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Friday, December 2, 2005

Sounds good to me

The Portland Development Commission gets it right once in a while. Here's a recent project of theirs that I can get behind.

Posted at 12:08 PM | Permalink

Comments (17)

theoretical question: if Bruce Springsteen was hired as the director of the PDC, would you spontaneously combust?

Posted by Rod | December 2, 2005 2:36 PM

He he! No, it would be great. He's not a condo kinda guy.

Posted by Jack Bog | December 2, 2005 2:40 PM

No, no, no... Bruce Springsteen for U.S. Senate! Call NJ Governor-elect Jon Corzine and tell him to appoint Springsteen to fill the seat...

Posted by Kari Chisholm | December 2, 2005 3:01 PM

I found PDC's explaination for this project.
Apparently the Monday night Jam session is to counter the friday night traffic Jam.
And the PDC believes good music reduces Urban Blight.

I'm down with that.

Posted by steve schopp | December 2, 2005 3:42 PM

The Wild, The Innocent, and the Eastside Shuffle.

Posted by bill mcdonald | December 2, 2005 9:51 PM

I miss the Euphoria Tavern.

Posted by Jack Bog | December 2, 2005 10:02 PM

I saw two jazz greats at the Euphoria Tavern: Eddie Harris and Charles Mingus, but through the haze I can't remember if they were the same night, in the same band!
I do remember Charles Mingus pressed down a string and plucked it with one hand and then did the same with his other hand, so he produced two bass lines at once going different directions. That much I'm sure of, and Eddie had so many effects on his sax that it made one hell of a buzz between songs. Speaking of one hell of a buzz.

Posted by bill mcdonald | December 3, 2005 12:11 AM

What about the Jazz Quarry? The Hobbit? (Now a Walgreens...sheesh.)

My favorite club was Jazz de Opus. Irreplaceable.

Despite living close, I haven't been back to Produce Row since a date threw a glass of Russian Imperial Stout in my face. Sorta hard to feel cool in a place after that.

I think the point here, though, is that there's a place for city help for our small business community. That this is the exception rather than the rule, though, is the problem.

Posted by Frank Dufay | December 3, 2005 12:53 AM

We don't have enough money to keep the bad guys in jail, repair (or build) roads, maintain our public buildings (such as schools). But we have enough dough for this? Real cool, cats.

Posted by Molly | December 3, 2005 8:59 AM

Molly, I hear you. I also imagine a recording studio owner who pulled it together without help, suddenly having to struggle more because the PDC wants to get into the music business. But years ago I skipped paying a bill so I could get a wah-wah pedal. Music is like the space program for me. Economic logic is not a factor, so it's money well spent. I wish PGE would give back the billion so we could buy every kid in Portland a recording studio.

Posted by bill mcdonald | December 3, 2005 9:46 AM

You're sitting in front of one right now. Just hook up a mike and you're off.

Posted by Jack Bog | December 3, 2005 10:01 AM

True, but I use the computer for comedy and record on a Korg 1600, that I can take to the live gigs.

Posted by bill mcdonald | December 3, 2005 10:46 AM

I, too, enjoy music. I sang my way through Europe for 6 weeks a million years ago. But this is a matter of identifying what the government should legitimately be able to spend my hard-earned dollars on. In my considered opinion, this ain't it.

Posted by Molly | December 4, 2005 10:09 AM

Oh, and Bill, just imagine how you would feel if you had to skip paying that bill because the government decided to buy a wah-wah pedal on your dime.

Posted by Molly | December 4, 2005 10:12 AM

bill, i can tell ya that wasn't Charlie Mingus on bass with Eddie. i know this doug fir sure.
It was probably some lame ass white guy from portland.

John Mazzocco

Posted by John Mazzocco | December 5, 2005 2:59 PM

Probably that dude from the Stilettos.

Posted by Jack Bog | December 5, 2005 3:35 PM

Nah, he can't play....never could. good lookin though!
jm

Posted by john Mazzocco | December 6, 2005 10:07 AM

In Vino Veritas

Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs

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Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 26
At this date last year: 15
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269