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LONG RELATIONSHIPS? I’M A FAN

August 27, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Long relationships that have stood the test of time amaze me. Call me befuddled, bemused, bewildered. How can anyone do it, let alone me? The first thing is finding anyone able to put up with your crap. It’s works even better when they don’t consider your crap to be crap. Take my wife, please.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bad boyfriend, beer, being married, drink beer, friends, friendship, getting married, good will, honor, honorable, hope, kids, long relationships, long time married, married, relationships, thankful, trust, trustworthy, you

NEW IDEA GETS OLD TOO SOON?

August 19, 2024 by David Gillaspie

Remember that new idea that was going to change everything? It was so obvious, so perfect. What happened? You forgot about it, didn’t write it down. Or one of your trusted sources said, “Your new idea will never work.”

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: advice, bad words, beer, diet, drink, drink beer, eat less, exercise, exercise more, fat shame, good advice, grows old, kids, let it fly, losing weight, music, musical talent, new idea, Safeway, Silence, small changes, story, story telling, Weight Loss

TAPPHORIA TAP HOUSE AT TEN YEARS

July 16, 2024 by David Gillaspie

There’s good news and bad news: The good news: Tapphoria Tap House is a mile away from my house. The bad news: A mile away and I’ve walked it. They couldn’t be any closer. The best news? Ten years in, baby.

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HOW TO BLUES FEST ON JULY 4TH

July 5, 2024 by David Gillaspie

The Blues Fest, or Waterfront Blues Festival, can be tricky. From once showing up with two cans of food for admission to now, it’s been a long strange trip. Back then you’d go in, drink beer, walk around, get something to eat, drink beer, and leave. Today it’s reservations and lobster rolls before going in. […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, blues, blues fest, blues music, drink beer, drones, FLYOVER, food, improvisational parking, independence day, July Fourth, lobster rolls, looking forward, music, reservations, Waterfront Blues Festival

A ‘CERTAIN AGE’ FOR CHANGE?

July 15, 2022 by David Gillaspie

What does a ‘certain age’ mean? If we all understand numbers, why not use a number? Because of the controversy. But don’t worry, I’ve cracked the ‘certain age’ code.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: aging, alcohol, baby boomer, Baby Boomers, beer, beer drinking, boomers, cancer, certain age, drink beer, health warning, heart health, life question, old age, young adults

BEER HERE: CELEBRATING THE END OF LEAF SEASON

December 3, 2020 by David Gillaspie

The beer here needs a refresher from the Olde Country. How olde? Belgium old, German old, Czech old. That old. Maybe the oldest? Since it was a celebration for the end of Leaf Season, the beer here had to be extra special.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: beer, beer here, drink beer, german beer, johns market, leaf season, Portland beer

DRINK BEER OUTSIDE? FOLLOWING ORDERS FROM 10 BARREL

August 9, 2020 by David Gillaspie

If drink beer outside sounds like an order to follow, then you’re a true Oregonian. Drink beer outside at the coast? Why, of course. What else would you want to do? Go fishing? Naw.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: 10barrel brewing, bastendorff beach, beer, drink, drink beer, horsfall beach, oregon beach, Oregon beer, Oregon Coast, oregon coastline, Oregonian, seaweed, Southwest Oregon Coast, sunset beach

Oregon BrewFest 2018 Featuring Famous Mandy Hat

July 30, 2018 by David Gillaspie

In a tradition unlike any other, the Oregon brewfest is more than tossing beers down on a hot day. It’s civic involvement. I’d like to think every big beer event carries similar goals. If it’s only about drinking beer you can do that in your garage, or living room, or backyard. But it’s […]

Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: allow me, art, beer, brewfest, bronze, civics, civics lesson, drink, drink beer, oregon brewers festival, Portland, Portland beer, Portland Oregon, public boozing, rose festival, sculpture, statue, unbrella man, Vera Katz, waterfront park