of North Korea.

Yep- Oklahoma City, future home of our Sonics is a worse place to visit than the travel hotbeds of Chernobyl, Mogadishu, and Baghdad.

The Worst 10

1. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
2. Linfen, China
3. Bujumbura, Republic of Burundi
4. Pyongyang, North Korea
5. Oklahoma City, United States
6. Chernobyl, Ukraine
7. Mogadishu, Somalia
8. Yakutsk, Russia
9. Dhaka, Bangladesh
10. Baghdad, Iraq

Robin Williams at the Showbox in the Market

Robin Williams was in town last year for 3 nights and he's coming back next week on a short-announced visit.

He will be performing on May 11, 12, and 13th at The Showbox in the Market.

On the 11th, to benefit Seattle Food Bank

On the 12th, to benefit Seattle Human Society

On the 13th, to benefit Seattle Repertory Theatre

Tickets go On Sale at 10a on Friday, May 9 via Ticketmaster

Doors @ 7. Show @ 8. All Shows 21+

Can only buy tickets to one show

Mariners Go Carbon Neutral for Earth Day

In a way to celebrate Earth Day, the Seattle Mariners will be hosting the first ever Carbon Neutral Major League Baseball game when the Orioles are in town.

The M's did a good job in identifying most of the 230 tons of Carbon that will occur during the game. They will offset those factors by purchasing high quality carbon offsets from NativeEnergy and "green power" credits from the Seattle City Light Green Up program.

The Mariners have accomplished the following in their effort of Going Green:

• In 2007, the Mariners recycled 342 tons of plastic bottles, paper, cardboard, cans and glass.
• Last year, the Mariners became one of two Major League teams to recycle food waste, diverting 100 tons of food scraps and food-contaminated paper from the waste stream to be made into compost by Cedar Grove.
• Through an energy efficiency program, the Mariners have so far reduced the use of natural gas by 36 percent and electricity consumption by 18 percent.
• All diesel-powered motorized groundskeeping equipment runs on B-20 biodiesel.
• Flow-restricting aerators have been installed on all restroom faucets.
• All plastic cups used in the ballpark are made of biodegradable, compostable plastic.
• When plastic bowls, plates and utensils are used, they contain less plastic by volume, which will reduce waste by 18,000 per season.
• Paper products in all bathrooms contain paper towels, tissues and toilet paper that are elemental chlorine free and made from 40 percent post-consumer fiber.

2008 Seahawks Schedule Announced

Sept. 7- Seattle at Buffalo, 10 a.m.
Sept. 14- San Francisco at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.
Sept. 21- St. Louis Rams at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.
Sept. 28- BYE
Oct. 5- Seattle at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Oct. 12- Green Bay at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.
Oct. 19- Seattle at Tampa Bay, 5:15 p.m.
Oct. 26- Seattle at San Francisco, 1:15 p.m.
Nov. 2- Philadelphia at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.
Nov. 9- Seattle at Miami, 10 a.m.
Nov. 16- Arizona at Seattle, 1 p.m.
Nov. 23- Washington at Seattle, 1:15 p.m.
Nov. 27- Seattle at Dallas, 1:15 p.m.
Dec. 7- New England at Seattle, 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 14- Seattle at St. Louis, 10 a.m.
Dec. 21- N.Y. Jets at Seattle, 1:05 p.m.
Dec. 28- Seattle at Arizona, 1:15 p.m.

Another Delay for the Boeing's Dreamliner

The BBC is reporting that Boeing is looking at another 3 month delay in its first delivery of the 787. This puts the Dreamliner 10 months behind schedule.

: Soccer Team to be Announced on Monday the 7th

(206) Life has been on the road for a while so we're sorry for the lack of updates. We followed the story of naming Seattle's MLS team last week (we wrote in "Sounders"). Anyways, the new name will be announced on Monday at 12p on MLSinSeattle.com. Check it out!

