Make It Rain...and/or...This Song Is Really Hitting Right Now...
My Oh My...Where the hell have I been lately? First off, school kicked my ass this semester. I swear I wanted to keep up with this thing, and I had my intentions to do so...but alas it fell by the wayside as things seem to do in my life during different points in time. So here I am, free at last, free at last...haha, I write this from 15,000 ft. in the air on Southwest 1733 from PDX to OAK (allowing me to feel free to travel the country...or whatever their saying is). I spent the last four days of my life exploring and getting to know Portland, as well as getting to hand out with Andrew and meet some new cool people out there (Holly, Vince, SLO...among others). Portland is amazing to say the least. I totally understand why Andrew chose to follow his job there. It was great to get out of SF, I was getting restless there and as has been the routine of my life of the past five years or so, I don't tend to stay put for long...I enjoy taking a trip, even if it is for an even to see a show or an extended weekend to visit a much missed friend.
So I got into Portland Sat. afternoon/early evening. We headed to Andrew's place, which by the way is pretty dope, and dropped the luggage off and decided it was time for a beer and food. Headed across the street to Ruby Tuesday's and did just that. We then chilled out at his pad for a bit before heading down to SE Portland to meet up with the Portland crew and have drinks and let the madness to ensue. Rotture (sp?) was our first stop and was decent...minus the fact that I learned not to drink Old German beer, as PBR is totally worth the .50 cents more. Then the group split up and some headed somewhere while Vince, Andrew and myself jumped in the car and headed to The Gypsy. Not so poppin on Sat. night led us to Union Jack's. Union Jack's is the "suicide girls" strip club in Portland and it kicks the shit out of CA strip clubs...haha. First of all you can drink in that bitch, and second off, the dancers don't hassle everyone in the joint for dollars after they dance and aren't pushy for trying to get you to get a lap dance. So that was fun, and we hung out there and drank and shot the shit until the place closed down...oh by the way, did I mention PDX bars don't close till 2:30...yah, that was pretty dope. That was the conclusion to night one in Portland.
The next day we got up and got a move on and headed out to figure that city out. We spent some time in the W of Portland and then headed over to the SE side. Took a bunch of photos and got to see some dope stuff and kinda got a grasp on the city lay out and where everything was. Ended up driving up to Vancouver, WA too. Hittin up two states in one trip. You know how I do..haha. Vancouver wasn't all that crackin, but it was aight Next we headed back to Andrew's and then out to grab food. Ended up going to Buffalo Wild Wings (BW3), which was rad since I hadn't been to one since I was in Michigan a couple trips ago. That was fun and we ended up back at Andrews and just called it a night as we were both beat from being out all day and exploring.
Monday we hit up a sushi joint which was good, then we went out exploring some more and ended up over in the Hawthorne district and drinking at a bar. It was fun, then we headed back to Andrew's and plotted out our route for the evening. Hit up the Tri-Met and Max to DT and over to the Hold Steady show at Crystal Ballroom. Venue - alright, a little big for my taste and sound was decent, but overall not my fav. venue. Hold Steady were good, but they didn't play Killer Parties, which really bummed me out. Met some dudes before the show and got a drink with them afterwards...people are quite friendly up there, it's cool. Then we had to head back to Union Jack's as Andrew fell in love with a stripper and wanted to go back. It was chill and we hung out there for a while before grabbing a cab back to Andrew's and having a beer and crashing out for the night.
Woke up late this morning and just hung out, then grabbed Quizno's and headed out to meet up with Holly and her friend Zach and proceeded to Family Fun Center. Spent the afternoon driving go-karts, playing lazer tag, and mini golf. It was a fun time seeing as no one had done that sorta thing in a long while. Great way to cap off the weekend. I really wish I coulda stayed up there longer, it was a blast. And now I'm sitting on this flight reflecting and totally knowing I could move to Portland at some point in my life. But for now I'll just have to plan a visit again for after I get back from Europe.
