Monthly Archives: April 2004

forgot to mention

Saw live Savath and Savalas, not because certain folks think Eva is fine, nor to prove sexed-up indie boys wrong, not even because I am a fan. (Which I am.) I saw them mainly for Susie Ibarra, one of my … Continue reading

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big up in the conde nasty

Thank God, Sasha finally made the Post for something other than chucking bar glasses at Shannen Doherty. YEAH SASHA!!!

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carnival of the grotesque

Not to get all USA TODAY on yr asses, but this is freaking me out: does anyone else find it slightly Jolie-familia that Britney WISHED HER BROTHER “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” WEARING A GARTER BELT AND A BUSTIER? AND: Liv Tyler’s father … Continue reading

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they make me feel ok about shoegazer

A couple tours, a full-length, and 1600 more T&G mailers from Burrelle’s have not hurt TV on the Radio’s live show. I was perched at my usual front-and-center pelican-eye magnetic dance spot; halfway through song 3, a man jitterbugging like … Continue reading

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i left my heart in powell’s coffee rm

Grazie Fluxblog for the heads-up on Loretta Lynn vs. Jack White vs. “Portland, Oregon” sloe gin fizz/heartbreak epic waltzage. ‘Tis beautiful, captures the old-timey booziness that kept PDX in biz til the straightedge takeover of ’97. Can’t listen to it … Continue reading

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concessions

Discussed hardline politics at length with Anti-Flag’s Justin Sane this morning, and while he’s not the source of this website, it is somewhat appropriate: John Kerry is a douchebag, but I’m voting for him anyway. Dot com. In other news, … Continue reading

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e pluribus unum

My Saturday plans did not include facing down five squad cars, heavy with cops in the exoskeletons of riot gear. There was no reason for 2:1 officer-protester ratio. The Police Accountability March was peaceful; its leaders shouted as much, through … Continue reading

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let’s active.

Jason Sery, the Portland cop who shot James Jahar Perez five times in the first 19 seconds of a routine traffic stop, received the Portland Police Officer’s award for Portland’s Top Cop last Saturday. Now, the grand jury has let … Continue reading

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make a wuush

The filing fetish of my mini iPod seats Mirah’s “Exactly Where We’re From” next to Murs’ “Bad Man!” “Exactly Where We’re From” is very Garrison Keillor in its quaint affection for province; I suspect Ms. yom tov Zeitlyn wrote it … Continue reading

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ride lil poooony

Also, my description of JEssica der STUTGART makes her sound like she has become Mother Teresa, or Juan Diego, but she has not. INdeed given over to god, (but not building w/the god), she is just helping Sasha over there … Continue reading

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