November 2018

In 2009 Westside Seattle told the story of Ken Ahroni and Lucky Break Wishbone.

At that time the West Seattle resident was embroiled in a legal fight regarding the plastic turkey wishbone he had invented. After breaking one in1999 he wondered why no one had tried to make a plastic one, giving everyone a chance to make their wishes come true (even vegetarians). He went to extensive lengths to develop the product found initial success and then on the verge of going national, one of his potential customers, Sears, began selling their own version. The problem? It wasn't just competition. It was in Ahroni's view, copyright infringement. That legal fight would prove to be both lengthy and expensive. He won, and was awarded a $1.7 million judgement.

As marriage proposals go this one was unusual, funny, unexpected and wonderful. Chris Robinson (working with his younger brother Kyle and father Tim) put together a marriage proposal for Amanda Knox on Friday that will likely go down in history. Tim is the Publisher of Westside Seattle. 

They created a meteorite (really a stage prop) that included a seemingly alien plaque upon which the basic idea of the two who have been together since 2015 might enter marriage, though at the close of the proposal stunt Chris pops the question verbally. She said yes. 

There's no ring because she does not wear them and no firm date for the wedding has been set but if it's anything like the proposal you can expect the unusual.

Watch the video for the full, funny and off the wall production.

By Gwen Davis