We’ll set aside for a second the fact that I showed up at Portland’s Pioneer Square at 11pm based on highly dubious reports of a surprise Dave Chappelle show at midnight, and that I waited packed in with 4000 drunk and high morons (but not you, you’re terrific) for 2 hours, and that I left [...]
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My Magical Evening, Wherein I Spend 2 Hours with 4000 of my Closest Friends, Don’t See Dave Chappelle and Would do it all Over Again
July 15th, 2009 · 13 Comments · Letters to Brands
Conversations with Lions
July 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Advertising
“If a lion could talk, we could not understand him” Ludwig Wittgenstein’s statement from Philosophical Investigations is a sort of heartbreaking realization for anyone who has ever bargained with their pets, as I have, offering all sorts of rewards if only they would admit that they can speak. At it’s core though, this idea also [...]
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The Hutch
June 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
There is a karaoke bar in south east Portland called The Hutch. It is a dive. Not like faux dive, this place is actually beat down. It’s in a basement, so the ceiling is maybe 7 feet high. The food is, objectively speaking, terrible. The furniture is ruined. The TV’s displaying the lyrics are all [...]
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