[Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland

[Ben Barrett]

Ahh, Ground Kontrol, I had a blast there one time but didn't catch the name.
There was a crazy band, sorta KISS-like but unique.... the whole place felt
retro-mod or something undescribably cool -- okay, I had a few drinks in me
already and it was a quick stop on a raucous bachelor party tour... anyway,
I think Portland has many riches to offer, depending on your mode.  There's
some sort of architecture tour I keep seeing people doing, and the river
paths offer a nice stroll or bike ride (bikes can be rented too).  Dining in
the Pearl district is fancy & great but there's better bang-for-the-buck
elsewhere.

Along with Powell's, used music & clothing stores might appeal to others who
aren't in the large urban environment much; and speaking of which, ride an
elevator up some tall building to catch a view :)
I think our advice is too late for Jason D's weekend though!

ben



On 10/15/07, Jason LaPier <jason.lapier at tacs.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>
>  I'll third the Japanese Gardens - my wife and I just went there on
> Saturday - gorgeous this time of year with all the leaves changing color.
> Other places I have to take my out of town friends that are geeky enough:
> FreeGeek in SE, just off Hawthorne, Ground Kontrol (classic arcade + bar -
> tons of old arcade games that have new CRTs and whatnot), and of course,
> Powell's. The Bagdad is another must if your friend enjoys beer - drinking
> microbrews in a theater is one of the unique things about Portland. I also
> like to take people to Kennedy School - another McMenimins, it's an old
> elementary school converted into a Restaurant/Bar/Movie Theater. Very
> interesting.
>
> - Jason L.
>
>
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> *Subject:* Re: [Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland
>
> I'll second the Japanese Gardens, hike up Mt. Tabor,  Bishop's Close is
> also cool, and Bike's over the Bridges is good for a Bostonian.  Let me k=
now
> if he drinks beer or not!
>
> On 10/12/07, Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > This is off topic, but I'm wondering if any of you could give
> > suggestions as to fun stuff to do in Portland.  An old friend from
> > Utah contacted me, and he's going to be in Portland this weekend and
> > maybe the next.
> >
> > He attends grad school at MIT.  I haven't seen him in a long time and
> > I'm not sure what he likes to do.  I should probably have asked that
> > first.
> >
> > At any rate, I'll let him know about the Slashdot party happening next
> > week :)
> >
> > - Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com>
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