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The Vault
Photo from the collection of Ronnie Pierce.
Ronnie Pierce owned downtown Seattle’s The Vault (1962-74), where he and scores of musicians performed for a basement den of go-go dancers, hipsters, and sailors fresh off the boat.
Downtown Seattle was rough then, filled with strip clubs, "body painting" parlors and other places of ill repute. Ronnie survived, and at age 80 he still performs regularly downtown at the Whisky Bar and at Muckelshoot Casino.
Ronnie Pierce has seen it all, having started out professionally as a teen-ager during World War Two. "Most of the older musicians were serving overseas, and they needed some musicians for parties," said Ronnie.
More photos of the Vault will accompany Elaine Bonow's interview with Ronnie in the November issue of the Belltown Messenger.
Pamplona in Spanien/Spain (Navarra)
Iglesia de San Nicolás - San Nicolás eliza - Church of San Nicolás - Église San Nicolás - Kirche des Heiligen Nikolas
"This 12th century church acted as a fortress to defend the population of the Borough of San Nicolás. This is why it had thick walls, watchtowers, grilles and other defensive elements, although these disappeared in 1512 after the conquest of Navarre by Castile.
The church has a Latin cross floor plan and three naves; the layout, the barrel vault roofs and part of the central wall are proto-Gothic, while the cross-ribbed roofs of the central nave, the crossing and the presbytery (with its crucifix and stained glass windows) are from the 14th century. The rest of the constructions is due to later reforms."
Diese Kirche aus dem 12. Jahrhundert diente als Festung zur Verteidigung der Bevölkerung. Darum hat sie dicke Mauern, Wachtürme, Gitter und andere Verteidigungseinrichtungen, auch wenn diese 1512 nach der Eroberung Navarras durch Kastilien verschwanden.
Die Kirche hat einen lateinischen Kreuz-Grundriss und drei Schiffe. Die Gestaltung, das tonnengewölbte Dach und Teile der zentralen Mauer sind vor-gotisch, während die kreuzgewölbe des Mittelschiffes, der Querung und des Chorraums (mit dem Kreuz und den Glasfenstern) aus dem 14. Jahrhundert stammen. Der Rest des Baus wurde bei späteren Reformen verändert.
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Vault
Sometimes we are like Vaults. Things better left unsaid, words, secrets, mind blowing moments we can't put words too..things better left unsaid. We lock them up tight, compartmentalize our lives and share what we feel can be let out of boxes without fear, without hurting ourselves or another.
Our candles burn bright but only so long as we let them, our time runs short on things we wish we would have said but couldn't bring ourselves to do so. Then it's too late, those we love, those who've hurt us, those who for whatever reason matter. A small "thank you", and "I love you", a "You matter", a "I'm sorry", or "stop hurting me".
Before the clock runs out we should let some of those words that matter past the lock. Take the risk and say things that are Better Left Said.
Street Creds:
earrings, lock, room papers (multiple used), candle w/smoke, ladder, you have no w/a, broken glass overlay, red shoes from Shodowland by Altered Emporium @ Deviant Scrap
watch face from Finishing Touches Foofaraw by Altered Emporium @ Deviant Scrap
key, key ring, trunk, paper from Finishing Touches Federals by Altered Emporium @ Deviant Scrap
body and face by Nitty Gritty by Tumble Fish Studio @ Deviant Scrap