Slabtown, a Dead Portland Memory

Goodnight, Jeffrey. Thanks for the joyful times and inspiration.

Forget the 'dozers dancing on our grave; today we have a different grief. Goodnight, General Boy. Rest well.

Goodnight, Richard. You were a kindred spirit and will be missed.

Richard Lyons, Negativland Founder, Dead at 57 Artist was suffering complications due to nodular melanoma

Kudos to former Church of RocknRoll volunteer Jesse Moore for making this list. During his time at Slabby, Jesse almost single-handedly turned our back room into a secondary venue (aka, The Church), helped rebuild our main stage, coordinated the other volunteers, and generally took on anything that he saw needing to be done. His tireless support for the a/a DIY scene in PDX is an inspiration.

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So sad to say goodnight to Jerome Kersey. We'll raise a glass to your memory.

Rad little interview with Mike Napkin of Falafel House in MRR.

http://maximumrocknroll.com/create-to-destroy-mike-warm/

Last chance for Slabtown swag. We'll stop taking orders this weekend.

http://slabtown.bigcartel.com/

Farewell to Ian Allen (formerly) of Negativland. You were a visionary and will be missed.

http://boingboing.net/2015/01/21/r-i-p-negativlands-ian-alle.html

Goodnight, Mike. You were a kindred spirit, and we're sad to see you go.

http://www.oregonlive.com/history/2015/01/mike_ryerson_journalist_photog.html

We'll be doing one last run of sweatshirts and tees, including one new design. February delivery.

Slabtown — Home The online store for the now-defunct Portland dive bar Slabtown.

Grief.

Closing Time: 2014 was Barmageddon in Portland. You don’t have to stay home, but you can’t go here. A world was ending. Some wept openly, one woman danced the worm so hard she thinks she might have shattered her knee, and the next night at least two people had s*x in the basement. We’ve all,Cover Story

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