Gotta say thanks to Andrew once again for everything even though it bums me out to think that he lives up there and it'll be a while before I get to visit him again...but I guess that's all part of growing up.
I'll be glad to be back in SF, I got a lot to do before I head to SD from the 6-13th and then to Dublin on the 16th. Lots of shows coming up which will be fun, and more updates coming soon...I promise...as well as a pic update with my sweet photog skills.
10:52 PM PST…I’m out (for now)…
So I got into Portland Sat. afternoon/early evening. We headed to Andrew's place, which by the way is pretty dope, and dropped the luggage off and decided it was time for a beer and food. Headed across the street to Ruby Tuesday's and did just that. We then chilled out at his pad for a bit before heading down to SE Portland to meet up with the Portland crew and have drinks and let the madness to ensue. Rotture (sp?) was our first stop and was decent...minus the fact that I learned not to drink Old German beer, as PBR is totally worth the .50 cents more. Then the group split up and some headed somewhere while Vince, Andrew and myself jumped in the car and headed to The Gypsy. Not so poppin on Sat. night led us to Union Jack's. Union Jack's is the "suicide girls" strip club in Portland and it kicks the shit out of CA strip clubs...haha. First of all you can drink in that bitch, and second off, the dancers don't hassle everyone in the joint for dollars after they dance and aren't pushy for trying to get you to get a lap dance. So that was fun, and we hung out there and drank and shot the shit until the place closed down...oh by the way, did I mention PDX bars don't close till 2:30...yah, that was pretty dope. That was the conclusion to night one in Portland.
The next day we got up and got a move on and headed out to figure that city out. We spent some time in the W of Portland and then headed over to the SE side. Took a bunch of photos and got to see some dope stuff and kinda got a grasp on the city lay out and where everything was. Ended up driving up to Vancouver, WA too. Hittin up two states in one trip. You know how I do..haha. Vancouver wasn't all that crackin, but it was aight Next we headed back to Andrew's and then out to grab food. Ended up going to Buffalo Wild Wings (BW3), which was rad since I hadn't been to one since I was in Michigan a couple trips ago. That was fun and we ended up back at Andrews and just called it a night as we were both beat from being out all day and exploring.
Monday we hit up a sushi joint which was good, then we went out exploring some more and ended up over in the Hawthorne district and drinking at a bar. It was fun, then we headed back to Andrew's and plotted out our route for the evening. Hit up the Tri-Met and Max to DT and over to the Hold Steady show at Crystal Ballroom. Venue - alright, a little big for my taste and sound was decent, but overall not my fav. venue. Hold Steady were good, but they didn't play Killer Parties, which really bummed me out. Met some dudes before the show and got a drink with them afterwards...people are quite friendly up there, it's cool. Then we had to head back to Union Jack's as Andrew fell in love with a stripper and wanted to go back. It was chill and we hung out there for a while before grabbing a cab back to Andrew's and having a beer and crashing out for the night.
Woke up late this morning and just hung out, then grabbed Quizno's and headed out to meet up with Holly and her friend Zach and proceeded to Family Fun Center. Spent the afternoon driving go-karts, playing lazer tag, and mini golf. It was a fun time seeing as no one had done that sorta thing in a long while. Great way to cap off the weekend. I really wish I coulda stayed up there longer, it was a blast. And now I'm sitting on this flight reflecting and totally knowing I could move to Portland at some point in my life. But for now I'll just have to plan a visit again for after I get back from Europe.
Gotta say thanks to Andrew once again for everything even though it bums me out to think that he lives up there and it'll be a while before I get to visit him again...but I guess that's all part of growing up.
I'll be glad to be back in SF, I got a lot to do before I head to SD from the 6-13th and then to Dublin on the 16th. Lots of shows coming up which will be fun, and more updates coming soon...I promise...as well as a pic update with my sweet photog skills.
10:52 PM PST…I’m out (for now)…
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