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Timbers' Darlington Nagbe wins AT&T Goal of the Year Portland rookie's juggling-act volley tops Hassli's bomb

2011-11-16T10:10:00.000-08:00

Timbers' Darlington Nagbe wins AT&T

Goal of the Year

Portland rookie's juggling-act volley tops Hassli's bomb #RCTID

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/16/att-goal-year-winner-darlington-nagbe

Portland’s Nagbe Wins Goal of the Year

http://www.prostamerika.com/2011/11/16/nagge-wins-goal-of-the-year-52563/

Timbers Run Hears the Final Bell

2011-10-21T16:32:00.000-07:00

Timbers Run Hears the Final Bell
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Rose City ‘til I die!

I know I am, I’m sure I am, Rose City ‘til I die!

2011-10-21T16:18:00.000-07:00

Blue Sky Riders Perform Dream on GDLA: MyFoxLA.com

Before the 8/20/2011 Timbers vs. Whitecaps match, the Timbers Army flew hundreds of Portland flags.

2011-08-20T23:22:00.000-07:00

Before the 8/20/2011 Timbers vs. Whitecaps match, the Timbers Army flew hundreds of Portland flags.

Timbers win 2-1 over Vancouver! #RCTID

Portland Timbers vs. LA Galaxy Highlights - Love this!

2011-08-06T11:46:00.000-07:00

Still can't get enough of this massive upset of David Beckham, Landon Donovan and the Galaxy (14 game unbeaten streak, best team in MLS) by the Timbers on 8/3/2011 at Jeld-Wen field (aka "House of Pane")!
Portland Timbers 3 - nil L.A. Galaxy #RCTID

The Timbers Army reacts to the second Timbers goal vs. LA

2011-08-04T23:10:00.000-07:00

This is what I love about sitting in the northend with the Timbers Army and the awesome atmosphere at JELD-WEN Field aka "House of Pane" #RCTID

Mike Chabala karate chops a log slice after the Portland Timbers beat the LA Galaxy 3 nil!

2011-08-04T22:01:00.000-07:00

King Of Clubs .2011

2011-07-25T22:46:00.001-07:00

King Of Clubs .2011, a photo by Steven D. Lenhart on Flickr.

Love this Tifo at Timbers vs Sounders match...

#RCTID - Tell Me About It! - Francine Raften - Episode 2 - Meet the Timbers Army - Earth2World

2011-06-28T09:40:00.000-07:00

Tell Me About It! - Francine Raften - Episode 2 - Meet the Timbers Army - Earth2World
Episode Rundown: They are mild mannered professionals by day, but like transformers they morph into a throng of rabid, raucous, revelers nearly 3,000 strong, combining their passion for activism and soccer in a grassroots, take no prisoners movement: Meet the Timbers Army with Francine Raften on “Tell Me About It!”

My cover of Rise Up by Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket, Works Progress Administration)

2011-06-25T15:20:00.000-07:00

My cover of Rise Up by Glen Phillips
(Toad the Wet Sprocket, Works Progress Administration)
Love the lyrics:

Rise Up

You seek an end to the questions
A ladder to the sky
A children's dream where we never die

There is a fog in the canyon
A vapor in the keep
Lulling us gently into sleep

And we will not wake ever
Unless we rise up early
Rise up early

They cast your brother as a demon
Your lover as a whore
All manner of lies justify our wars

They sell the water in the well now
The stars in the sky
There's nothing so sacred that we won't buy

And it will not change ever
Unless we rise up early
Rise up early

Rise up, rise up

There is a silence in the bedroom
A rustle in the hall
In the shadow of a love that became a wall

And it will not fall ever

Father's Day dedication to my late Grandfather...

2011-06-19T00:48:00.000-07:00

My humble attempt to cover "The Captain & The Kid" by Jimmy Buffett :)
Dedicated to my late Grandfather, W L "Ba" Carroll, who wasn't a sailor but a salesman that drove many miles during his life, and had many great stories, but also had to deal with the eventuality of "raking Mom's backyard".

