elfs | Another one gone...

Mourning cards

You might wonder what would cause such an outpouring of grief. These cards read "We'll Miss You" and "Rest In Peace," and they were left at a very public place. A place Omaha and I visited not less than a month ago.

The Keg was one Burien's highest of high-end restaurants. It was well-run, and the food was usually better than other Kegs in the area. The place was always packed, every time Omaha and I went, no matter the time of day or the day of week. For it to just vanish like this, with little warning, stunned both of us more than just a little. And it's understandable that it would cause the kind of reaction I've photographed here: the regulars loved it because it was so good, and because there's nothing else really like it in our area. We'd have to go into Seattle to get a decent steak; there's no place over at Southcenter that really does it quite so well.

Goddamn. That's sad. Sigh. I make a really good steak (just ask