Watch the Crowning of the National Moustache Champion
We’re probably a day or two out from posting our documentary from the Beard and Moustache National Championships, but in the meantime, I thought I’d give you a sample. For all of you that didn’t make it out to the Les Schwab Amphitheater last weekend to crowd up against the stage and take in some…
Mount St. Helens: where were you when the mountain blew?
The recent marking of the thirtieth anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens brought back memories and a lot of people saying, “I'll never forget where I was when I heard the news.
Soaked-Part II: one more benefit of the seemingly interminable rain
Getting carried away about the firm, fast quality of our local singletrack trail system this spring is easy if you're an avid mountain bike rider. But as many people are discovering, being able to go fast and dust-free is but one of the benefits of all this rain.
Miniature Portland, No – Miniature LA, Sí
On Wednesday The Bulletin printed an “In My View” piece by Greg Macpherson, a member of the state Land Conservation and Development Commission, defending the state’s land use laws and the LCDC’s decision to send Bend’s proposed Urban Growth Boundary expansion back for a do-over. This morning The Bulletin printed Macpherson’s piece again – not…
Soaked: a benefit from the seemingly interminable rain
There’s a line in the song “That’s Life”, made famous by Francis Albert Sinatra, that goes “riding high in April, shot down in May,” that could be rephrased, for local mountain bikers, to go something like: “riding high in April, May and June.” Let’s go back to the second, and very warm…
Hair is in the air: Let it grow for the Beard and Moustache National Championships
The life of a beard starts out as just a little stubble on a man's face. The man thinks, perhaps I'll just let it grow a little more, see what happens. His wife and coworkers humor him, thinking it's just a phase. A few weeks later, his beard enters the second and pivotal stage: unkempt.…
Rad! Why The Helio Sequence show last night was one of the best rock shows at the Tower
Hyperbole? Well, I don't think so. But I really think that last night’s PDXchange Program show featuring The Helio Sequence and local openers Empty Space Orchestra was one of the coolest rock shows I've ever seen in Bend, and probably the best for the Tower Theatre.
Crime and (Eventually, Maybe) Punishment
The Oregonian’s Steve Duin had a cleverly crafted column this morning about the Randy Guzek case. It brought back a flood of memories.
The Helio Sequence Tonight at the Tower
It seems like it’s been months since those first posters hit the streets announcing that The Helio Sequence was coming to play at the Tower Theatre — causing some of the more cynical indie rock fans in Bend to stop and say, “Really? No way.” But it’s true, and the show, the second installment of…
Just Desert: The gang swaps Berkin for burqas in the second Sex and the City movie
Sex and the City 2 is dull and this dullness has a lot to do with the amount of time Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte spend in the desert. Within the first quarter of the film, they are swept off to Abu Dhabi on a trip that is beyond luxurious. They have personal butlers, champagne…
Dagger of Mass Deception: Prince of Persia proves that some video games are better left alone
Joining the ranks of flicks vying for worst movie of the year award is Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Persia is like a bad combo of Pirates of the Caribbean and The Mummy. Making Disney adventures out of a videogame is a testament to producer Bruckheimer's money-making schemes, but I can only assume…
Big Sky Country: Red Dead Redemption dreams big and nearly delivers
One of the most frustrating things about designing a world is that someone will always come along and criticize it. The days are too long. The nights aren't long enough. Weather patterns are erratic. The trees lack variety. Can't I play any poker game other than Hold 'Em? Why do the telephone poles look old…
Gay in that Way
Look, let's get one thing clear: regularly watching Glee does not make me gay. Reading Men's Health magazine makes me gay. Thinking up increasingly convoluted high-fives to give my softball teammates makes me gay. Cut off jean shorts – makes me gay. Spending waaay too much time detailing my car? Makes me gay. In fact…
Into the Mystic: The White Buffalo isn't scary. He's just a dark, boozy songwriting genius
He's a big dude. He's massively bearded. And when he sings, he sings about drinking and fighting and losing his mind and everyone in the joint listens because it's impossible not to. Add the fact that he goes by the name The White Buffalo and you've got a recipe for an imposing, if not slightly…
Opening the Doors: Teafly's “We Live Here, Too” project lets us meet our neighbors, one photo at a time
Theresa “Teafly” Peterson arrived in Bend in 2003 when her van broke down and she decided to stick around for the winter. Around that same time, a gay man was beaten at a Bend nightclub, leading to the passage of the Bend Equal Rights Ordinance. Peterson had grown up in a Massachusetts town with a…
Sasquatch! Band of Horses! Exclamation Marks!
