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« Reply #150 on May 10, 2012, 11:12am » | |
Totally. I'm likely staying on Hawthorne. Where is that in relation to y'all?
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« Reply #151 on May 10, 2012, 11:26am » | |
Extremely close, and the biggest beer bar in town is like exactly halfway between us and Hawthorne.
Are you staying at the hostel? That's a really nice hostel.
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« Reply #152 on May 10, 2012, 11:32am » | |
Potentially. It's an awesome one right? It's up in the air right now. My friend and I are Dr. Garbanzouring out if we want to stay with friends or if we want to fly under the radar. =)
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« Reply #153 on May 10, 2012, 11:35am » | |
It's actually the most rad hostel I've ever seen. Very classy, very 'Portland'.
So what's the occasion? And who is your friend?
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« Reply #154 on May 10, 2012, 11:49am » | |
I camped in the backyard of that hostel and had such a good time!
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« Reply #155 on May 10, 2012, 11:56am » | |
May 10, 2012, 11:49am, weenie wrote:| I camped in the backyard of that hostel and had such a good time! |
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Say what? That sounds fun...
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« Reply #156 on Jun 1, 2012, 11:53am » | |
I'm on my way to Portland later. Anyone along the way up to grab a quick beer and talk Sasquatch, text me.
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« Reply #157 on Jun 1, 2012, 12:23pm » | |
How long will you be in town, and where are you staying?
We'd love to see you.
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« Reply #158 on Jun 4, 2012, 3:38am » | |
I just mentioned this to Stormy on facebutt, but Lucy and I are considering stopping by Portland on our way to Seattle August 8th (HELP ME FIND HER A TICKET PLEASE) for Sigur Ros with Pea. Which of you guys will be in the area and want to help show us a good time and possibly give us a place to crash of need be?!?
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Mar 5, 2013, 1:11am, jasonburrito wrote:| NO REAL NAMES Dr. GarbanzoINSKI |
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Mar 8, 2012, 1:23pm, peatrick wrote:Are you fucking kidding me?
Guys I saw a bird today. Do you think that means I'm going to turn into a bird? |
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« Reply #159 on Jun 4, 2012, 12:06pm » | |
We have an extra bedroom. The bed is not huge but it is a bed. We also have two couches and you are welcome to stay if you want. Switchy and Wonk should come out, too.
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Apr 13, 2013, 1:08am, weenie wrote:But seriously...those flowers are seriously beautiful and i will curb stomp you if fuck them up.
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Don't fuck up my azaleas. |
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« Reply #160 on Jun 4, 2012, 2:10pm » | |
Woop woop! Sasquatch 2 month reunion!
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Mar 5, 2013, 1:11am, jasonburrito wrote:| NO REAL NAMES Dr. GarbanzoINSKI |
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Mar 8, 2012, 1:23pm, peatrick wrote:Are you fucking kidding me?
Guys I saw a bird today. Do you think that means I'm going to turn into a bird? |
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| | Re: Portland
« Reply #161 on Jun 8, 2012, 7:40pm » | |
Yesterday was the annual, "You weren't planning on getting home on time, were you?" Extravaganza. Here is what I mean:
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It's when all of the bridges downtown are raised to allow these massive battleships to be displayed by cheering suburbanites who flock downtown for this visual experience. It causes Trimet delays (all trains, and most buses are affected), and you're not even allowed to walk across certain bridges, even if they aren't raised. So there I was, waiting to cross the bridge in the only part of town without a nearby bar.
This year they had a boat shooting water in every direction, and sometimes they colored that water (it's okay, no one swims in this river):
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That's how we do it in Merica, it's all about the red, the color water makes shooting 40 feet in the air, and blue.
The picture below is from last year, when I must have been pretending to be sick, because I was actually home for the event:
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And, this is what the ships look like today:
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[Now that I've lured you in with pretty pictures, the hidden agenda becomes clear].
