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Cosmic Charlie

Fight! Fight!

Ever miss the good ol’ days when you’d spend Saturday night down at the watering hole, getting hammered and belligerent to the point where you had to clean the floor with everyone in the bar? Okay, me neither. I made it a point to get out before closing time, because that’s when the real action [...]

The Button Man

by Cosmic Charlie

CAUTION: I’m about to press the nostalgia button.
Portlanders ‘of a certain age’ grew up with an early morning institution, The Ramblin Rod Show. Weekday mornings from 7:30-8:30 were set aside for the most important thing in life, cartoons!
This was not just any cartoon show. Rod would have a passel of local kids come into the [...]

01.08.2010 See the rest → 1 comment

It’s All Greek To Me

by Cosmic Charlie

The cleanup of River City continues.
A strong rumor floating around the downtown core states that this upcoming weekend will be the last for the infamous Greek Cusina. The hit squad has apparently won. The ongoing battles between the city and owner Ted Papas are well documented (read this or that for more background). But whether [...]

12.28.2009 See the rest → 8 comments

Pseudo-Southern Hillbilly Redneck Weekend

by Cosmic Charlie

YEEHAW!
As I compiled the list of things to do this weekend, I noticed a theme forming. What with all the warm rainy weather a week from Christmas, my activities took on a southern feel. So, chomp down on a piece of hay, fire up the El Camino and ride along. We gonna have us a [...]

12.20.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Indy Mart On Foster

by Cosmic Charlie

Getting the shakes over Portland’s Saturday Market closing down until spring? Wish those garage sales would start popping up again? Well, I can’t hurry the seasons, but may have come across something that will tide you over.
The area around SE 82nd and Foster has been getting a facelift. Tom Peterson’s old building has been demolished [...]

12.12.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Unholy Night

by Cosmic Charlie

It’s been Christmas season for a couple of weeks. Now that Thanksgiving is out of the way, we can focus our full attention on the marketing of good cheer to the good ol’ USA.
Man, that sounds curmudgeonly.
I have issues with Christmas. I was raised in a strict religious environment where holidays, birthdays and anything fun [...]

11.27.2009 See the rest →

Fox 12 Helps Marysville Regroup

by Cosmic Charlie

I suppose at some point it’s every kid’s fantasy to have their school burn down. (“But Maaaawmm, I don’t wanna go to school!”) Sometimes what sounds good in theory sucks in real life, as roughly 500 people found out this week. Marysville School in Southeast Portland caught fire during class the other day. All the [...]

11.12.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Getting KINKy

by Cosmic Charlie

It’s been Blast-From-The-Past time at local radio stations.
In light of recent changes to the radio station I usually listen to, I’ve been surfing the dial. While my preference of music-style at work tends to be harder-edged, the only real requirement is that I like what I’m hearing. Most channels stick to a Top-40 format and [...]

11.12.2009 See the rest → 2 comments

Midnight at the Oasis

by Cosmic Charlie

Tired of the dreary weather already? Need an excuse for a cheap date? Step right up, have I got a deal for you!
It’s the first Friday of the month, which means it’s time for Cort and Fatboy’s Midnight Movie. November’s selection? The Coen Brothers’ Raising Arizona.
This is the first Midnight Movie since the boys moved [...]

11.06.2009 See the rest →

Twitterpated Over Stephanie Stricklen

by Cosmic Charlie

Social media has come a long way in the last couple of years. Remember when it was socially incorrect to handle invitations, break-ups etc… by e-mail, and we were supposed to send a letter or, heaven forbid, pick up a phone and actually call someone? I hear the phrase “I hate talking on the phone” [...]

11.05.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

The Boogeyman Redux

by Cosmic Charlie

I know what you did last night…
Well, I know what some of you did last night. For the first time since 1998, Halloween fell on a Saturday night. Portlanders seemed to treat it accordingly.
I skipped dressing up this year. I had no real inspiration, no event to go to. I attended the Paranormal Party a [...]

11.01.2009 See the rest →