TeamSplashi

Party @ Bridgeport tonight

2010-11-11T14:39:00.000-08:00

Happy Veteran's Day

Deschutes Brewery Street Fare

2010-08-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

Join us there.
Cheers

King Burrito

2010-03-05T12:50:00.000-08:00

Today we had pleasure to enjoy our lunch from King Burrito

We ate the following yummies

Carne Asada Torta

Burrito de Cabeza

Menu

IMHO this place is pure 10, but you should be a judge.

Cheers

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BARLEYWINE AND BIG BEER TASTIVAL

2010-03-04T09:57:00.000-08:00

BARLEYWINE AND BIG BEER TASTIVAL(Quimby)

Friday and Saturday, March 5th and 6th, Noon to 10 p.m.
Come join us for some of the biggest, boldest beers around. A custom glass and two tokens are $8 and additional tastes are $1.50. Here's the tenative line-up so far (we should have another 20 or so by the event):

'08 Hale's Rudyrds Rare
'07 Friar Tuck's Gluteus Maximus
'08 Beer Valley's Highway to Ale
'07 Great Divide's Old Ruffian
'08 Lhat Nepppur's Barleywine
'09 Fish brewing's Monkfish
'06 Anchor Brewing's Old Foghorn
'07 Anchor Brewing's Old Foghorn
'09 Anchor Brewing's Old Foghorn
'08 Astoria Bewing's Bitter Bitch
'07 Bridgeport's Old Knucklehead
'08 Bridgeport's Old Knucklehead
'08 Speakeasy's Old Godfather
'08 New Old Limpoc's Old Tavern Rat
'09 Boulder Brewing's Killer Penguin
'08 Laughing Dog's Alpha Dog
'09 Mad River's John Barleycorn
'08 Laurelwood's Old Reliable
'07 Cascade Brewing's Defroster
'07 Butte Creek's Train Wreck
'08 Hopwork's Floggin' Noggin'
'07 Lucky Lab's Old Yeller
'09 Lucky Lab's Old Yeller
'09 Lucky Lab's BBL Aged Son of Old Yeller
'09 Fish Tail's Leviathan
'09 Alaskan's Rough Draft (aka Sweet Nugget)
'08 Ninkasi's Sasquatch
'08 Oakshire's Sasquatch

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Lucky Lab

Beer

2010-03-04T07:00:00.000-08:00

Just a few new/old photos

MLS CUP `09

2009-12-16T09:06:00.000-08:00

will post some more ...

The British Bulldog ( Denver CO)

2009-10-19T11:04:00.000-07:00

If you are football fan then The British Bulldog is great place to be, the staff is friendly and food is tasty for this pub has all that is needed for good time while watching football games and it is located in Denver`s downtown. The good people from this pub also gather there before the Colorado Rapids games.
The British Bulldog provides a bus that will take all the fans to the games at the Dicks Sporting Goods Park and also you can get you tickets @ the pub as well.

Cheers

New Belgium Brewing Fort Collins

2009-10-18T11:55:00.000-07:00

Not much IMHO

CooperSmith`s Pub & Brewery

2009-10-16T16:24:00.000-07:00

My next stop was at The CooperSmith`s Pub & Brewery and this was so fare the best place for my taste buds for they had great IPA Opus Mega Alpha

This is a must for all HopHeads

Cheers

Odell Brewery

2009-10-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

My next stop in Fort Collins was Odell Brewery .
I had there IPA and India Barley Wine and both where tasty.

Cheers

Fort Collins Brewery

2009-10-14T10:59:00.000-07:00

Only problem with my visit to the Fort Collins Brewery is that they where out of Rocky Mountain IPA, but ambiance was great at this place and I hope to go back there someday.

Cheers

Home Of Colorado Rapids

2009-10-12T16:20:00.001-07:00

Day in Astoria OR

2009-10-07T10:51:00.001-07:00

The Rogue Element

2009-10-05T19:00:00.000-07:00

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Port of Newport

2009-10-02T10:07:00.000-07:00

Port of Siuslaw (Florence Oregon )

2009-10-01T11:32:00.000-07:00

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Yaquina Head Lighthouse

2009-09-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

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Beverly Beach Oregon

2009-09-29T09:06:00.000-07:00

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Rose City (day by day)

2009-09-28T14:13:00.000-07:00

Winter will be here before you know it....

2009-09-17T17:09:00.001-07:00

Montpelier, Vermont

2009-09-16T06:42:00.000-07:00

Few more photos from our trip to this beautiful state of Vermont.
This is Montpelier the state capital and the shire town.

Our Friends from Burlington, Vermont

2009-09-15T10:42:00.001-07:00

The Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh PA

2009-09-09T18:50:00.000-07:00

Here you can see my visit to The Church that has hoppy hour.

