As well as how a flight from Boston was canceled because someone smelled an "odd smell". And a New Jersey terminal was shut down, etc. And how the recriminations have been flying around that the government failed deeply.
The thing is, no was actually hurt or injured in that Detroit incident. (Other than the guy who actually lit his groin on fire). Obviously, it could have been a terrible thing if the fire was to spread. But it didn't. And yet this is held up as something that should have been prevented.
At the same time as there is this idea that any terrorist act on a plane should be prevented, we have also had a guy walk into a federal courthouse in Las Vegas and open fire. And then someone walked into their work in Missouri and opened fire, killing three people. Both of these stories just went through the usual run of the news cycle. No one is suggesting that the government failed to realize that Timothy Hedron of Missouri was ready to do something crazy, but apparently they should have known that about Umar Abdulmullutab was. So any act of terrorism is a terrible affront, but having people blown away at work is just "the cost of doing business"?
And for that matter, as long as we are dealing with transportation related deaths, about 18,000 people die a year from drunk driving. During 2009, how many Americans died from airborne terrorism? Much less than that. What would it be like if we lived in a country where it was hard enough to get on a freeway drunk, as it was to get on an airplane carrying a bottle of shampoo?
My friend is visiting from out of town and she wants to watch the blazer/laker game tonight. Can anybody recommend a fun sporty type bar?
THANKS.
Recommend me a caterer or catering company or catering person who will come to my home bearing delicious finger food and party snacks with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of flavor and flair. Or I suppose I could drive over and pick it up. As long as its delicious!
Those damn injuries are putting the kabash on the Blazers playoff chances. They could have been this years cinderella team.
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This weekend the NW Film Center kicks off the 27th edition of its annual Reel Music Film Festival, an exquisite month-long showcase of some of the greatest “musical” films in existence. 
Not to be confused with the popular “musicals” film genre we are all familiar with, the Reel Music Film Festival offers a diverse line-up of films whose common themes are the exploration of the history of a wide-variety of styles of music and types of instruments, the fascinating relationship between sound and image, and the influence of music on society and culture.
I was able to preview some of this weekend’s line-up, and I have to say that all of them were a pleasure to watch. If you are looking for something to do this weekend, consider one of the following screenings:
Mighty Uke
This film is a must see for pretty much every kind of audience. It is entertaining, educational, touching and I promise it will leave you with a burning desire to get your own ukulele when you leave the theatre (which, after watching the film, you will agree is a good thing).
(Saturday 1/9, 7 PM)
Ashes of American Flags
This is a great film for any Wilco fan who wants to get to know the band more intimately, to hear/see live performances from their 2008 tour, and find out what happens behind-the-scenes. It is also a lovely story – in and of itself – about a family of traveling artists whose favorite medium is music.
(Friday 1/8 and Saturday 1/9, 9:15 PM)
*Extra Incentive*
At each screening of Ashes of American Flags, the NW Film Center is raffling off one pair of tickets for the SOLD OUT Wilco concert on February 9 at the Arlene Schnizter concert hall!
In Search of Mozart
See Mozart as you have never seen him before! This film is an entertaining and intriguing visual biography of Mozart as told through his letters, clips from grand performances of his works, and interviews with some of the world’s most renowned musical scholars.
(Sunday 1/10, 2 PM)
Cool
Travel back in time to the 1950s to discover the origins of the style of “cool”. You will be treated to awesome vintage clips of some of the masters of jazz and learn about how they persuaded everyone – musicians, artists, writers, filmmakers, even politicians – to ‘aspire to the condition of cool.” Screening followed by 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz.
(Sunday 1/10, 7 PM)
I wasn’t able to see a preview of the Neil Young Trunk Show – which is kicking off the event Friday night at 7 PM – but a fan of Neil Young since I became interested in guitar, I am excited to attend Friday night’s screening to learn more about one of America’s greatest acoustic guitarists and see footage from some of his incredible performances.
The Center is also showing Beyond Ipanema: Brazilian Waves in Global Music- a film about the incredible global influence of Brazilian music – on Sunday at 4:45 PM. I didn’t get to see a preview of this film, but it sounds like one that will surely get you dancing in your seat.
For more information about the films, to see a complete line-up for the festival, and to watch trailers of all the films, visit the NW Film Center’s Reel Film Music Festival Website. For updates and reminders during festival, follow the NW Film Center on twitter @nwfilmcenter.
