Seattle Set-uo and the Great North-West Kibitz

The trip was about as good as a day's air travel could be. Virgin America was a genuine treat. I will, whenever possible, fly them cross country. Not only are the planes nice (seats have adjustable headrests, soft, strangely purple lighting, etc)...and have WiFi and good food options (that you order from you seat on the slick little touch screen)...but EVERY SEAT has a POWER OUTLET. When you are traveling across the country, a power outlet is quite possibly the best thing I've seen on an airplane...frankly, better than WiFi.

Arrived in Seattle and made my way to the B[a]P Cave. The Cave is great. I have my own little suite, complete with fridge, micro and COFFEE MAKER. Only miss is that The Suz is on the East Coast, heading to see her family on Saturday (I'll be meeting them on the Easter Shore on Tuesday).

We dropped off our cases at the Hall and headed off to dinner. We had a great dinner at The Dragonfish. They do a nightly special (after 9pm) with small plate sushi rolls for $1.95 to $2.95...great price, great rolls. Also had specials on various saki's...had a really nice unfiltered.

Set-up today (all previous was yesterday) went smoothly given I did not have my extra brain (and hands)...on the other hand, I only had to tend to half a booth. There is some outstanding material at the fair. I'll try to take row images tomorrow and, perhaps, capture some of the gems.

Jeanne's assistant is a lovely 19 yr old (old family friend). She has been great help on all fronts. She is "not a collector". Today, however, she bought a lovely copy of Snow White from me. She is, officially, a book collector...having spent pretty much all her money for the weekend on a single book. I'm giving her a good discount...probably for the rest of her life .

Dinner tonight at an Irish pub with many good friends. Truly, selling books at a fair is good thing...but seeing and spending time with other sellers is really what it is all about. Great people...great fun. Images of the fair and dinner party (all tagged as all every single dealer there is on FaceBook...from Josh and Sunday to Michael Thompson) can be found on my Facebook Page. Set-up/pre-show exploring starts at 8am...open to the public at 10. Come if you can.