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

Fri Oct 19 12:18:00 PDT 2007

You gotta understand, upstate NY is a different world than the rest of
New England. ;-)

- Jason L.

________________________________

	From: euglug-bounces at euglug.org
[mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] On Behalf Of Ben Barrett
	Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:45 PM
	To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
	Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] OT: what fun stuff to do is there in
Portland

	Portland's not the only place for food & beer in theaters :)
	Somewhere in Acadia National Park in Maine, snow camping for
spring break,
	we found a nice warm theater with microbrews, couches, and fresh
gourmet pizza... 
	Don't get me wrong, Portland (OR) is a great place to live!

	I like it right here,

	ben

	On 10/18/07, Jason LaPier < jason.lapier at tacs.uoregon.edu
<mailto:jason.lapier at tacs.uoregon.edu> > wrote: 

		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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