Gossip..

I got my pre-sale tickets today for the Gossip's Oct 24th show here in Portland. I am so super excited!

To celebrate my excitement, the Gossip put out their new single and video today. "Love Long Distance" I am not really sure what to make of the video. I don't actually think the band members themselves are in the video, but can't be guaranteed of that.

Check it out yourself on their myspace page.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=61313499

When can I buy tickets?

The Gossip, the Beth Ditto fronted awesomesauce band, have announce dates for their upcoming US tour to support their new album Music For Men. They will be going on a 15 city tour starting in Washington DC on October 7th. They will be coming to Portland, their band home town, on October 24th at the Wonder Ballroom.

10/7, Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
10/8, Philadelphia, PA (TLA)
10/9, New York, NY (Terminal 5)
10/11, Boston, MA (Paradise)
10/15, Detroit, MI (Majestic Theater)
10/16, Chicago, IL (Metro)
10/17, Madison, WO (Orpheum)
10/19, Denver, CO (Bluebird)
10/20, Salt Lace City, UT (Urban Lounge)
10/23, Seattle, WA (Showbox)
10/24, Portland, OR (Wonder Ballroom)
10/25, San Francisco, CA (Regency Ballroom)
10/26, Los Angeles, CA (Henry Fonda Theater)
10/29, Austin, TX (Emo's)
10/30, Little Rock, AR (Vino's)

Gossip - Heavy Cross:

All Star Pop Culture Trivia

Last night was another match of the Portland division of All Star Pop Culture Trivia. Aretha's Hat went into the night with a decent lead in points for the Portland division. After weeks of badgering the head honcho for a Madonna round of trivia, he acquiesced and the Super Six was dedicated to the Queen of Pop herself.

First round was all about Chick Flicks, we rocked this round. 9 out of 10 correct. Second round was the year 1992, we ran the table that round with 9 out of 10 correct. Third round was a tough one for us. Name "THAT GUY". You know... That Guy! Him! He was in that one movie... He played so and so.. name the actor.. 5 outa 10, ouch!. Half time question was "Who of the following did not guest star on Friends? a. Slema Blair b. George Clooney c. Hugh Laurie or d. Kate Walsh" We answered dear ole Dr. Addison Montgomery and thankfully got it right for the ten points. Onto round four for "Name the place" This show was set in what city? 5 outa 10. ouch again! Round five: One Hit Wonders.. some very obscure stuff. We were shaken but not stirred after two bruising rounds with a strong start. Marcy Playground, Concrete Blonde and Luscious Jackson et all. I was really hoping for some Los Lobos. We did alright with 7 outa 10. Going into the Super Six we had accumulated 45 points out of 60 possible.

Question one: What is the name of the James Bond movie that Madonna recorded the theme for and had a cameo in? Our Answer: Die Another Day.

Question two: What was the name of her first single? Our Answer: Everybody

Question three: What is the name of Madonna's first husband? Our Answer: Sean Penn

Question four: Who opened for Madonna on her first tour in 1985? Our Answer: Beastie Boys

Question five: What Oscar nominated film maker directed Madonna's Express Yourself music video? Our answer: David Fincher

Question six: According to IMDB.com what was Madonna's first appereance in a movie? Our answer: (we left this blank) We couldn't remember the exact name of the first movie Madonna appeared in which was a TINY independent film shot in 1979 before she became famous. We also hesitated becasue we weren't sure if IMDB.com would have listed that or the first mainstream film she was in which is Vision Quest.

Drum roll...

We got them all right! GO US!

Now for the scores to be tallied and the winner announced...

WE WON! A resounding thumping of the other Portland division teams. We scored a 60. the next closest team was Google This with 35 points. We have further increased our lead in the league.

Now we just have to keep winning and hope that we get the Oscar Pool points!

Go Aretha's Hat

Song of the Day... Lady Gaga - Love Game

The newest video from the amazing first album by pop goddess Lady Gaga. I am so excited to go see her in concert when she comes to Portland in March.

Portland Japanese Garden - Free Admission

The Portland Japanese Garden will be open for free on Monday February 16th from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

The garden was designed by Professor Takuma Tono beginning in 1963, though the garden opened to the public in 1967.

In a study conducted by the Journal of Japanese Gardening, it was ranked first out of 300 public Japanese gardens outside of Japan and considered to be one of the most authentic.

I plan on being there Monday.

Only in Portland

Over at a favorite blog of mine, Blogtown of the Portland Mercury they are featuring a story that really seems it could only happen in Portland. A coffee shop in SE Portland has come under the ownership of its four employees in which they aim to be "anti-profit." The plan is to use any money that the business makes to pay the business expenses and the personal expenses of its four co-owners.

Read the full story here.

All Star Pop Culture Trivia

Tonight is the latest installment of All Star Pop Culture Trivia. Aretha's Hat (my team) has solidly taken first place in the Portland division.

The leader board for the Portland division:

1. Aretha's Hat : 167
2. Team PDA: 145
3. Bologna Nipples: 115
4. Google This: 107
5. The Pussies Galore: 83

Last week we won our first match after two agonizing weeks being the bridesmaid and never the bride. However each week we increased our score and had in many ways the most solid performances for the Portland division thus far.

Despite a strong showing Bologna Nipples was unable to match us in the Super 6 round. We were tied going into the final round and we ran away with it by getting 5 of the 6 questions correct and they only got one correct. We talked with an emissary from Team PDA who had realized by now from our solid performances that they were out gunned and wanted to let us know that they were going to go all Tonya Harding on our asses and we'd be screaming "WHY ME?!?!?!"

Original team member Branden is moving to South Korea and will no longer be playing with us. Adrian may not be able to come tonight due to his sore back but I know he is motivated to come.
George is unsure of his ability to attend tonight.
but Ted and I are both very excited about kicking some butt.