Line Out - Comments on Slats' Hat

Comment by ss

ss — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:33:01 -0800

What on earth does this have to do with MUSIC? The Stranger... promoters of the useless, talentless, and retarded.

Comment by trent moorman

trent moorman — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:36:06 -0800

Geez, ss, have a glass of fucking milk.

Comment by Ari Spool

Ari Spool — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:37:48 -0800

This is a NIGHTLIFE blog, kiddo. Slats is part of Seattle's nightlife, like it or not.

Also, he's a nice guy. Maybe you should try talking to him sometime.

Comment by lol

lol — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:13:08 -0800

BORING PROVINCIAL CRAP. crap crap crap. zzzzzzzzzz*fart*zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Comment by paul

paul — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:13:16 -0800

who gives a shit

Comment by Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:21:00 -0800

Stealing someone's hat is lame. Whoever did it is a coward and a pussy.

Comment by lar

lar — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:35:38 -0800

thats some ol booshit

thats funk on sight

Comment by bing

bing — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:45:45 -0800

Slats = Moorman in 10 years

Comment by bvzxcb

bvzxcb — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:49:22 -0800

who the fuck is slats?

Comment by bing

bing — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:53:07 -0800

Slats is a substitute for interesting and/or relevant music blog content posted by shitty music writers with no depth or insight

Comment by Eric Grandy

Eric Grandy — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:58:04 -0800

Yeah, I want more "interesting and/or relevant music blog content posted by shitty music writers with no depth or insight"!

Comment by Nick

Nick — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:58:06 -0800

So aside from the fact that he apparently lives on Broadway, is there any reason Slats appears so much here? Is it just for some sort of irony's sake? Or do Stranger writers really care this much about him?

Maybe someone could explain his faux-celebrity status to me and I'd be less confused.

Comment by bing

bing — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:18:29 -0800

@11-me too.

baby steps.

Comment by Hernandez

Hernandez — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:34:13 -0800

The point is, you give this guy (who I'm sure is perfectly nice) an inordinate amount of attention here on Line Out, and no one (at least no one who doesn't live on Capitol Hill) can figure out why.

I agree with Nick @12 - A little explanation of why Slats is So Damned Important to Seattle nightlife would be nice, for the sake of context.

Comment by Eric Grandy

Eric Grandy — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:51:02 -0800

The joke is that you left out a pretty important comma, bing. Baby steps.

Comment by ss

ss — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:58:45 -0800

What is it about Stranger writers? You can talk crazy shit about anyone or anything with a holier-than-thou attitude, but the minute the critic gets criticized, you piss yourself like a bunch of fucking babies. It's a legitimate question to be asked: What does this have to do with anything music and/or nightlife related? Because a guy goes out to bars a lot? Not everyone lives at the Cha Cha. Some of us actually expect music 'journalists' to focus their efforts on music.

Comment by bing

bing — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:08:42 -0800

Hey did you hear the one about the guy who made a minor grammatical error on a comment to a blog post, and then the music writer guy totally called him on it? But then it turned out that the comma wasn't grammatically necessary in colloquial english according to most authorities on the subject, so then the music writer guy looked like a pedantic twat?

IZ SO FUNY

Comment by brian cook

brian cook — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:32:16 -0800

and once again certain commenters get a major bug in their ass for absolutely no reason.

Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey

Matt Fuckin' Hickey — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:34:22 -0800

1) Slats actually is a very nice guy. I had a good conversation with him about groundscoring earlier this same night at Linda's.

2) He's an institution. He's like the Space Needle: You can see them both from about anywhere; like it or not, they're both important parts of Seattle; and they're both tall and thin with a large flat disk on top.

That is all.

