tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-215560872009-11-10T23:12:02.134-08:00Portland, vegetarian, music, movies, sports and all the things that happen in between the most important events in life.The Cap'nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12876185441010842737noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21556087.post-30378553697284376322009-02-24T16:41:00.000-08:002009-02-25T13:52:45.684-08:002009-02-25T13:52:45.684-08:00

Up until a year ago, I thought “shaving cream” meant foam-in-a-can or, if I wanted to get really fancy, gel-in-a-can. Fortunately, my eyes have been opened and I’ve realized that shaving gear exists beyond Aisle 16. We live in a world rich with luxury, and still affordable, shaving creams. You just have to make the extra effort to seek them out. And with the Internet, it’s actually easier to get

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For those who think French comedy stretches only the questionable span between mimes and an appreciation for Jerry Lewis, let me introduce to you Remi Gaillard. His public comedy may not be for everyone, but everyone is a potential target of his public comedy. Below are a few of his best.Mario KartKangarooThe Snail

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On the radar:Sharon Jones & the Dap-kings - Performing this Friday, January 30, right here in Portland's Crystal Ballroom. I saw them four years ago at the Doug Fir. How to describe their awesomeness? People were literally dancing on the tables in 2005. I can't wait to see what happens on the Crystal's bouncy floor.Digital addictions:Twitter - There's something gratifying about broadcasting your

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Stand By Your Sam from dalas verdugo on Vimeo.If you haven't heard, Portland's mayor, Sam Adams (who is single and openly gay) had sex with an attractive 18-year-old guy, denied it during his mayoral campaign and has now admitted to it. The result? He's being crucified by the press, homophobes and people who think other people's sex lives are their business. There biggest outrage? He lied.I think

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Thanks to my friend DAAAAAVE, Baby Mangino has entered my life. While you may have seen this little baby dressed as the giant, rib eatin', Orange Bowl consumin' coach of my fighting Kansas Jayhawks, you might not know this baby is on his way to a championship as Sportshuman of the Year over at deadspin.com. And his victory relies on your vote.Click here and vote for Baby Mangino!Plus, Baby

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I quick look back at 2008 mostly for my benefit, but also for yours.Favorite Album: 2, Darker My LoveThe Velvet Underground with catchier hooks and a much more rocking background. This album also contains my favorite song from 2008, "Two Ways Out," a sugary sweet pop tune that should be topping the charts.Favorite Old Album I Discovered This Year: Doug, The CooliesAs mentioned in a previous post,

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The Moog Cookbook - Moog Cookbook and Ye Olde Space BandeWith the flick of their Moog synthesizer's ON switch, the Moog Cookbook instantly deflates all that is pompous about musicians and the "seriousness of their art" by turning popular songs into the most enjoyable, rocking Muzak your ears will ever hear. The Moog Cookbook is the brainchild of Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (Jellyfish, Imperial Drag

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The Coolies - DougI'll bet $100 you've never heard of 80s indie-rockers The Coolies. If their catalog consisted solely of their first record, Dig!, remaining lost in the annals of indie rock history would suit them just fine. But they followed their first effort (an odd collection of Simon & Garfunkel covers) with a rock opera that surpasses genius territory and it's a shame they aren't in more

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I'm nearing the completion of a major feat - transferring my CD catalog to iTunes. I haven't ripped my whole collection and I won't upload them all (there's no reason for me to rip the EMF "Unbelievable" single that somehow ended up in my possession). But the process has made me revisit a slew of CDs I haven't listened to in years, and while some of these are pure shit (see the EMF example above)

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I haven't posted in ages. Here's a little sumpin to make it all better: an awful church / Christian dance video. DiggRenewed Mind

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Here I am writing my first blog post in over a month and boy what a month. Let me first point out that this is the very first blog post I’ve ever written without wearing glasses thanks to my refractive LASIK surgery I had last week. My eyes are still recovering, but so far it looks like I’ve got 20/15 vision and a great prognosis from my doctor (the same guy who did Greg Oden!).I also happen to

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After watching about 10 straight episodes of 30 Rock, I've happily realized my longtime crush on Tina Fey hasn't wavered one iota. Some of you will be asking "But doesn't he have a girlfriend? Should he really be writing about his lust for a celebrity?" Here's why my infatuation with Fey is okay:1. Tina is a sassy, sexy brunette who wears glasses. My girlfriend is a sassy, sexy brunette who wears

