I saw this and immediately saw visions of dudes in mulletts ripping off cheesy guitar solos. The Northwest is truly stuck in the 80s.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Mount St. Helens on a windy day
It often isn't this hazy, but there were fairly high winds in the valley that blew ash around like crazy. We are in the middle of the blast zone looking down the muzzle of the crater, as it were. It was still very desolate after 25+ years of regrowth.
Are those dots elk?
We stopped at several overlooks in the blast zone of the volcano. This valley was miles away from the crater, but was still fairly barren. This valley used to be a river valley, but the eruption filled it full of silt up to 200' deep in some places. Dad insisted that there were elk in the valley but I never saw any.
Bait
We stopped at a convenience store on the way to Mount St. Helens and found the most amazing refrigerator stocked full of tasty seafood. I
've never seen purple and red shrimp before.
've never seen purple and red shrimp before.
Mmmm Bacon
Mom cooked us the traditional light Reed breakfast which consisted of a mound of bacon, chocolate chip pancakes, and at least 5 pounds of potatoes.
Road to McMinnville
My parents bought a house 35 miles SW of Portland in a town named McMinnville. The town was named after the McMinnville in Tennessee by one of its early settlers because it reminded him of his home.
Jim always did like him best
Mattie is looking at me like I'm going to help her out or something. Dogs trust humans far too much.
Old'n'warty trumps cute'n'stoopid
There are pear trees lining Jill's driveway that provided endless amusement for the doggies. The dogs would carry the pears around in their mouths until Jim took one away and crushed it on the ground.
Arrival in Portland
Jill, Mom, and Dad picked me up at the Portland airport and took me back to Jill and Jim's house. I was instantly engulfed in a doggie swarm consisting of their three labs, Matildamesh, Muldoone, and Sherman.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Cat Power
Cat Power's latest SD performance was rather disappointing. Last year I stood five feet in front of her and was totally blown away despite the fact that she never looked up once from her guitar. However, this time she was not having a good night and kept stopping to fidgit with her guitar, the mic, or ask for a sound level change. She was making eye contact with the audience, but you see the panic and anxiety in her body language. Holly said that she will answer with a resounding "YES" the next time one of her autistic or obsessive compulsive kids asks if they can be a rock star when they grow up. Call me a fanboy, but Chan Marshall still has an amazing voice and is worth checking out no matter how awkward she is on stage.
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