The Vig

Driving by the zoo outside the Candidates Gone Wild show last night, I briefly flirted with a transvestite holding a Sam for Mayor sign.  I didn’t have the heart to tell her I’m from The Couv.  Hopefully my plates said it all.

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Bill Clinton will be visiting Monmouth, McMinnville, Oregon City, and downtown Portland in the space of five hours tomorrow. On a good day with zero traffic, one could not accomplish that. And Bill has to give stump speeches in between! Looks like it’ll be a long day for WJC.
Memo to the Clinton campaign: You *do* [...]

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If the leaders of both major political parties in Oregon had their way, voters would have long ago cast their presidential primary ballots and the candidates would now be shifting their focus elsewhere.  Instead, Oregon’s leaders did nothing and are about to reap the rewards.  Get ready for a month-long ad blitz the likes of [...]

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There was some consternation yesterday about the use of the word “awesome” in Portland’s newest blog sensation.  As one commenter put it, awesome is the balding son of cool.  And it is.  Portlandisawesome.com, though, is cool.  And awesome.
I am shocked that Davis, arbiter of all things cool and awesome in this town, missed the fact [...]

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Portland’s vegan strip club is up for sale.
This person has the next great idea.

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Baseball’s opening day is upon us. The big leagues have been at it since Sunday night. Well, last week if you count the trip the Red Sox and A’s made to Japan last week. But that’s a separate issue.
Locally, things get going tonight with the Beavers. What better way to start [...]

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Rumors out if the Hawk camp this afternoon suggest the front office was let go. If true, it’s a dark day in Hawk history. This does not bode well for the future of the franchise, either in Portland or elsewhere. It’s time for the league to step in and take over.
Update: Well, it’s true. [...]

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In Seattle, all heck broke loose for a couple of minutes.

It’s a matter of time, of course, before Portland hipsters decide to have a giant pillow fight in Pioneer Square. It’ll be just like that day a bunch of folks “froze” in front of Powell’s. Because, of course, that had never been done [...]

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It was there just last week, but driving by on Tuesday the whole lot was empty.  Just a few years after Dick Hannah bought the place, they’ve folded up the dealership.  That loss isn’t nearly as tragic as the loss of St. Johns Honda, the best damn car dealership in Portland.  Current owner Larry Miller [...]

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I’ve about had it with the radio dial in Portland.  My favorite stations have all become repetitive and bland.  NRK, which I believe is the station targeting my particular demographic (too old for top-40, too poor for KINK), has devolved into an 80s pop station which will occasionally play something new, only to drive it [...]

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