12/23/2009
12/12/2009
LAST NIGHT:
White Fang
ugh...really? Has the Portland music scene really regressed this far???
It's like this band pulled together every big fad in popular white boy "indie" music and tried to mash it all together. Only they forgot the crucial element of adding something original to the mix. As it stands, this band reeks of nothing more than five guys in desperate need of attention.
Dirty Mittens
These guys (and ladies) were the surprise of the night. I've been reading a lot about this group for a while now, but had yet to see them play anywhere. They're pretty wonderful, and deserving of the praise they've been getting.
The Thermals
What else can I say? This was my fifth or sixth time seeing them, and they were in top form. They unveiled a number of new songs that have already been recorded for the next album(?!?), hit the highlights from the last two albums, and dug out some nice gems from the earlier albums. The older stuff was quite as manic or energetic as it once was, but it's still fun as hell and it holds up well.
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TODAY:
Trekked downtown for Tuba Christmas in Pioneer Square with Mike & Mark and some more of their people. It was interesting and fun, in spite of the 90+ year old conductor who had some long~winded story or another to tell between songs.
Lunch at Rock Bottom, and a jaunt around the Apple store afterwards.
Melt Banana is tonight.
White Fang
ugh...really? Has the Portland music scene really regressed this far???
It's like this band pulled together every big fad in popular white boy "indie" music and tried to mash it all together. Only they forgot the crucial element of adding something original to the mix. As it stands, this band reeks of nothing more than five guys in desperate need of attention.
Dirty Mittens
These guys (and ladies) were the surprise of the night. I've been reading a lot about this group for a while now, but had yet to see them play anywhere. They're pretty wonderful, and deserving of the praise they've been getting.
The Thermals
What else can I say? This was my fifth or sixth time seeing them, and they were in top form. They unveiled a number of new songs that have already been recorded for the next album(?!?), hit the highlights from the last two albums, and dug out some nice gems from the earlier albums. The older stuff was quite as manic or energetic as it once was, but it's still fun as hell and it holds up well.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TODAY:
Trekked downtown for Tuba Christmas in Pioneer Square with Mike & Mark and some more of their people. It was interesting and fun, in spite of the 90+ year old conductor who had some long~winded story or another to tell between songs.
Lunch at Rock Bottom, and a jaunt around the Apple store afterwards.
Melt Banana is tonight.
12/11/2009
10/16/2009
Apple Festival
Mike, Mark, Michael, T.J., Jay, and myself had a grand afternoon at the Portland Apple Festival at Portland Nursery; lunch at Laughing Planet; afterwards at Pied Cow.
A lovely day.
10/15/2009
critque
Alligator
Bridging the gap between '70s camp and '80s cheese, Alligator is 90 minutes of time well wasted. Words can not express the sheer ridiculousness of this "film."
Chained Heat
Real tits, full bush, and forced lesbianism, Chained Heat is 95 minutes of frumpy Linda Blair and bad frizzy hair. Words can not express the sheer ridiculousness of this "film."
Some Kind of Wonderful
Nothing more than Pretty in Pink with the characters' genders switched, Some Kind of Wonderful is 95 minutes of twenty-something-year-old "teenagers" and Lea Thompson refusing to emote. Words can not express how shitty and unecessary this "film" is.
Mash Tun
Sunday, Vadim and I checked out the Mash Tun Brewpub on NE Alberta. It was decent, in my opinion: not awful, not wonderful. Their BLATO (bacon, lettuce, avocado, tomato, onion [and mayo]) sandwich was tasty; and I'm usually not much of a beer drinker, but I thought their Penfold Porter was pretty good. Though part of that could be rooted in my love for this guy.
If you're in the area, give it a shot; but I wouldn't make a special trip out to the place.
recent
Tuesday
~~ into town to kill some time before appointment with the podiatrist; realise I left all my insurance info at home; back home; back into town for appointment.
~~ per the podiatrist: all of my recent foot pain/problems stem from tight muscles and tendons which aren't giving much slack to each other. So, I have a twice~daily stretching regiment, heel elevations, orthopedic inserts, and a sleeptime brace to help ease the stress on one of the tendons of my left foot.
~~ late lunch with Mike at Kornblatt's. One day, we will catch them before the salt bagels are gone.
~~ *enormous* apple fritter from Voodoo Doughnut and quick visit with Vadim
~~ darkroom class at Newspace. Printed on fiber paper for the first time. Time consuming, but worth it.
Wednesday
~~ bus ride into SE for therapist appointment, only to be told my appointment is next week.
~~ work
~~ help out with Michael Chabon's reading/event.
~~ series of weird, random txts from some unknown number in Yakima, WA.
~~ guy at bus stop tried scamming me for/out of something; earbuds in and music playing, so didn't hear his speil or react; he walked away.
~~ into town to kill some time before appointment with the podiatrist; realise I left all my insurance info at home; back home; back into town for appointment.
~~ per the podiatrist: all of my recent foot pain/problems stem from tight muscles and tendons which aren't giving much slack to each other. So, I have a twice~daily stretching regiment, heel elevations, orthopedic inserts, and a sleeptime brace to help ease the stress on one of the tendons of my left foot.
~~ late lunch with Mike at Kornblatt's. One day, we will catch them before the salt bagels are gone.
~~ *enormous* apple fritter from Voodoo Doughnut and quick visit with Vadim
~~ darkroom class at Newspace. Printed on fiber paper for the first time. Time consuming, but worth it.
Wednesday
~~ bus ride into SE for therapist appointment, only to be told my appointment is next week.
~~ work
~~ help out with Michael Chabon's reading/event.
~~ series of weird, random txts from some unknown number in Yakima, WA.
~~ guy at bus stop tried scamming me for/out of something; earbuds in and music playing, so didn't hear his speil or react; he walked away.
10/11/2009
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