"I'm 50!"

Kim Warnick of OG Seattle punks the Fastbacks turned 50 last night, celebrating with at a party at the Crocodile. A band composed of various Seattle rock veterans performed covers of the Small Faces and Sweet while a sizable crowd of Seattle music folks from multiple generations drank and mingled*. At one point, asked if she would join her old bandmate Kurt Bloch up onstage to do any songs, Warnick replied, "Hell no! I'm 50 years old, I've played in bands for 23 years, and I'm the most stubborn motherfucker on the block. No way." Ten minutes later, she was onstage singing Fastbacks songs. It was sweet. (For her 60th birthday, she's planning a party at the Key Arena.)

*A (partial) list of the who's who of the party, as provided by Kerri Harrop:

Members of the following bands in attendance and/or performing:
Pearl Jam
Mudhoney
Fastbacks
Murder City Devils
The Muffs
Hovercraft
Presidents of the United States of America
Visqueen
Gas Huffer
Screaming Trees
The U-Men
Long Winters
The Picketts
The Cops
Thee Sergeant Major III
Young Fresh Fellows
The Decemberists
The Dynette Set
Green River
The Fall-Outs
Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive To Death
Grand Archives
Minus The Bear
Built To Spill
Champagne Champagne
U.S.E.
Feral Children
The Lashes
Strong Killings
The Catch
Ships
Black Daisy (comedy duo)
The Lights
Ursula & The Androids
The Shins
Book of Black Earth
The Posies

Weirdo Seattle Notables:
Steve Fisk
Larry Reid
Peter Bagge
Charles Peterson
Scott Vanderpool
Wilum Pugmire
Kathleen Wilson
Gillian Gaar
Linda Derschang
Clark Humphrey
Criss Crass
Bopo Boys
Lance Mercer

Folks from places such as...
Showbox
Neumo’s
Cha Cha Lounge
Sunset
War Room
Tractor
Linda’s
Moe Bar
Havana

And, enough Sub Pop employees past and present to qualify for 21 year anniversary party...
Susie Tennant
Yours Truly
Chris Jacobs
Steve Manning
Ian Dickson
Geoff Cox
Tommy Dower
Brian Bauer
Dave Rosencrans
Jason Reynolds
Mark Arm