Cheers

The Church Brew Works
3525 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15201

Pittsburgh PA

2009-09-09T07:45:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos from my recent trip to the Pittsburgh PA
Cheers

Paso Robles Vine Fest 2009

2009-08-03T15:29:00.000-07:00

International Beer Fest in the Pearl

2009-08-03T11:39:00.000-07:00

IBF

Studebaker

2009-07-31T10:33:00.001-07:00

Festa @ Asa

2009-07-30T12:51:00.000-07:00

Here are cpl of photos from recent party @ Asa, where we had IPA`s from Bridgeport Brewery and Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris from Willamette Valley Vineyards

Cheers

Marina(s)in Nor.Cal.

2009-07-26T13:11:00.000-07:00

Paso Robles Vine Festival `09

2009-07-24T09:53:00.000-07:00

Taste of Europe in Portland

2009-05-08T07:08:00.000-07:00

Taste of Europe is an authentic Bosnian and Hercegovinian market/deli in Portland OR and the only place to experience Bosnian and Hercegovinian food, drinks and warm ambiance where you will feel like part of family as soon you enter into this ordinary but wery unique store.

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2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley @ Donitelia Winery

2009-05-01T08:47:00.000-07:00

When we finally made it to the Yakima we already had one full case of vine, we decide to stay at Hilton Garden Inn and just next to the hotel is Donitelia Winery and that is in our opinion only place worth visiting while in Yakima if you like Barbera, Dolcetto, Primitivo and Sangiovese.
Donitelia is great place to taste red vines and Hans was and is perfect host, so if you are in Yakima plese make sure to visit great people from Donitelia Winery at
321 East Yakima Avenue, Suite B, Yakima, WA 98901
509-452-9900

Portland Indie Wine Festival

2009-04-30T12:16:00.000-07:00

On May 2nd we will be at Indie Wine Fest - Grand Tasting Event which will be at 2621 NW 30th Avenue 2:00pm-6:00pm

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$75 for general tickets and $125 for VIP

2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley @ Cristopher Cellars & Wineglass Cellars

2009-04-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

On our way from Prosser to the Yakima we made stop at Christopher Cellars in Zillah area.
Team Splashi got one bottle of the they red vine "Cultura".
Another place that we visited was Wineglass Cellars where we tasted Zinfandel straight out of barrel and it was just great.

Cheers

2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley @ Prosser

2009-04-29T06:51:00.000-07:00

Here are cpl more photos from Prosser WA from 2009 Spring Barrel Tasting.

2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley @ Willow Crest Winery

2009-04-28T12:50:00.000-07:00

Our next stop was at the Willow Crest Winery where our nose mouth and all the taste buds got special treat from their wine selection.

Team Splashi speciayl liked `07 Pinot Gris which has nice crisp finish and not sweet at all but there is a hint of apples which makes this wine real treat during the spring/summer days, Team Splashi came home with two bottles of this vine.

Another wine that we liked a lot is `05 Rhone blend of Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Viognier and Willow Crest sells it under the catchy name XIII , if you like fool body strong dark red wine then look no further for this is perfect vine to drink in any ocation. By mistake we got only two bottles of this nectar.

Willow Crest also has `06 Mourvèdre which is in our opinion outstanding, we where among lucky ones to taste this wine straight from the barrel and that way we could compare differences , you will not go wrong with this vine, buy it drink it and then buy some more.

Food Menu

2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley @ Airfield Estate Winery

2009-04-27T12:26:00.000-07:00

Team Splashi spent first day of this event in the Prosser WA at Best Western which is located just of the hwy 82 and within the walking distance to the number of tasting rooms on the Merlot Drive.

Fist stop was at the Airfield Estate Winery
They have nice building and also had plenty of staff members to help with tickets and samples, since this was friday there was not big load of people waiting to taste a vine.
Team Splashi did not care much for what Airfield Winery had to offer, and they wines at this moment have a lot of tannins and where not even quaffable

Taste of the Nation Portland

2009-04-27T09:17:00.000-07:00

LUXE Autohaus
410 NE 17th Ave
Portland, OR 97232

General Admission 6:30pm - $75.00
General Admission includes entrance to the event at 6:30pm, samples from over 50 restaurants and 30 beverage vendors, live music, and more! At-the-door price is $85.00.

VIP Admission 5:30pm - $125.00
Enjoy everything the event has to offer with a little extra elbow room! Early entrance to the event at 5:30pm. At-the-door price is $135.00.

LUXE Ticket Admission 5:00pm - $200.00
Enjoy everything the event has to offer with even more elbow room. Earliest entrance to the event at 5:00pm, reserved parking, and admittance to the LUXE lounge.

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2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley

2009-04-23T17:56:00.000-07:00

Team Splashi will be at 2009 Spring Barrel Tasting in the Yakima Valley.
April 24/25 at Prosser area wineries and 25/26 at Yakima.

Cheers

Follow us on Twitter!

2009-04-17T17:46:00.001-07:00

TeamSplashi is now on Twitter. Come check us out here.

OMGWTFBBQLOLWD40!!1!

Hop Czar at Bridgeport

2009-04-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

Last night at Bridgeport brewery was all about Ruski aristocracy.
Hop Czar was flowing like a Volga and food was just great as always and all that with perfect music from the authentic Soviet band Chervona

Cheers

Czar is back

2009-04-15T20:04:00.001-07:00

Eat Mobile

2009-04-15T19:59:00.000-07:00

8371 N Interstate Ave. @ Disjecta
Located in Historic Kenton off Interstate.
Denver Max stop
Good food. Cheap beer. Don’t leave hungry.
Saturday, April 18, from 5:30pm-9:30pm. All ages welcome!

