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Cosmic Charlie

A long time ago, in a multiplex far away…

Attention space cadets!
Been hearing Darth Vader’s deep breathing every time you answer the phone? Get an image of Luke Skywalker every time someone offers to lend you a hand? Then I’ve got the movie for you:
On July 3rd, KUFO’s Cort and Fatboy are bringing Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back to the big screen for [...]

One Night in Sellwood

by Cosmic Charlie

As you may have heard, OurPDX had our one-year birthday party Friday night. Oh the humanity!
The events at Green Dragon are well documented. It was a pleasure to meet you all, to put names to faces. I even ran into an old neighbor from the 1980s. (Hi Sam!) It was nice of Beer and Blog [...]

06.28.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

A Cleaner, Safer Wackenhut?

by Cosmic Charlie

No, I have not been hanging out with Wizardboots again. That happens Friday night.
But now that the provocative title has caught your eye, heh heh, allow me to burst the bubble. This is all about TriMet, downtown, and the folks who keep an eye on such things: Security guards.
Besides Portland Police and the Multnomah County [...]

06.25.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Shakespearean Week in Review

by Cosmic Charlie

Jack Bogdanski has summed up the recent Lents baseball park fiasco with a bard-like twist. Catch up on current events in classic style…

06.21.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

“Are you horny, baybeee? YEAH!”

by Cosmic Charlie

Portlanders have a thing about wanting to be first. I suppose that’s human nature, and I don’t have experiences in other cities to compare to, but when something cool is about to happen the line starts forming early. Blazers in the playoffs? The line forms at the box office as soon as the game is [...]

06.17.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Old truckers don’t die, they just get a new Peterbilt…

by Cosmic Charlie

We all have friends who send amusing pictures and fun facts around the web. (Guilty and loving it.) I received one the other day that got the wheels spinning. It’s slightly NSFW, so I’m putting it at the end, after the jump. (Female nudity, FYI. Now you have to look, right?) I tried to find [...]

06.16.2009 See the rest → 0 comments

Are Diamonds a Girl’s BFF?

by Cosmic Charlie

I had a post all planned for this weekend, a doozy that featured gratuitous nudity. BUT, since the city has been saturated with bare bodies this weekend, I will save it for midweek when I can slap a NSFW sticker on it and cause workplace turmoil. That’s right kids, something naughty to look forward to!
My [...]

06.14.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Upsidasium

by Cosmic Charlie

While strolling along 4th Avenue yesterday, I came across this paperbox. I’d heard the newspaper world has been turned upside down recently, but this is ridiculous.
I asked the nice bookie lady at the Rialto horse parlor what had happened. She wasn’t sure why, but it happened sometime during the overnight hours. A wacky attempt at [...]

06.09.2009 See the rest → 4 comments

Loo loo loo loo….

by Cosmic Charlie

I often tell people I got a job downtown just so I’d have a place to go to the bathroom. That’s not a complete exaggeration.
Anyone who has been downtown knows the challenge of finding a public-friendly bathroom. Most businesses have signs that say “For Customer Use Only” or offer no facilities at all. (After seeing [...]

06.05.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

The Parade Haters Club

by Cosmic Charlie

Parade season is in full swing. The crowds have already started forming for the Grand Floral Parade, which engulfs downtown for the next couple of days. However, not everyone “loves a parade,” and one of the more vocal detractors is our own Wizardboots.

In fact, last weeks Haters Ball, loosely disguised as [...]

06.05.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Direct Your Own Damn Movie!

by Cosmic Charlie

If a horror film doesn’t have style, wit and personality, I can’t get behind it. I’m not a fan of blow-sh*t-up movies, but I like car chases and explosions if they are integral to the plot. That said, it doesn’t have to be expensive and grand. Some of my favorite films have been made with [...]

05.30.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

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