: Kanye West at Key Arena

Kanye West along with Rihanna, NERD, and Lupe Fiasco is coming to Key Arena on April 16th on the Glow In The Dark Tour.

(206)Life has the pre-sale information for you to catch these Grammy Award Winners.

10a on 14Feb thru 10p on 15Feb

Head to Ticketmaster

Find the Key Arena show

Enter promo code stg

Have fun.

UPDATE (14Feb 10:19a): the stg code seems to be working fine. Make sure you are selecting the Key Arena show.

See attached screen shot...

: New Skyscraper for Downtown?

As you may know (206)Life has a thing for skyscrapers. We were intrigued to see the plans for a new building to be constructed at 5th & Columbia. The 660 foot tower, featuring interesting angles would sit quite close to the First United Methodist Church.

: Clintons Coming to Seattle

We told you Barack was coming on friday. The Clinton party will be here too. Bill will be in Seattle on thursday and Tacoma on friday. No exact word about Hillary's schedule.

: Barack Obama Visit on Friday

(206)Life heard last night that in preparation for saturday's caucus, Barack Obama will be in Seattle on friday. Details to come...

: New Airline Service to China

Plan on heading to the Olympics??? China's largest privately owned carrier, Hainan Airlines is pleased to begin its first service to North America with nonstop flights between Seattle and Beijing beginning on June 9, 2008. The nonstop flight will operate four times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

HU495
Depart from Beijing at 4:20p
Arrive in Seattle at 12 p.m.

Flight HU 496
Depart from Seattle at 2p
Arrive in Beijing at 4:35p (+1Day)

:Press Release

: Metro Fares Going Up On March 1st

A quick reminder came through the office today... Starting March 1st, Metro's Adult Fares will increase by $.25.

Read the Fare Change Brochure for all the info.

: Quick Seattle Sports Update

In case you missed it, the Sonics ended their 14-game losing streak. It was the 2nd longest streak in NBA History and oddly enough, they beat the defending World Champion Spurs.

The Seattle Times has concluded their 4-Day "Special Report" Victory and Ruins about Husky Football that tries to support the UW's Upper Campus notion that losing is acceptable if you have integrity. The reporters do a great job of placing blame on former coach Rick Neuheisel and former AD Barbara Hedges, among others. Interestingly enough they don't accept any blame in keeping news quiet when the team was doing well in 2000. Definitely sensational reporting to increase paper sales while garner support for current coach Ty Willingham, president Mark Emmert and former AD Todd Turner.

: Chris Rock Pre-Sale for The Paramount

Chris Rock will be performing at The Paramount with his "No Apologies" tour on April 10 & 11.

Pre-Sale tickets go on sale from 10a-10p today (25Jan). Enter the promotional code SONG at Ticketmaster. Tickets are priced $45.50 to 75.50 and I'm sure they will sell quickly.

: Sonics Tickets for $10

I got an email with an interesting offer for cheap Sonics Tickets.

For the 5 Games below... $42 Upper Bowl tickets will be $10, $126 Lower Bowl are $50 & Courtside tickets that are usually $385 will be $250.

Games included...

• Friday, Jan. 25 vs. Atlanta Hawks
• Sunday, Jan. 27 vs. Sacramento Kings
• Tuesday, Jan. 29 vs. 2007 World Champion San Antonio Spurs
• Saturday, Feb. 2 vs. New York Knicks
• Monday, Feb. 4 vs. Chicago Bulls

Click here and make sure to use the promo code "TRAVELZOO".

The offer is available from now thru Feb. 3 at 10PM and only while supplies last. To purchase tickets:

1. Click FIND TICKETS below.
2. Select the number of tickets you'd like to purchase from the drop down menu.
3. Enter the password "TRAVELZOO" in the box marked "TravelZoo Special Offer".
4. Click LOOK FOR TICKETS.
5. Follow the instructions to complete your purchase.