Comment by bobcat

bobcat — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:49:15 -0800

top 10 reasons why Slats is better than you:

10)He's always smiling
9)He always has a chick or two with him
8)Slats is always armed with a drink
7)He's out all night
6)Slats doesn't bitch on the internet
5)Slats wears the same clothes and doesn't give a fuck what you uptight bitches think
4)I saw Slats one night outside Kincora trip and do a flip landing on his feet like a ninja cat. Best thing was he had a full drink in his hand and his hat didn't come off
3)Slats always has a good story and is a great listener. Give it a try, theres a reason he isn't dead and his advice is something a ton of kids should heed.
2)You can replace any of the 'Chuck Norris'-isms with 'Slats' and its probably true.

and the number one reason Slats is better then you is (drumroll):

1)Slats played with Duff fucking McKagan from Guns n' Roses.

Comment by Hernandez

Hernandez — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:01:33 -0800

@19 and 20 - Thank you!

That's all I wanted to know. Apparently he is a nice, friendly, fun-loving guy with a distinctive look and a ubiquitous presence in the Capitol Hill neighborhood (evidenced by the fact that so many of you have Slats stories). That explains why he is constantly written about here.

I just had no idea what the deal was. I've never met or even seen the guy and then all of a sudden Line Out turned in to an electronic Slats shrine. Now I understand why!

Comment by Chris

Chris — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:15:21 -0800

Meh. Commas are rarely important and anyone who points out such a trivial detail is a twat.

Comment by bobcat

bobcat — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:21:23 -0800

'Silly Killers' was the name of his band with Duff by the way. It goes for good coin on ebay so if you find a copy hold on to it.

PS: Google is the most amazing thing ever. I work in IT and it answers 90% of my end users problems... heres some google links

http://www.myspace.com/sillykillers

http://www.sugarbuzzmagazine.com/bands/sillykillers/sk.html

Comment by Lee

Lee — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:22:48 -0800

add a reason to Bobcat's list:

none of you losers have friends who get portraits of you tattooed on them. Slats. does. period.

Comment by Paulus

Paulus — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:26:06 -0800

Electronic Slats Shrine

Who wants to start a psych band with me?

Comment by godsactionfigure

godsactionfigure — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:01 -0800

Speaking as guy who doesn't know him, I always saw him as the ultimate punchline to any and every kind of joke. Kind of like how "Bob" is to the church of the sub-genius.

Comment by morgan

morgan — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:24:30 -0800

Here is a picture I took of Slats at a Champagne Champagne show for visual reference for the uninitiated noobs.

Comment by Troy

Troy — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:29:32 -0800

Slats rules. I love any and all Slats updates.

Keep them coming. For bing. There is nothing more entertaining than reading people like bing get all uptight in a blog post.

Bing, you are so lame. You make me sick. I would feel sorry for you, but you are too much of a dick. Bing needs a glass of milk too.

bing=sack of shit now and in 10 years.

Comment by zing

zing — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:44:42 -0800

bing, it seems like you get some attention on this blog too. Maybe bing is little jealous. Or something. There is absolutely no reason to get that pissed about a blog post on Slats' hat being stolen. But you seem pissed and hurt and jaded. What is it in life that you have failed so miserably at that you have to come here, to this blog, and vent your frustrations? Is your band really that bad? If you are such a good writer and such a wise music critic, why are you the commenter here? Where is your blog bing? What's the name of your band? Tell us about the music you like.

Comment by J9

J9 — Sat, 17 May 2008 09:34:51 -0800

Hey, in case anyone cares: Slats was at Linda's on Friday night, hat-on-head. I don't know if it was a the original recovered from the thief or new. My guess is the latter.
The loss of a hat can't keep a good man down.

Comment by Pedestrian

Pedestrian — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:49:44 -0800

Yesterday I saw a man passed out lying on the sidewalk on Broadway and John and Slats was taking charge organizing the bystanders to help. What an awesome guy!

Comment by tabletop_joe

tabletop_joe — Sat, 17 May 2008 23:45:51 -0800

Slats, fuck yeah! I never had the nerve to talk to him, but the guy... man. He's a living legend.

I bet it was that bitch, Lindsay Lohan. Boy is she outta control.

Comment by bobcat

bobcat — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:16:50 -0800

Slats helped me with the fog machine at the Comet last night. All is well.