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I meant SW 9th, of course.

― Douglas, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 18:27 (eighteen years ago)

I may move back from Brooklyn in a month or so. I need the NE. I need the coffee. I miss Magic Gardens.

― bear, bear, bear, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 18:52 (eighteen years ago)

I think I finally went to the Magic Gardens a coupla months ago. Seemed a great place for the really drunk and about-to-be-hungover types. Of course, late night food in portland is fucked, so sometimes you NEED dim sum.

― kingfish, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:32 (eighteen years ago)

Hell, I'm playing on Friday if you're in town for it. EP release party for three bands.

Adam, where did you end up catching your "football" game?

― Casuistry, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:53 (eighteen years ago)

dogs:Portland::cats:Seattle?

At least on the east side, we have more cats per square inch than I've seen in any neighborhood in Seattle. Out where Aimless lives, there are probably more dogs.

― Casuistry, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:54 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, I didn't. I had a nice cup of coffee and looked at thrift stores instead.

xp

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:55 (eighteen years ago)

Also The Kennedy School was amazing. Detention Bar!

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:55 (eighteen years ago)

I wanted to smoke a cigar but did not as I was with my ho (as opposed to my bros).

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:56 (eighteen years ago)

Also no sales taxxxx! No self-service gas (if only I'd known this I could have avoided a quite embarassing scene).

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:58 (eighteen years ago)

That weird coffee place where people drink coffee....through straws!

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 19:59 (eighteen years ago)

...what? Was it iced coffee?

― Casuistry, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:00 (eighteen years ago)

Rust! Steel!

xp no it's called Dutch Boy or something? I don't have the name right.

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:00 (eighteen years ago)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/140/358549167_362808b345.jpg
Our room at Kennedy school!

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:02 (eighteen years ago)

The corridor! creepy!
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/358549180_5fabd06eeb.jpg

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:03 (eighteen years ago)

Rust! Steel! Asphalt! Rain!
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/358549170_f54446e526.jpg

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:03 (eighteen years ago)

Portland

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:04 (eighteen years ago)

Dutch BROTHERS
http://www.dutchbros.com/

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:05 (eighteen years ago)

Another great record shop is EXILED, on Hawthorne: sweet selection of experimental/ drone/ folk/ outsider LPs in there (used and new) plus they've got the best Middle Eastern psychedelic selection I've seen anywhere (on disc and LP) -- it's even better than Amoeba or Aquarius.

But Douglas is right -- MISSISSIPPI is the best shop in town, also a great record label doing vinyl only releases that are pretty hard to find esp. now that Damon Albarn's shop in the UK, Honest Jon's, buys up half of whatever they make as soon as they're out. The Thai Orchestra one they just did is super great, kind of like gamelan meets 'Ethiopiques' with a bit of drumcore thrown in. Mississippi is sold out of that LP but Exiled has copies still, I think; it doesn't have a name or any text written in English, so just ask for the Thai Orchestra record. If you don't like it, I'll buy it back from you. (Full disclosure: I'm working with them on some projects that'll be out later this year OK).

More record shops: If you have some time on your hands, there's a big antique mall styled shop on Hawthorne across the street from Big Daddy's BBQ that I always forget the name of -- dozens of dealers all under one roof, really good for '60s rock and the occasional OJL blues LP. ANTHEM is a pretty good shop for new-ish alt-drone-metal stuff, I always find something at the weirdo punk-folk-country shop Q IS FOR CHOIR, if you like metal chek out 2ND AVe. RECORDS, and yeah the EVERYDAY MUSIC on Burnside is so big that they invariably get some good stuff. I myself am satisfied with just going to Exiled and Miss. (I've never liked JACKPOT, but that's just me.)

For my $$, this town also has a lot of great places to eat fresh/ local/ organic/ sort-of-gourmet type food for very little $$: VALENTINES, PROPER EATS, THE FARM, L'ASTRA, etc. There's also some really good Ethiopian food (DALOS being the cheapest and also the only one I know of with both brown rice and delicious shakes offered) and Japanese as well (SABUROS is amazing --large, fresh sushi cuts, very inexpensive-- and well worth the hour-long wait).

