There’s pretty much something for everyone among the army of acts overrunning the Gorge for Sasquatch, and the crowd packing the Neptune last night burst into spontaneous applause as the final roster unspooled.
Continue reading Sasquatch 2012 Line-Up Announced at Neptune Launch Party (Photo Gallery)
What I wouldn’t give to be a Portlandia writer. You sleep till 2 p.m., then pull up The Oregonian on your iPad, and see, for example, that a Portland insurance company is having an employee art show. Look: A “whimsical” bonsai tree made out of wine corks! Cut, paste in to Final Draft, write in a cameo for James Mercer, episode finished. Honestly, finding material for that show is about as hard as finding seagull shit at Ivar’s Fish Bar. Continue reading Seattle Companies Export Humor, While Portland Puts a Bird On It
Portland’s got it rough right now, what with the economic downturn and their official status as the place where young people go to retire. Or as my friend George summarized after visiting the City of Roses for the first time last spring: “Everyone in Portland is unemployed, and the chief industry is face tattoos.” And now, on top of all that, their precious Leverage convention has been cancelled. Continue reading Just What Portland Needs: Con-Con, the Official Leverage Convention is Cancelled
