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For Those Who Still Visit This Site: Thank You but Move Along, There's Nothing NEW To Look At Here.

I love that a few of you are still checking out this site, but it's time to move on. Visit me at my new site, byronbeck.com. That's where all the fun is happening now! Continue

Added by Byron Beck on October 20, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Change and Byron Beck's Window: Time to Bookmark A New Site

Hi Guys and Gals, it's Byron. I've got some really exciting news to share that's… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on October 6, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Mother & Son Reunion: Rose City Mama Talks to Her Danny Boy about Big Gay Musical

GO TELL MAMA: Traci Leigh Taylor is quite the "mom." Just ask her son Daniel Robi… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on October 1, 2009 at 1:27pm — No Comments

An Interview With Fflur Dafydd - Welsh Novelist, Singer-Songwriter

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Added by Ceri Shaw on September 30, 2009 at 8:22pm — No Comments

By The Numbers: KUFO"s Incredibly Gross "Survive It and Drive It" To End Friday (but first)

OH, THE HUMANITY: Think about what you've been up to since Monday Sept. 21. Then think about what it would be like if you had spent that ENTIRE time in a truck. That's the point of Survive It and Drive It, a "mental endurance" contest concocted by the crazy kids at KUFO, now in its sec… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 30, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

The Gang's All Here: Cast for Laramie Project Epilogue Announced.

FOR MATTHEW: The cast for The Laramie Project's Ten Years Late… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 29, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Dream, Interrupted: J-Schooler Punches Clock

No sooner than the student loan bills began to arrive, journalism school graduate Leanna Mosk… Continue

Added by The Grad Wrap on September 29, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Jumpin' Jupiter: Chefs Rock Out With Their Smocks Out at Indulge

FOODIE HEAVEN: Last Thursday The Jupiter Hotel transformed an expansive courtyard into… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 28, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

MFNW Strikes Final Note: Next One Only 364 Days Away

Another year of Musicfest Northwest h… Continue

Added by Jaymee R. Cuti on September 21, 2009 at 12:48pm — No Comments

MFNW Creates Eastside v. Westside Dilemma

Musicfest Northwest is about to get trick… Continue

Added by Jaymee R. Cuti on September 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Rock-N-Stroll: VIP Soiree Kicks Off MFNW's Thursday Night Festivities

MFNW VIP A-OK: Maybe it was the KoiFusion tacos (so good). Or perhaps it was Charlie H… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 18, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Just In: Storm Large's Big, Big Love For Basic Rights Oregon

Want to know what's next for our gal pal Storm Large? Well, I spent some time with P… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 17, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Follow Me to MFNW

Musicfest Northwest is in full swing and wi… Continue

Added by Jaymee R. Cuti on September 17, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments

MFNW: The Party Before the Storm

Musicfest Northwest proceeds Portland’s d… Continue

Added by Jaymee R. Cuti on September 16, 2009 at 7:12pm — No Comments

Pancakes & Performance Art: Pics from the last day of TBA festival.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES, TBA: Although the exhibits will continue to be displayed at Southeast's Washington High School for the next few weeks, Sunday was the "real" last day of PICA's Time Based Art Festival. And what better way than to wrap things all up than with pancakes. Spotted in the crowd were a few of TBA's stars, includi… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 15, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

A Mayor (Movie Stars and TV People) Just Want to Have Fun: Leverage Wrap Party at The Governor Hotel

IT'S A WRAP..PARTY! The exclusive (but not so hard to get into) wrap party for the second season of Leverage that… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Babes On the Half Shell: Cafe Nell's Ist Anniversary Clam Bake To Benefit Basic Rights Oregon

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SEAFOOD ~~MAMA~~ DADDIES: So the Ist anniversary party for Cafe Nell was nothing short of SPECTACULAR. First off, there was sand. Lots of it. Like several tons of it, piled high in a parking lot next to the restaurant buried deep in the bowels of Northwest Portland. Then there was FREE drinks, as in open bar. OMG..soooo amazing… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Oh, What a Night: House Party for Q Center

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CUE TO Q: "Miss" Cassell you really outdid yourself this time. Not only did Stephen Cassell's "house party" for the Q Center bring out the gay glitterati en masse, but he also attracted the likes of County Chair Ted Wheeler and his lovely wife Katrina and KGW-TV morning-pick-me-up Brenda Braxton to make an appearance… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 13, 2009 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment