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Pieces of Nick
The picture. It was late. Nick had been invited to the opening of a new exhibit at Pittock Mansion. As his Parks guy, I went with him. We got an amazing tour of the things the public don’t see, hidden … Continue reading
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Tagged City Hall, Gary Bockman, Nick Fish, PIR, Portland, Portland City Hall, Portland International Raceway, Portland Parks, TeamFish, We The People
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When a Poison Idea is No Longer Lethal
In downtown Portland, around midnight, at the corner of 3rd and Burnside, the apocalypse is upon us. OK, not all of us, but maybe for a few hundred souls wearing all manner of inscribed black t-shirts. In my new book, I tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Junkie, Poison Idea, Portland, Punk Rock, Toody Cole, Voodoo Donuts
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If It Isn’t On MY Phone . . . It Didn’t Happen
I have become a true aficionado of Portland street violence. No really, I savor every riot, every confrontation and each unpermitted march like a vintage of fine wine. Each clash is an expression of the Portland terroir. I won’t critique the street … Continue reading
Racist!!! Whatever Dude
I chose to hover somewhere just left of center in the American political drama. What was I thinking? Some days I live I a vertiginous nightmare spinning from one political extreme to the other. It must be nice to live … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Democrats, Portland, racist, Trump, white privilege, White Supremacist, white supremacy, Woke
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Voting from the Middle
The mailman just delivered our property tax bill and mail-in ballots. With my larger project well underway, this inspires me to take a pause and consider the mid-term elections. A few years into my time working in Portland City … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018 Mid-Terms, Democrat, Kate Brown, Knute Buehler, Non-afiliated, Portland, Portland City Hall, Republican
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Nostalgia and the Typewriter
Nostalgia is tricky. You can bath in it or just feel it as a gentle rain. It can hold you and put lead in your shoes or awaken you and set you running out the door. As with any memory, … Continue reading
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Tagged California Typewriter, Nostalgia, Olympia DeLuxe Portable, Portland, Typewriter
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Portland City Hall: It’s the System Stupid
Portland City government is badly broken but not in the way that some people think. The public servants in City Hall work hard in a world of constraints, endless demands and never enough money or time to meet outsized expectations. … Continue reading
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Tagged City Government, Garbage Night, Portland, Portland City Commissiners, Portland City Hall
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Sticks and Stones…
Today, George W. Bush made the case against the rise of Trumpism. I don’t doubt the fact that Bush is a genuine patriot deeply concerned about the state of our republic. While I could go into a “lying sack of … Continue reading
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Tagged American creed, George W Bush, Portland, rasist, white supremacy
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The Problem with Portland’s Lawn Sign
Dog walking around my neighborhood I see dozens of Portland’s favorite lawn sign. It must have a generic, shorthand name known but to a few. I ain’t the few. There was a time when I was a Unitarian. I enjoyed … Continue reading
The Joy of the Broken Urinal Blues
Half the world has no idea what it is like for a guy to piss in a rock and roll club. Women are better for it. Last week I went out to see my buddies in the band Volcker. (Yea, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ash Street Saloon, La Luna, Men's Room, Portland, Rock Clubs, Satyricon, Volcker
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