This event is in preparation for a parade happening tomorrow. My last picture was going to be of people setting up tents on the sidewalks downtown, saving their viewing spots for this parade, but I couldn't fathom posting pictures of random assholes online with the intent of showing how fucking stupid they are. If I was homeless, and actually slept on sidewalks, tonight would be my holiday. I would find some cheap meth, and spend all night fucking with these people. When a gigantic rain storm rolled through around 1pm today, my thoughts were directed right at those tent building fuckers getting what they deserve.
Everyone loves the Rose Parade, everyone except me. I fucking hate waiting, which is why I hated last night, and is why I hate parades. Ever try to walk around a parade? Good fucking luck. It's like a giant snake dividing the city in half.
The real reason this post is important is to warn all of you beautiful Portlanders that if you want to party hard tonight, AVOID DOWNTOWN. It's filled with sailors looking to get drunk and laid, but not in that order. A sister of a friend a couple years ago decided to make out with a sailor, and obtained the worst mutated strand of boat sickness any of us ever experiences (not to say I've had mild forms of mutated boat sickness). I say "us" because we all got it after she did, because we hang out with her. So count me as one who thinks this whole experience can fuck right off, and you if you find yourself in the same room as a sailor, cover your mouth.
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« Reply #162 on Jun 8, 2012, 7:49pm » | |
Wonk takes the cake for best long-form post of the day.
Quote:| That's how we do it in Merica, it's all about the red, the color water makes shooting 40 feet in the air, and blue. |
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Fucking awesome.
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« Reply #163 on Jun 8, 2012, 8:06pm » | |
Oh the joys of Fleet Week. I just texted HG from downtown saying we could get our VD on with all of the sailors. WOOOO!
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Apr 13, 2013, 1:08am, weenie wrote:But seriously...those flowers are seriously beautiful and i will curb stomp you if fuck them up.
But really.
Don't fuck up my azaleas. |
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« Reply #164 on Jun 9, 2012, 5:48pm » | |
Jun 8, 2012, 7:49pm, Horned Gramma wrote:| Wonk takes the cake for best long-form post of the day. |
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Nah, maybe I won that title with the Facebook post the other day, but your Ween post in the R.A.D. was rad. I didn't want to muck up your thread with a dissenting opinion, so I might as well bury my response in a thread only a few of us read.
If this is indeed the end of Ween, that was an appropriate send off. But I 99% disagree. Bands like Ween don't break up. Being a Ween fan is a way of life (You'll love it). It can be argued that Ween owes more to their fans than any other band. It's just two ugly nerds, one who happens to be an above average singer, and one who happens to be a bad ass guitar player. Even twelve years into their career, they were still getting booed off the stage (I know, because I was one of those booing in 1996). Ween doesn't lose fans if they make a shitty album, their fans dig deeper into trying to Dr. Garbanzoure out what it means. Ween fans are the only reason Ween still exists. Sure every band has fans, but when Soundgarden breaks up, you latch onto Pearl Jam, like the drummer did. There is nothing else remotely close to Ween though.
It's easy to say the White Stripes, the Talking Heads and REM are done. Their lead singers can make a shit ton of money on their own, so why even keep the legacy alive. Gene and Dean are nothing without each other, as evident by Aaron Freeman playing the 350 capacity Doug Fir, while Jack White is close to selling out the Rose Garden. You think Jarvis Cocker would ever play the Doug Fir?
I can't imagine what Gene is going through right now, with rehab and all, but I guarantee he isn't the most mentally fit of his career. If you are used to being drunk and high all the time, being sober must be a shock to the system. Shocking enough to accept an interview with fucking Rolling Stone, and shocking enough to tell Rolling Stone, "you know what, I think those counselors are right, I think being sober is the way to go, that means Ween is done." I'm glad you mentioned Phish in your post, because that is a similar situation. I'm pretty sure you told me the story at the diner the day after Phish last summer, when someone said, "I've seen Phish a lot more than you have, but I've never seen anything like that." Ween will be back.
Ween can literally do no wrong in the eyes of their fans, except break up. I'm here to say, THEY WON'T DO YOU LIKE THAT BRO.
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