Many of my memories of the Seattle are of the early 90s, when I was a young child living there. However, I am not going to talk about the early 90s. I am going to talk about the Seattle of the 90s, the 90s of my youth, our youth, and what made Seattle a rising star of the 90s.
Grunge, Bill Nye The Science Guy, the 1995 ALDS, Windows 95, Mario Batali, Starbucks, Nintendo 64. 1993-1997, some of the greatest times of the 90s decade, was like seeing Seattle become a rising star in the world. I am going to do little tidbits on these things, but a few of these things, I am going to either make more detailed entries on this later on, or I've made entries on it.
Bill Nye The Science Guy started with a former Boeing engineer who would later become the host of this famous science show that so many kids loved. It was produced between 1993-1997. I have a blog entry about this show. Today I've lost respect for him because of his attitudes against Creationism. However, in the 90s, he was very well loved and respected.
Grunge was the newest wave of rock music, with bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana coming out. Music with apathetic and angry youths, crazy electric guitar. I never listened to grunge as a child, but Seattle is the home of the music that was a definitive trend of the 90s.
Ah, the 1995 ALDS. Who can forget Edgar Martinez hitting that double, with Joey Cora and Ken Griffey Jr scoring, with the Kingdome celebrating the night the Seattle Mariners advanced to the ALCS for the very first time, in their very first playoff year. In fact, it wasn't until the 1990s when the Seattle Mariners started to have winning seasons. They would go to the playoffs again in 1997. Not just that, with a player like Ken Griffey Jr jumping over walls to take away home runs from other batters, and blasting home runs all over the place, who wouldn't want to watch the Seattle Mariners of the 1990s?
Windows 95 came out in 1995. The 1990s were an important time for Microsoft, which is headquartered in the Seattle area, in Redmond. Seattle was becoming a major player in the tech industry. With Apple on the decline in the early 90s, Microsoft became a big player. How is this important to Seattle? In the 1960s, Seattle was having issues. Its fortunes were rising and falling with Boeing. A recession came and thousands of workers were given their pink slips. In 1971, two realtors put up a sign that said "Will the Last Person Leaving Seattle, Turn Out the Lights". The economy started to recover later on, and then Microsoft moved to Seattle. The 90s saw fortunes in the tech industry. This was a plus for Seattle.
Mario Batali, a Seattle native, he is famous for being on Iron Chef America. In 1997, he was the host of Molto Mario, one of the greatest cooking shows on Food Network.
Starbucks might have started in Seattle in the 1970s, but the company went international in 1996, with the first international location opening in Tokyo. A Seattle import landing in Japan. Lovely.
Nintendo might have been founded in Japan, but it has an American headquarters in the suburbs of Seattle, specifically Redmond. In 1996, a 64 bit game with 3D came out, Nintendo 64. I remember getting this game. It was like a look to the future. I can't say it came from Seattle, but I think Seattle deserves some credit for this one, having Nintendo of America headquarters in the Seattle area.
Seattle had a large influence on the 1990s for alot of people. I see a big allegory to come out of all of this. The Seattle Mariners got their first winning season in 1991, a second one in 1993, and made their very first playoff in 1995. With Ken Griffey Jr at the plate, I'm surprised that the Mariners didn't make it to the World Series. Starbucks took off, grunge took off, Nintendo got even better with Nintendo 64, Microsoft came out with a product that integrated MS-DOS and Windows products. Seattle made a big influence on the 1990s. This city that so many people love to hate because of its rainy climate, was one of the biggest players of the 1990s. In many ways, Seattle's odyssey is what the 90s were about. Seattle bucked the trends. It could have become Detroit, but it didn't. Seattle became a symbol of innovation, the innovation so crucial in the 1990s. Seattle, with a first rate science show, the Space Needle, a major software company, in many ways, represented an optimistic look at the future. It turned heads with grunge music. It did its own thing and became a success. It is an unsung hero of the 1990s. Seattle not only turned the lights back on, but it shined brightly.
Grunge, Bill Nye The Science Guy, the 1995 ALDS, Windows 95, Mario Batali, Starbucks, Nintendo 64. 1993-1997, some of the greatest times of the 90s decade, was like seeing Seattle become a rising star in the world. I am going to do little tidbits on these things, but a few of these things, I am going to either make more detailed entries on this later on, or I've made entries on it.
Bill Nye The Science Guy started with a former Boeing engineer who would later become the host of this famous science show that so many kids loved. It was produced between 1993-1997. I have a blog entry about this show. Today I've lost respect for him because of his attitudes against Creationism. However, in the 90s, he was very well loved and respected.
Grunge was the newest wave of rock music, with bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana coming out. Music with apathetic and angry youths, crazy electric guitar. I never listened to grunge as a child, but Seattle is the home of the music that was a definitive trend of the 90s.
Ah, the 1995 ALDS. Who can forget Edgar Martinez hitting that double, with Joey Cora and Ken Griffey Jr scoring, with the Kingdome celebrating the night the Seattle Mariners advanced to the ALCS for the very first time, in their very first playoff year. In fact, it wasn't until the 1990s when the Seattle Mariners started to have winning seasons. They would go to the playoffs again in 1997. Not just that, with a player like Ken Griffey Jr jumping over walls to take away home runs from other batters, and blasting home runs all over the place, who wouldn't want to watch the Seattle Mariners of the 1990s?
Windows 95 came out in 1995. The 1990s were an important time for Microsoft, which is headquartered in the Seattle area, in Redmond. Seattle was becoming a major player in the tech industry. With Apple on the decline in the early 90s, Microsoft became a big player. How is this important to Seattle? In the 1960s, Seattle was having issues. Its fortunes were rising and falling with Boeing. A recession came and thousands of workers were given their pink slips. In 1971, two realtors put up a sign that said "Will the Last Person Leaving Seattle, Turn Out the Lights". The economy started to recover later on, and then Microsoft moved to Seattle. The 90s saw fortunes in the tech industry. This was a plus for Seattle.
Mario Batali, a Seattle native, he is famous for being on Iron Chef America. In 1997, he was the host of Molto Mario, one of the greatest cooking shows on Food Network.
Starbucks might have started in Seattle in the 1970s, but the company went international in 1996, with the first international location opening in Tokyo. A Seattle import landing in Japan. Lovely.
Nintendo might have been founded in Japan, but it has an American headquarters in the suburbs of Seattle, specifically Redmond. In 1996, a 64 bit game with 3D came out, Nintendo 64. I remember getting this game. It was like a look to the future. I can't say it came from Seattle, but I think Seattle deserves some credit for this one, having Nintendo of America headquarters in the Seattle area.
Seattle had a large influence on the 1990s for alot of people. I see a big allegory to come out of all of this. The Seattle Mariners got their first winning season in 1991, a second one in 1993, and made their very first playoff in 1995. With Ken Griffey Jr at the plate, I'm surprised that the Mariners didn't make it to the World Series. Starbucks took off, grunge took off, Nintendo got even better with Nintendo 64, Microsoft came out with a product that integrated MS-DOS and Windows products. Seattle made a big influence on the 1990s. This city that so many people love to hate because of its rainy climate, was one of the biggest players of the 1990s. In many ways, Seattle's odyssey is what the 90s were about. Seattle bucked the trends. It could have become Detroit, but it didn't. Seattle became a symbol of innovation, the innovation so crucial in the 1990s. Seattle, with a first rate science show, the Space Needle, a major software company, in many ways, represented an optimistic look at the future. It turned heads with grunge music. It did its own thing and became a success. It is an unsung hero of the 1990s. Seattle not only turned the lights back on, but it shined brightly.
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