Laurelwood

2009-04-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

Havana?

2009-04-13T11:13:00.000-07:00

Portland Street Car

2009-04-10T09:30:00.000-07:00

Our trips in the past month

2009-04-08T14:11:00.000-07:00

Back by popular demand

2009-02-25T16:08:00.000-08:00

Since New Yea(h)r

2009-02-05T18:36:00.000-08:00

Just a random stuff that we did.

Happy New Year

2009-01-02T19:46:00.000-08:00

Look @ this

Ales @ LL

2008-12-22T10:11:00.000-08:00

Just another day with our friends from Lucky Labrador Brewery on NW Quimby

Cheers

Snow @ Pearl

2008-12-16T12:46:00.001-08:00

Amnesia Brewing

2008-12-08T09:16:00.000-08:00

This upcoming Saturday (Dec.13th) join us and the rest of beer aficionados (ho-ho-ho) for the 1st Amnesia Beer fest and so on and so fort.
Price (hmmm) dont know , but will guess $16.00 =)
Starts @ noon

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MLS CUP II

2008-11-25T08:51:00.001-08:00

MLS CUP

2008-11-20T17:30:00.000-08:00

Team Splashi will be @ LA this upcoming weekend for the football game MLC Cup finale
Columbus Crew vs. Red Bulls NY

We will have our "beer" flag, so you might spot us on your plazma tv set.

Cheers

Portland Stuff

2008-11-17T10:07:00.000-08:00

Local Stuff

2008-11-13T09:20:00.000-08:00

The Abyss Launch Party @ Portland

Deschutes Brewery & Public House
210 NW 11th Ave Portland, OR

Join us at the Deschutes Brewery & Public House in Portland’s Pearl District to celebrate the return of The Abyss! @ 10:00pm

And for those who get there early, there will be samples of the 2007 vintage.

WINE TASTING @ 5:00pm Friday

Join Jacob Lee from Grape Expectations as he pours three wines from their collection.

2007 Maculan Pinot & Toi $13.99

As a blend of Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanco and Tocai Fruilano, this wine shows off bright green apple, red apple, and a touch of tropical fruit.

2006 Argiolas Costera $15.99

If you are a fan of wines from Cotes du Rhone, you will really enjoy this selection. Made from Grenache or Cannonau as it's called in Sardinia, Italy, this wine shows lush red and dark fruits and a soft finish.

2006 Coltibuono Cetamura Chianti $11.99

From one of the most highly regarded producers in Chianti comes this approachable, bright Sangiovese based wine with ripe red fruits and a clean refreshing finish.

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Music Hour 8:00pm @ Wine Unvind by Ashia Grzesik

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CHAMPERS AND WINE TASTING AT VERSAILLES

Friday@ 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Portland Pub Crawl

2008-11-10T08:13:00.000-08:00

From one microbrewery to another .
First stop was at the Roots Organic Brewery

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Next stop for us was @ Lucky Labrador on Hawthorne Blvd

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After the number of pints =) Green Dragon was our next stop, yes good times all day.

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Cheers and don`t drink and drive.

1st.Thursday in The Pearl

2008-11-06T13:05:00.000-08:00

Art Opening: Jason Graham

Live Music: The Dimes

Give - Charitable event for Mercy Corps through Voices for Silent Disasters.
Beverages - Complimentary beer by Widmer
Discounts - Save 10% on regular price items from 7-10pm

New Deal Distillery

2008-11-06T12:43:00.000-08:00

Please join New Deal Distillery and Oregon Bounty for a day of spirits tastings and light refreshments at our upcoming open house. You can discover the inner workings of Portland's first vodka distillery, and learn more about craft-distilling in Oregon while rubbing elbows with Portland's drinkers and dreamers.
This event is free and open to the public.

Saturday, November 15th, 1-5pm @ 1311 SE 9th Ave, Portland, 97214

Urban Hops Hiking

2008-10-27T17:45:00.000-07:00

Raven Mad`nes

2008-10-24T14:00:00.001-07:00

Last night @ Bridgeport Brewery in NW, it was Raven Mad.
Cheers

BridgePort invites you to brew up a Fresh Hop ale or lager beer to compete in its second annual fresh hop home brew competition. Entries may be in any style or flavor but must use fresh cone hops from the 2008 Oregon crop.
You’ll need three labeled bottles and completed entry form and must be dropped off at BridgePort, 1313 NW Marshall by Sunday, October 26th to be eligible for judging in the competition.
Entries must be home brewed, state the style of beer made and the variety(s) of fresh hops used. The panel of distinguished judges for the competition will be composed of the BridgePort brewing department staff. At the Hop Harvest Home Brew Challenge Awards Reception Honors will be given to the 2008 Hop Harvest Champion Brewer with prizes awarded to the top three entries.
The reception will include a sampling of BridgePort’s 2006-2008 Hop Harvest Ales, tours of the BridgePort Brewery by the brewers and a presentation on how BridgePort’s 2008 Hop Harvest Ale was made this year by BridgePort Brewmaster, Karl Ockert.