Portland Trailblazer Patty Mills at Timbers Jeld-Wen Field for a good cause (Assist Australia)

2011-06-12T01:14:00.000-07:00

Guess who I bumped into at the Timbers-Rapids game....
one of my favorite Blazers Patty Mills!
Got my combo Blazers/Timbers #AssistAustralia #StandTogether shirt
to support a great cause, too...
Good onya, Patty! #rctid #ripcity

http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/snl-more-cowbell.html

2011-06-08T13:07:00.000-07:00

I got a fever... and the only prescription is more cowbell!:

http://www.funnyhub.com/videos/pages/snl-more-cowbell.html

Kayla with Greylee as a kitten :)

2011-05-25T01:03:00.000-07:00

Christine and Kayla - Sept 2002

2011-05-20T01:02:00.000-07:00

Greylee the Easter Cat :)

2011-04-24T23:10:00.000-07:00

Greylee the Easter Cat :)

Portland Timbers home opener, April 14, 2011 - Taggable gigapan image

2011-04-16T00:24:00.000-07:00

Portland Timbers home opener, April 14, 2011 - Taggable gigapan image

The Timbers rolled past Chicago 4-2 in their first MLS home game in front of 18,627 at sold-out Jeld-Wen Field Thursday night. The constant rain that started hours before the game did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd, which was sent into a fever pitch with the pregame ceremonies that included fireworks, giant banners and the Timbers Army singing the national anthem.

Oregonian photographer Bruce Ely created this Gigapan during the Timbers home opener on April 14, 2011. The image is made up of 612 individual photos taken over a 45-minute span and stitched together to form one large image. The final high resolution picture is 122,832 X 39,472 pixels or 4,848 megapixels. The image is not supposed to represent one moment in the game. There are numerous stitching "errors". These are usually caused by a person that is partially in a picture moving to a different location by the time my camera made another pass.

Head to oregonlive.com/timbers for complete Timbers coverage.

Timbers Army "singing" Nat'l Anthem before the TImbers first MLS game at Jdub (Jeld-Wen Field)...with fireworks!

2011-04-14T23:05:00.000-07:00

Maybe we can't sing, but at least we know the words ;-)
#rctid #PTFC41411

Soccer Bowl 75

2011-04-14T11:33:00.001-07:00

Soccer Bowl 75, a photo by ohhh_yeah808 on Flickr.

From NASL Soccer Bowl to MLS Cup?
Timbers MLS home opener today at Jeld-Wen Field.
You cannot stop us...we are the Rose City!
#rctid #PTFC41411

Songify This - Winning - a Song by Charlie Sheen

2011-04-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

Batum's Game Winner Stuns Spurs - Trail Blazers Blogger Network - Official Blog

2011-03-26T00:29:00.000-07:00

Trail Blazers Blogger Network - Official Blog

Batum's Game Winner Stuns Spurs

Nicolas Batum's heroics on Friday night will go down in Trail Blazers' history.
Not only was it one of the greatest late-game comebacks ever, and not only was it set up by two Batum free throws with 0.9 seconds left, but it was one of the greatest plays in franchise history. And, it all happened in front of his mother, who heads back to France on Saturday....

Little Miss Magic by Jimmy Buffett

2011-03-20T14:59:00.000-07:00

"Your mother's still the only other woman for me, little miss magic, what you gonna be?" Jimmy Buffett - Little Miss Magic

15 years ago today our little miss magic, Kayla Mack, was born. And at 3 lbs 2 oz and 16 inches long, it truly has been magical to watch her grow up. This was one of my favorite songs to sing to her. <3

BBC News - Japan earthquake: video reports

2011-03-11T11:32:00.000-08:00

BBC News - Japan earthquake: video reports

Powerful quake hits Japan

2011-03-11T00:27:00.000-08:00

Kayla and Greylee back in 2002!

2011-02-20T02:00:00.001-08:00

Kayla and Greylee back in 2002!

Code Monkey AMV - Jonathan Coulton

2011-02-08T23:51:00.000-08:00

Dedicated to programmers everywhere :)

Psychedelic Mushroom

2011-02-04T21:29:00.001-08:00

Psychedelic Mushroom

FAMILY GUY - Bird is the Word!

2011-01-29T00:20:00.000-08:00

Sarah Palin's Presidency Adventure

2011-01-21T12:25:00.000-08:00

Sarah Palin's Presidency Adventure

Rudy Fernandez Fast Break (Benny Hill Remix) vs LA Clippers - 1/20/2011

2011-01-20T23:07:00.000-08:00

Test

2011-01-14T20:59:00.001-08:00

This is a test post...

Classic picture of my daughter

2011-01-10T23:46:00.000-08:00

Classic picture of my daughter and her "friends" when she was 5 years old :)

NFL Videos: Wild Card Can't-Miss Play: Lynch in "beast mode"

2011-01-08T23:02:00.000-08:00

NFL Videos: Wild Card Can't-Miss Play: Lynch in "beast mode"
The Seahawks Marshawn Lynch's amazing 67 yard touchdown run against the Saints!

Ringing In 2011, Around the Globe - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

2011-01-01T04:04:00.000-08:00

Ringing In 2011, Around the Globe - Slide Show - NYTimes.com

Welcome Christmas!

