Yes, I tagged this as both drunk and sports. Because there is no better sport to watch while drunk than Monster Trucking! I also think that Monster Trucking is best performed when drunk. I mean, how drunk do you have to be to decide you want to do a back flip in your Monster Truck? […]
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A New “Between Two Ferns”!
I am getting so good at posting these “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” video shorts that I don’t even have to check the spelling of his name! BTW, if you’re waiting for these things to stop being funny, you’re going to be sorely disappointed by this outing co-starring Bradley Cooper and a very special […]
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Drinkers Beware
I remember a Mercury party some years ago that was sponsored by Sparks, just when the sweet methamphetic bee nectar was hitting the market. There were big iced barrels full of cans, along with little battery strips. The strips worked like this: press one and hold it to your forehead and a thermometer-like meter would […]
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Staying Upright
One of the best things about being a food editor is that I’m always learning. I love learning. After all, I didn’t spring full grown from James Beard’s forehead. Today I learned about as much as I ever wanted to about producing beer through open fermentation. The impetus for this learning came from this somewhat […]
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Let’s Do the “Jam WOW!”
You enjoyed the “Slap Chop Rap”—hence you will enjoy this. Mercury editorial is cutting out for a picnic, so have a great weekend! (Dear Attorney General Kroger: Please delay any charges filed against Sam Adams until Monday a.m. at the earliest. Thanks!!)
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Blitzed: Five Fired in Management Shakeup
Five people have been fired from Blitz Bars in an argument that appears to have hinged on an image shift in the once and future sports bars. Televisions have been removed from walls in the bars only to be hastily returned, along with the bars’ signature menu item, totchos, which also disappeared briefly. On Monday […]
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Trivia @ Club 21: The Morning After
I woke up with SUCH a feeling of glee this morning, knowing I got to post these pictures on the internet today. Look! It’s Graham kissing Sarah! AHAHHAHAHAAHAHA!!! I’m not even going to attempt a recap of trivia last night (the pictures will tell the whole sodden story), but we did learn some things: Graham […]
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Weekly Leftovers
Some stuff you might want to know: Upright Brewing Company, the new kids brewing away in the basement of the Leftbank Project, have started dragging their brew into the light of day. I’m excited to see what they’ve produced useing that notoriously difficult open fermentation process. A firkin of their #6 will be tapped tomorrow […]
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Why You’re Better at Trivia Than I Am
As a gentle reminder, don’t forget to join us tonight at Club 21 (corner of NE 21st & Sandy) for the monthly-ish Blogtown Meetup Trivia Night at 8 pm. As Alison stated earlier, the last meetup was super fun, so be sure to suppress your anxiety long enough to introduce yourself (we’ll be hovering around […]
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Trivia @ Club 21: Tonight!
In an intersection of milieux that is not NEARLY as uncomfortable as you think it will be, it’s time once again for Mercury/Blogtown trivia night at Club 21 (2035 NE Glisan). Show up, we’ll cobble together some teams, and you’ll quickly find that trivia provides a convenient pretext for conversation far more interesting than, “So, […]
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Tom Robbins: Still Relevant?
When I was a quasi-hippie, living in the ashram ghettos of Ashland, Oregon, I was turned on to Tom Robbins by a mathematician housemate who’d taken the name Ocean. Between massive bong hits and coughing jags we somehow managed to have an almost lucid conversation in which the book Jitterbug Perfume was cited as crucial […]
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Trivia @ Club 21
TriviaCat Wants YOU. Mercury/Blogtown trivia night hangout time, this Thursday, Club 21, 8ish. It was fun last time; it will be fun again. See you there?