Coffee is kind of a big deal here. Thanks largely to the fact that Duane from STUMPTOWN has trained so many people and done so much to work directly with growers and pay them well above "fair trade," this town's crawling with awesome coffee plaes and baristas. You'll get a great shot at any of these places, ranked rougly in descending order: ALBINA PRESS, STUMPTOWN, FRESH POT, CREMA, TINYS, that new place in St Johns, and SOHBET. The Stumptown bean shop on Belmont has fresh cups made with a ridiculously expensive machine that are pretty out of this world, too.

And MAGIC GARDENS, for me, is the best strip club I've ever been to, even though a lot of my favorite people are no longer working there. It's usually got a decent male to female patron ratio (more a bar vibe than a gross/ sleazy one), there's no pole or anything, only two girls work per shift, the woman who runs the plae is super sweet and in her 60s at least, there is no cheesey dude announccing people and reminding you to tip, some of the dancers are actually my favorite DJs in town, and the best dumplings in town are right across the street at the GOLDEN HORSE, old shool Chinese place that's open until 11 or so. Yay.

― Mike McGooney-gal, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:07 (eighteen years ago)

hmm

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:10 (eighteen years ago)

how many pdx ilxors do we have now, anyway?

― kingfish, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:12 (eighteen years ago)

I keep wanting to visit my bros over there. Damn you, poverty!

― Andi Mags, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:53 (eighteen years ago)

Portland is in walking distance. (Note: I did not say "easy walking distance".)

― Aimless, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:55 (eighteen years ago)

Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time (and large water bodies aren't involved).

― Andi Mags, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:57 (eighteen years ago)

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_pictures/forrest_gump/tom_hanks/gump1.jpg

― Mike McGooney-gal, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 20:59 (eighteen years ago)

What is summer like in Portland?

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:06 (eighteen years ago)

More record shops: If you have some time on your hands, there's a big antique mall styled shop on Hawthorne across the street from Big Daddy's BBQ that I always forget the name of -- dozens of dealers all under one roof, really good for '60s rock and the occasional OJL blues LP.

that's crossroads. i've found some pretty good stuff for super-cheap there over the years.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:11 (eighteen years ago)

two weeks of horrid heat, made worse by the fact that nobody except movie theaters, powells, and only so many bars have A/C.

Everytime else is just great/perfect. Green trees, sunlight til 9-10pm, attractive people and other drunks out & about, riding bicycles, openly copulating on the riverfront park, etc.

― kingfish, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:12 (eighteen years ago)

Please just reassure me that Hung Far Low is still there.

― aimurchie, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:14 (eighteen years ago)

copulating? sounds rude.

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:14 (eighteen years ago)

A/C is bad for you

― RJG, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:15 (eighteen years ago)

Hung Far Low building still stand. Hung Far Low restaurant packed it in two years ago ago.

http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=30735

― kingfish, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:24 (eighteen years ago)

Hung Far Low is now on 82nd and Division.

― righteousmaelstrom, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:26 (eighteen years ago)

Hung Far Low? sounds rude.

― admrl, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:26 (eighteen years ago)

Hi Portland! I am here too!

― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:28 (eighteen years ago)

http://laurabush.info/website/lookie/pics/45b15b.jpg

For the uninitiated.

― Clay, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:28 (eighteen years ago)

That's not the canonical sign.

Former ILXor Martin M. is also in PDX these days. (And in my band, for that matter.)

― Casuistry, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:32 (eighteen years ago)

Also wtf why is it so damn hot today?

― Casuistry, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:32 (eighteen years ago)

i believe the old sign just got replaced with basically the same sign (minus the graffiti on it) as it's now the hung far low building.

― Mike McGooney-gal, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 21:58 (eighteen years ago)

80 in the daytime, 44 in the nighttime

― kingfish, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 22:09 (eighteen years ago)

BTW hi Mike I've been to your house a bunch on account of tight friending with your roomates.

― bear, bear, bear, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 05:32 (eighteen years ago)

Went to the "Digital Democracy" panel thing at Acme tonight. David Sirota was in town, hosting it, and it was a pretty good time with some interesting ideas.

― kingfish, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 05:45 (eighteen years ago)

Bear: Huh? You sure you mean me? Here a bunch? Ummm, when?

