Sign o' the Times (1996)

In honor of election day (you can't complain if you don't vote!), here's a photo I took in downtown Portland in 1996. After Mariner superstar Ken Griffey Jr. led his team through a thrilling playoff run in '95, Nike banked on a repeat scenario for the fall of '96. Unfortunately, the M's didn't make the playoffs and the ad campaign fizzled out. Still, it was cool seeing a 30-foot-tall rendering of my then-favorite ballplayer.