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

Thu Oct 18 14:53:28 PDT 2007

The Mission can be a lot of fun - small, but lots of charm. They were
showing two Firefly episodes there every Tuesday night all summer long,
followed by a couple days of Serenity in September. I took a couple of
my friends from upstate NY there for Serenity (after we'd spend a couple
hours at Ground Kontrol) - watching a movie while drinking good beer and
eating good food - they couldn't believe it. I think I may have
convinced one or two to move to Portland some day...

- Jason L.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: euglug-bounces at euglug.org 
> [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] On Behalf Of Jason Dommasch
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 10:29 PM
> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in Portland
> 
> Thank you all for your suggestions.
> 
> Not that you need a transcript of my stay in Portland, but...
> 
> As it turned out, I got up to Portland a little bit late.  I 
> met Bryan (the friend who's going to MIT) at the hostel 
> somewhere around 18th and Couch.  We walked to visit the 
> Japanese Gardens, but it was almost closing time and a lot of 
> the garden was hidden by the shade of the tall trees, so we 
> skipped it.  We got a good hike getting there though.
> 
> We then walked to the Mission Theatre (didn't know it was a 
> McMenamins until I got there) and saw a movie and beer and 
> stuff.  Not exactly the Bagdad, but still cool in my opinion.
> 
> Afterward, we walked around until we ended up at Ground 
> Kontrol.  I'd been there before, but it was as cool as ever.
> 
> At some point we stopped at Powell's bookstore, and I bought 
> I copy of "I, Robot" with the retro 70's/80's futuristic 
> robot on the front cover (not the cover with Will Smith).
> 
> I said goodbye, and ended up spending the night at my brother's place.
>  The next day I went with my brother and niece to OMSI.
> 
> Overall, it was a fun weekend.
> 
> - Jason Dommasch <jdommaroma at gmail.com>
> 
> 
> On 10/15/07, Eponymous <bilbobaggab at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Check out the Pittock Mansion in Portland; but the big geek in me 
> > says, check the Maryhill Museum of Art, up the Gorge, for it's 
> > extensive collection of chess sets...checkmate!
> >
> > Brian
> >
> > On 10/15/07, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  ------------------------------
> > > > *From:* euglug-bounces at euglug.org 
> > > > [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] *On Behalf Of *Eponymous
> > > > *Sent:* Sunday, October 14, 2007 9:19 AM
> > > > *To:* Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
> > > > *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
> > know
> > > > 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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