Tickets
General Admission: $8 per film
Portland Art Museum Members/Students/Seniors: $7 per film
Friends of the Film Center: $5 per film
*Double features are an additional $2 per ticket*
It is recommended that you order your tickets online (links can be accessed below every film on the Reel Music Film Festival site) but tickets will also be available for purchase at the front desk by cash or check only before all screenings.
Location
All screenings take place at the NW Film Center’s screening space, the Whitsell Auditorium, located inside the Portland Art Museum at 1219 SW Park Avenue in Downtown Portland.
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Birley Spa Bath House is about half a mile from where I live in Sheffield. I'm going to try and get down on one of the open mornings and get some pictures from inside if possible.
I took the following pictures a couple of days ago when the snow here was heaviest (so far!). There's a fair bit of light pollution on some of the pictures, but I didn't want to take them all with a flash on because of the still-falling snow. I've also included some of the lake and scenery behind the bath-house.
You can see from this pic that it was quite snowy (and a bit cold!) when I started to take the pictures. This is the front of Birley Spa Bath House.
( Cut due to image-heaviness )
There's also a house at the bottom of the drive. I don't know if the occupants act as care-takers for the bath-house, but I didn't take any pictures of this as there are still people living there.
"We started off with a statement, two minutes worth, and whereas I focussed on the excellent free health and beauty care afforded free of charge to the good people of New Mexico - "it'll cost you nada with Natla" - Mr. Arpaia launched into a garbled attack on modern medicine, denouncing as some sort of a "slaughter of the innocents" the services offered by Natla Tech. His "buzzwords"` included "stem cells", which we didn't use, "dead foetuses", all our foetuses were alive and well, and "murder of unborn children" - which as far as I knew we didn't offer as a service, although I was open to a well thought out business proposition."
That's totally something she would say/think, too. I laughed so hard I woke my mom up. Oops. It's refreshing to actually find a fandom where children and baby rabies are scarce. Granted, I run across the occasional "LARA HAS TWIN MARY SUE DAUGHTERS" story, but I'd say 98% of the fanfics I run across don't have children. ^_^ I think most players can't even compute the idea of Lara + baby (myself included). And Natla is just so many levels of awesome anyways.
*happy dance*
I have another week at home. I still have tasks that aren't about the bathroom that must be done; the list is growing. The room is coming together so very damn nice.
Funny how many things have changed as we go along with the finishing touches. The discussions have been productive, realistic and make us like this room. There haven't been necessary changes due to budget, more about what looks best to the fella who likes to splurge on his SO. What shows is a great resource for how to go ahead with the rest of the projects we have on the list.
I've teased
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blackbyrd2 about his Asian Zen sense of style; he's allowed me to change my mind (I think the couch would look better over there kind of mind changing). He's also developed good working relationships with a number of construction types. We've gotten estimates on other updates which makes planning projects much easier for me.We're tired. Mostly I'm tired of having people in the house. Finally, today, Wayne the Tiler finished. He'd come back after several days to give us time to install the new door. He asked to use my pictures in his portfolio.
By weekend, we'll have the backsplash and mirror installed, and I'll be taking pictures. Looking back at my last update I can see where some of you might be anxious. Patience; I've had to be paitent (and tolerant o_O).
I'm also new to Portland - but I would love to make something meaningful to this community with my assignment.
What would you like me to point my, albeit small, spotlight on? Something that hasn't been done already.
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Leigh sent out his weekly email of Portland weekend events earlier today. It is reproduced below with some additions by Pipeline. You can get the email and your chance to win hookups for shows and deals by emailing leighfeldman3 @ gmail and asking to join
There are many listings so we have put events in red (or blue = linked!) that we think will be good, well attended, or should be interesting.
Reminder: We give out free tickets every week to our Portland Facebook Group including to many of the top music and art venues in Portland. Join it if you like free stuff.
Related From Pipeline: Portland Monthly EVENTS LIST
From Leigh Feldman:
Things I’m currently jocking…
Free ish… We have 2 tix to the Jus Noise Hip Hop Festival for Friday & Saturday w/ Jern Eye & Rob Swift, tix to the Rose City Rollers documentary screening, the Beat Off Battle next Wednesday, 3 pairs of tix to Live & Direct and passes to The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus! Wanna win any of them? Forward this email to a friend, have them write us asking to join the group and we’ll enter you both in a drawing to win! (These are from Leigh, not Pipeline. Email him to join his list & win: leighfeldman3 @ gmail)
Free music ish… http://therub.crewcial.org/ITMFR3.mp3 Starting the new year off with one of the first mix tapes sent to me for 2010. It’s from the dj collective The Rub from NYC. Awesome flips of vocals you’ll recognize and 100% perfect for a party!