2010-12-24T23:08:00.000-08:00

Welcome Christmas! (Reprise)

Fah who for-aze

Dah who dor-aze

Welcome Christmas

Come this way.

Fah who for-aze

Dah who dor-aze

Welcome Christmas, Christmas Day.

Welcome, Welcome

Fah who rah-moose

Welcome, Welcome

Dah who dah-moose

Christmas Day is in our grasp

So long as we have hands to clasp.

Fah who for-aze

Dah who dor-aze

Welcome Chrstimas

Bring your cheer

Fah who for-aze

Dah who dor-aze

Welcome all Who's far and near.

Welcome Christmas

Fah who rah-moose

Welcome Christmas

Dah who dah-moose

Christmas Day will always be

Just as long as we have we.

Fah who for-aze

Dah who dor-aze

Welcome Christmas

Bring your light.

(Bridge)

Welcome Christmas

Fah who rah-moose

Welcome Christmas

Dah who dah-moose

Welcome Christmas

While we stand

Heart to heart

And hand in hand.

Fah who for-aze

Dah who dor-aze

Welcome, Welcome

Christmas, Christmas Day!

(Courtesy: http://www.misfittoys.net/tvtime/grinch/grinch.htm)

THE DIGITAL STORY OF NATIVITY - ( or Christmas 2.0 )

2010-12-23T09:44:00.000-08:00

Merry iChristmas...lol :-D

Greg Lake - I Believe in Father Christmas

2010-12-22T08:41:00.000-08:00

‎"I wish you a hopeful Christmas, I wish you a brave New Year, All anguish pain and sadness, Leave your heart and let your road be clear" - Greg Lake

Runner Crawls Across the Finish Line - ABC News

2010-12-03T14:03:00.000-08:00

Runner Crawls Across the Finish Line - ABC News

Mack Cousins Got Talent? You Decide :)

2010-11-27T23:36:00.000-08:00

Bongo Man / Rivers Of Babylon - Jimmy Cliff (Live)

2010-11-12T13:54:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite medleys...saw him perform it at WOMAD Festival in Redmond, WA years ago.

Veterans are approximately 1/5 - 1/4 of homeless population

2010-11-11T23:50:00.000-08:00

Veterans are approximately 1/5 - 1/4 of homeless population

Something to think about on this Veterans Day...

Veterans are approximately 1/5 - 1/4 of homeless population

by Mike Montalvo on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 11:40am

In 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs estimated that there are approximately 131,000 homeless veterans, accounting for 20 percent of the entire homeless population.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
http://www.nchv.org/background.cfm

23% of the homeless population are veterans
33% of the male homeless population are veterans
47% served Vietnam-era
17% served post-Vietnam
15% served pre-Vietnam
67% served three or more years
33% were stationed in war zone
25% have used VA homeless services
85% completed high school/GED, compared to 56% of non-veterans
89% received an honorable discharge
79% reside in central cities16% reside in suburban areas
5% reside in rural areas
76% experience alcohol, drug or mental health problems
46% are white males, compared to 34% of non-veterans
46% are age 45 or older, compared to 20% non-veterans
45% need help finding a job
37% need help finding housing

Roughly 56 percent of all homeless veterans are African American or Hispanic, despite only accounting for 12.8 percent and 15.4 percent of the U.S. population respectively.
Additional Veteran Links
Gay American Veterans
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155948574448678
The Code Talkers - Native American Indians
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155945274449008
Women Veterans
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155941181116084
The Aztec Eagles - Esquadron 201
http://www.facebook.com/notes.php?id=100000705988024&notes_tab=app_2347471856#!/note.php?note_id=155937154449820
K-9 Pride
http://k9pride.com/?p=744
How Dogs help veterans cope with PTSD
http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,671301612001_2030797,00.html
Serving Veterans and their Families
http://www.serve.gov/families.asp

Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words - Episode 27: Whicker's World

