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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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

It's ON: Leverage Will Return to Portland To Shoot Season 3

THIRD TIMES A CHARM: I am hearing that tonight is the wrap party for Season 2 of the P… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 11, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Everybody It's Wu Jianmin! Mayor Adams to Hang Out With Chinese Ambassador Saturday Night.

Here's a missive from my old friend (and '08 Summe… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 9, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

NOT ON HIS SIDE: Jeff Jaeger Contract Not Renewed at KATU

ET TU, CHANNEL 2?:Just got word that KATU will not renew the contract for television news… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 8, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Hug It Out Portland: Entourage's Adrian Grenier Spotted Outside The Jupiter Hotel.

MANTOURAGE: It's fuzzy. And a bit hard to make out. But it's him. Adrian Grenier, aka "Vince" from the hit series,… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 8, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Saturday Night Fervor: Lucky Strike, Underbear Party, TBA's Ten Tiny Dances

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S.A.T.U.R...D.A.Y! Every once in awhile you'll have one of "those" Saturday nights. Saturday, September 5, happened to be one of those nights. My old boss/good friend (and now ex-New Yorker) Caryn Brooks joined us early in the evening in order to make the long drive to 122nd and Southeast Powell Street. That's where we fo… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 7, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Pretty Ladies: Amanda Needham and Michelle Williams at The Works.

I talked to her, but I was way too nervous to take her picture. Thank goodness someone else did. She and Amanda are so adorable! Opening Night at the Works 09.03.09 2008 Time-Based Art Festival, PICA Photo by Wayne Bund All Rights Reserved, PICA Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 4, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Back To Cool: TBA/The Works/Day 1

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KEEP PORTLAND BEARD: Pencil sharpeners. Holding a girl's purse while she pees. Hickeys. A general sense of ennui. Facial hair. Pissy attitudes. Yes, we were definitely transported, as if we were some time traveler's bitch, back to high school last night. But this wasn't just any high school. This was Southeast Portland's Wash… Continue

Added by Byron Beck on September 4, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Between The Sheets: Westin Hotel's Heavenly Bed-Making Contest at Pioneer Courthouse Square

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COVER ME: Earlier this week I participated in a bed-making contest in Pioneer Courthouse Square. As weird as that might sound, it was actually quite fun. It might've had something to do with the fact the event was for a worthy cause (local women shelters) or that my local celebs pals and me actually had an opportunit… Continue

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