It’s been raining – a lot; more than usual – in Seattle, and places that sometimes leak a little are leaking are lot.
Including the ceiling in the North Satellite Terminal at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where someone got creative in marking off the spots where water was dripping onto the floor.
The first time I passed by I thought, “How nice! They’re taking advantage of the leak to water those plants. But when I went back to snap a photo I touched one of the plants and discovered they were all fake.
The program will include overhead music featuring local artists such as Fences, Beat Connection and Allen Stone, along with local legends ranging from Ray Charles to Heart and Nirvana.
There will also be safety and informational announcements read by local musicians such as Ben Gibbard, LeRoy Bell, Macklemore, Jerry Cantrell and Sir Mix-A-Lot, and video segments on the terminal monitors.
But wait, there’s more:
The project will include a web-based music player available via the airport’s free WiFi and an Android mobile app, that will offer links to the music playlist, videos and local concert listings. (iPhone, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry apps should be coming soon.)
It’s going to be party-time all the time at Sea-Tac. So I hope the TSA doesn’t start pulling people out of line for dancing.
I’ll have lots more information shortly, but in the meantime, here’s a video of some of the music you’ll likely hear.
From now through December 31, 2010, Seattle’s Sea-Tac International Airport is offering a discount short term parking coupon for greeters. Better yet: the coupon includes a 2-for-1 offer for coffee.
Any other airports doing something like this? Let me know!