2010-11-09T18:46:00.000-08:00

Monty Python's Flying Circus: Just the Words - Episode 27: Whicker's World

How To Put Your Budgie Down

	ANIMATION: ends with an animated woman going into a laundromat. Cut to the interior of a laundromat. Various shabby folk sitting around. Mrs Conclusion approaches Mrs Premise and sits down.
Mrs Conclusion	Hello, Mrs Premise.
Mrs Premise	Hello, Mrs Conclusion.
Mrs Conclusion	Busy day?
Mrs Premise	Busy! I've just spent four hours burying the cat.
Mrs Conclusion	Four hours to bury a cat?
Mrs Premise	Yes! It wouldn't keep still, wriggling about howling its head off.
Mrs Conclusion	Oh - it wasn't dead then?
Mrs Premise	Well, no, no, but it's not at all a well cat so as we were going away for a fortnight's holiday, I thought I'd better bury it just to be on the safe side.
Mrs Conclusion	Quite right. You don't want to come back from Sorento to a dead cat. It'd be so anticlimactic. Yes, kill it now, that's what I say.
Mrs Premise	Yes.
Mrs Conclusion	We're going to have our budgie put down.
Mrs Premise	Really? Is it very old?
Mrs Conclusion	No. We just don't like it. We're going to take it to the vet tomorrow.
Mrs Premise	Tell me, how do they put budgies down then?
Mrs Conclusion	Well it's funny you should ask that, but I've just been reading a great big book about how to put your budgie down, and apparently you can either hit them with the book, or, you can shoot them just there, just above the beak.
Mrs Premise	Just there!
Mrs Conclusion	Yes.
Mrs Premise	Well well well. 'Course, Mrs Essence flushed hers down the loo.
Mrs Conclusion	Ooh! No! You shouldn't do that - no that's dangerous. Yes, they breed in the sewers, and eventually you get evil-smelling flocks of huge soiled budgies flying out of people's lavatories infringing their personal freedom.

Remembering Maurice Lucas: Video from the memorial service | OregonLive.com

2010-11-09T09:52:00.000-08:00

Remembering Maurice Lucas: Video from the memorial service | OregonLive.com

Remembering Maurice Lucas: Video from the memorial service

Published: Monday, November 08, 2010, 9:37 PM Updated: Monday, November 08, 2010, 9:38 PM

Joel Odom, The Oregonian

Watch all the speeches from Maurice Lucas' coaches, teammates, friends and family during the service for him Monday at Memorial Coliseum.

Poem read by Bill Schonely at Maurice Lucas' Memorial

2010-11-08T22:54:00.001-08:00

Should You Go First
By A.K. Rowswell

Should you go first and I remain
To walk the road alone,
I'll live in memory's garden, dear,
With happy days we've known.
In spring I'll wait for roses red,
When fades the lilac blue,
In early fall, when brown leaves call
I'll catch a glimpse of you.

Should you go first and I remain
For battles to be fought,
Each thing you've touched along the way
Will be a hallowed spot.
I'll hear your voice, I'll see you smile,
Though blindly I may grope,
The memory of your helping hand
Will buoy me on with hope.

Should you go first and I remain
To finish with the scroll,
No length'ning shadows shall creep in
To make this life seem droll.
We've known so much of happiness,
We've had our cup of joy,
And memory is one gift of God
That death can not destroy.

Should you go first and I remain,
One thing I'd have you to do:
Walk slowly down that long, lone path,
For soon I'll follow you.
I'll want to know each step you take,
That I may walk the same,
For someday down that lonely road
You'll hear me call your name.

JohnLund955: AUDIO: THE FINAL "LUUUUKKE" INTRODUCTION

2010-11-08T15:47:00.000-08:00

JohnLund955: AUDIO: THE FINAL "LUUUUKKE" INTRODUCTION:
"One of the most compelling moments of the Maurice Lucas memorial today was when Bill Schonley introduced 'Luke' one last time...."

Bill Walton on Maurice Lucas' Passing

2010-11-08T12:11:00.000-08:00

Bill Walton on Maurice Lucas' Passing

The Greatest Trailblazer Ever Maurice Lucas, 1952-2010
Death Don’t Have No Mercy In This Land

BY BILL WALTON

What do we do now ???

What can you say ???

Now that he’s gone and you realize that nothing’s going to bring him back.

Where do we go from here ???

Maurice Lucas was a proud, fierce and independent man. He lived in a world that did not encourage or value his greatest traits and strengths.

The nicest thing that can ever be said of someone is that they make other people better. No one ever made me better than Big Luke.

He was simply better than perfect on all fronts.

Big Luke was a towering, statuesque pillar of supreme principle where loyalty, commitment and leadership were a way of life---not just words of convenience.
Loyalty—the human attribute that enables people to achieve extraordinary things because we care. Maurice cared—about everything. He cared about right and wrong. He cared about truth and justice. He cared about his family, friends and teammates. And he was always willing to do something about it.

Commitment—the willingness and persistence to stick to what matters most. Maurice was ever so determined to make things come out right; he would do, and ultimately did, anything to ensure our success---at every turn.

Leadership---the ability to do what others can’t, or won’t do, themselves--- by pulling the team together, by defining the terms of the conflict, by leading the relentless offensive attack and by hitting first.