This event will happen on

11/01/2008

from 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Raven Mad`e in Bridgeport Brewery

2008-10-23T11:06:00.000-07:00

If you a beer aficionado and like a great food or just a porter-kind-of-person, then Bridgeport Brewery is your destination for tonight.
Raven Mad will be talk of the hour.

An Imperial Porter with a big, rich flavor born from being aged in both Bourbon and wine barrels. It has a maximum roasted malt flavor, hop bitterness, wood/oak overtones and bourbon-vanilla notes. Ingredients include humongous amount of chocolate malt and roasted barley.
ABV: 7.3% IBU: 45

Bridgeport Brewing Company
1318 NW Northrup St, Portland, OR - (503) 241-7179

Cheers and hope to see you there.

Fresh Hop Tastival at Hopworks (photos)

2008-10-20T14:05:00.000-07:00

Fresh Hop Tastival at Hopworks

2008-10-15T14:48:00.000-07:00

Sat. October 18th from 12:00pm - 9:00pm

Admission to the events is free; glasses/mugs cost $5, and are required for tasting beer. Tastes of the individual beers are $1 each.

Beers available at the tastivals:
Astoria Brewing Co., Hoptimus Prime, Fresh Hop Ale
BridgePort Brewing Co., Hop Harvest, Imperial Pale Al
Cascade Lakes Brewing Co., Warrior Fresh Hop Ale, Fresh Hop Pale
Deschutes Brewery, Sodbuster, Golden Ale
Deschutes Brewery, Mirror Pond made with Fresh Hops, Pale Ale
Deschutes Brewery, Hop Trip, Pale Ale
Double Mountain Brewery, Killer Green, IPA
Eugene City Brewery, Fresh Hop Pale, Pale Ale
Fort George Brewery, Ft. George Cohoperative, Pale Ale
Full Sail @ Riverplace, Lupulin, Fresh Hop Ale
Golden Valley Brewery, Tour De Willamette, Pale Ale
Hopworks Urban Brewery, Fest of Fury, Organic Oktoberfest
Hopworks Urban Brewery, Parsec Pale, Strong Pale
Laurelwood Brewing Co., Hop Bale Pale, Pale Ale
Laurelwood Brewing Co., Fresh Nugs, Pale Ale
Lompoc Brewing, Proletariat Red, Organic Red
Lompoc Brewing, Octobock, Bock
Lompoc Brewing, Hop Press, Organic Pale
Lucky Labrador Brewing, the Mutt, Fresh Hop Ale
Ninkasi Brewing Co., Mt Hops, Pale Ale
Pelican Pub & Brewery, Elemental Ale, IPA
Rock Bottom Brewery, Hop Harvest, Fresh Hop Ale
Rogue Ales, Independence Ale, Pale Ale
Roots Organic Brewing Co., Hoppapotamus, ESB
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co., Teaser, Xtra Pale Ale

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Urban hiking = pub crawl

2008-10-12T16:06:00.000-07:00

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Election posters by Team Splashi

2008-10-10T17:25:00.000-07:00

Waynesville , NC

2008-10-07T17:46:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Team Splashi went to Waynesville NC

Bible Suspenders

2008-10-06T17:52:00.000-07:00

Full Sail Tonight

2008-10-01T08:50:00.000-07:00

Toast to 21 Years of Brewing

Full Sail Brewing at Riverplace
The brewery will host a 21 Toast and tap a keg of 15 year old Full Sail Imperial Porter at the Riverplace Brewery in Portland @ 5:00PM.

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First Thursday in The Pearl (Yeah Baby)

2008-09-30T18:13:00.000-07:00

Come, Drink,Eat,Enjoy and REPEAT

My Answer to the President by Ron Paul

2008-09-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends:

The financial meltdown the economists of the Austrian School predicted has arrived.

We are in this crisis because of an excess of artificially created credit at the hands of the Federal Reserve System. The solution being proposed? More artificial credit by the Federal Reserve. No liquidation of bad debt and malinvestment is to be allowed. By doing more of the same, we will only continue and intensify the distortions in our economy - all the capital misallocation, all the malinvestment - and prevent the market's attempt to re-establish rational pricing of houses and other assets.

Last night the president addressed the nation about the financial crisis. There is no point in going through his remarks line by line, since I'd only be repeating what I've been saying over and over - not just for the past several days, but for years and even decades.

Still, at least a few observations are necessary.

The president assures us that his administration "is working with Congress to address the root cause behind much of the instability in our markets." Care to take a guess at whether the Federal Reserve and its money creation spree were even mentioned?

We are told that "low interest rates" led to excessive borrowing, but we are not told how these low interest rates came about. They were a deliberate policy of the Federal Reserve. As always, artificially low interest rates distort the market. Entrepreneurs engage in malinvestments - investments that do not make sense in light of current resource availability, that occur in more temporally remote stages of the capital structure than the pattern of consumer demand can support, and that would not have been made at all if the interest rate had been permitted to tell the truth instead of being toyed with by the Fed.

