The life of anti-virus magnate John McAfee with a happy ending. The last paragraph says, "Ever since, McAfee has kept a sporadic public persona. He drove to Portland, Oregon, in 2013, where he reportedly still lives. He now sometimes blogs about security, privacy, and freedom." http://www.businessinsider.com/the-insane-life-of-john-mcafee-2015-7
After Paul Allen dies, if Phil Knight is dead too, then John McAfee could be our next owner, if he catches up on his rent.
I guess hipsters are judgemental after all...... this guy has some interesting things to say about Stump Town! http://www.salon.com/2015/07/09/por..._time_honored_tradition_of_hip_city_backlash/
Portland is turning into a stupid caricature of itself. Fuck you Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein! We're turning into an even more pretentious version of San Francisco minus the good paying jobs.
Yeah. I remember when I lived in Berkeley. I remembering saying to myself, "This town has no soul." I get the same feeling when I drive through PDX. It has definately lost its cherry, nationally.
The old Armory was such a cool place in the '60s. It's used to be the home of Portland Wrestling and it was a hopping joint on Friday and Saturday nights. My grade school buddies and I had access to free tickets and we went almost every week to watch guys like Lonnie Mayne, ToughTony Borne, Haru Sasaki, Sandy Barr, et al. Shag Thomas was the referee, Frank Bonema was the announcer (and a perfect foil for the over the top wrestlers) and nobody messed with Ringside Rosie. Besides the Portland Buckaroos, wrestling was all we had until the Blazers came to town, and the Armory was the perfect place for it. I'm glad they kept at least half of it.
Wow, I still vividly remember St. V's. My brothers and I (not to mention our mother) were all born there. I also had eye surgery there when I was 4.
Got to tour this awesome place as a Cub Scout. Talk about a serious bonfire. A classmate's father was one of the responding firemen. He said they never had a chance to fight it, their efforts went towards keeping it from spreading. It burned to the ground in 3 hours. And it's loss was a major kick in the nuts to Portlanders. A huge deal back in the day. it was such a freaking cool building and a big part of the city's identity.
Hey Cliffy, you would like this blog. Lots of great pics of Portland. http://stumptownblogger.typepad.com/stumptownblogger/
Hey thanks Sly! I appreciate it. If you're interested in Portland history, including some good photos, wander into Powell's someday and see if they carry the books on Portland by E. Kimbark McColl. They're kinda dry and exhaustive in spots but full of interesting stuff. If I remember correctly, they came out in the '80s (my copies are buried on a shelf in the garage and I'm too lazy to dig them out)
I will check that out. My mom volunteered one a day a week at the Oregon Historical Society for years. She got to see a lot of amazing things. They have so much they can't put all of it on display. She found a journal from one of the Whitman daughters of the Whitman Massacre fame. There was enough information in the journal that her and my dad were actually able to find the cave the family hid in. It was presumed that the cave was underwater when the Columbia was dammed.