Maurice and I became teammates more than 36 years ago---the summer of 1976. It was in Portland, Oregon, for an NBA expansion franchise that had never done anything.

In our first meeting he told me we were going to win the NBA Championship—that season. He was right. He was always right.

In our very first game together, an NBA exhibition game in Portland against the Lakers of Kareem, Lucius Allen, Don Chaney, Kermit Washington and Coach Jerry West, with the game and everything else on the line--- the ball, our dreams and chances were rolling towards the out of bounds corner on the way to the Blazer locker room. With the clock ticking down, Maurice fought his way through countlessplayers—from both sides. After shaking everybody off and now with ball in hand and in complete control but with scant time to close the deal, Maurice drove the ball straight to the rim along the right baseline. The mighty Kareem came over to deny Maurice. They both rose higher than humanly possible and Kareem had all visible angles covered perfectly. But somehow, someway Maurice was able to contort his body around Kareem, glide under the basket and surface on the far side while still ascending. Big Luke threw down the most incredible reverse slam dunk right in Kareem’s face for the game winner at the buzzer. Maurice flung both arms and clenched fists in the air in the classic Muhammad Ali victory pose. And things were never the same again.

That night a tradition started in Portland. Whenever Big Luke was alternating between dominating and decimating, the always ready Blazermaniacs would roar LUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE as Maurice would destroy yet another hapless and helpless foe.

As healthy basketball teammates we never lost again.

The Portland Trail Blazers became the youngest team to ever win the NBA Championship—a mark that stands to this very day.

Big Luke was so important in my life that I named our next born son after him.

On the day when Little Luke was born, Maurice brought over to the house an autographed action shot of himself in full rage and glory. In the photo Big Luke was going for and after it all—like no one else ever could.

Maurice signed the picture to our son that day. It said, “To Little Luke, to make it in this world you’ve got to be tough, Big Luke”.

That special piece of art, inspiration and instruction hung over Little Luke’s bed his entire life until he left for college.

When Little Luke went on to chase his own dreams at the University of Arizona, we would go to his games as supportive parents. Our first time there in Tucson, Little Luke starts rolling and the Wildcat fans start their own LUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE chant.

Stunned and with more than the tears of a proud dad streaming down my cheeks, I immediately called Big Luke on my phone and said, “You’ve got to hear this”, as I held the phone up to the roar of the crowd.

LUUUUUUUUUUUKE !!!

Maurice was always there for all of us. He had our back, no matter what. When things got rough, as they invariably do in life, Maurice would always push his way to the front of the fray, muttering under his breath as he elbowed us to safety, “I’ll take care of this”.

Big Luke’s second son, David, a terrific young player on his own played at Oregon State. Whenthose Beavers made their way down to the southern sands of the Sonoran Desert to play Little Luke, Big Luke was there—he always was. Just to make sure that things turned out right.

There never has been anyone like Big Luke, with the rarest combination of intelligence,compassion, skill, touch, power, tenacity, toughness and the remarkable willingness to “take care of this”.

Maurice was as unique and indomitable a spirit, soul, force and talent as I have ever known. Hot as a pistol but cool inside.

It was a staggeringly endless list of people that he knew, places that he’d been, and things that he had done.

When the Blazers celebrated the 20th Anniversary of The NBA Championship---The Championship that Maurice had predicted and delivered---we were all there, now old and in the way, congregated at a current Blazer game having a great laugh of days gone by.

They needed some halftime entertainment to keep the restless Blazermaniacs occupied. They had a half court shot attempt promotion for a big prize that has become somewhat commonplace in the NBA these days. We’re all mulling around and in that special moment before the moment of truth, Maurice steps forward and mutters one more time, “I’ll take care of this”.

Dressed immaculately in a sharp-as-can-be suit and tie, and matched with the hardest and most uncomfortable looking shoes imaginable, Maurice walks out to center court to the roar of the crowd.

LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE.

The guy hadn’t been able to play ball in years. He took the ball and swished the shot from mid-court. As if there was ever any doubt.

LUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE !!!!!

Big Luke finally met a scenario he could not take care of. He is only the latest to prove that these games of life are about a lot more than just hard work anddetermination.

He’s gone now--- leaving an un-fill-able void.

Maurice always breathed life into everything and everybody. He was life. He was light.

And in one final yet simple twist of fate and surreal harmonic convergence all the way to the last station on the line, Maurice passed away on the day that our oldest and youngest children both celebrate their birthdays, Halloween. The call came in from Little Luke—from the Laker locker room. At exactly the moment of Big Luke’s passing, our angelic daughter-in-law went into labor. Precisely 12 hours later, only a half a day gone by, we have our first grandchild. If I had myway, she would be named Luke. Five days later, we were there to help bury Big Luke-- on my own birthday.

