Seattle's most kicked-back, West Coast event is the annual Folklife festival. It features music made by real people from all over the world. They bring in a few world music artists of renown, but most are small time performers who usually play for their own people, not for the general public. This year, for example, the festival focused on bringing Wasington's East Indian population to the stage. We were treated to some beautiful Orissi dancing and Sikh singing, along with many other styles. But getting back to the West Coastiness of it all, the Hare Krishna's provided a highly democratic, all-day dance beat, which really got the young people moving. The percussion player and the dancers in the photos are all singing Hare Rama. The shirtless guy was on a bench next to the Krishna craziness and was able to snooze right there, in spite of all the action and noise. The other pictues show Patrick enjoying the sunshine and our good friends Tim and Saskia. Saskia is a professor at a university in Hong Kong, so it is a real treat to have her back here for a visit. Patrick always says she is the sweetest German he's ever met. That is either a great compliment to Saskia, an insult to the Germans, or a little of both. In any event, Memorial Day weekend is a great time to visit Seattle; Folklife is a truly great community event.
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