Once again a major company (this time it’s the makers of Klondike Bars) have asked their customers to make a commercial for them (which will save them hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a ton of work they don’t feel like doing). Yet once again they enforce ridiculous rules on the commercials such as “no […]
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Two Page Minimum: Out Backward
(Welcome to my not-very-regular blog column Two Page Minimum, wherein I take a new book out to happy hour, and give it a few minutes to grab my attention. Two Page Minimum is my judgment on that speed-dating experience.) Who’s your date today? Out Backward by Ross Raisin. Where’d you go?The virtually un-Googleable sports bar […]
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Upright Brewing Company to Concoct Suds at Leftbank
Last Friday, brewer Alex Ganum announced that his new business, Upright Brewing Company, will take residence in the Leftbank Project. The brewery will occupy Leftbank’s basement, right below the ballroom where a good deal of Portland’s jazz history took place. In fact, that history informed the name of Ganum’s enterprise. From his introductory post: The […]
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Best (Cake) Blog Evah: Cake Wrecks
I love me some cake, but I love the monstrosities at Cake Wrecks more than I could possibly express. They are ugly, offensive and just plain wrong. The best thing about Cake Wrecks (aside from the amazing commentary) is that the cakes were created by “professionals.” Not only have these creations gone screwy on the […]
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Thou Shalt Not Ride a Motorcycle in Church
God puts up with a lot of shit. However, He really doesn’t put up with youth pastors trying to impress the kids by riding a motorcycle in church. (You can almost feel His mighty hand throwing that bike into the wall!)
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Monday Bloody Monday
The Place: The Florida Room, 435 N. Killingsworth, 287-5658 What Prompted the Visit: Tequila and surf rock fueled my attempt to out-dance everyone at the Clinton Street dance party on Saturday. This was not very difficult to do. To begin with, the band, Satan’s Pilgrims, was absolutely amazing. Also, I was good and drunk. Additionally, […]
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Summer Boozy Goodness
About five years ago, my wife Kitty and I went on our first date. After a day on elusive Elk Island, we hit Goodwill (yeah yeah, “what precious hipster thing to do” blah blah blah) for some shopping. While I was looking for records, she was checking out the books. She came out of the […]
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Your HILARIOUS Caption Here!
Parked outside the Mercury office today… “Well, I guess I know what I’ll be doing after work…” Please provide your hilarious captions in the comments below!
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Oregon Brewers Festival
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to get into the Oregon Brewers Festival‘s Brewers Dinner in Tom McCall Waterfront Park. And if the 26 brews on tap are any indication of what to expect, then you will be sure to find some amazing suds this year. Although the beer last night was only being served for […]
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OLCC Launches a Blog
The OLCC’s going high tech: They launched a blog this week. This has the potential to be a great blog, especially if the OLCC starts posting the nitty gritty allegations at troubled clubs (like the agency’s notes on Greek Cusina). For now, though, it’s a little wonky, delving into OLCC policies like the prohibition on […]
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Monday Bloody Monday
Strange. No bloody mary this weekend. I would have thought shopping under the influence of Long Island iced teas or roasting chicken to Tom Waits and rye whiskey might have done the trick. At least the giddy trip down Powell (walking, natch) to watch the talented aerial entertainers at the Lucky Devil Lounge and an […]
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Oranjeboom Summer
I ain’t much of a beer drinker, but at both Saturday and Sunday’s cookouts, a beer I’ve never seen, or at least never noticed, turned up: Oranjeboom, brewed in Holland (according to Wikipedia there’s a UK version too), means “orange tree,” and maybe it’s the power of suggestion but I could swear there was a […]