And now he’s gone, and nothing’s going to bring him back.

And that’s the problem with being the best; with being the greatest trailblazer ever.

Because when you’re that guy, like Maurice Lucas always was, there’s never anyone else who can step to the front and say, “I’ll take care of this”.

Homeless Mascot Alert :)

2010-11-05T14:08:00.000-07:00

RT @blazersedge: Squatch, the Seattle SuperSonics' mascot, shows up at Blazers/Thunder game in the Rose Garden with a "homeless" sign. http://twitpic.com/33z491

'La Salle's Got Talent' - Catholic Sentinel - Portland, OR

2010-11-05T12:48:00.000-07:00

'La Salle's Got Talent'

La Salle Prep photo
The winning act from La Salle Prep's talent show.

The students at La Salle Prep in Milwaukie raise money each year for peers at the De La Salle Blackfeet School on the Blackfeet Reservation in Browning, Mont.

The De La Salle Blackfeet School serves a community plagued by poverty, unemployment and education shortfall.

Officials at the Montana school depend on La Salle’s assistance to provide a Catholic education to the children in grades four to eight.

Last month, La Salle Prep hosted a talent show, with the audience voting for favored acts by slipping money into piggy banks.

Teachers and students showed off their talent in the theater, with a panel of three La Salle faculty members providing commentary.

'La Salle's Got Talent' - Catholic Sentinel - Portland, OR

A blessing in disguise: Meet Armon Johnson, the Trail Blazers rookie who is becoming a sensation | OregonLive.com

2010-11-03T01:22:00.000-07:00

A blessing in disguise: Meet Armon Johnson, the Trail Blazers rookie who is becoming a sensation | OregonLive.com

Bruce Ely/The OregonianArmon Johnson walks down the steps of the Rose Garden and high-fives fans during pre-game introductions during the Blazers' season opener against the Phoenix Suns.

Little Feat - Dixie Chicken (with Emmylou Harris & Bonnie Raitt)

2010-09-19T14:03:00.000-07:00

Classic!

Stanley Clarke - Hot Fun (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)

2010-09-15T13:21:00.000-07:00

Classic! One of my favorite tunes to play on the bass back in the day...

Fistful of Mercy announce album tracklist, tour dates, free download � Consequence of Sound

2010-09-09T15:31:00.000-07:00

Fistful of Mercy announce album tracklist, tour dates, free download � Consequence of Sound: "So many questions abounded when we announced the formation of Fistful of Mercy, the super group comprised of Joseph Arthur, Ben Harper, and Dhani Harrison. Surely you were blown away, but part of you wanted answers. Well, we might not be as super as these lads, but we’re here to fill in those blank shades."

Fistful Of Mercy make live debut, recorded debut to soon follow « Consequence of Sound

2010-09-09T15:28:00.000-07:00

Earlier this week, we introduced you to Fistful Of Mercy, a brand new supergroup consisting of Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, and Joseph Arthur. However, other than the names of the parties involved, we didn’t get any other details, such as what the band had planned or even what they sounded like.

The Guild - "Game On" A Bollywood Themed Gamer's Anthem

2010-08-03T23:24:00.000-07:00

Marriage

2010-07-06T01:51:00.000-07:00

Beverly Clark (Susan Sarandon) on Marriage from the movie "Shall We Dance?"

charlie teh unicron episode 1

2010-06-26T21:55:00.000-07:00

Kayla - From K thru 8: I'm Gonna Fly

2010-06-24T23:16:00.000-07:00

Short Video containing clips of my daughter, Kayla, graduating from Kindergarten at OLS in 2002 and then graduating from 8th Grade at CHPCS in 2010.
Background music "I'm Gonna Fly" performed by Kayla in 2009.

The World's Reaction to Landon Donovan's Game Winning Goal

2010-06-24T23:07:00.000-07:00

Pub eruption USA beat Algeria

2010-06-24T23:01:00.000-07:00

My bro Jimmy Mack took this video at the Horse Brass Pub right after that stunning goal by Landon Donovan in stoppage time to give the USA a 1 nil victory over Algeria and move us on to the round of 16 in World Cup 2010! Wish I could have been there, but just glad my car radio was working!

