Michael Lee is a musician, bartender, and restaurant owner. Photo by Jake Gravbot/Courtesy of Michael Lee
Good morning. It’s Thursday, May 21, and the streak of great weather we had has turned.
To make today a little better with some music and silliness, we turn to the charming and hilarious Michael Lee.
Even though it’s 8 in the morning, he begins his message by slapping himself and taking a shot of whiskey, while wearing a Ms. Pac-Man t-shirt.
“I’m a musician. I’m also one of the owners of St. John’s on Capitol Hill, and Solo on Lower Queen Anne. What a lot of people don’t know about me is I’m also an aspiring Instagram food artist,” he says, before…
Oh, you should just watch it.
“Now that’s flavor.” Hahahahaha.
Michael just finished his first solo album—his solo project is called Babie—and you can listen to tracks from it here. (Mudede calls Babie’s music “a pop that is as brutally honest as it is beautiful.”)
Michael is also the guitar player for The Unfit—which is signed to Share It Music, which is distributed by Sub Pop—and The Unfit’s debut album comes out June 5. Here’s the video for the first single. The album is available for pre-sale from the Sub Pop Mega Mart.
And he’s also the guitar player for Young Evils.
But we know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking: when can I get one of those St. John’s tuna melts? (They put broken-apart potato chips in ’em, just like when you were a kid.) St. John’s take-out hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 1 pm to 8 pm.
Thank you for brightening our day with this message, Michael.
And for filling our ears with your music.
We’ll be seeing you for one of those tuna melts very soon.
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Previously in this series:
SassyBlack’s message to the city on May 20.
Seattle Symphony horn section’s message to the city on May 19.
Lori Goldston’s message to the city on May 18.
Ibidunni Ojikutu’s message to the city on May 15.
RL Heyer’s message to the city on May 14.
Garth Stein’s message to the city on May 13.
Okanomodé’s message to the city on May 12.
Zoe Scofield’s message to the city on May 11.
Aham Oluo’s message to the city on May 8.
Pete Rush’s message to the city on May 7.
Trent Moorman’s message to the city on May 6.
Renée Valencia’s message to the city on May 5.
Justin Huertas’s message to the city on May 4.
Charles Mudede’s message to the city on May 1.
Kathryn Rathke’s message to the city on April 30.
Anthony White’s message to the city on April 30.
Miss Texas 1988’s message to the city.
Matt Bishop’s message on April 27.
Cherdonna’s message to the city on April 26.
Shenandoah Davis’s message to the city on April 25.
Lorena González’s message to the city on April 24.
Clyde Petersen’s message to the city on April 23.
David Ritt’s message to the city on April 22.
Sara Porkalob’s message to the city on April 21.
Julia Sweeney’s message to the city on April 20.
Linda Derschang’s message to the city on April 19.
Molly Sides’s message to the city on April 18.
Nick Garrison’s message to the city on April 17.
Tomo Nakayama’s message to the city on April 16.
Rebecca M. Davis’s message to the city April 15.
Heather McHugh’s message to the city on April 14.
Brandon O’Neill’s message to the city on April 13.
Kate Wallich’s message to the city on April 12.
Rebecca Brown’s message to the city on April 11.
Lucien Postlewaite’s message to the city on April 10.
Betty Wetter’s message to the city on April 9.
Amanda Morgan’s message to the city on April 8.
Nancy Guppy’s message to the city on April 7.
Jonathan Biss’s message to the city on April 6.
Chris Jeffries’s message to the city on April 5.
Lesley Hazleton’s message to the city on April 4.
John Roderick’s message to the city on April 3.
Bill Carty’s message to the city on April 2.
Price Suddarth’s message to the city on April 1.
Kary Wayson’s message to the city on March 31.
Ellen Forney’s message to the city on March 30.
Major Scales’s message to the city on March 29.
E. J. Koh’s message to the city on March 28.
Ken Jennings’s message to the city on March 27.
Demarre McGill’s message to the city on March 26.
Lynn Shelton’s Message to the City on March 25th.
Timothy White Eagle’s message to the city on March 24.
Cookie Couture’s message to the city on March 23.
Sarah Rudinoff’s message to the city on March 22.
John Osebold’s message to the city on March 21.
Ben Gibbard’s message to the city on March 20.
Nathan Chan’s message to the city on March 19.