Not a word about any of that, of course, because Americans might then discover how the great wise men in Washington caused this great debacle. Better to keep scapegoating the mortgage industry or "wildcat capitalism" (as if we actually have a pure free market!).

Speaking about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the president said: "Because these companies were chartered by Congress, many believed they were guaranteed by the federal government. This allowed them to borrow enormous sums of money, fuel the market for questionable investments, and put our financial system at risk."

Doesn't that prove the foolishness of chartering Fannie and Freddie in the first place? Doesn't that suggest that maybe, just maybe, government may have contributed to this mess? And of course, by bailing out Fannie and Freddie, hasn't the federal government shown that the "many" who "believed they were guaranteed by the federal government" were in fact correct?

Then come the scare tactics. If we don't give dictatorial powers to the Treasury Secretary "the stock market would drop even more, which would reduce the value of your retirement account. The value of your home could plummet." Left unsaid, naturally, is that with the bailout and all the money and credit that must be produced out of thin air to fund it, the value of your retirement account will drop anyway, because the value of the dollar will suffer a precipitous decline. As for home prices, they are obviously much too high, and supply and demand cannot equilibrate if government insists on propping them up.

It's the same destructive strategy that government tried during the Great Depression: prop up prices at all costs. The Depression went on for over a decade. On the other hand, when liquidation was allowed to occur in the equally devastating downturn of 1921, the economy recovered within less than a year.

The president also tells us that Senators McCain and Obama will join him at the White House today in order to figure out how to get the bipartisan bailout passed. The two senators would do their country much more good if they stayed on the campaign trail debating who the bigger celebrity is, or whatever it is that occupies their attention these days.

F.A. Hayek won the Nobel Prize for showing how central banks' manipulation of interest rates creates the boom-bust cycle with which we are sadly familiar. In 1932, in the depths of the Great Depression, he described the foolish policies being pursued in his day - and which are being proposed, just as destructively, in our own:

Instead of furthering the inevitable liquidation of the maladjustments brought about by the boom during the last three years, all conceivable means have been used to prevent that readjustment from taking place; and one of these means, which has been repeatedly tried though without success, from the earliest to the most recent stages of depression, has been this deliberate policy of credit expansion.

To combat the depression by a forced credit expansion is to attempt to cure the evil by the very means which brought it about; because we are suffering from a misdirection of production, we want to create further misdirection - a procedure that can only lead to a much more severe crisis as soon as the credit expansion comes to an end... It is probably to this experiment, together with the attempts to prevent liquidation once the crisis had come, that we owe the exceptional severity and duration of the depression.

The only thing we learn from history, I am afraid, is that we do not learn from history.

The very people who have spent the past several years assuring us that the economy is fundamentally sound, and who themselves foolishly cheered the extension of all these novel kinds of mortgages, are the ones who now claim to be the experts who will restore prosperity! Just how spectacularly wrong, how utterly without a clue, does someone have to be before his expert status is called into question?

Oh, and did you notice that the bailout is now being called a "rescue plan"? I guess "bailout" wasn't sitting too well with the American people.

The very people who with somber faces tell us of their deep concern for the spread of democracy around the world are the ones most insistent on forcing a bill through Congress that the American people overwhelmingly oppose. The very fact that some of you seem to think you're supposed to have a voice in all this actually seems to annoy them.

I continue to urge you to contact your representatives and give them a piece of your mind. I myself am doing everything I can to promote the correct point of view on the crisis. Be sure also to educate yourselves on these subjects - the Campaign for Liberty blog is an excellent place to start. Read the posts, ask questions in the comment section, and learn.

H.G. Wells once said that civilization was in a race between education and catastrophe. Let us learn the truth and spread it as far and wide as our circumstances allow. For the truth is the greatest weapon we have.

In liberty,

Ron Paul

Polish This - HA

2008-09-25T13:18:00.000-07:00

Weekend round up for Portland Oregon, from our prospective, or as rest of people call it
Polish Festival
Saturday: Sept 27, 11am - 10pm
Sunday, Sept 28, noon - 6pm
3900 N. Interstate Ave., Portland, Oregon
Put some Polish into you self.....
ADMISSION FREE

Vine shendling

2008-09-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

Team Splashi spent Saturday evening outside of the city in the Chehalem vineyards, south of Portland outside Newberg. Food, drink, and music was the order of the night as we mingled, sipped, and danced to our hearts' content! Cheers!

The Weekend In Rose City

2008-09-19T13:45:00.000-07:00

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Team Splashi will so be there =) so should you.

