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IAN KARMEL’S BOOMER GYM ALERT

July 25, 2015 by

Based On Ian Karmel And Everything As F##k: A Warning Voice From His Generation To Boomers. Too many fitness fanatics urge us to better health. And we ignore them. You can’t ignore Ian Karmel. The Portland comedian and Portland Mercury columnist writes about his gym experience, the same gym experience boomers have been dodging. What […]

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MARCUS MARIOTA: WORTH WHAT?

April 8, 2015 by

Freddie Coleman Asks His ESPN Radio Listeners: What’s Marcus Mariota Worth? A man from New Jersey came on 1080 The Fan Tuesday night. Between 9 and 9:30 Pacific Time, which is 12:00-12:30 his time, the Jersey Boy said Marcus Mariota is worth mortgaging your team the next five years for. Keep in mind his team […]

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CHIP KELLY, SPORTS, AND LOYALTY

March 6, 2015 by

What are the Eagles doing? Ask Chip Kelly. Their coach end runs the entire organization and ends up with the final say on personnel. Chip Kelly trades or releases the sort of players other coaches pine for. And he does it more often than most. Didn’t someone explain to him that he’s a coach. He’s […]

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10 BOOMERPDX LESSONS FROM THE 2014 NFL SEASON

February 5, 2015 by

Be Smarter In 2015.  10. Smart coaches hire smarter assistants. And stay out of their way. Teams don’t get better with retread coaches barking the same song. George Allen isn’t walking through that door. Mike Ditka and Jimmy Johnson off the ‘for hire’ list for a reason? Who in your life drains the joy and […]

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1080 THE FAN GOES ON A HOST HUNT

January 19, 2015 by

Admit it, you’ve been in someone’s car with sports talk radio on and thought, “Please just shut up.” But they don’t turn it down. The driver won’t change the station. You don’t ask. The radio hosts keep repeating things three times. You wonder who the last two are for since you heard it the first […]

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3 DATING TIPS FOR MILLENNIALS FROM BOOMERPDX

October 24, 2014 by

Another Case Of Helicopter Parenting, Or Planning For A Better Future? The older the Baby Boomer, the more they realize fragile life. More than that, they realize how fragile relationships are. How fragile? More delicate than an antique Haviland Le Bresil tea cup. That fragile. Drop one of those babies and feel instant regret. “$510? You […]

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INVITATION FROM PORTLAND: WHAT’S MY NAME?

September 8, 2014 by

An old Russian saying explains it this way: The much loved are called by many names. With that in mind, Portland must be much loved by the number of names it has. Stump Town. Soccer City, USA. River City. Rip City. Rose City. Beervana. Bridge City. And they all fit. Just like weather that changes […]

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HOW GoLocalPDX IMPROVES OREGON

September 3, 2014 by

A Local Source For BoomerPDX Endorses GoLocalPDX For Good Journalism. Before Portland becomes the go-to city for all things hipster and start-up, GoLocalPDX spills the beans on why not to move here. Maybe it’s an inside joke from a company who recently opened their own Portland outlet? GoLocal started on the other side of America, […]

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OREGON COACHING SCANDALS

August 5, 2014 by

If the old shower whizzer could do it right, what’s wrong with the rest of the coaches? When athletes get paid huge sums to play their game, people pay attention. The money draws eyes to see if a player is worth the investment. It’s the opposite of rec-league friends and parents in the stands. The […]

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JULY, THE MAJOR MONTH FOR KEVIN LOVE

July 23, 2014 by

Major fans of major league sports hate July in Oregon. It means waiting for NFL training camps, waiting for college football to explode. Again. If you’re not waiting, you probably checked on the NBA Summer League. The players make you believe greatness is in them until you notice third year players on the Blazer roster. […]

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