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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Portland: "Everybody is in a band"

"It's totally a slacker city."

Posted at 5:07 PM | Permalink

Comments (16)

I'm not in a band but I blog. That's cool too, right?

Eh, my Mom says I'm cool.

Posted by Brandon | July 23, 2008 6:10 PM

Mark your calendar. Because that was the official beginning of the end of whatever type of scene they were talking about.

Posted by Deeds | July 23, 2008 6:20 PM

Speaking of the extended french kiss the national media has been laying on our fair city, NPR had ANOTHER story about our beloved bike culture.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92836910

This one was complete with a city employee talking about the plan to make some roads miserable for cars, so that bikes can use them. He doesn't say "miserable" I don't believe, but something pretty close.

Portland, Oregon: Where 6% of the population pushes the other 94% around.

Posted by Deeds | July 23, 2008 6:25 PM

Guess who is in for a rude awakening and won't need to wait long?

Posted by Abe | July 23, 2008 6:56 PM

"Where 6% of the population pushes the other 94% around."
90 years of auto worship, trillions and trillions and trillions of dollars of exclusive infrastructure etc etc. Paint a few white lines for bike lanes and suddenly pure people are being imprisoned by the "other."

Loved the MTV piece. Twenty years ago I was editing a music magazine in England. Now I'm turning the volume way down and wondering how these guys make a living. What a sad old fart I've become.

Posted by Sherwood | July 23, 2008 7:24 PM

wow. now I finally understand the statement "Pop will eat itself."

does anybody in Portland under 30 realize there was live music and bands here before 5 years ago?

and that before media began gnawing off its own limbs in a frantic hunt for content, bands like those the video played for beer and their family--because they're not very good?

Posted by ecohuman | July 23, 2008 8:16 PM

The great thing is that ten years from now, half the band members in the video will be boring Republican accountants or life insurance agents fighting the crabgrass in their backyards on the weekends.

Posted by Robert Canfield | July 23, 2008 8:53 PM

About 45 seconds is all could stand of that clip.

The media that covers Portland, both local and national, is a perfect example of the 80/20 rule: 80% of the media represents about 20% of music listeners.

I wonder if MTV (or Willamette Week or the Mercury) ever considers showcasing 'musicians' who can actually play their instruments.

Posted by Chris McMullen | July 23, 2008 9:44 PM

"Oregon: Where 6% of the population pushes the other 94% around"

Funny...substitute land mass for population and thats how rural land owners feel.

Posted by Don | July 23, 2008 9:53 PM

I'm considering a move to Portland so I can peaceout. Does Portland have a psychodelic band with a happy vibe.

Posted by Zane | July 23, 2008 10:18 PM

The big question - will these guys have enough money to take a vacation this year?

Posted by native oregonian | July 24, 2008 6:17 AM

Wow...thanks for the video Jack.

Portland has reached over saturation on several levels. Spheres of life that come to mind are:

= Too many Bands
= Too many DJ's
= Too many Burlesque performers
= Too many GoGo Dancers
= Too many Strippers

Posted by PDX Renter | July 24, 2008 9:11 AM

Too many strippers is right. Although I choose not to visit those establishments, I have no problem with people that enjoy adult entertainment. However, do we really need to be confronted with signboards advertising LIVE NUDE DANCERS when we are driving down Sandy Blvd with our kids in the car? I've never seen so many strip bars in one town. A little discretion would be appreciated by this dad.

Posted by drivin' fool | July 24, 2008 10:06 AM

= Too many mediocre restaurants.

Especially those of the overpriced organically sustainable locally brought to you with the farmer's ass sweat still coating the leaves of your salad ilk. And they keep coming.

Posted by jake | July 24, 2008 12:11 PM

Like Portland is like totally organic like you know awesome like it's got everything like mountains and desert and stuff man like close by and like awesome beer like because dude we love our brew and it's like totally liberal man like you know? But it rains like alot man.

Posted by dm | July 24, 2008 1:55 PM

Jack,

Does Portland need an old guy band? May we rent your basement? It could be part of our nationwide Soft Food Tour.

Posted by Cousin Jim | July 25, 2008 1:20 AM

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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
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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