'portlandians'

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Here’s my 9th time doing stand-up. It’s at my favorite spot, the Brody Theater. Anatoli Brant gives me a funny intro and, if you listen real close, you can hear Jen Tam give me her iconic “yeah, dawg” as I come offstage. [Also, besides the Super Mario clip and the Price is Right sound effects, all of the tunes are mine]

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Hey, folks!  I’d really like to make a living doing something I love.  It would even make these shows a ton better & more frequent, in the process.  It’s really easy to help…

If you like what I’m doing:

1)  You can donate through PayPal by using the ‘donate’ button.  
It’s on the homepage:
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Roster:

We talk about:

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Hey folks!  I’d really like to make a living doing something I love (it would even make these shows a ton better & more frequent, in the process).  It’s really easy to help…

If you like what I’m doing:

1)  You can donate through PayPal by using the ‘donate’ button.  
It’s on the homepage:

2)  Comment on and/or rate the show on iTunes.

3)  ‘Like’ the portlandians facebook page!

4)  Tell your friends to listen:

5) Also, you can buy my damn music:


6) …and get things like this from @portlandians1 on Twitter:

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This is a tribute to a sadly forgotten early 20th century bandleader.

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Hey folks!  I’d really like to make a living doing something I love (it would even make these shows a ton better & more frequent, in the process).  It’s really easy to help…

If you like what I’m doing:

2)  Comment on and/or rate the show on iTunes.

3)  ‘Like’ the portlandians facebook page!

4)  Tell your friends to listen:

5) Also, you can buy my damn music:
temperature & pressure–’geology’

6) …and get things like this from @portlandians1 on Twitter:

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I’ve been gone for a while. It sucks. Here I am again, trying to get back to form with a little ‘minisode’. Maybe you don’t think size matters. If you like it, tell me…and your face.

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Hey folks!  I’d really like to make a living doing something I love (it would even make these shows a ton better & more frequent, in the process).  It’s really easy to help…

If you like what I’m doing:

2)  Comment on and/or rate the show on iTunes.

3)  ‘Like’ the portlandians facebook page!

4)  Tell your friends to listen:

5) Also, you can buy my damn music:
 temperature & pressure–’geology’

Thanks for listening and looking, everybody.

If you know this story:

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Richie Incognito of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins

…weird that a guy is racist AND has a tattoo that says, “MADE IN THE USA”. #sarcasm

This next video deals with Mike Pouncey.  This is the player called out by the panel on the podcast who plays next to Incognito and should have done something about his behavior.  He doesn’t seem like someone we should expect too much from.

This next video shows the lead-up to the Incognito/Antonio Smith incident involving the helmet-swinging that I talk about in the podcast.  I still don’t think swinging a helmet at someone’s face is a good idea, but it certainly wasn’t out of thin air.

  In my opinion, we as individuals are to blame whenever people are racist and we let them get away with it.  This is the case in our personal lives AND in what we choose to support as consumers.

  The Miami Dolphins deserve blame because they have tried repeatedly to suppress reports of Incognito’s actions (racist and others) and have shown him that there are little to zero consequences for what he has done.  With this ‘leadership’ style, the Dolphins lost the chance to demonstrate the weight of those actions & the teaching opportunity to let him know that those actions will not be tolerated in today’s society.

  The NFL itself should also shoulder a lot of the blame here.  Leading by example means not allowing the team from Washington to use the name ‘Redskins’.  Can’t we think of something better than naming teams after ethnicities?  The NFL is running the risk of losing a generation or more of its prized fan base (and revenue stream).

  Keep in mind during all of this that the NFL is considered a non-profit organization.  Therefore, this $9 billion/year business pays zero income tax & receives hundreds of millions of dollars per stadium in public-funding…all while charging hyper-inflated prices & refusing to allow fans to see their home team play on television if the game doesn’t sell out.  The owner of the ‘Redskins’ (that phrase sounds hideous), Daniel Snyder, has said that they will never change the name.  Maybe since he makes millions/year in profit because of the public he should consider listening to the public.  Maybe he could pay for his own fucking stadium…or maybe he could at least pay some taxes like the rest of us.

Read about the NFL’s tax-exempt status here.

Sign a petition to end that tax-exempt status here.

The R-word = The N-word

Here’s a counter to the “it’s tradition” argument:  Get better traditions.

Here’s a counter to the “we’re honoring you” argument:  Nope.

This topic extends to Major League Baseball as well:

One of these is a real hat for a real team. Why is that one considered ‘okay’?

Hey folks!  I’d really like to make a living doing something I love (it would even make these shows a ton better & more frequent, in the process).  It’s really easy to help…

If you like what I’m doing:

2)  Comment on and/or rate the show on iTunes.  [7 people have done this so far!!!]

3)  ‘Like’ the portlandians facebook page!  [83 people have done this so far!!!]

4)  Tell your friends to listen:
I’ve made it easy for you.  You can use the ‘share’ buttons for Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Reddit, etc…
Go to the bottom of this post.  If they’re not visible, click here.  They shall magically appear at the bottom of the post.  (You can also tell your friends ‘face to face’ like the old days…couldn’t hurt, right?).

5)  Also, you can buy my damn music:  
temperature & pressure–’geology’

6)  …and get things like this from @portlandians1 on Twitter:

Thanks for listening and looking, everybody.

This is not what I expected from Cuban radio, but I should have.  It’s eclectic, interesting and devoid of ads (Cuba has no advertising…radio, TV, billboards…you name it).  This is what radio was like in the US before Clear Channel & their corporate chums began trying to sterilize our minds for profit.

You’ll probably get a lot more out of this series if you’re fluent in Spanish, but I know almost none and I love it.  I bet you will, too.  Throw this in your iTunes for something completely different.

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“By the way, if anyone here is in marketing or advertising…kill yourself. Thank you. Just planting seeds, planting seeds is all I’m doing. No joke here, really. Seriously, kill yourself, you have no rationalization for what you do, you are Satan’s little helpers. Kill yourself, kill yourself, kill yourself now. Now, back to the show. Seriously, I know the marketing people: ‘There’s gonna be a joke comin’ up.’ There’s no fuckin’ joke. Suck a tail pipe, hang yourself…borrow a pistol from an NRA buddy, do something…rid the world of your evil fuckin’ presence.”

Hey folks!  I’d really like to make a living doing something I love (it would even make these shows a ton better & more frequent, in the process).  It’s really easy to help…

If you like what I’m doing, you can:

Thanks for listening and looking, everybody.  
Tell people you love them.

You’ll probably get a lot more out of this series if you’re fluent in Spanish, but I know almost none and I love it.  I bet you will, too.  Throw this in your iTunes for something completely different.  It starts with us jumping right into the middle of a radio theater piece with the word, ‘intertanto’ (meanwhile)…

Click the play button to listen:

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Hey folks!  I’d really like to make a living doing something I love (it would even make these shows a ton better in the process).  It’s really easy to help…

If you like what I’m doing:

1)  You can donate through PayPal by using the ‘donate’ button.  
It’s on the homepage:

2)  Comment on the iTunes comments page for the show.  [7 people have done this so far!!!]

3)  ‘Like’ the portlandians facebook page!  [73 people have done this so far!!!]

4)  Tell your friends to listen:

…and get things like this from @portlandians1 on Twitter:

Thanks for listening and looking, everybody.