Sound Check decided to change it up last weekend and rather than roll super deep (which we always do, oftentimes laden with silver medallions), we split up – one faction stayed in Bend to monitor the Les Schwab Amphitheater activities while the other headed northward to the Sasquatch! Festival. So here's how things went at…
Work It, Baby: COTA Trail Report
Editor's note: This is the first installment of a new trails column that is being produced for The Source by the Central Oregon Trail Alliance. Look for COTA's weekly reports in The Source to keep you updated on the latest news from around Central Oregon's always bustling trails, including, closures and events. Ride on. -…
The Other Liquid Lunch: Mother's keeps it casual on Galveston
Between sips of any number of bountiful, fresh-squeezed smoothies, regular customers can tell you why “Juice” is Mother's middle name. Have a hankering for chocolate or need a dose of wheatgrass to get you through the afternoon? You'll find the perfect fix for a sweet tooth or sedentary slump at Mother's. Beyond a liquid diet,…
The Other Liquid Lunch: Mother's keeps it casual on Galveston
Between sips of any number of bountiful, fresh-squeezed smoothies, regular customers can tell you why “Juice” is Mother's middle name. Have a hankering for chocolate or need a dose of wheatgrass to get you through the afternoon? You'll find the perfect fix for a sweet tooth or sedentary slump at Mother's. Beyond a liquid diet,…
Our Picks for 6/3 – 6/10: Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships, Tyrone Wells, Tommy Gaffney, The Laramie Project and more.
The Helio Sequence, Empty Space Orchestra thursday 3 Before heading off on a month-long tour of Europe, the Portland power pop duo makes a stop at the Tower for the second installment of the PDXchange Program. If you don't know The Helio Sequence, you really should because the duo – comprised of Brandon Summer and…
The Welcome Wagon: Forest welcome center gets a cool reception, county resort planning update
The Forest Service, an agency whose primary job is managing timber and recreation on our public lands, is used to being in the position of “damned if you do and damned if you don't.” Anyone who has ever worked for the agency can tell you that environmental groups, the timber industry and other interest groups…
Easing the Perennial Parking Pinch
The three inevitabilities of life in Bend are death, taxes, and having a hard time finding a parking space downtown. Nobody can do much about the first two, but the city and the Downtown Bend Business Association are taking some practical steps toward dealing with the third. Having a parking situation that's a little bit…
The Coolest Baby EVER!
Have you seen this smoking baby? Of course you have. You probably had to blow off all your Memorial Day weekend plans because you couldn't pull yourself away from the YouTube clip of that little pudgy bastard puffing away like he's Marlon effing Brando.
Drill Baby, Drill: A Memo to BP and Obama, cage fighting mushroom mishaps, and more!
The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from an urban verb along a French river flowing opposite of expectation, for Or-Bust.
A Hostile Response
Your cynical response to John Sabo's letter (5/20) says all I need to know about The Source Weekly. I have 35 years of experience working in government, private industry, politics in my younger years (as a Democrat) and even a little community organizing (in Chicago no less), and I can tell you that Chris Dudley…
Blood On Our Shirts
The Republican primary victory of Rand Paul in Kentucky for the seat of Jim Bunning who is leaving the Senate was so revealing that it merits some follow-up. Mr. Paul, whose initial claim to fame comes from his famous, decent and independent father, Ron Paul of Texas, was fully embraced by a fringe part of…