I have three roommates, one's my girl and the other two don't hang out that I know of -- in fact one of them's been away for a few months now, on tour.

― Mike McGooney-gal, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 06:42 (eighteen years ago)

Yeah Mike. Christie lives there right? I came through on tour about a year ago, stayed in the attic that night and didn't leave town for months afterwards. Pretty sure that was your place. Could be totally off on that.
But seriously thread, I miss that city something fierce.

― bear, bear, bear, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 16:46 (eighteen years ago)

Ohhh, that place?! I never really lived there for long -- it got sold right as I was in the process of moving in, which really was not so nice. Anyway, yeah, Kristy's rad and that awas a cool house! Close-in and cheap!

(Now I'm in northern NoPo, and we don't have too many visitors so I was just confused.) You're the Castanets guy, then? How's it going?

― Mike McGooney-gal, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 18:59 (eighteen years ago)

Mike, Douglas, thanks for the tips! Exiled sounds like exactly what I want. I've already been told to go to Saburos. I'm going to sneak out of my conference early one evening to check it out.

― Bill in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

Don't forget to hit Ground Kontrol.

― kingfish, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

Kingfish try Yoga Shala on N Williams, I busted my yoga cherry there. Everyone's nice and the beginner classes are relaxed and unintimidating. Also easy to pop in and out of so you can find a class and instructor who work well for you.

― goth casual, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 21:20 (eighteen years ago)

Dude, Ground Kontrol looks great and Strategy is DJing tomorrow night. I wish there was a place like this in Chicago. No, wait, it would be overrun by Big 10 frat guys and completely suck.

― Bill in Chicago, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 21:49 (eighteen years ago)

Nah, Big 10 frat guys don't have much use for Discs of Tron.

― kingfish, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 21:55 (eighteen years ago)

(which Ground Kontrol finally got, meaning that my bugging their on-duty guys for it paid off)

― kingfish, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 22:05 (eighteen years ago)

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Haven't been there, will try their beer before year-end!

Got chicken biryani tonight from my usual spot, Shera at the Farmhouse carts (35th & Division).

― the way out of (Eazy), Friday, 3 October 2025 04:37 (two weeks ago)

nice, i'm only usually there for the breakfast sandwiches, those muffins are SO GOOD

― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 3 October 2025 15:56 (two weeks ago)

Kate are those the carts we went to?

― sleeve, Friday, 3 October 2025 15:58 (two weeks ago)

nah we went to different carts, i think the carts we went to were on belmont. i don't know which ones, all i remember is that cokeia's kitchen was there but i think she's move again and is now at the heist? maybe? i like the heist.

i used to go to carts on foster all the time, it was great, then they kicked everybody out to, i don't know, do something. well, whatever they were trying to do didn't work out, so they turned it into a cart pod again, except now the cart selection comparatively sucks and there's hardly any vegan stuff. stupid landlords. the panzerotti place at the old carts on foster was to DIE for.

― Kate (rushomancy), Friday, 3 October 2025 19:25 (two weeks ago)

hopefully we can all agree that this represents a good praxis of resistance?

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qkgtipcomtez5zvbq3dn42vy/bafkreig5xrk76chfwzyqo4calzts3da4lzlmgr7d2mkbtu4pnxzpg64x3e@jpeg

― sleeve, Friday, 10 October 2025 16:37 (one week ago)

blah I was misled, that's not from PDX but rather Germany in 2007

I am still loving the frog & unicorn costumes being used in PDX

― sleeve, Friday, 10 October 2025 17:10 (one week ago)

Things are still looking bad, apparently.

“Portland, Oregon, I mean, every time I look at that place, the place is burning down. There’s fires all over the place,” Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, where he made the same wildly false claim last month to justify his desire to deploy federal troops to the city.
“When a store owner, there’s very few of them left, but when a store owner rebuilds his store, they build it out of plywood. They don’t put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up, because they know it’s going to be ripped down,” the president insisted, as his health secretary, FDA commissioner and Medicare administrator looked on but said nothing.

― Kim Kimberly, Saturday, 11 October 2025 00:14 (six days ago)

I love the frog costumes because they conceal faces but are also the opposite of Black Bloc-type outfits. It'll suck if Proud Boys show up disguised as frogs and wreak havoc, though.

