So I might move to Portland - Page 2

king_buzzo · 03.07.2007, 03:38 AM

whaphaa! (whip)

gmku · 04.04.2007, 07:40 PM

So...

Looks like it's official. My wife got her official offer today. She leaves in 6 weeks. I follow about 2-3 months later (there's a relocation/house selling part of the deal I have to stick around to handle.)

Shit, I tell you. Shit!

ScreamingSkull, on the way out, I'm putting you in charge of making sure the LPs don't get to warm in the sun.

!@#$%! · 04.04.2007, 08:01 PM

hot damn, 6 weeks without booty is an eternity.

can't you just auction off the house to the highest bidder?

then again, you could "channel" your "kundalini" to your brain... & maybe get an aneurysm...?

hm... tough spot, tough spot, but there is the issue of future rewards...

oh here's a motivator: watch "touching the void". if he could make it, you can too.

golden child · 04.04.2007, 09:06 PM

most record stores per capita in portland then anywhere else in the united states. anthem isnt THAT great of a record store... 2nd ave all the way. powells is great, but i fancy the crusty used bookstores more. jackpot totally sucks, but everyday music is acually pretty cool. bands... all im familiar with is the weirdo stuff... smegma, yellow swans, oscillating innards, daniel menche, pulse emitter etc. right about the mexican food, killer sidewalk stands. portland is bearable i guess, but i am truely sick of oregon... id rather live somewhere like LA

ahhavalon · 04.04.2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

So...

Looks like it's official. My wife got her official offer today. She leaves in 6 weeks. I follow about 2-3 months later (there's a relocation/house selling part of the deal I have to stick around to handle.)

Shit, I tell you. Shit!

ScreamingSkull, on the way out, I'm putting you in charge of making sure the LPs don't get to warm in the sun.

Have fun!
It's a good place.

Brett Robinson · 04.05.2007, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by tesla69

There's a used vinyl store up on congress St but otherwise not much. Strange Maine might have some stuff now and then. Best of the city is YES books. The best thing about being in Portland I think is its easy and cheap to get lobster.

i fucking love Strage Maine!!! my friend and i were walking down the street and came upon a random Crank Sturgeon performance at Strange Maine. good find!

when my band performed there, the wall of VHS tapes behind us was organized... by color! nice backdrop.

portland, ME > portland, OR

i've been to both several times. portland, OR = too much enemployment, too many hippies. portland, ME is a bit more laid back and reserved in a good way i think. plus you're more likely to happen upon a random Crank Sturgeon performance.

Dead-Air · 04.05.2007, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gmku

So...

Looks like it's official. My wife got her official offer today. She leaves in 6 weeks. I follow about 2-3 months later (there's a relocation/house selling part of the deal I have to stick around to handle.)

Shit, I tell you. Shit!

ScreamingSkull, on the way out, I'm putting you in charge of making sure the LPs don't get to warm in the sun.

If you want to, get ahold of me via my band's My Space and I can show you around town a wee bit (I've only been around a wee bit). If you want to get on KPSU, I can introduce you to the Program Director and stuff.

gmku · 04.05.2007, 01:41 AM

Seriously? Do radio again? I'd love it. The town tour would be cool, too. It won't be for several months yet, but when I get closer to the move, I'll keep you posted. Thanks.

golden child · 04.05.2007, 06:55 PM

funny you should mention crank sturgeon, he is playing in portland oregon tommorow. hoping to catch him in eugene...

youthoftomorrow · 04.05.2007, 07:03 PM

i'll be seeing Lightning Bolt in Portland on Saturday.

jakeonguitar · 04.05.2007, 07:20 PM

I'm not sure. There are some cool independent stores here and there.

However, if you're a musician, there's a badass music store row in Downtown Portland called Apple Music.

Katy · 04.05.2007, 08:30 PM

Hey, gmku, have you read "Fugitives & Refugees" by Chuck Palahniuk?

If not, ya should. Look it up.

Things I personally associate with Portland: thousands upon thousands of roses, walking in the rain, 'My Own Private Idaho' and Gus Van Sant, Elliott Smith and The Decemberists, Suicide Girls, 'Geek Love' and Katherine Dunn, Powell's bookstore, Chuck Palahniuk, little record shops and bars.

