We have the hilariously named "Hung Far Low"… a Chinese restaurant (more well-known for its stiff after-show drinks) that's been a Portland staple for as long as I can remember. There's also an exotic pet shop (fish mostly), called "The Wet Spot", which I always thought should swap names with " Fat Cobra," the porno…

Of the many yarn stores in Portland, the award for Punniest Name goes to… Chronicles Of Yarnia. Upon seeing it, I remember thinking: There really IS a fine line between clever and stupid…. It's Bob's Burgers-worthy, yet somehow irritating because it's real. And oh-so-Portland.

Surprised no one's mentioned that thing Amoeba put out a few years back called Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1 (Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1969)… 2 discs of live tracks culled from the vault of Grateful Dead engineer Owsley "Bear" Stanley (these tracks are from FBB opening for the Dead).  I've heard some live Gram where…

Surprised no one's mentioned that thing Amoeba put out a few years back called Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1 (Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1969)… 2 discs of live tracks culled from the vault of Grateful Dead engineer Owsley "Bear" Stanley (these tracks are from FBB opening for the Dead).  I've heard some live Gram where…

My favorite was always "NEATLY PUMP AIR!"…. a fun spontaneous outburst for any occasion.

Tracy "had to beg to replace Andy Rooney, and it DID NOT go well."
(cut to Tracy in the Andy Rooney Complaining Room)
"When I was a kid, you could get a prostitute for FIVE DOLLARS!"