Every neighborhood needs its own wake-up call
Apr 23, 2015, 8:20 AM | Updated: 8:53 am
Dave Ross says we need individual wake-up calls for every neighborhood. (AP)
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Neighbors around Naval Station Everett have been hearing a new 8 a.m. wake-up call blasting from the loudspeakers at the base.
It used to be the wake-up call was “Call to Colors.”
But according to The Daily Herald of Everett, the base decided its public address system wasn’t loud enough for emergency notifications, so it boosted the volume.
It also changed its morning bugle call to the national anthem.
Neighbors noticed, especially since the music was now 30 percent louder. After the base received a number of calls, administrators decided they could lower the volume 10 percent and still meet Navy requirements.
I like the idea of neighborhood buglers. It reminds you of summer camp.
Commuters would hear the horse race bugle call, “Call to the Post.”
In Ballard, Herb Albert’s “Spanish Flea.” Wallingford residents get Miles Davis’ “All Blues.” Queen Anne wakes up to the “Masterpiece Theatre” opening theme song. Medina gets Kenny G’s “Songbird.”
We’d all get our own wake-up calls and arrive to work energized, bright-eyed and in a good mood.
What’s the theme song for Northgate? Capitol Hill? South Lake Union? SoDo? West Seattle?
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