September 20^th @ Dante's located at 3rd & Burnside

doors open 7:30pm fashon show 9:00pm

tickets are $8.00

For more info. please visit Miss White Trash Pageant

4^th Annual DoveLewis Dogtoberfest^®

This Saturday Sept.20th from 11:00AM to 5:00PM join good folk at Lucky Lab @ 915 SE Hawthorne.
C`mon down or up and make sure to bring your furry family member for wash for just $5.00(that is donation for DowLewis.
Among other tasty beers at Lucky Labrador "Dogtoberfest Pale Ale" will be poured and as you all know there is some yummy pub grub at this location.
Ther will be live bends ( for all of you folk who like music ) : A Good Spankin,Back Porch Revival, Rosa's Buds.
Dont Forget to get your 2008 DoveLewis T-shirt`s @ this event.

This Week(end) Pacific NW

2008-09-18T09:57:00.000-07:00

Do not miss this one:

Fremont Oktoberfest 2008
RUN DRINK PLAY

Admission

Type - Price - What admission includes

Advance Tickets $15 A mug and 4 tastes

Ticket at Event $20 A mug and 4 tastes

Twice the Tastes $25 A mug and 8 tastes

Additional Tokens $1.75 Per tasting token

Posters by Team Splashi

2008-09-17T18:58:00.000-07:00

Hop Harvest @ Bridgeport

2008-09-15T16:08:00.000-07:00

Festival`s

2008-09-12T13:21:00.000-07:00

SECOND ANNUAL SLABTOWN FESTIVAL

Saturday September 13^th

NW 23ave & Savier St.

12:00pm- 6:00pm

Serving water first, and beer (or root beer) second!

Join us for this fun event at BridgePort Brewing Company in Portland, Oregon, in support of Water 1st. Music, food, beverages, and a presentation about the world water crisis and Water 1st.

Saturday, September 13, 2008
6:00 p.m. – Free Brewery Tour, 7:00 p.m. – Event begins
TICKETS: $30/person (includes food and beverages)

Hop Harvest & 17th Annual Pearl Party

2008-09-11T11:29:00.000-07:00

This upcoming 3day weekend join us @ The Bridgeport Brewery in the Pearl for the "HOP Harvest"

Friends, neighbors, and those who just like to visit the Pearl: join us this Friday from 5-9pm on NW 13th Street for the 17th Annual Pearl Party.

From the website:

As always, the Pearl's fine restaurants will be providing free samplings of food and we will have a free bar (donations encouraged) with beer and ale from local breweries and wineries.
This year the music willl feature the New Orleans-styled New Iberians.
The Party also features a raffle off donated gift items and services, with a total value of $7000, from Pearl District merchants.
The Pearl Party is put on by the Pearl District Neighborhood Association and is our only fund-raiser each year. The funds raised are returned directly to the community in the form of neighborhood improvement projects and causes.The purpose of the Pearl Party is simply to have a great time and meet your neighbors and co-workers. Everyone is invited.

FASHION SHOW AND BENEFIT

Jax Rooftop Bar
826 sw 2nd AVE.
Doors & Cocktails @ 6:30pm
Tickets: $20.00 in advance $25.00 show night
Get your tickets @ Sofada Boutique 2937 east burnside 503-445-2006

Tram Ride

2008-09-09T09:35:00.001-07:00

Team Splashi @ the Portland Tram, you 2 could do the same =)

Cheers

things to do this week(end)

2008-09-08T14:49:00.000-07:00

">Lupulin Fresh Hop Ale

Brewing a fresh hop ale to celebrate the hop harvest is an annual tradition at Full Sail.Every year, our brewers travel to area hop fields and gather all the fresh hops they can carry to brew this special beer. We invite you to experience the nature of this year’s Lupulin when we will tap the new batch at our Tasting Room and Pub in Hood River and at our Riverplace Brewery in Portland, on Wednesday, September 10th at 5:00PM. For more information contact the Full Sail Tasting Room and Pub at 541-386-2247 or John at Riverplace at 503-222-5343

Thursday, September 11
IRISH WHISKEY TASTING @ 700 N.W. Bond Street Bend, OR 97701

OLD ST. FRANCIS SCHOOL
7 p.m. | $40; reservations required | 21 & over

In honor of it nearly halfway ‘til St. Pat's Day in March, come to this Irish whiskey tasting where you'll try Black Bush, Jameson 12 Year, Tyrconnell and Tullamore Dew, paired with appetizers like bacon-wrapped scallops, hazelnut-crusted cheddar with apple port reduction, petite lamb chops with single malt demi-glace and more.

Full Sail Weekend

2008-09-08T10:21:00.000-07:00

This was our visit to the Full Sail Brewing CO @ River Front in the Rose City

Hawtorne Bridge Inspection & Tour de Lab

2008-09-06T06:51:00.000-07:00

Hawthorne Bridge will be closed tomorrow from 6:00 am until work is done =)
Ze cars , walkers/pedestrians and cyclists will have to use some alternative route to cross the river.
So that might change Tour de Lab route.

TOUR DE LAB

Tour de Lab is a bicycle tour of the three Lucky Lab brew pubs. You’ll journey along urban routes on this 18-mile ride. But if you feel you really need to earn that pint, you can choose the 40-mile Big Dog course.

At each of the rest stops you’ll earn your doggie gear: tail, ears and nose. Once you’re fully dogged up, it’s time to kick back, relax and enjoy the dog days of summer with your Tour de Lab pint of Lucky Lab’s handcrafted ale. The commemorative print glass is yours to keep.

