080828 Portland Oregon

Hippo Hardware. Unique.



Jose. Super! Alright!



Made In Oregon. Pride.
Burnside Bridge.



A Weather. At Open Bar.



Getting Down to Business. Jonny Santos. Charles Lahti. DJ Joee Irwin. ED the Man.




Jonny Ping Ponging.




Public Radio. Community Radio. Community FIRST. Portland. Oregon.




When a Polar Bear Attacks, them hide their noses.



DJ JOEE IRWIN. Holding it Down in Portland, Oregon.




Mike Ming. Brena. Jonny Santos. She is a killer!




DJ JOEE IRWIN at work. Bringing the BMP from Far Away Places.




The Lovely June. Super!Alright!




Metal Martin. Puddin' Mike. Super!Alright!



A Weather. Sound Checking.

In Portland, Oregon, there were several events Jonny and I were invited to, courtesy of DJ Joee Irwin. I can't remember all the cool places we ended up getting into but I do remember a few details. One detail was a killer Ping Pong Player, Brena. She had surgery and a messed up knee but she was obviously owning the local ping pong table. I mean, so much so, all the guys who came through and played were getting their nuts cut off and left shriveled up. Maybe the lack of alcohol and her pretty but univiting competitiveness was an advantage but definitely her lack of side to side movement was her biggest disadvantage (which I believe no one really used to their advantage.. are the men more gentlemen in portland?). She even managed to take out a serious Jonny Santos, twice. We found out later that she was a woman's soccer player and had injuried her knee on the pitch. She is a monster on the table and I bet she is a monster in the game. Brena, keep ruling! There was a live band, a weather, and there was the biggest line for some free mixed drink courtesy of Open Bar. I mean, it looked like no one had change and booze was the objective. That's fine. They definitely needed more bartenders to supply the alcohol. Me and Jonny was drinking Tecate. After the Bar with the house sized backyard, we went to our friend, DJ Joee Irwin's Party on the other side of the river. Portland is a town with many bars. There is also a chinatown, but with no chinese! Alot of heroin addicts, tho. Damn. It s a really hard town. You know, though, when shit is down, the creativity gets up. It is a hardcore town. There are people on bicycles everywhere, there are cruisers and hard wheel skaters everywhere and all the stores are hugh and the land seems plentiful. I have a bunch of graduated friends who call Portland home and they are breathing life and sharing life with a town in between Seattle and San Francisco. This is a city with hugh potential to blow up big like Gus Van Sant. I hope so, cause it is a pretty ass city with crazy roots! My biggest complaint about touring, is the lack of connections I have to really see a city for what it is. Oregon has always been a bit of a mystery and actually many many years ago, I ve thought about attending art school there. Many many years later, I ve still got crazy question marks about this town. I ve nothing but gaping awe for this city. People are straight foward and they do not mess around. Respect.