First day in Portland and

First day in Portland and I want to be cooler than my Texas license plate might suggest to the hip, young Portlanders whizzing by on bicycles or walking quickly past me to go to the next really important event that doesn’t start till they show up. Action item one, go to Everyday Music.

Score one for me, they are playing godspeed you black emperor! and a silver mt. zion in store. I was just listening to those artists in my car. I might gain cool cred with this recognition, but I don’t want to risk it.

What do I want to buy that says fresh, but sophisticated with a sense of history about music appreciation. I think WWJD. He has awesome music taste.

On the sly I make my way to the D section, with a pause in the G section to look at the godspeed you black emperor in case anyone’s watching. I pick up Dismemberment Plan “Change”. I’ve got the fresh down. Next I pick up the intellectual, proto-punk, late 70s Television “Marquee Moon”.

Alright, good choices. They are priced reasonably and the only thing that would make me look cooler is if I bought the vinyl version of “Marquee Moon” instead. I walk up to the counter to pay. Zero recognition from the guy ringing me up…wait, I think he paused on the Television CD. Nah, maybe it was just indigestion. He doesn’t say anything.

sigh Not cool enough. Although, maybe being cool means not setting myself artificially apart and actually talking to them instead of sending coded signals through my CD purchases. But where’s the fun in that?

Tune in next time. Same bat-channel. I took 28 pictures of waterfalls today. Surely I can do something cool with one or two of them.