PRE-RIDE PARTY
Saturday, September 6th, 4-7pm
Lucky Lab SE - 915 SE Hawthorne

This pre-ride party is a chance to get your entry information in advance, review the routes, ask questions, meet other riders, pick up your t-shirt and relax at the Lucky Lab.

You may register for the ride at the pre-ride party.

You may pick up registration info for other riders.

Please note the location: SOUTHEAST Lucky Lab, 915 SE Hawthorne

SCHEDULE
BEFORE THE EVENT
Last day to register in store and save (before locations close) - 8/31
Online registration closes - 9/4, 11:59pm
Packet Pickup - 9/6, 4-7pm

DAY OF THE EVENT - 9/7
Registration, check-in and information opens - 9:00am
Ride starts- 10:00am
Rest stop #1 closes - 11:30 am
Finish line opens - noon
Rest stop #2 closes - 2:00 pm
Finish line party closes - 3:00 pm

Belmont Street Fair

10:00am - 5:00pm
Vendors, Music, Sidewalk Sales, Entertainment
Free Trolly

This Weekend In Portland

2008-09-05T16:42:00.000-07:00

Course Description

Our trek will begin at adidas Headquarters on Greeley Avenue, then make our way to the Albina neighborhood where we'll pass the unique buildings of Widmer Brothers Gasthaus and Brewery (crafters of deliciously original beers). From that point, we are bound for downtown. We'll cross the Broadway Bridge and enjoy the beautiful view of the Willamette River and cityscapes as we wind our way down the West Esplanade of Waterfront Park. Our journey will end at The Old Spaghetti Factory, but the fun continues! The Post-Race Party will feature a meal provided by The Old Spaghetti Factory, magnificent beer from Widmer Brothers Brewing, and live entertainment.

Day of Event Schedule:

6:15 AM Packet Pick up begins at The Old Spaghetti Factory prior to getting on shuttle. Packet pick up is NOT available at adidas

6:30 AM First Shuttle leaves The Old Spaghetti Factory -

7:30 AM Last Shuttle leaves The Old Spaghetti Factory

8:00 AM Pints to Pasta 10K Roadrace begins at adidas Headquarters (run and walk)

9:00 AM Post-Race Extravaganza on the banks of the Willamette River

-Old Spaghetti Factory Pasta

-Widmer Beer Garden

-Live Music

10:00 am Awards Ceremony

This race is giving a portion of it's proceeds to Team in Training AND The Raphael House of Portland. Please consider making an extra donation, both amazing charities that we support and admire!

Also Widmer Brothers will host their OKTOBEERFEST this Saturday.

And here is event that Team Splashi will have privilage attending.

South Waterfront Day: Concert in the Park, Open Marketplace, Art & Entertainment, and Sailing Regatta

Location:	South Waterfront Neighborhood Park (3508 SW Moody Ave.) and other nearby venues
Date:	Saturday, September 6 – 11:00am to 5:00pm
Description:	South Waterfront Day will be a FREE family and dog-friendly festival of activities, including: Concert in the Park: PDX Jazz featuring: Bobby Torres, the Devin Phillips Funk Band and the Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra Live Performances: Oregon Ballet Theatre Swan Lake duet, apprentices performance and 30-minute class for the public. PICA/TBA: Sojourn Theatre Performances in the Discovery Center at 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30 Open Marketplace: including over 40 South Portland Business Association vendors Food, Wine, and Beer Vendors: featuring Ponzi Vineyards, Deschutes Brewery, Bambuza Vietnamese Bistro, Macadam’s Bar and Grill, Bamboo Grove Hawaiian Grill, and Jimmy’s Smokehouse Hourly District Walking Tours: Highlighting South Waterfront’s sustainable features. Audubon Society of Portland: Birds of prey Sailing Regatta: West Coast Sailing Art Exchange Sand Mandala: the Wholistic Peace Institute brings five Tibetan Monks from Gaden Segyued Monastery in India to create a breathtaking and healing sand mandala at OHSU’s Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Willamette Shore Trolley: 5 South Waterfront/Lake Oswego roundtrips. Family Fun Zone: Many kids activities including, interactive sports and games, face painting, jugglers, balloon artists and cookie decorating. PdxDog ™ Town - Well behaved dogs are encouraged to come join the dog-centric festivities! Dog Day Spa, Creativity Center, Dog Adoption Groups, Training Classes and Police Dog Demonstrations will be going on all day. Please bring your “anything goes” costume for the “Dogs Celebrate the Willamette” Dog Parade Competition. Free Bike Tune-Ups: by En Selle Make sure to take Streetcar to the waterfront. Cheers and hope to see you there.

Good Times Thursday

2008-09-05T15:53:00.000-07:00

We did not make to all event but Bridgeport Brewery was place to be last night.
Great food ( compliments to the chef ) , superb beer and great vine, what more would you like.

