xcel
08-14-2007, 08:40 PM
Hi All:
___I only had a few hours but did what I could to enjoy Seattle in under 14 hours w/ 10 hours of filming on the fly :rolleyes:
___Left O’Hare a little after 11:00 PM Friday night and arrived in Seattle around 01:00 AM PST. Arrived at the hotel around 02:00 AM. 5 hours of sleep, got up and spent all day performing clinics for the Vid crew. Had about 4 hours to burn afterwards. Since I was right downtown, Anna dropped me off at the Space Needle where I was fortunate enough to see some gorgeous views of the Seattle skyline. Mt. Rainier was cloud covered but Mt. Baker showed up clear as day. If you ever are in the Seattle area, the Space Needle is a must see. Flight left Seattle at ~ Midnight and arrived in Chicago at ~ 06:00 AM. Arrived back home around 07:00 AM for some much needed sleep on Sunday morning.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/2007_Pontiac_Solstice_GXP.jpg
This brand new 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP convertible (< 1,600 miles IIRC) was supplied by GM for the video and boy was she a beauty :D
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/2007_Pontiac_Solstice_GXP_Side_Closeup.jpg
Side view Close-up.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/2007_Pontiac_Solstice_GXP_Rear.jpg
From the rear.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Camera_-_Sound_-_Director.jpg
Crew and Director Anna. The host Chris was already on his way back to LA. What a great group! Chris the host kicked @$$ during the clinic too! 22 combined (19 city) per the 08 specs and he achieved 33 over a round trip around downtown Seattle running stop light to stop light. This thing had 18” chromed dubs w/ 45 Series Z-Rated meats and wouldn’t roll worth a darn either! She allowed me a pretty nice 44.7 out on the ~ 15 mile highway/4 miles city round trip.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Downtown_Seattle_from_the_Space_Needle.jpghttp://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Sound_to_the_South_of_Seattle_from_the_Space_Needle.jpg
Downtown Seattle looking East ------------------------------------------------ Looking over the Sound to the South
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Seattle_looking_almost_due_West_from_the_Space_Needle.jpghttp://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Seattle_looking_almost_due_East_from_the_Space_Needle.jpg
Looking almost due West ----------------------------------------------------- Looking almost due North
___Good Luck
___Wayne
___I only had a few hours but did what I could to enjoy Seattle in under 14 hours w/ 10 hours of filming on the fly :rolleyes:
___Left O’Hare a little after 11:00 PM Friday night and arrived in Seattle around 01:00 AM PST. Arrived at the hotel around 02:00 AM. 5 hours of sleep, got up and spent all day performing clinics for the Vid crew. Had about 4 hours to burn afterwards. Since I was right downtown, Anna dropped me off at the Space Needle where I was fortunate enough to see some gorgeous views of the Seattle skyline. Mt. Rainier was cloud covered but Mt. Baker showed up clear as day. If you ever are in the Seattle area, the Space Needle is a must see. Flight left Seattle at ~ Midnight and arrived in Chicago at ~ 06:00 AM. Arrived back home around 07:00 AM for some much needed sleep on Sunday morning.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/2007_Pontiac_Solstice_GXP.jpg
This brand new 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP convertible (< 1,600 miles IIRC) was supplied by GM for the video and boy was she a beauty :D
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/2007_Pontiac_Solstice_GXP_Side_Closeup.jpg
Side view Close-up.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/2007_Pontiac_Solstice_GXP_Rear.jpg
From the rear.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Camera_-_Sound_-_Director.jpg
Crew and Director Anna. The host Chris was already on his way back to LA. What a great group! Chris the host kicked @$$ during the clinic too! 22 combined (19 city) per the 08 specs and he achieved 33 over a round trip around downtown Seattle running stop light to stop light. This thing had 18” chromed dubs w/ 45 Series Z-Rated meats and wouldn’t roll worth a darn either! She allowed me a pretty nice 44.7 out on the ~ 15 mile highway/4 miles city round trip.
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Downtown_Seattle_from_the_Space_Needle.jpghttp://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Sound_to_the_South_of_Seattle_from_the_Space_Needle.jpg
Downtown Seattle looking East ------------------------------------------------ Looking over the Sound to the South
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Seattle_looking_almost_due_West_from_the_Space_Needle.jpghttp://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/529/Seattle_looking_almost_due_East_from_the_Space_Needle.jpg
Looking almost due West ----------------------------------------------------- Looking almost due North
___Good Luck
___Wayne