The Match That Wouldn't End: John Isner Finally Defeats Nicolas Mahut In Epic Fifth-Set Wimbledon Marathon, 70-68 - SBNation.com

2010-06-24T22:56:00.000-07:00

The Match That Wouldn't End: John Isner Finally Defeats Nicolas Mahut In Epic Fifth-Set Wimbledon Marathon, 70-68 - SBNation.com

Wimbledon, Day 3: Isner-Mahut Epic Halted Due To Darkness In Fifth Set, Tied 59-59 - SBNation.com

2010-06-23T14:28:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon, Day 3: Isner-Mahut Epic Halted Due To Darkness In Fifth Set, Tied 59-59 - SBNation.com

That Oddly Named Canadian Holiday May Two-Four - A Good Beer Blog

2010-05-24T16:28:00.000-07:00

Happy May Two-Four to our Canadian friends (aka. Victoria Day)... After our trip to Canada last week, I think I'll need a "Two-Four" to recover, eh :P

That Oddly Named Canadian Holiday May Two-Four - A Good Beer Blog

Darth Weasel and the Blazer Blog: Brandon Roy: The Kevin Duckworth moment of the current Blazers Generation

2010-04-25T02:26:00.000-07:00

Darth Weasel and the Blazer Blog: Brandon Roy: The Kevin Duckworth moment of the current Blazers Generation

Rocketboom Blog - Proof That The Icelandic Volcano Is Evil. Radar...

2010-04-19T23:41:00.000-07:00

Rocketboom Blog - Proof That The Icelandic Volcano Is Evil. Radar...

beth and a train and a kid by Timothy Hutton - TwitVid

2010-04-18T19:10:00.000-07:00

beth and a train and a kid by Timothy Hutton - TwitVid: "Get Adobe Flash player"

An Irish Music Stream For St. Patrick's Day : NPR

2010-03-17T11:43:00.000-07:00

An Irish Music Stream For St. Patrick's Day : NPR

Video | Emotional Rochette in third | NBC Olympics

2010-02-25T01:33:00.000-08:00

For those that didn't get to see it, here is the video clip of Joannie Rochette's short program:
Video | Emotional Rochette in third | NBC Olympics ...truly amazing what people can do in times of great difficulty... reminds me of Brett Favre's performance on MNF after his dad died...

2010-01-15T11:20:00.001-08:00

2010-01-15T11:18:00.001-08:00

Brett Favre: Just A Big Kid

2009-11-19T08:26:00.000-08:00

Sound FX - Brett Favre: Just A Big Kid (00:06:24:08)
No one knows how to have fun on a football field like Brett Favre. See for yourself.
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Articles from The Portland Upside: Bringing music to the community

2009-11-09T18:27:00.000-08:00

Nice article about Crystal Meneses, my daughter's voice teacher and choir director at Ethos Music Center. My daughter has really blossomed as a singer over the past few years, and Crystal is a big reason why :)

Articles from The Portland Upside: Bringing music to the community

Aldis Hodge and some guy

2009-08-28T11:47:00.001-07:00

Aldis Hodge and some guy
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Hardison and Chaos from Leverage

Zero Hedge: Goldman Sachs: "Engineering Every Major Market Manipulation Since The Great Depression"

2009-08-07T20:51:00.000-07:00

Zero Hedge: Goldman Sachs: "Engineering Every Major Market Manipulation Since The Great Depression"

Music, the universal language?

2009-08-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

My daughter singing "Stay" by Lisa Loeb

2009-07-30T21:15:00.001-07:00

Sarah Palin's Twitter feed, as performed by Shatner | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

2009-07-30T12:35:00.000-07:00

Sarah Palin's Twitter feed, as performed by Shatner | Technically Incorrect - CNET News

Aargh, or This Is Why We Don't Live On The East Coast - OregonLive.com

2009-07-29T09:32:00.000-07:00

Aargh, or This Is Why We Don't Live On The East Coast - OregonLive.com

Seriously? You really think Obama was born in Kenya?

2009-07-20T17:14:00.000-07:00

Seriously? You really think Obama was born in Kenya?

Op-Ed Columnist - Pharisees on the Potomac - NYTimes.com

2009-07-19T10:10:00.000-07:00

Op-Ed Columnist - Pharisees on the Potomac - NYTimes.com

Sun Shareholders Say Aye to Oracle Merger - ReadWriteEnterprise

2009-07-16T14:58:00.000-07:00

Sun Shareholders Say Aye to Oracle Merger - ReadWriteEnterprise

YouTube - Jermaine Jackson - Smile (Live Performance) @ Michael Jackson's Memorial Service

2009-07-09T00:52:00.000-07:00

YouTube - Jermaine Jackson - Smile (Live Performance) @ Michael Jackson's Memorial Service

The Paper PC: CompuServe Classic: So Long, Old Friend

2009-07-03T11:09:00.001-07:00

The Paper PC: CompuServe Classic: So Long, Old Friend

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Why Cardiac Arrest is Deadlier Than Heart Attack

2009-06-26T12:42:00.000-07:00

Why Cardiac Arrest is Deadlier Than Heart Attack

The Glass Half Full Perspective on Lakers Win | Bleacher Report

2009-06-16T13:02:00.000-07:00

The Glass Half Full Perspective on Lakers Win | Bleacher Report

But Can Kobe Win Without Derek Fisher?