Awesome Ish… Tonight is the Launch Party for The Phunktion w/ Philly’s Phunkestra Soul Orchestra @ The Crown Room. It’s live band New Orleans style funk, $2 pints, FREE entry and it kicks off a little before 10pm!
This list is growing by leaps and bounds. Turn to the person next to you and see if they are reading the same email. If not, forward it to them and tell them to join the community.
Life is a party, everyone is just waiting to be invited.
See you all out and about! Leigh Feldman
Portland Thursday Events, January 7
- From Pipeline: First Thursday in the Pearl and Old Town (@firstthursday)
- Play For Keeps @ Tribute Gallery (art art art)
- LAUNCH PARTY for The Phunktion w/ Philly’s Phunkestra Soul Orchestra @ Crown Room (live band New Orleans/Chicago style brass funk. $2 pints of Newcastle. Free!)
- Urban Girl NW Fashion Show @ Smart Real Estate offices (Miss Teen Oregon is modeling in this. Does that make you more or less interested?)
- Art of Weddings Showcase @ Gerding Theater (bridal fashion)
- Beat Club ’68 w/ DJ Rhienna @ East End (tracks from sixty eight)
- Krushgroove Throwback Thursdays @ Bar XV (old school hip hop, funk and throwback jams)
- I Hate Your Job w/ DJ KG @ Tube (soul/r&b and rock)
- From Pipeline: Museum By Moonlight @ World Foresty Center
- The Fix @ Someday Lounge (hip hop dj’s)
- Savoir Faire Burlesque & Vaudeville Performance @ Hawthorne Theater (barroom fare)
- From Pipeline: “Winter Kills” the 1st Annual Brew-HaHa (Beer-themed art) @ Anka Gallery
- Liz Albert Installation @ Alpern Gallery (art art art)
- Komikaze: Comics from the Balkans & Beyond @ Floating World Comics (art art art)
- Natalie Philips Art show @ Pearl Room of Powell’s Books (art art art)
- After Hours Photography Exhibition @ Compound Gallery (art art art)
- Lee M. Hale: Mind if I Smoke @ Nine Gallery (art art art)
- From Pipeline: SEQUENTIAL ART [sequentialartgallery.com] – “Excerpts from Hand Hewn”, by Philip Barasch
- From Pipeline: 2010 Timbers Army First Thursday gathering at Bitter End Pub (7:01pm)
- From Pipeline: 2nd Annual Big Top Bottoms Up Burlesque Show “Winter Wonderland” @ Kelly’s Olympian
- From Pipeline: Subjective Art Show @ Portland Community College Sylvania Campus
- From Pipeline: Free Entry to Portland Chinese Garden
- From Pipeline: 7th Planet Picture Show @ Mt Tabor Legacy
Friday, Saturday and Sunday after the break…
Portland Friday Events, January 8
- Turbulence, Iyahson, Paapa Wastik, Small Axe Sound @ Mt. Tabor (reggae/dancehall)
- Fresh w/ PantyRaid & Danny Corn @ Crown Room (electronic music explosion)
- Jern Eye, Alphabet Stew, Risky Star and more @ Ash St. Saloon (hip hop)
- Nightclubbing @ Holocene (disco dance)
- Live & Direct w/ Tre Hardson, Rev. Shines, DJ Nature @ Rotture (hip hop)
- Lowbrow Lounge Sessions w/ Saltfeend, Ryan Organ, Carier, Anitx @ Lowbrow Lounge (dubstep, breaks, glitch)
- Transrevolution Dance Party @ Crush (alternative dance party)
- Mystery Ride @ 11:59 (secret location – check the shift2bikes calendar for announcement)
- Noridc Soul @ Whiskey Bar (techno and house)
- I Am Snowboarding Art Show @ Nemo (art, music, drinks)
- From Pipeline: Portland’s 27th Reel Music Film Festival Opening Night
- King Louie & Baby James @ Brasserie Montrmarte (jazz, soul, r&b)
- Clowns Without Borders Benefit @ Bamboo Groove (performances, drinks, music)
- Tom Waits Tribute Night @ Dante’s (smoke a pack of cigs and drink whiskey to have your own tribute night)
- Fruition @ East Burn (happy time jam band folk)
- Cort & Fatboy Movie Night @ Bagdad Theater (movie screenings)
- East Infection @ East Chinatown Lounge (hip hop, club, lounge)
- From Pipeline: Muddy Waters Is Open 24 Hours Until Monday + Weekend Parties/Fundraiser
- From Pipeline: Free Entry to Portland Chinese Garden
Portland Saturday Events, January 9
- Andrea Gupta’s Going Away Party w/ DJ Sureal, Evan Alexander & Gabe Driscoll @ Whiskey Bar (house, progressive, electro)
- Sucka Free w/ DJ Wicked, Deff Ro, Mighty Moves @ Tiger Bar (hip hop)
- Shop Warming Party @ 525 NE 19th (promise of beer and barbq!)