Yeah, if I ever moved to America, Portland's where I'd move to. Hope you enjoy it.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous · 04.05.2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by golden child

portland is bearable i guess, but i am truely sick of oregon... id rather live somewhere like LA

Los Angeles is much stranger then oregon, if that is possible.

SynthethicalY · 04.05.2007, 10:32 PM

I have to agree with such friends. Los Angeles is weird.

!@#$%! · 04.05.2007, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

I have to agree with such friends. Los Angeles is weird.

forgot to tell you on the other thread looks like UC san diego might interest you
http://literature.ucsd.edu/

HaydenAsche · 04.05.2007, 10:46 PM

I heard they got some good ass heroin.

SynthethicalY · 04.05.2007, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

forgot to tell you on the other thread looks like UC san diego might interest you
http://literature.ucsd.edu/

That is a UC system, my grades are not that good to get into those. I am going to CSU systems.

golden child · 04.08.2007, 08:19 PM

thats the point, oregon is boring.

!@#$%! · 04.08.2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by golden child

thats the point, oregon is boring.

i dont know oregon but im sure its less boring than iowa!

golden child · 04.09.2007, 12:37 AM

yeah, prollly.

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gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	So... Looks like it's official. My wife got her official offer today. She leaves in 6 weeks. I follow about 2-3 months later (there's a relocation/house selling part of the deal I have to stick around to handle.) Shit, I tell you. Shit! ScreamingSkull, on the way out, I'm putting you in charge of making sure the LPs don't get to warm in the sun. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,548	hot damn, 6 weeks without booty is an eternity. can't you just auction off the house to the highest bidder? then again, you could "channel" your "kundalini" to your brain... & maybe get an aneurysm...? hm... tough spot, tough spot, but there is the issue of future rewards... oh here's a motivator: watch "touching the void". if he could make it, you can too.
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golden child expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,672	most record stores per capita in portland then anywhere else in the united states. anthem isnt THAT great of a record store... 2nd ave all the way. powells is great, but i fancy the crusty used bookstores more. jackpot totally sucks, but everyday music is acually pretty cool. bands... all im familiar with is the weirdo stuff... smegma, yellow swans, oscillating innards, daniel menche, pulse emitter etc. right about the mexican food, killer sidewalk stands. portland is bearable i guess, but i am truely sick of oregon... id rather live somewhere like LA __________________ blind
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04.05.2007, 01:41 AM	#28
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Seriously? Do radio again? I'd love it. The town tour would be cool, too. It won't be for several months yet, but when I get closer to the move, I'll keep you posted. Thanks. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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04.05.2007, 06:55 PM	#29
golden child expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,672	funny you should mention crank sturgeon, he is playing in portland oregon tommorow. hoping to catch him in eugene... __________________ blind
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youthoftomorrow expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Idaho. Posts: 1,418	i'll be seeing Lightning Bolt in Portland on Saturday. __________________ avalanche.
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04.05.2007, 07:20 PM	#31
jakeonguitar bad moon rising Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Posts: 181	I'm not sure. There are some cool independent stores here and there. However, if you're a musician, there's a badass music store row in Downtown Portland called Apple Music.
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04.05.2007, 08:30 PM	#32
Katy the destroyed room Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London, UK. Posts: 643	Hey, gmku, have you read "Fugitives & Refugees" by Chuck Palahniuk? If not, ya should. Look it up. Things I personally associate with Portland: thousands upon thousands of roses, walking in the rain, 'My Own Private Idaho' and Gus Van Sant, Elliott Smith and The Decemberists, Suicide Girls, 'Geek Love' and Katherine Dunn, Powell's bookstore, Chuck Palahniuk, little record shops and bars. Yeah, if I ever moved to America, Portland's where I'd move to. Hope you enjoy it.
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SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	I have to agree with such friends. Los Angeles is weird.
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HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	I heard they got some good ass heroin. __________________ rip
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04.08.2007, 08:19 PM	#38
golden child expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,672	thats the point, oregon is boring. __________________ blind
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golden child expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,672	yeah, prollly. __________________ blind
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