2009-06-16T12:44:00.000-07:00

But Can Kobe Win Without Derek Fisher? (lol)

Jimmy Eat World Music

2009-05-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

via email

Jimmy Eat World "World Is Static" ♫ http://twt.fm/136399 #twtfm

NBC renews 'Chuck'!

2009-05-18T00:08:00.001-07:00

In the battle of Chuck vs. the Network Suits, the Buy More geek has prevailed. NBC has decided to give Josh Schwartz's well-liked action-comedy another shot next fall.

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Twitter Robot from 1935 (PIC)

2009-05-14T22:03:00.001-07:00

Aug. 1935—Known as the "notificator," the new machine is installed in streets, stores railroad stations or other public place where individuals may leave messages for friends. The machine is similar in appearance to a candy-vending device.

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Fox News Boycott » Janeane Garafalo Handles Fox News Ambush

2009-05-14T09:05:00.001-07:00

Coming out of Starbucks, minding her own business, Janeane Garafalo was ambushed with with questions about her comments regarding the Tea Party protesters being “racist rednecks.” She handled herself well and turned the table by pointing out some of the offensive signs and asking, several times, “Why were they not protesting for the last 8 yrs?"

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Fmr. Powell deputy unloads on Cheney: “go home and shut up”

2009-05-13T19:51:00.001-07:00

Former Colin Powell aide Lawrence Wilkerson, a Republican, unloaded on Dick Cheney on tonight's Rachel Maddow Show, for his weekend attack on Powell, calling out Cheney’s five deferments to avoid serving in the Vietnam war.

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What the rest of the world sees when we kill civilians

2009-05-07T23:37:00.001-07:00

The Afghan president is in Washington DC for high level talks, but back in Afghanistan a deadly airstrike has once again killed scores of civilians. The local governor of a small community in Wes...

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Infiltration

2009-05-03T00:45:00.001-07:00

Infiltration
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Poll: Bush Getting Even More Unpopular Out Of Office

2009-04-30T08:58:00.001-07:00

A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll found that former President Bush's popularity has dropped since he left office.

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FBI Arrests Oklahoma Teabagger For Twitter Threats

2009-04-24T14:49:00.001-07:00

An Oklahoma City man who announced on Twitter that he would turn an April 15 tax protest into a bloodbath was hit with a federal charge of making interstate threats last week, in what appears to be first criminal prosecution to stem from posts on the microblogging site.

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On Earth Day 2009, a Bird's-Eye View : Slide Show

2009-04-22T10:27:00.001-07:00

Thanks to the watchful eyes of Earth-observing satellites, scientists today have an ever-changing window to the planet's mountains, forests, deserts, seas, and atmosphere. This Earth Day we offer a peek at some of Earth's storytelling vistas, as seen from space.

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kink.fm - Les Sarnoff

2009-04-18T22:37:00.001-07:00

kink.fm - Les Sarnoff

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1 Million Tea Bags, But No Place to Dump

2009-04-15T23:13:00.001-07:00

A Tax Day dumping of tea in Lafayette Park is bagged. A tea party at Lafayette Park can't include the dumping of 1 million tea bags. Somebody got the wrong permit. Sometimes you gotta wish you had a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER on hand so things like this wouldn't happen...

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Charlie the Unicorn 3 ...shun the non-believers!

2009-04-15T13:03:00.001-07:00

Charlie and his friends are on a mission to save the world!CHARLIE STORE:http://www.cafepress.com/filmcow/1457783DOWNLOAD THE SONG as well as watch a high-quality version on FilmCow:http://www.filmcow.com/

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Purple for Maddie and Love for Thalon

2009-04-14T22:42:00.001-07:00

Purple for Maddie and Love for Thalon: the Blogging Community Comes Togetherby lauriewrites"So shines a good deed in a weary world," Shakespeare wrote in The Merchant of Venice. Gene Wilder repeated it in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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Twitter Vulnerability: Mutating Fast and More on the Way

2009-04-12T20:31:00.001-07:00

Just hours after Twitter began removing the first cross-site scripting vulnerability that hit its site this weekend, a new modified strain has been found, and according to F-Secure, it's not the last one we're likely to see over the next few days.

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