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In 1994, Seattle P-I photographer Grant Haller made an image of Bill Gates’ wedding
Bill and Melinda Gates were married in Hawaii on Jan. 1, 1994. Photo credit: Copyright Grant Haller / Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s last print edition hit the streets on March 17, 2009.
One of the most enjoyable aspects of working there as a reporter was talking to a variety of journalists, including other writers, editors, artists and photographers.
They all have great stories and interesting backgrounds.
One of the photographers was Grant Haller, a 35-year staff veteran, who always surprised me with the stories he told me, as we passed in the office or went on an assignment together.
Earlier this month, I visited Haller, 65, and asked him to recount how he managed to get the photograph you see above of Bill and Melinda Gates’ wedding on Hawaii on Jan. 1, 1994.
After the jump, I’ve included video clips of the interview.
As far as he and I can tell, he was the only journalist to get a photograph of one of the most famous residents in the Seattle area – and a man known worldwide – at that moment.
Welcome to a new beginning
For too long, bean curd has flown under the radar for too many people in the West.
Derided as a bland, squishy mass, it has earned the reputation in some circles as something to be avoided. It’s not meat. It can show up in a tub of water. And few wine sellers, if any at all, have assistants stand next to Italian or California vintages to recommend a nice bottle to go with, well, a soybean concoction.
Welcome to TofuWatch.com. I’d like to change this perception – at least to a degree. This blog marks a new beginning of sorts because I recently was a newspaper reporter for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, which stopped printing in March. I hope my former colleagues are well.
This blog will be an amalgamation of various takes on this vegetarian food, as well as current events and other pressing subjects. I’m launching from the Seattle area. But I welcome notes, especially about tofu dishes, from people worldwide.
So, why tofu? Why pay attention to it?
When prepared just right – say cubed in a piping hot fish broth on a frigid day, or chilled with preserved duck egg and green onions resting on top, or marinated in soy sauce and barbecued – you’ll likely have two reactions: Wow. Nice.
If you don’t, that’s fine. But please invite me to your meal.
