HIPPIE HURTS

RE: All-Ages Action! [Music, Nov 4], a preview of the week’s all-ages live music shows, including a concert performed by the Trey Anastasio Band.

HELLOโ€”This email is to confirm Morgan Troper’s poor writing and even shittier musical tastes. Why would you have Morgan, a confessed hater of reggae, jam music, and anything Phish-oriented, write a blurb about this past week’s Trey Annastasio [sic] concert? Instead of the hate and vitriol, how about getting a writer on your team to actually write something positive about musical acts coming through Portland? If I’m an out-of-town visitor reading Morgan, I think, “Wow, what a fucking asshole…”

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Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...