This week, my liver and I have been enjoying Integrity Spirits. Well, I’ve been enjoying it—my liver, not so much. While working on a Lush Life column for next weeks Mercury I’ve had the opportunity to spend some time with Integrity’s 12 Bridges gin. While sipping it at my desk here in the news room, […]
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Lose at Pool, Get a Flaming Dolphin Tattoo
If you’re looking for something fun to do this Sunday afternoon (July 20), GET A LOAD OF THIS! Head on down to Roscoe’s (at 8105 SE Stark) at 4 pm for their monthly FLAMING DOLPHIN POOL TOURNAMENT. Here’s how it works: You put your name into a bucket and every month two names are drawn. […]
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“Dude… Batman Blew Up My Car!”
Going to see The Dark Knight this weekend? Well, here’s a scene you WON’T see in the movie! Ever wonder about the poor innocent bystanders whose personal property is destroyed in these summer action thrillers? Well, watch the disturbing aftermath when Batman totally effs up this poor guy’s car!
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Monday Bloody Monday
The Place: McMenamins, Hotel Oregon – Rooftop Bar What Prompted the Visit: A very late night of BBQ cocktails with friends ended in a sweaty disco dance party in the living room of my apartment. Things were broken, people fell over and I fell off the smoking wagon. A 90 degree car ride to Lincoln […]
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Absolut Galifianakis: The Final Chapter!
Regular Blogtownies already know I am perversely attracted to comedian Zach Galifiankis and in particular his Absolut Vodka trilogy made with the comic team of Tim and Eric. For a refresher course check out the hilarious PART ONE, and then the equally hilarious PART TWO. And finally, with today’s video, the trilogy is complete. The […]
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Summer Boozy Goodness: Honors
The weather keeps being nice and we keep being drunk. Here’s what you should make this weekend! In honor of Integrity Spirits releasing their Trillium Absinthe Superieure—only the second absinthe to be bottled in the U.S.—I’m posting a classic New Orleans cocktail recipe. The Sazerac has been around for quite some time and was originally […]
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Got Herpes? Want to Teleport?
Many of us suffer from genital herpes — and by “us” I mean “you” and not “me.” However, now there’s a great new PILL on the market that not only allegedly cures herpes (but most probably doesn’t), it also provides another very useful, and kind of horrifying side effect. Check out the following hilarious infomercial […]
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Monday Bloody Monday
The Place: KJ’s Bar and Grill What Prompted the Visit: A grand hangover from two days of patriotic fervor. Not only had the alcohol done me in, but waking up at 11 am on a Sunday morning with a splitting headache and the awful knowledge that gas prices are continuing to spike, job losses are […]
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Secret’s Out
Last night Ned and I bailed on the Builders and the Butchers show at the Wonder, after I proved unable to contain my irritation at the band’s old-timey schtick. (Three times I’ve seen them! I’ve tried. I could see getting excited about them in a smaller venue, but I’ve only seen them in big rooms […]
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Summer Boozy Goodness
It’s your weekly summer cocktail recipe blog! Well, I’m ready to get all boozed up like a true-blue patriot on this long holiday weekend. That means shots and beer, friends. But I’m sure somewhere around Saturday morning I’ll want to take a quick break from the Wild Turkey and Old Style (Go Cubbies!) to add […]
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Monday Bloody Monday
The Place: The Maiden What Prompted the Visit: Whiskey and Friday night, starting early with Kitty then meeting friends at Clinton Street Pub for continued whiskey abuse. A drunken stumble found us at home where we forwent formality and sipped straight from the bottle while talking to one another in an inexplicable Irish brogue. At […]
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Monday Food News You Can Use
To begin this short week, I thought I’d give you some local food news! This will make sense later… keep reading… Nick’s Coney Island has re-opened on Hawthorne. Info gleaned from portlandfood.org suggests that the place has become cleaner and tastier over their relatively short hiatus. This re-opening may prompt a review for Last Supper. […]