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McMenamins Crystal Ballroom

February 22, 2012March 9, 2012 admin 6 Comments Cotillion Hall, Crystal Ballroom, McMenamins, Montrose Ringler, Oregon, Portland, Ralph Farrier, Robert f. Tegan

The Crystal Ballroom, located at NW 14th and Burnside in downtown Portland is a very grand ballroom.  Wow, if the

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Big Head Todd without his Monsters

February 17, 2012February 18, 2012 admin 4 Comments Big Head Todd, Bing Lounge, KING, Live performance, Music, Oregon, Portland

This afternoon Big Head Todd was without his Monsters. They were getting set up for their concert that evening in

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Guest Blog: Cindy and the Indigo Girls

July 26, 2011February 22, 2012 Jennifer 3 Comments

I was asked by my friend, Jenny to do a guest blog on her site about my Indigo Girl trip. 

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Getting SOAKed in Tidewater 2011

June 20, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Burning Man, Camping, Oregon, Portland, SOAK, Tidewater

Deep within a tree canopy in sleepy Tidewater Oregon, flowers bloom and birds cheep, water trickles down the steep retain

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A SOAK’n we will go

June 16, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Burning Man, Camping, Oregon, Portland, SOAK, Tidewater

It is time – time for the fun and festivities to begin, for today SOAK begins. SOAK is the Portland

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A great find at the Silverton Wine and Jazz Festival

May 16, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Jazz, Music, Oregon, Portland, Quadraphonnes, saxophone

They say if you have nothing good to say, then don’t say anything. So apart from saying that the Silverton

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The Oregon Garden

May 10, 2011February 15, 2012 admin 4 Comments Gardens, Oregon, Silverton, The Oregon Garden

It was over a decade ago that The Oregon Garden was created. There was a lot about it in the

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What a Darling down under

April 18, 2011February 29, 2012 Brian Australia, Bridge, Darling, Harbor, Harbour, Opera House, Sydney, travel

Sydney Australia is perhaps one of the most recognizable cities in the world, all due to its incredible opera house.

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