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FOO FIGHTERS THERAPY

September 15, 2015 by

Do the Foo Fighters Love the Northwest Or Is It A Touring Coincidence? From Walla Walla to The Gorge to Portland in a couple weeks? Yep, they like it here, they really like it. My boys hit the road from Portland to Walla Walla for Gentlemen of the Road. It sounded like a Traveling Wilburys […]

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SPORTS TALK TAKES A TURN

August 29, 2015 by

That’s sports talk brand builder Colin Cowherd on the label of a Rogue beer. Dan Patrick has a beer with his name on it, not his picture, so score for Cowherd. Colin Cowherd is the ESPN guy who questioned Dan Patrick’s work ethic after the last Super Bow. Patrick answered by saying Cowherd was flexing […]

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MARTHA HULL IN PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET

July 17, 2015 by

Death’s Daughter And The Basket Of Kittens With Martha Hull In Portland. I had a mission one Saturday: Portland Saturday Market and Lagerfest. The first stop was a tribute to the inextinguishable flame of creativity; the second was an attempt to extinguish that flame in art beer. Only the first succeeded. You know how it […]

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BRIAN DOYLE STORM WARNING

July 8, 2015 by

A New Name For Literary Energy? Force Of Nature Brian Doyle. If you live in Portland long enough you can predict the weather. The Columbia Gorge freezes before ice storms hit town. Loaded rain clouds drift in the coast range extending their shadow. In spite of the recent heat wave, ice and rain are all […]

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BEN AFFLECK, MAN CRUSHED

July 1, 2015 by

Celebrity Divorce Changes Things. When you get married and have kids you need to be ready. Ready for what? Ready to say, “OK.” The old gang shows up ready to do old gang stuff. You’re ready too, until you look at your wife’s face. It’s the expression that doesn’t need words. Why? Because she’s said […]

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PORTLAND BLOGGER & ELLEN URBANI

June 5, 2015 by

Willamette Writer Thrills Portland Blogger. Join a writers group, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. They were right on both counts. Join Willamette Writers and have some fun. Some meetings are more fun than others, but they all begin with promise. Show up early at the Old Church in Portland to network with other […]

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BOOMER MOTHER’S DAY MEMORY GUIDE

May 9, 2015 by

Which Day Is More Important Than Boomer Mother’s Day? Tomorrow is Mother’s Day in America. The rest of the world? Not so sure. All the moms out there deserve their day. No doubts about it. But when it’s your mom, and she’s passed, like so many boomers’ moms, the day drives those feelings right to […]

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MY BATMAN, YOUR SUPERMAN

April 21, 2015 by

How Ben Affleck Digs Into  Batman. To all who’ve seen the leaked Batman vs Superman trailer: Do you really care if Ben Affleck plays Batman? Does it matter who plays Superman? Super heroes make actors. What did Tobey Maguire do before Spiderman? Well, lots of things. He was a child actor. Which role identifies him: […]

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NIGEL JAQUISS: KING BREAKER

April 16, 2015 by

You’re A Big Deal? Got A Few Cracks? Nigel Jaquiss Knows.   Nigel who? I’ll say it so you don’t have to. Nigel Jaquiss. Writes for Willamette Week. (Will-aa-met.) Either he’s got it going or his first name does. Google Nigel, only Nigel, and he shows up #2 behind Nigel Hayes. Nigel who? Nigel Hayes […]

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THE ENGLISH WAY IN U.S.

April 13, 2015 by

Cultural Drama Or Living Hell In The English Way? Are you Angliophallic? Angliophilic? Angliophobic? Either way, Oregon can’t get enough British TV. America absorbs the English way fast. Cast Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Moore in Downton Abbey and wait for the cheers. King Arthur’s Round Table on Doc Martin? Who would blink an eye? As […]

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