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I just got home from the airport after spending the day presenting to my new client Yahoo! at the headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA. If you haven't heard, Yahoo! has been pretty busy, what with bids from Microsoft to buy them, potential partnerships with Google, and an angry white man named Icahn playing "Barbarian at the Gate."Had I not spent most of my day in airports and office buildings, I would

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I'm acting odd and not being myself. I've spent the better part of a Saturday afternoon researching stocks. And I'm watching the Kentucky Derby while I'm at. The Kentucky Derby, for christ's sake. A horse race. I don't care about horses. I actually think animal racing is cruel. But here I am watching tiny men ride horses while I check into my stocks and mutual funds. This is not how I should be

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I remember when I was five or six, sitting at my mother's piano, pressing random keys, getting a feel for which notes sounded good together and which ones made me cringe. I settled on the black keys (the first lesson I learned: all the black keys sound good together) and "wrote" a song that I remember to this day. I ended up taking a few real lessons when I was eight and nine, and by the time I

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A coworker and I coincidently discovered each other's fondness for the ball-rockitude of Sir Lemmy Kilmister (no, he hasn't been knighted...yet) and Motörhead, the über-gods of speed punk. I described the song "Ace of Spades" as like "getting kicked in the crötch and liking it." That spawned a search for all things Motorhead and I stumbled across an example of why YouTube is a gift from the rock

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Jesus Christ's father, Jimi Hendrix, was apparently a fan of The Marmalade's early single "I See the Rain" (above) and I've recently become slightly obsessed with it. Other songs by The Marmalade are hit or miss, which I believe is a result of their rotating line-up, but the early songs capture some sense of magic that is so often associated with the fantasy that was the Psychedelic Era. BTW,

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Crayon PhysicsIndependent game designer Petri Purho recently won the $25k grand prize at the 10th Annual Independent Games Festival for this hypnotic, soothing puzzle game. The goal is to collect the stars by moving your ball through a crayon-drawn 2D puzzle. How do you accomplish this? By using your own crayon (your cursor) to draw circles, squares and other shapes that interact physically with

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After performing a particularly dirty dance at a family member's wedding reception, I joked that I worked as a stripper to pay for tuition. Haha, funny, funny, right? Then one of my less-alert relatives asked, with all sincerity, "Really? Where?" That night, I learned three basic, yet important lessons.1. Never dance like a stripper at a relative's wedding.2. Be careful what you say around your

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A sibling (Mark Wahlberg) of a New Kid On The Block (Donnie) showed us (in Boogie Nights and The Departed) that he just might bear some semblance of true talent (as an actor) and was rewarded with a nomination (Oscar). Impressive for a man who dedicated his memoir to his dick.Fortunately, course correction comes in the guise of director M. Night Shyamalan's new film, The Happening. Known for his

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OMSI recently hosted BODYWORLD, the art/educational display of real, flayed, “plastinated” human and animal bodies - carrying severed limbs, heads cut in half, perhaps playing football or skateboard. I’ve always been troubled by the concept. Yet when I expressed concern or disapproval of this and other body exhibits, people reacted as if I was being irrational, as if cutting people open, slicing

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Football (soccer) season in the U.S. is right around the corner. My Portland Timbers, of the USL Division 1, have their first match April 17th, which also happens to be the final match of the Legendary Timber Jim. I plan on inviting a whole slew of newbies to their first Timbers match. To help them grasp the intricacies of the game, I gathered these videos that show football at it's purest. Enjoy

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The world would be a better place had Bobby Knight quit (coaching, talking, living) a long, long time ago. Choking people, throwing temper tantrums and being an all around jerkoff doesn't make the world a richer, more valued place. But if being a violent bully wasn't enough, Knight had to curse this world with his awful golf skills, and he let someone film it to boot. Just like his coaching

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The fresh-to-DVD documentary, King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, follows the journey of Steve Wiebe, a milquetoast middle school teacher, as he attempts to become the #1 Donkey Kong player in the world. In his way stands long-time record holder/video game prodigy/hot sauce salesman Billy Mitchell and a rigid community of video game nerds desperate to keep their exclusive empire (the

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He's a he. She's a she. He's half black. She's a loaf of wonder bread with nipples.By request of one of his admirers, Larry Lessig has created another one of his amazing presentations to help explain the differences between the two Democrat Presidential hopefuls—Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Acknowledging that both have similar policy stances, Lessig focuses on the campaigning activities of

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