PRICED
PRICED OUT. >> THE SCENE WAS KIND OF LIKE,
JAMES BROWN.
JAMES BROWN. >> MAKING THIS MUSIC AND
GIVING IT TO THE CITY IS A
NECESSITY.
NECESSITY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> GOOD EVENING CAPITOL HILL.
LOOKS LIKE YOU CAME TO HAVE A
DANCE PARTY.
DANCE PARTY. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
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>>
>> Y'ALL
>> Y'ALL FEELING FUNKY? ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪
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[
[ SINGING
[ SINGING ] >> MY NAME IS JOE SIMPSON.
I'M A CHILD CARE WORKER.
AND I WORK FOR THE ARTISTS OF
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. >> I'M MONICA, I'M A STAY AT
HOME MOM.
HOME MOM.
HOME MOM. AND SINGER AND PERFORMER.
>> ELDRIDGE GRAVY AND THE
COURT SUPREME IS OUR ENSEMBLE.
>> WE ARE NEVER NOT A GOOD
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> THAT'S THE SLOGAN FOR SURE.
SEATTLE IS DEFINITELY A
MUSICAL CITY.
MUSICAL CITY. THAT IS WHY I THINK IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT WE HAVEBEEN
DOING THIS AS LONG AS WE HAVE
AND WE CONTINUE TO DO IT.
I FEEL LIKE WE ARE A PART OF
THAT SOUL.
THAT SOUL. >> HERE YOU GO BUD.
>> BEING A PARENT, TO ME, IS A
HUGE PRIVILEGE.
HUGE PRIVILEGE. IT'S HARD TO MAKE ENDS MEET
AND SUPPORT A FAMILY ON THE
SAL SALARY OF A CHILD CARE
WORKER.
WORKER.
WORKER. >> YOU GET BY WITH HELP FROM
YOUR FRIENDS.
YOUR FRIENDS. >> YEAH, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
>> AND WE DO LITTLE SHORTCUTS.
SOMETIMES WE WILL GO TO THE
FOOD BANK IF WE NEED TO AND
GET EVERY BENEFIT WE CAN FOR
FELIX.
FELIX.
FELIX. YOU KNOW, FOR REDUCED LUNCH.
AND WE SEND HIM TO SUMMER
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS.
PROGRAMS. USUALLY, AT A PRETTY GOODIES
COUNT.
COUNT.
COUNT. BECAUSE WE CAN QUALIFY FOR
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THAT IS NICE, BUT, WE DON'T
ALWAYS, LIKE, FOR CHILD CARE
FOR INSTANCE, WE DON'T REALLY
QUALIFY.
QUALIFY.
QUALIFY. BECAUSE, WE ARE JUST ABOVE THE
POVERTY LINE I THINK RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> TO HAVE THE CHILD CARE,
BOTH PARENTS HAVE TO BE
WORKING 40 HOURS A WEEK.
AND IT IS LIKE FROM WHAT I
HAVE UNDERSTOOD WITH MOST
PEOPLE I KNOW, ESSENTIALLY,
ONE PARENT IS WORKING TO COVER
THE COST OF CHILD CARE AND
ANOTHER PARENT IS WORKING TO
COVER THE REST OF THE LIFE.
>> JUST TO GET YOU THROUGH THE
FIRST FIVE YEARS.
>> IT IS RIDICULOUS.
>> YES, IT IS CRAZY
RIDICULOUS.
RIDICULOUS. LET'S SEE HERE, YOU SIT HERE,
I'LL SIT HERE.
>> I THINK ABOUT COLLEGE ALL
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. AND HOW THAT WILL WORK.
AND HOW WE REALLY HAVE TO
PREPARE HIM TO FILL OUT SOME
FAFSA FORMS AND GET A
SCHOLARSHIP IF HE WANTS TO
PURSUE THAT.
PURSUE THAT. >> WE GET A RIDICULOUS
MARKDOWN.
MARKDOWN.
MARKDOWN. >> THINK OF IT AS CONTROLLED
RENT.
RENT.
RENT. >>
RENT. >> FOR THE ONLY PLACE THAT HAS
A REASONABLE CONTROLLED RENT
THANKS TO MY MOTHER-IN-LAW.
AND, THAT IS AWESOME.
>> STILL, MAY BECOME
IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE HERE
BECAUSE OF THE COST OF LIVING
GOING UP.
GOING UP.
GOING UP. WE MAY HAVE TO TRY FOR A
DIFFERENT STATE OR EVEN A
DIFFERENT COUNTRY.
DIFFERENT COUNTRY. >> WHAT SACRIFICES DO YOU GUYS
MAKE?
MAKE?
MAKE? >>
MAKE? >> THE LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF,
WE GOT INTERNET AT THIS HOUSE.
SO, LIKE, WE ARE LIKE, LIVING
IN THIS STONE AGE FEELING OF I
HAVE TO GO TO THE LIBRARY TO
USE THE INTERNET.
NOT IN MY HOUSE.
FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT SOMETHING
IF YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE
YOU ARE AT.
YOU KNOW, SO, I DON'T THINK
ABOUT THINGS, SACRIFICES I
MAKE AS I MAKE THEM.
IT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING NOW.
SURVIVING IN SEATTLE IS JUST
DAY BY DAY.
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[ SINGING ]
>> AND A LOT OF ARTISTS FROM
SEATTLE THAT I KNOW HAVE MOVED
TO LA AND I THINK ABOUT KIND
OF THE WAY THAT IT DRAINS THE
PERSONALITY AWAY FROM THIS
CITY IN MANY WAYS.
I FEEL LIKE WE AS A BAND KIND
OF ARE UPHOLDING THAT
PERSONALITY.
PERSONALITY. KIND OF KEEPING THAT
QUIRKINESS.
QUIRKINESS. ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪
[ SINGING ]
WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
GIVE THE GIFT AS LONG AS
PEOPLE ARE THERE TO RECEIVE IT
FOR SURE.