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FAILED MOVIES FIND FACEBOOK LIFE

October 7, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

How many times on a Facebook scroll do you find posts on failed movies, usually movies I haven’t seen to know if they failed, or how they failed, with a caption like: “Ignored and pulled from screens just after release has aged like fine wine.” Or, “while considered a failure on it’s first release it […]

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THE LAST NUCLEAR BLAST

October 6, 2026 by David Gillaspie Leave a Comment

The last nuclear blast ended WWII? Japan had a hard time deciding what to do, surrender unconditionally, or what. The ‘or what’ began with Hiroshima and ended with Nagasaki, skipping Kokura twice. I visited the two men in charge of the new nuclear bomb. They were quiet. So was I.

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CLASSIC PORTLAND RIVALRY

September 3, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Social media Portland isn’t for the weak of heart. It’s either heaven on earth, or a hell hole from the underworld sticky goo. If you showed up recently, things are looking better; if you’ve been here a minute you’ve seen the ups and downs. Lastly, if you’ve lived here your whole life? Uh oh.

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FULL MOON ROCK AND ROLL

August 29, 2026 by David Gillaspie

It’s best to have a full moon and rock and roll playing during a lunar eclipse. These ladies are showing the back catalogue. Which one’s pink? I don’t know, but I see the dark side of the moon. Music and celestial events go hand in hand, like Pink Floyd during a Pink Moon.

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ONE QUESTION, ONE ANSWER, OR . . .

August 19, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Ask one question, just one, and if you know each other, things start clicking, woman or man. If you don’t know each other? Good luck. Maybe don’t ask anything. It’s not any particular question we’re talking about; it could be anything. “Is that a new car?”

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LIFE BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA

August 18, 2026 by David Gillaspie

As a seasoned blogger I’ve grown immune to social media. Is someone who discovers boomerpdx on their own any different than someone who lands here based on algorithms and exposure? With subscription numbers I can present to sponsors as a metric, they are not. People, people like you, me, them, subscribe to blogs on a […]

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FOR THE LAST TIME: A LIST

August 15, 2026 by David Gillaspie

You come to the last time after too many bad burgers, bad drinks, and bad decisions. Enough is finally enough. This post was inspired by a short visit to a local tap house, the last such visit. What happened?

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MATTRESS SHOPPING + BABY BOOMER = MARRIAGE COUNSELING

August 14, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Go mattress shopping and expect to find more than a mattress. Like what? The outstanding feature to me is meeting people who quote $20,000 for a new bed. Sound normal to you? Not to me, and here’s why:

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THE GREEN BOOK MOVIE REVIEW

August 13, 2026 by David Gillaspie

I saw The Green Book after watching documentaries on Bill Russell and Quincy Jones. The sequence matters because real people in the docs had already explained in pretty stark terms how it was to be black. The harsh reality they told showed up in scene after scene in a different context. How different?

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AGING ALONG WITH QUINCY JONES, BILL RUSSELL, AND JERRY JONES

August 12, 2026 by David Gillaspie

Time goes on and we’re aging along and it’s still hurry, hurry, hurry? If you need to ask if it’s necessary, the answer is YES. But, maybe it’s just me? For better answers I watched documentaries about three men in their eighties.

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