Nurse With Wound/Portland
so,let's begin,shall we? I flew out of Chicago on Friday morning and was the lucky recipient of the "extra screening" process that our lovely government is so fond of at airports.They said I had been selected and would require additional screening(I needed to catch my flight within 20 minutes of this).They went through my bags,dumped everything out,felt me up a few times.I felt violated and annoyed because they would'nt tell me why i had been singled out(I bought my airplane ticket last minute)..so when I voiced my concerns,they tried to call a specialist in to discuss it with me,which only annoyed me even further.They looked at me funny when the scanner went off around my chest area,I had to explain that I had body piercings.Made the flight,arrived 4 hrs later in Seattle,upon where after a 4 hr trip(3 buses and a ferry later)I arrived at my friend's house.It was really nice to catch up....took the Greyhound bus another 4 hours to Portland,where I've been since.
This place is very cool.The people,for the most part,are extremely interesting and friendly,but not overly-so(as like say,in LA).They have a very vibrant,tight underground experimental scene..as the venue(the Doug Fir Lounge,which in itself looks like a scene in a David Lynch movie)started to fill up,I saw many familiar faces(people that had been at the Current 93 shows in Toronto).Stapleton seemed very pleased and delighted that I had shown up,after he had a chance to recognize me in the dark room(he was also a bit knackered,having been en route 18 hrs in the air and just coming from Africa).My friend xaostar and his girfriend went also..I finally met chris from Beta-lactam Ring Records,as well as his wife..both super nice people.Talked to many cool folks,one guy wearing a unicursal hexagram pendant,I really thought he was one of the surprise musicians,he had a certain air of mystery about him that seemed to draw you in,I talked to him for a bit and it turns out that he does several music projects in Portland(who doesn't?:P).I gave him my email because he was interested in seeing my photography once my website is finished(remind me to print up business cards when I get back home!).Colin Potter opened up the 1st set,musically.he was pretty good.Second up was irr.app.(ext.)..including he 2 brothers from Toronto(one of them being Mark,who promoted the C93 shows)..they were fantastic,improv on strange instruments..and lastly,Mr.Stapleton did his eclectic Dj set from the booth,there was a good buzz in the place all night long.(the white russians didn't hurt,hehe).I forgot how much I love Seattle until I visited again(it has been 10 years at least since I was out here last) but I can definitely see me falling into place comfortably in the Portland way of life.
So,I'm off to meet durtro93 and her friends.Last night after the gig,we went to a club called "Noir".It was ok,the DJ was cool and I was pleased to hear Death in June,Coil and more..I even ran into my friend Mike,whom had moved from Chicago a year or 2 ago.We are supposed to get together for coffee sometime Monday.At some point,I am going to find Ozone Records to look for some imported Coil material..I called Beta-lactam Ring Chris earlier who told me that there is a very special surprise happening at the art showing so I must get there a little early.I'm looking forward to meeting carolee and seeing katheudo again.Anxious to know what is happening,in any event,I'll have my camera close by!
This place is very cool.The people,for the most part,are extremely interesting and friendly,but not overly-so(as like say,in LA).They have a very vibrant,tight underground experimental scene..as the venue(the Doug Fir Lounge,which in itself looks like a scene in a David Lynch movie)started to fill up,I saw many familiar faces(people that had been at the Current 93 shows in Toronto).Stapleton seemed very pleased and delighted that I had shown up,after he had a chance to recognize me in the dark room(he was also a bit knackered,having been en route 18 hrs in the air and just coming from Africa).My friend xaostar and his girfriend went also..I finally met chris from Beta-lactam Ring Records,as well as his wife..both super nice people.Talked to many cool folks,one guy wearing a unicursal hexagram pendant,I really thought he was one of the surprise musicians,he had a certain air of mystery about him that seemed to draw you in,I talked to him for a bit and it turns out that he does several music projects in Portland(who doesn't?:P).I gave him my email because he was interested in seeing my photography once my website is finished(remind me to print up business cards when I get back home!).Colin Potter opened up the 1st set,musically.he was pretty good.Second up was irr.app.(ext.)..including he 2 brothers from Toronto(one of them being Mark,who promoted the C93 shows)..they were fantastic,improv on strange instruments..and lastly,Mr.Stapleton did his eclectic Dj set from the booth,there was a good buzz in the place all night long.(the white russians didn't hurt,hehe).I forgot how much I love Seattle until I visited again(it has been 10 years at least since I was out here last) but I can definitely see me falling into place comfortably in the Portland way of life.
So,I'm off to meet durtro93 and her friends.Last night after the gig,we went to a club called "Noir".It was ok,the DJ was cool and I was pleased to hear Death in June,Coil and more..I even ran into my friend Mike,whom had moved from Chicago a year or 2 ago.We are supposed to get together for coffee sometime Monday.At some point,I am going to find Ozone Records to look for some imported Coil material..I called Beta-lactam Ring Chris earlier who told me that there is a very special surprise happening at the art showing so I must get there a little early.I'm looking forward to meeting carolee and seeing katheudo again.Anxious to know what is happening,in any event,I'll have my camera close by!