- Black Rose Middle School Themed Dance Party @ Black Rose Infoshop (come and act awkward like you know you were in those days)
- Atlas @ Holocene (world music dance party)
- Pink Floyd Tribute Night @ East End (“dude, did you know if you listen to them and watch Wizard of Oz it’s totally like you are watching a movie while listening to music instead of the movie dialogue”)
- Various @ Branx (dubstep)
- Afroknot @ Mt. Tabor (afro rock)
- As Is Opening Party @ Wee House Garage Gallery (art and party time)
- Brutal Beauty screening & After Party @ Hollywood Theater/Bossanova (documentary movie on – Rose City Rollers & After Party w/ Boy Eats Drum Machine and Notes From the Underground)
- Distilled: A Fundraiser for Alembic Series @ 4625 SE 67th (micro performances from performers and project showcases)
- Sublime Tribute Band @ Dantes (yes, you probably know all the words, so will everyone else)
- Dengue Fever @ Berbati’s (psych rock)
- DJ Rob Swift w/ Gen.Erik, Serge Severe, Cool Nutz, DJ Fatboy @ Someday (hip hop)
- The Fresh Mashup Series w/ Tigerbeat & Nature @ Report (hip hop, disco, funk)
- McMennimans Grab Bag @ Crystal Ballroom (3 bands!)
- Snail Fever w/ Los Estupidos @ Lagano Lounge (rare funk, latin vibes, modern soul)
- After Dark @ Groove Suite (house music)
- From Pipeline: Muddy Waters Is Open 24 Hours Until Monday + Weekend Parties/Fundraiser
- From Pipeline: Free Entry to Portland Chinese Garden
- From Pipeline: Portland Fix-It Fair @ David Douglas High School, 8:30am–2:00pm (bike info, give-aways, bike tuneups, etc.)
- From Pipeline: Portland’s 27th Reel Music Film Festival | January 8 – February 7
Portland Sunday Events, January 10
- Bhob Rainey @ The Wail (composer, saxaphonist, electronic musician)
- No Pants on the Max Ride @ Tri-Met Max Lines (drop trow)
- Hip Hop Cabaret @ IFCC (hip hop showcase)
- Beyond Impanema: Brazilian Music @ NW Film Center (music movies!)
- Holy Revival @ Tube (soul/r&b)
- Expendables, Iration, Passafire @ Hawthorne (reggae)
- Portland Poetry Slam @ Backspace (poetry)
- Buy A Date With A Barista @ Muddy Waters (date auction)
- Nightflight w/ Tigerstripes @ Aalto (disco)
- Sinferno Cabaret @ Dante’s (fire dancing, strippers, magicians)
- Zoo Bombers @ Zoo Bomb Monument (mini bike madness)
- Soulstice @ Groove Suite (deep house)
- Anime Hentai @ Paris Theater (cartoons)
- Bike Polo at 2pm @ Alberta Park (bring a bike and a mallet)
- Soft Sundays w/ Gretchen Mitchell @ Club Calabash (r&b, blues, soul)
- Band Showcase @ Rontoms (bands, beer, hipsters)
- From Pipeline: Free Entry to Portland Chinese Gardens
- From Pipeline: Upright Brewing bottle release party for Billy the Mountain (old ale) and Gose bier
UPCOMING (just a taste of things to come…)
1/13 – PDX Queer Night Porn Night @ Crush (dildos galore), Beat Off @ Holocene (no dildos, just a producer’s beat battle)
1/14 – Imperial @ The Crown Room (dancehall and reggae. Get excited for this!)
1/15 – Townbombing @ Tube (sweaty messy dance party)
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- Mood:
nostalgic - Music:Prodigy 'Diesel Power'
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