Brent's “Little Buddy”: The story of one of Central Oregon's bats
I don't hear from my pal, woodcarver, caver and photographer Brent McGregor as much as I'd like to, but when I do, he knocks my socks off. The photo above is an example, and the note with it also hit my funny bone: “My little buddy was in the mood for more pictures today. I'm…
Brett Dennen Video From Monday Night’s Show
Summer is pretty much over, but the sizable crowd at the Athletic Club of Bend last night where Brett Dennen played a set of fan favorites, shook his ass and spoke for about 15 total minutes about love and love-related topics didn’t seem to care much as they danced to the singer-songwriter’s warm-and-cozy numbers. As…
BBC's Bend Bubble Story Fizzles
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Video and recap from G. Love and Special Sauce Thursday night
The Domino Room was as packed as I’ve ever seen it last night for the much-anticipated G. Love and Special Sauce show.
Who's Gonna Run With the Big Dog? Kitzhaber Enters Governor’s Race
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Making The Call On Clem
Normal 0 0 1 464 2646 22 5 3249 11.1282 0 0 0 Well I’m sitting here eating an early lunch of crow after hearing that Brian Clem will NOT be running for governor after all.
Let Detroit Lead The Way
For the last 10 years I've been suffering silently as people awkwardly tried to pronounce the year, since we crossed from the 1900s to the 2000s. But the auto industry is leading a new linguistic trend that we all should embrace.
Rage Films new flick “Pretty Good” premiers at the Tower Sept. 12
I’m not all that hot on the fact that we’ve now in September. In fact, I feel like I’ve had my summer stolen by some invisible fun-and-sun-tan-hating bandit.
Hola! Part 2: With the new location up and running, they’ve earned their exclamation mark
With a happy staff, happy environs and happy food, Hola had me at, well, hola. Big, bright and generous in every way, Hola's new location in the Old Mill has retained all the qualities that made the restaurant a success on the east side, but has given those of us who can't bring ourselves to…
Hola! Part 2: With the new location up and running, they’ve earned their exclamation mark
With a happy staff, happy environs and happy food, Hola had me at, well, hola. Big, bright and generous in every way, Hola's new location in the Old Mill has retained all the qualities that made the restaurant a success on the east side, but has given those of us who can't bring ourselves to…
Rise to the Occasion: Sunrise to Summit, Pilot Butte Challenge, Reverse PPP
If you're up for it, consider taking on these events.
SUNRISE TO SUMMIT On Saturday September 5, the 12th Annual Sunrise to Summit starts at 10:30am from Sunrise Lodge at Mt. Bachelor. Run three miles from the lodge up Marshmallow to the top of Sunrise Chair and then follow the trail up to the Summit.…
Chalkin’ up the Body Count: Rob Zombie sinks horror to new depths
Halloween 2 is so seriously and extremely brutal that it takes violence for violence's sake to a whole new disturbing level. Director Rob Zombie's track record started with homage/tribute to slasher/horror movies of the late '70s and early '80s, making House of 100 Corpses and The Devils Rejects and both have their moments of pure…
What a Drag: Ang Lee tackles Woodstock through the eyes of the accidental orchestrator
We need to stop living in the past. People complain how the youth of today knows nothing of history, when in fact they know far too much. Everything they do, create and think is compared unfavorably to what came before. Maybe we could forget the influences of The Beatles, Alfred Hitchcock, and Jack Kerouac, wipe…
Time Bomb: Wolfenstein update feels incomplete
I've been shooting Nazis for 17 years, and never once have I needed to make time slow down. Or conjure up a mystic barrier. Guns have been good enough for killing Nazis since the invention of Nazis. And they've been good enough for me since Wolfenstein 3D, way back in 1992 – a Gen-X game…
Little Bites: Veg Out: Do You Kanpai?
