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Thursday, June 1, 2006

It's that time

Already they're taping off spots along the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade route. And that parade isn't until a week from Saturday.

We've got Rose Festival weather going, that's for sure.

Posted at 10:00 PM | Permalink

Comments (11)

Maybe it is starlight parade tape

Posted by user | June 1, 2006 10:23 PM

No, the tape I saw tonight was over at NE Multnomah and MLK. That's not Starlight territory.

Posted by Jack Bog | June 1, 2006 10:48 PM

I always wonder what it will take to get the Festival back to its old glory. I think the "Bite" suffers from the same apathy. I could never understand why the "Bite of Portland" had a Budweiser-only beer tent. As a homebrewer and lover of Portland's ale options, I find this odd.

Posted by TKrueg | June 1, 2006 11:51 PM

The first thing that needs to happen is to get the second-rate amusement park out of the picture. It's too expensive, and its reputation is that it's creepy. Fortunately no one has died down there lately.

How about showcasing all the things that make modern-day Portland great? Fitness, outdoorsy stuff, cycling, local beer, the written word, restaurants, great gardens, beautiful old neighborhoods, historic buildings, Western heritage, rich history, spectacular old parks, etc.? A festival-of-virgins beauty contest and a couple of parades out of the '50s just aren't cutting it any more.

If the Navy guys don't like the new version, they can skip us.

And decentralize it. Give the waterfront grass a rest and get the thing out into our many fine neighborhoods.

Posted by Jack Bog | June 2, 2006 12:15 AM

I have to agree

Posted by TKrueg | June 2, 2006 12:20 AM

Wine, music, environmental consciousness...

Posted by Jack Bog | June 2, 2006 12:24 AM

Isn't taping off spaces on a public sidewalk against the law? It's either graffiti, or littering, or proof of a conspiracy to violate sit/lie.

Posted by Kari Chisholm | June 2, 2006 8:12 AM

Whoa, Bojack as civic booster? These are good ideas. Unfortunately the dinosaurs who run Rose Fest would have no idea what you were talking about.

Posted by Libertas | June 2, 2006 8:21 AM

the dinosaurs who run Rose Fest

One does get the feeling somewhere in town Paulie Walnuts and Father Jose are hammering out this year's deal on the Fun Center and the take on the "Dial A Sailor" program.

Posted by Chris Snethen | June 2, 2006 8:59 AM

The Scum Center is in. Say goodbye to the grass in McCall Park. Is there anybody left at the Park Bureau who knows anything about repairing that turf?

Ah, yes... Rose Festival. Every year the Navy swims upstream to spawn.

We seem to always pick a young, healthy representative but never follow through on the sacrifice....even when we've a nearby volcano.

Posted by godfry | June 2, 2006 9:15 AM

>> Is there anybody left at the Park Bureau who knows anything about repairing that turf?

Uh yeah. The city spends a bunch and has a whole crew of people who work hard to keep that grass alive down there...fertigation, specially chosen grass strain, sand base, botanist on staff...

I agree the fun center needs to go. Are they charging admission this year? It's lane to have to pay to enter your own park.

Posted by HH | June 5, 2006 12:16 AM

In Vino Veritas

Robert Mondavi Solaire, Cabernet 2005
Castello Monaci, Liante, Salice Salentino 2006
Ricardo Santos, Malbec 2006
Quinta da Espiga, Tinto 2006
Charles Smith, Holy Cow Merlot 2006
Charles Smith, Boom Boom Syrah 2006
Charles Smith, The Honorable Pinot Gris 2007
Santa Rita, Cabernet Reserva 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2007
Gloria, Douro, Tinto 2002
Bogle, Petite Sirah Port, Clarksburg 2005
Cardwell Hill, Pinot Noir 2004
Silkwood, Red Duet Cabernet-Syrah 2004
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006, 2007
Osborne, Solaz 2004
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Reserva 2005
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill, Shiraz Cabernet 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Cabernet, Indian Wells 2004
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Hannah Nicole, Red 2004
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2005
Protocolo, Red 2005
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2006
Portuga, Vinho Branco 2006
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1996
Kirkland, Roogle Shiraz 2004
Garda, Classico Chiaretto
A to Z, Oregon Pinot Gris 2005
I Giusti & Zanza, Nemorino 2006
Treana, Marsanne-Viognier, Central Coast 2005
Fife, Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
B.R. Cohn, Silver Label Cabernet 2005
Marques de Casa Concha, Cabernet 2005
Santi, Sortesele Pinot Grigio 2006
Al Muvedre, Tinto Joven 2006
Layer Cake, Shiraz 2006
Gritti, Ca' Andrea, Umbria red 2005
Altos de Luzon, Jumilla 2004
Thomas Leithner, Zweigelt 2004
Cain Cuvee NV 3
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot 2003
Meridian, Sauvignon Blanc 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Paringa, Shiraz 2005
King Estate, Pinot Gris 2005
Canoe Ridge, Merlot 2003
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2005
Kris, Pinot Grigio 2006
Silvan Ridge, Pinot Gris 2006
Fife, Mendocino Syrah, "Stanford" 2000
Castle Rock, Cabernet, Paso Robles 2005
Willakenzie, Pinot Gris 2006
The Show, Cabernet 2005
Essencia Valdemar, Rioja Rose 2006
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Horse Heaven Hills 2004
Beaulieu Vineyard. Napa Valley Cabernet 2004
Irony, Cabernet, Napa Valley 2003
Rosenblum, Petite Sirah, Heritage Clones 2005
Fra Guerau, Montsant 2002
Barefoot Chardonnay
Kana, Syrah 2004
Castell Salegg, Chardonnay, Alto Adige 2004
Fetish, The Watcher Shiraz 2004
Gold Note, Fair Play Zinfandel 2005
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Canoe Ridge Estate Cabernet 2003
Ponzi, Pinot Noir 2004
Red Diamond, Merlot 2003
Mateus, Rose
Benton Lane Pinot Noir 2004
Penya Cadiella Vins de Comtat 2003
Kamiak, Cellar Select Red 2003
Anselmi, San Vincenzo 2005
Rubrato, Aglianico dei Feudi di San Gregorio 2004
Le Grand Noir (Black Sheep) Cabernet-Shiraz
Woodbridge, Chardonnay 2005
Los Vascos, Cabernet, Reserve 2004
Jackaroo, Shiraz 2003
Paul Jaboulet Aine, Crozes Hermitage Syrah, "La Jalet," 2001
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Rolf Binder, Barossa Valley Shiraz 2003
Oyster Bay, Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Woodbridge Chardonnay 2005
Barnard & Griffin, Columbia Valley Cabernet 2004
Quinto do Carmo, Alentejano Red 2000
Forefathers, Alexander Valley Cabernet 2001

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Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 28
At this date last year: 102
Total run in 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269