― the way out of (Eazy), Saturday, 11 October 2025 00:21 (six days ago)

I'm sorry to hear about the end of stores... I used to enjoy PDX for its stores, now it's just plywood

― Andy the Grasshopper, Saturday, 11 October 2025 00:25 (six days ago)

as his health secretary, FDA commissioner and Medicare administrator looked on but said nothing

what is there to say?

― Andy the Grasshopper, Saturday, 11 October 2025 00:26 (six days ago)

how about: "wtf is wrong with you, man?"

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Saturday, 11 October 2025 00:40 (six days ago)

really shockingly weird series of feelings watching one battle after another at the hollywood theater a couple days ago amidst all of whatever this is

― Jizzle James (Clay), Saturday, 11 October 2025 00:53 (six days ago)

wow I bet

― sleeve, Saturday, 11 October 2025 01:41 (six days ago)

When a store owner, there’s very few of them left, but when a store owner rebuilds his store, they build it out of plywood.

Leaving them vulnerable to big bad wolves, among others.

― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 11 October 2025 02:54 (six days ago)

I'll be in Portland early next week ... someone tell me where all the many different fires are so I can avoid them, please.

― alpine static, Saturday, 11 October 2025 07:24 (six days ago)

they're turning the frickin gays into frogs here, it's bad folks

― Kate (rushomancy), Saturday, 11 October 2025 07:40 (six days ago)

On the plane flying back to Boston after an incredible boy’s trip weekend. Karaoke was, per usual, insane. Casa Diablo, per usual, sketch. Food, record shopping, all the good Portland shit. I’ll miss you Portland.

― Allen (etaeoe), Monday, 13 October 2025 13:50 (four days ago)

Sounds like you hit it all. Where was karaoke?

― the way out of (Eazy), Monday, 13 October 2025 15:14 (four days ago)

(I hit Send and then realized: probably The Alibi?)

― the way out of (Eazy), Monday, 13 October 2025 15:14 (four days ago)

IsPortlandBurning.com

― Kim Kimberly, Tuesday, 14 October 2025 16:34 (three days ago)

come to my karaoke nights, pdx ilxors! (it's in the burbs no one is gonna go)

― Jizzle James (Clay), Tuesday, 14 October 2025 23:50 (three days ago)

I went to see a friend host trivia at a strip-mall bar in Gresham, so you never know. Could be fun!

― the way out of (Eazy), Wednesday, 15 October 2025 00:32 (two days ago)

xp tell me more

― sleeve, Wednesday, 15 October 2025 01:01 (two days ago)

i've hosted karaoke fri/sat (and now alternating wednesdays) at a sports bar in a famously uncool portland suburb for like 8 years now! could be a fun ilx outing sometime, honestly never thought about it til today. i'd rather not put the name of the bar on here but maybe we can figure a way to work it out sometime in the future

― Jizzle James (Clay), Wednesday, 15 October 2025 04:10 (two days ago)

def down for a Saturday sometime

― sleeve, Wednesday, 15 October 2025 14:40 (two days ago)

That sounds fun for sure - up for it as well.

I did karaoke at Voicebox (off of NW 21st) with some friends this summer and loved it. Private-room karaoke and just well run in every way, including charging per person, which was easier to sort out than standard a room rental.

― the way out of (Eazy), Wednesday, 15 October 2025 15:38 (two days ago)

Baby Ketten has the top catalog, from my experience, fwiw

― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Wednesday, 15 October 2025 17:45 (two days ago)

did you guys ride your bikes around naked?

― Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 15 October 2025 17:48 (two days ago)

We went to Baby Ketten!

did you guys ride your bikes around naked?

It was way too cold!

― Allen (etaeoe), Wednesday, 15 October 2025 18:03 (two days ago)

voicebox is my friend's standard karaoke place... i don't do karaoke myself, i get pretty overwhelmed, but it seems nice for people who like that.

that said i'd show up for ilx karaoke, tho i mostly use public transit, so if it's not accessible that way i'd need a ride.

been down with a cold lately but once i'm over that would love to hang out with folks more!

― Kate (rushomancy), Wednesday, 15 October 2025 22:15 (two days ago)

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