Editor's note: This is the first in a regular series about vegetarian dining options in Central Oregon from new Source correspondent Nikki Jefford. Look for more features in upcoming issues, including a look at Typhoon's veggie menu. I suppose vegan sushi is an oxymoron, kinda like when I spread humus and salsa between two tortillas,…
The Friendly Giant: Brett Dennen is tall, red and wants you to like him
When I tell Brett Dennen that I think I just may have broken my computer, he's quiet for a moment, then laughs and says, “Remember the old Nintendo games where you could just pull them out and blow on them? Everybody did that and it seemed like it worked.” Anyone born this side of the…
Recordings You Need to Hear That You May Have Missed
Sonic Youth Daydream Nation Released: 1988 Filled with anthems, energy and angst, Daydream Nation portrays the best snapshot of the late '80s East Coast underground rock scene. Sonic Youth's sixth studio record immediately plummets into an atmosphere of oddly tuned guitars and melody lines come incredibly close to the boundaries of pop. But, Sonic Youth…
Be a Doll: Christine Alvarado’s creations are hardly toys…and they aren’t always smiling
Artist and doll-maker Christine Alvarado lifts the lid of a sturdy box, then a layer of bubble wrap like she's gently peeling a blanket from a sleeping child. Staring up is a delicate creature – Brighid, Bride to the Wind – dressed in a white paper gown with a veil of paper dragonflies surrounding her…
Our Picks of the Week 9/3-9/10
G. Love and Special Sauce thursday 3 In what is by far the biggest non-LSA show of the year, G. Love finally stops off in Bend, one day before he heads up to the Gorge Amphitheatre to open a trio of shows for some act called the Dave Matthews Band. A longtime favorite in Bend,…
Young Gun: Could an obscure 30-something progressive be the next top dog in Salem?
The list of Democrats potentially interested in Ted Kulongoski's office is growing longer. And it's reading like a who's who of Oregon politics. Among the names being tossed around in the past several weeks and months is Democratic Congressman Peter DeFazio, a 12-term U.S. Representative and one of the state's most powerful progressive voices in…
The State School Board Flunks Out
“If at first you don't succeed, lower your standards” makes a funny bumper sticker, but it's a rotten way to run a public education system. For some years now, Oregon's public schools have not been a shining example of educational excellence. Early this month, 71 Oregon schools – a record for the state – were…
Road Trippin’: Notes on America from the interstate highway system
The author has been sent on the road to discover a lost country formerly known as America. He is reporting from a town called “Little Valley” (which is actually a little valley) in New York, totally sane, sober, and unfamiliar with rain after a lovely summer in Bend, on assignment for Or-Bust.com and The Source…
Kaycee Anseth-Townsend Gets Mad Props
Kaycee, Wow! You are a perfect example of why visual artists should not write about themselves. You have managed to capture the essence of Art in the High Desert so nicely in the wonderful article in the Source.
Birth of a Debate
This is in response to Kenneth Judkins letter in the Aug 20th issue. Kenneth, you question the citizenship of President Obama and cite the fact that his birth certificate says “certificate of live birth” instead of “birth certificate” as proof.
War, What is it Good For?
Please pause a moment before you chime in with Edwin Starr's well-known retort, “absolutely nothing.” The fact is that war is quite good, if you are a war profiteer.
Born in the U.S.A.
In reply to last week's letter from Kenneth Judkins about whether President Obama actually was born in the United States: Mr. Judkins is placing too much meaning on specific wording in stating “certificate of live birth” is suspicious.
Empty Space Orchestra Has a Sexy New Website
After several months of preparation, Empty Space Orchestra finally has a new website up and running. It’s got some nice bells and whistles, but far and away the sweetest thing about the new site is a free download of the band’s show at McMenamins on July 22.
How Ashland Didn't Get Bent Out of Shape
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How To Lose A Million Bucks. Bend Style.
Down at the bottom of tomorrow’s (Wednesday’s) council agenda is a real estate item of interest to those of us who have been following the city of Bend’s aggressive real estate and development dance over the past few years. It’s a notice of a public hearing of an intent to put the old Bulletin property…
