REVERB Audio: Joe Mallahan, Mike McGinn, and a Mayoral Debate That Won't Put You to Sleep, But Might Get You Buzzed
Seattle Weekly Managing Editor Mike Seely and our good friend/Long Winters frontman John Roderick hosted a mayoral debate at Conor Byrne between acts at last night's REVERB Festival. On the one hand, the debate was fairly standard: Candidates were asked questions of concern to local voters and were given a minute to answer. On the other, candidates were allowed to purchase an additional minute of response by taking a shot of whiskey. By the time the debate was over, Average Joe Mallahan had taken three shots, Mike "The Bike" McGinn had downed one, and both candidates had a chance to talk to voters about important issues like that new soccer field next to Quest, the revival of the waterfront streetcar, and the legacy of Chief Seattle.
Justin Dylan Renney Watch a slideshow of what it looks like when you feed whiskey to mayoral candidates. Complete coverage of Seattle Weekly's REVERB Festival is right here on our Reverb blog.
Listen here to the entire debate, or you can download it. Please forgive a few audio flubs at the beginning.
3 comment(s)
sara says:
i had a great time yesterday, but i am so depressed that i missed this (even if it was to see the tea cozies, the most awesome up and coming band ever.) thank god you recorded it.
Posted On: Sunday, Oct. 4 2009 @ 5:03PM
Hannah Levin says:
Killed me that I missed this, but KEXP pledge drive duties wait for no one. Thanks for posting audio!
Posted On: Sunday, Oct. 4 2009 @ 5:27PM
hope says:
Wow, McGinn wiped the floor with Mallahan. Joe can't answer a question directly or concisely, and doesn't know what counties are around King or that the STATE FRICKIN CAPITOL is the largest city in Thurston County?! He's running for office, does he know he has to run the City as Mayor??
And oh shit, Mallahan's answer on Hall and Oates was just embarrassing. Does he always do such a horrid JFK impersonation when he's drunk? And uh, yeah Joe, Chief Sealth, Chief Seattle - we know, what's your point other than you are sort of slow cornball?
My prediction - The Weekly tries to make this look like a win for Mallahan just to counter the Stranger after they endorsed the obviously better candidate first.
Posted On: Sunday, Oct. 4 2009 @ 6:31PM