What to do in McMinnville on a Thursday night...
Go to Portland.
That's a joke...
But in addition to the things that make Portland great, there's the First Thursday Art Walk in the Pearl.
Mark and I met up with Clinton at his pad in the Northwest and went down to see some art. That place is hoppin'! We parked in a garage all evening for $5, saw good art, bad art and mediocre art, at a bunch of places. Of course, none of us agreed on which art was which.
I saw some abstracts I liked, which is getting to be less unusual for me. Clinton was completely dismissive of the Robert Motherwells and Rauschenbergs we saw (the Rauschenbergs were pretty lame), and Mark arranged to get some information about one of the artists at Rake Gallery.
We ate really good burritos at El Grillo, just off Burnside. They share a bathroom with the strip club next door, so you get an eyeful on the way to pee. Remarkably flexible ladies. Professionals.
The people watching was the greatest (not just the stripper). There were two young men in dresses and aprons, passing out 'Rent-a-Wife' cards. If Angelina and Lisa find out how great it was, Mark and I are going to have to watch the kids while they go in for a Thursday evening. So mum's the word...
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Evergreen Aviation Museum
The air museum in McMinnville is the home of the Spruce Goose, in case you didn't know. My dad didn't, and he's a lifelong plane geek. Pilot, mechanic, EAA member, Oshkosh attendee, Pacific Coast Air Museum volunteer, etc.
The Spruce Goose is a big plane.
They have a tiny one if the big one is too overwhelming.
Of course, the big hit is the 
"No. It's FORTY dollars."More abstract crops of fusilage graphics here.
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