This is Portland, we do what we like. This is Portland, we do what we like.

my wife's ex-step-daughter is staying here now because in Springfield she was told it could be another week (!!) before she gets power

I’ve heard about this in a few places, power lines down or transformers blowing. Looks like we’ve still got big winds ahead today.

Multnomah County bldgs are shut down today, Clackamas County are opening late, school everywhere is off apparently

i don't really keep up with local news but i've had a couple of people mention portland nazis to me recently. and maybe i'm being oversensitive but there's usually a tone of disapproval, like, "what the fuck, you have _nazis_ there? and you're, like, ok with that?"

well of course i'm not fucking ok with it. i got at least two nazis in my (extremely gay) neighborhood. they could probably kill a lot of queer people if they got the mind to do so. like, what's the ask here?

why haven't you singlehandedly eradicated them?

i'm not saying it to be confrontational, it's a genuine question! i hate living around nazis and i just don't know what the hell i can do to help get rid of them.

Portland is weird because it didn’t sprawl like most American metros did, so white flight was only a difference of like 5 miles away or across the river into Washington State. You can bike it.

So the kicker here is that the suburban/exurban fashy supporter crowd is a lot close to the city types they all hate, rather than like an hour away as it plenty of other metros

This footage from 1917 of PDX is pretty neat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc2wcx4TC5w

huh the soundtrack is kinda neat... I googled it and it's this guy I never heard of but he seems to be the Steve Keene of classical royalty free soundtracks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_MacLeod

There's even a doc about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royalty_Free:_The_Music_of_Kevin_MacLeod

cool footage! and yeah i've seen it argued that kevin macleod is possibly the most heard musician of all time now. pretty interesting!

Anybody attending the OMSI SF filmfest? We saw “Edge of Tomorrow” yesterday, and damn if that ain’t a great film with some unfortunately dated shaky-cam footage

https://omsi.edu/exhibits/sci-fi-film-fest/

That sounds pretty cool! IDK, I might see if I can do the Sunday showing of _Stalker_, I have a hard time watching anything by myself so I've never actually seen it.

Had no idea about this film fest at OMSI! I still have never seen Galaxy Quest, so maybe this Sunday would be the time to.

I finally found two guides to current arthouse listings, since so many venues do one-time screenings without there being comprehensive showtimes in one place.

There's this weekly newsletter with good recommendations

And then there's this guide as well.

I live walking distance from both Cinemagic and Clinton Street Theater, so I've been going to those regularly. Still haven't made it to the Academy. For first-run movies, I've loved the Moreland especially, with $5 Tuesdays, a big theater that's not too crowded, and great sound/picture (and that Milwaukie/Bybee neighborhood is fun, too).

Looks like the first link didn't work. Here's the newsletter:
https://watchthispdx.substack.com

My wife and I are coming through to Portland this weekend from Friday until Monday - we’re over from the UK for our first visit to the North West of the states. Any gigs or other fun things happening? Also we enjoy beer if anyone fancies meeting up.

We could be up for seeing Stalker actually.

for some reason i still haven't made it out to Clinton Street Theater, despite also living in walking distance, haha. I've been wanting to see RHPS there for ages (I've actually never seen it). I did go out and get tickets to Stalker at OMSI on Sunday - they're nearly sold out for that showing. If anybody else is going and wants to meet up, LMK, my email is my username at gmail.

Anyway reason I bumped this thread was that I was on my way back from my mammogram today and passed a Lutheran church that was advertising that they were doing Drag Church. Portland, people of all genders and/or no genders. Portland.

We haven’t got tickets yet, but are thinking about it, just want to check there isn’t anything else on that night over the next few days.

We might see Love Lies Bleeding which is not out yet in the UK, are either Living Room Theaters or Studio One Theaters good cinemas?

Living Room tix are relatively expensive as far as movie theaters go, with the gimmick that you get food delivered

The other one I’ve not attended

Also be sure to visit the Kennedy School while you’re here. It’s a fun walk-thru

Chewshabadoo & co., if you're doing Stalker on Sunday (or even if not), I'd be around to meet up before or after. OMSI isn't too far from Hawthorne Asylum (a pod of 15 or so food trucks + beer), so that's an option.

Hey, that sounds cool! I’ll send you a PM to exchange details

Film is on at 6:45. So we think we’ll try and get to Hawthorne Asylum about 4 o’clock.

Sounds good! I’ll be there around 4 — I sent an email to the Gmail in your message, but if you didn’t get it just let me know. (If you did get it, just search my name and you’ll see what I look like.) Hope other ILXPDX folks can make it as well if they’re around.

I’d love to swing by to say hi but my Sundays are generally spoken for. We should put something together soon though!

Just found your message in my spam folder. I’ll follow on Twitter - send me a message there.

Great seeing/meeting everyone yesterday! And Hawthorne Asylum worked so well on such a nice day. Really fun getting Brits' impressions of Portland.

It was really great seeing folks yesterday :heart:

Thanks Portland, we had a great time! We’ll be back one day.

Any interest in seeing Drunken Master II next week? https://www.thecinemagictheater.com/cinema-city

Up for it!

yeah i could be up for this! we'll see how my week pans out :)

also i didn't get to see the people's joker last week because brain weasels but it's apparently still playing at the hollywood for another week... anybody up to see it?

wkiw all of u, not sure when I will be back up but will bump then

What is “wkiw?”

"would kick it with"

lol thanks

Thursday is the free night I have in the week ahead, so if Drunken Master II doesn't happen am up for The People's Joker (otherwise, I bet the latter will be back often in the months ahead). Plus, I've never seen Drunken Master II and live a quick walk from the Cinemagic.

Getting a bit intense at PSU:
https://x.com/AbbyMartin/status/1785094429101162563

Portland State standoff with protesters continues as students, faculty urged to stay away

Portland State University remained at a tense standstill Tuesday amid the second straight day of a volatile standoff between pro-Palestinian protesters who have occupied the main library and the university’s administrators who have asked police to intervene.
Both Portland Police Chief Bob Day and university President Ann Cudd have said that a police response at the now graffiti-covered library is all but inevitable if demonstrators do not choose to vacate the premises.
The university canceled classes Tuesday and it was not immediately clear when they would resume.

Word has it the fuzz is coming down hard tonight

oof GL PDX

so quick swerve, i _am_ absolutely down for drunken master ii tomorrow, eazy you know how to get in touch with me, anybody else (sleeve?) my email is my username at gmail

Planning to go to Drunken Master II tonight at 7 at CineMagic, probably getting there by 6:45. See any and all who are there!

I’ll be there.

same!

Great movie, and I would have missed it if we hadn’t made plans. Glad it worked out!

jealous you all got to see that together, great flick and great company from the sounds of it!

^^^

yeah it was a blast!