Cheers

Edible Portland

2008-09-05T11:16:00.000-07:00

As you can tell, we love to eat and drink our way through Portland. We've found another blog that is a great reference for epicureans in the Rose City as well - Edible Portland. With so many wonderful farms, vineyards, and the like around our great city, you'll want to make sure you have this site bookmarked so that you can keep up with all the culinary goings-on!

First Thursday in The Pearl

2008-09-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

Like every other time, this Thursday flock of art lovers - cocktail drinkers - hors d'œuvre tasters, will gather in the art district of Rose City. Joins us, and rest of thirsty people for the great time in our neighborhood. Team Splashi will be @
Bridge Port Brewery, Armory in The Pearl & Caffe Umbria for Vine tasting and nice music.

September Events in Portland

2008-09-01T16:48:00.000-07:00

This upcoming First Thursday in the Pearl, Bridgeport Brewery will
hold wine tasting in their "Knucklehead Room".
Make sure to come and join rest of wine flies for this event.
Rumor has it that there will be some guitar performance...
From a same folk @ Bridgeport Brewery:
"BRIDGEPORT BREWING COMPANY" will release its 2008 HOP harvest ale
on September 12
The Brew that Launched Bridge Port’s 22-Ounce Big Brew Series
is Back, Taste the New Brew and Celebrate Hop Harvest
Also there will be batch from `07 just for beer aficionados to
taste the difference.

TBA:`08 Festival will present film about great football legend
Zinedine Zidane "ZIZU".
Dates for this event are:
Sat . Sept 6 . 9-10:30 pm
Thurs . Sept 11 . 7-8:30 pm
Fri . Sept 12 . 6:30-8 pm
Fri . Sept 12 . 8:30-10 pm
Sun . Sept 14 . 7:30-9 pm

Location:
Northwest Film Center
Whitsell Auditorium
at Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park
Portland OR 97205

Cost:
$6 Members
$7 General

Also this Saturday 12th of September Pearl will have 17th annual par ty.
Lots of food & beverages will be provided by local restaurants and pubs.
See you there.

Cheers
Also we will be @ OKTOBERFEST with Widmer Brothers (check flyer)

Art In The Pearl

2008-08-31T17:20:00.000-07:00

When Julius Caesar announced to the Senate his victory over Pharnaces he shouted the immortal words "I came-I saw-I conquered". Obtain the unobtainable. Dare to dream, conquer, and celebrate. Live life to it's fullest!

What have you conquered lately?

Rally For The Republic

2008-08-31T07:37:00.000-07:00

My latest e-mail from Ron Paul`s Campaign for Liberty

Monday, August 25, 2008

And now for the announcement you've been waiting for! Today, we roll out the official schedule of events for the Rally for the Republic in Minneapolis on Tuesday, September 2.

Tuesday's Rally for the Republic will be the official kickoff of Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty.

You will witness a historic event, as we present the vision for Campaign for Liberty, feature numerous speakers from various areas of our philosophy, and entertain you into the night with famous musical artists.

Last week, we revealed Monday's schedule for the Ron Paul Nation Celebration. Monday's event will be a free concert to celebrate all you have accomplished over the past year in spreading the message of liberty, but recognizing this is only the beginning. Please visit our website to see the full schedule.

As you read the schedule, please realize we are down to our last few tickets for Tuesday's Rally for the Republic. Trust me; you do not want to miss this event. This will be Ron Paul's legendary moment and a very important first step in calling the GOP back to its roots, as we are only a few miles from the Republican National Convention.

Tuesday's Rally for the Republic schedule:

11:30 - Doors open
12:30 - Intro: Tucker Carlson
12:40 - National Anthem: Matt Colvin
12:50 - Invocation: Barb Davis White
12:55 - Howard Phillips
1:10 - Doug Wead
1:30 - Tom Woods
1:50 - Grover Norquist
2:10 - Lew Rockwell
2:30 - Bill Kauffman
2:50 - Special Guest
3:10 - Bruce Fein
3:35 - Jesse Ventura
4:05 - John Tate, Campaign for Liberty Presentation
4:25 - Gov. Gary Johnson
5:00 - Aimee Allen
6:00 - Break
7:00 - Intro: Barry Goldwater
7:05 - Ron Paul
8:05 - Sara Evans
9:30 - End of Program

See you in Minneapolis,

Campaign for Liberty Staff

Fancy to join us

2008-08-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

Join us for the 10 Year Anniversary of the Portland Art Institute

This Saturday from 5pm to 8pm.
NW Davis between 11th and 12th Streets.

Live music and lots of art for your soul to "zen"again.

Yes we can !!!

2008-08-28T19:14:00.000-07:00

This upcoming weekend you should join us in The Pearl for cocktail.

Art in the Pearl

Pearl Labor Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale

If you by any chance feel like going south for hop buzz then Salem should be your destination.

Hop Madness

Team Splashi around PDX

2008-08-27T20:05:00.000-07:00

Union & LL

Cheers

Distilled beverage tasting

2008-08-27T10:19:00.000-07:00

This was our "tasting"last Saturday august 23rd.

Cheers

We are back?

2008-08-26T14:13:00.000-07:00

So here we go again, who knows for how long this time.

Cheers