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Friends of the Monorail T-shirt, ca. 1997-2000
Interest in expanding Seattle’s 1962 monorail line throughout the city gained momentum with signature-gathering petitions in 1994. The “Friends of the Monorail” were the main organizers and instigators of the campaign. In 1997, in spite of almost total opposition by the political establishment, city voters approved Initiative 41 for monorail expansion. Three years later voters approved an additional measure for…
ID Number:2023.Monorail.1
Date:1997-2000
Child's sweatshirt, souvenir from the Seattle World's Fair, ca. 1962
This child-sized sweatshirt was made as a souvenir for the Century 21 World’s Fair in 1962. It includes the official logo for the fair, an illustration of the Space Needle, and other buildings and scenes from the fair.
ID Number:2023.Sweatshirt
Date:1962
Plaid hat designed by Eric Javits, 1992
This plaid hat belonged to Tracey Conway, cast member on the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. The hat was purchased at Nordstrom. Conway lent it to Nancy Guppy for the 1992 sketch “The Worst Girlfriend Joins the Band” where Guppy played a member of a grunge band. Conway wore…
ID Number:2024.9.1
Date:1992
Colorblock shirt worn by John Keister on Almost Live! 1991
John Keister was the host of the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. In its earliest years, Almost Live! was like a local version of the Tonight Show. When John Keister took over as host in 1988, he struggled with a format which had been designed around his predecessor Ross…
ID Number:2024.10.1
Date:1991
Patterned shirt worn by John Keister on Almost Live! 1991
John Keister was the host of the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! which aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. In its earliest years, Almost Live! was like a local version of the Tonight Show. When John Keister took over as host in 1988, he struggled with a format which had been designed around his predecessor Ross…
ID Number:2024.10.2
Date:1991
Leather jacket and jeans worn for "The Lame List," ca. 1990
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! He wore this leather jacket and jeans on “The Lame List,” and was the one who came up with the tagline “What’s Weak this Week.” In the reoccurring sketch, a group is introduced as representing “America’s heavy metal community” and…
ID Number:2024.17.12.ONLINE
Date:1987-1990
White sneakers worn by Jeff Gilbert for "The Lame List" on Almost Live! ca. 1990
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle comedy show Almost Live! He wore these shoes on “The Lame List,” and was the one who came up with the tagline “What’s Weak this Week.” In the reoccurring sketch, a group is introduced as representing “America’s heavy metal community” and comically responds to issues…
ID Number:2024.17.3
Date:1987-1990
Reprinted "Rock Star Fantasy Camp T-shirt" from Almost Live!
Music writer and promoter Jeff Gilbert appeared in almost every rock-related sketch on the Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! The show aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING 5 in Seattle. Gilbert was connected to the show through host John Keister, who he had worked with at the music and entertainment newspaper The Rocket. “Rock Star Fantasy Camp” aired…
ID Number:2024.17.Ref
Date:2024
Outfit for "Billy Quan" sketch on Almost Live!, ca. 1988
Seattle television comedy show Almost Live! aired from 1984 to 1999 on KING5 in Seattle. In its earliest years, the show was like a local version of the Tonight Show, but in 1989 the format changed to be a 30-minute sketch comedy show. Recurring sketch “Mind your Manners with Billy Quan” was inspired by Japanese and Chinese action movies. Sketch…
ID Number:2024.22.1
Date:1988-1990
Almost Live! staff jacket owned by Jim McKenna, 1984-1985
Jim McKenna was a writer for the Seattle comedy TV show Almost Live! in the earliest years of the show. Almost Live! aired on KING5 in Seattle from 1984-1999. During the time McKenna was working for the show Ross Shafer was the host and it had a talk show format, similar to a local version of the Tonight Show. Later…
ID Number:2024.30.1
Date:1984