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Adventurer Profile- Wylie Bush Adventurer Profile, Joe Bar, The Corson Building, Wylie Bush

Full disclosure: I was a little shy the first time I met Wylie Bush, the owner of Joe Bar, the sophisticated, hip, European yet welcoming coffee shop, small bar, and creperie where I practiced being cool and bided my time until I turned 21. I’d hole up in the loft with a cappuccino, my notebook, the newest edition of The Stranger and be deliriously happy for hours. Without Joe Bar, I don’t know what I would’ve done. Well, probably hung out at Vita instead. But without Joe Bar, my teenage years wouldn’t have been the same. Vita doesn’t have a loft. Or a one-eared rabbit.

Wylie is also part owner of The Corson Building, my new Seattle fixation, and a dead ringer for Abe Lincoln. He’s also BFF with Obama’s dog. Don’t believe me? See for yourself…

What skill do you want to learn?

How to fly in one of those squirrel suits. YouTube that s**t and you’ll want to do it too.

Food and drink you donʼt want to live without?

Tacos and Negro Modelo with a lime.

What’s the scariest thing you can think of?

I really don’t want to take you there. I would rather have a good time.

What is your favorite party supply?

Bouncy house

Your favorite book of the moment?

Horses and Hitches

Describe your dream party place.

Do you remember the 700 Club?

What is the evil version of you like?

Stick around when there is enough whiskey and find out.

What gives you confidence?

Kryptonite

Name four essential elements of a good party.

Music, smiles, games, wigs

What do you appreciate most about a party host?

That a plan has been made and the question “what can I bring?” has been answered.

Favorite adventure supply?

A headlamp

Describe the best party you ever attended.

We called it “A Fifth on the Fourth”. There were friends, music, fireworks, wigs, dancing, wrestling, bb guns, drinking, and I learned to fiddle.

Hotel room or campsite?

Ooooh, tough question. Two great places to have fun but I’m going to go with campsite.

Do you have a style icon?

Lawrence Welk

Where is your next adventure destination?

Parshall, CO.

If you could teach a class about anything in the world ever, what would you teach?

The fiddle

Your motto?

Shazzam

What is your spirit animal?

What is my spirit animal or what do I want it to be? Others would most likely say I’m a chipmunk with A.D.D. trying to find a nut, but I would like my spirit animal to be an orangutan. Who has anything bad to say about an orangutan? You’re super strong, orange and hairy, and you’d get to hang out with Clint Eastwood.