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The gimmick of the “Question Jar Show” is…well…the Question Jar. Once Scrap and Mike finished sound check, they put a big glass jar out on stage with the idea that folks could write questions on a piece of paper (almost wrote “scrap” of paper…oops…sorry Scrap) before the show. The jar was filled by audience members before both sold out shows, and they got very nearly to the bottom of the jar in the course of each 90+ minute set. It was a great way to create intimacy between performer and audience - at least it worked really well for MD.

This is *not* the question jar:

Funny and engaging, both MD and Scrap took (more…)

I love working at Mississippi Studios. At least once a month I get turned onto somebody I shoulda already been turned onto. Or sometimes that’s how it seems.

Mike Doughty is well known as the front man for 90s indie band, Soul Coughing. He characterizes the demise of that band as “like (more…)

More Elk! I think this is my favorite of the elk photos I’ve taken:

A totally unrelated aside: I’ve been listening to an internet radio station called Radio Paradise. Y’all should check it out. Last three tunes? Leonard Cohen, The Pixies, Neil Young backed by Pearl Jam. OMG, I’m in heaven!

Anyways, after camping in the Redwoods at Elk Prairie, we moved on the next night to (more…)

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming.

Last picture post, I left you with a photo of Hecata Head Lighthouse. Here’s another, from a slightly different vantage point:

Next place we camped was called (more…)

Here’s a beefy post with no pictures. Mostly comprised of news. Really, really good news!

First, about my last post - the one about me getting national exposure for my work - if you want to listen to the Terence Blanchard show, you need Real Player, which is free. Also, there are two “listen now” links on this web page. The first is the University of Michigan Jazz Band, which is just “OK”. The second link is actually the Terence Blanchard portion of the show. If you’re into jazz in any way, it’s worth a listen. FYI.

Second, Stacy passed the Oregon Bar exam!! Hooray!!

Third, I now work part time at a venue-slash-recording studio called “Mississippi Studios” here in Portland. You can check out our website here. Pretty cool. I’m a jack of all trades at this small business (studio recording work, front of house sound reinforcement, tending bar, production manager, etc…) …it’s a great place.

Fourth, Portland was just written up in Slate. Check it out here.

Told you it was beefy!