I've never had a salmon and chocolate parfait.

And you never will!

Haha. Awesome. But John's a lot more than the doorman! He's the Membership Director, and a great guy! And the Ferrari's gone, unfortunately. Sold it and using the money to make offers on 4-plexes. That's not nearly as sexy, I know.

You've got the analysis of that presentation right, too. Really don't think the audience had any idea about all the dissent and controversy around the design. Brandman came across as a competent guy, but not even mentioning any of the problems seemed really disingenuous.

@Reymont: That last sentence of yours pretty much sums up what I've seen from CRC staff. It's a very carefully crafted message that puts everything in the absolute best light possible. It sucks to see after having stood out in the cold with a No CRC sign so many times.

And I'm dying to go inside the Club. Let me know if you're feeling charitable for another one of these. Drinks on me!

@ Reymont,

Are you a UC member? Can you ask them to host the next B-town meetup?

I will wear pants.

@Oregometry - Sure, I'll see what's coming up.

@Colin - Pants? Listen, fool me once, good on you, but...

The oyster stew is best in town. Not enough private clubs left in Portland, most pooped out in the early 70s. Good story if a Merc intern can crash the UC, Town Club, Arlington, Estacada VFW, etc. in one evening, laugh at the grownups, compare Tom Collins, bartender's sense of humor as he throws you out or somesuch.