Post #222472 by thejab on Wed, Mar 22, 2006 2:39 PM

What a great weekend!

Thanks to Selector Lopaka and Puamana, dogbytes and mr. dogbytes, sweetpea, and woofmutt for such an action-packed 24 hours in Seattle!

And thanks to all the Portland TC folks who came out to the Alibi on Saturday: tikimaxton, melintur and tikimama, maori_man, Frenchy Polynesia, and all their guests. The Alibi sign looks amazing thanks to these hard working folks!

Super thanks to my new friend Katie, who guided our Sunday journey to tons of vintage clothing stores, records stores, bars , and restaurants. OK, I exaggerated a little when I told her I didn't know where anything was, so she would join us :wink:

But mostly thanks to kick_the_reverb, who was the perfect traveling companion. We had some nice long discussions about steaks, tropical drinks, girls, and other important subjects on the 3-hour drive down to Portland so the time just flew by. It was his idea to go see the Satan's Pilgrims, who I never had the chance to see, and they blew me away. They were amazing!

Unfortunately, none of my people pics came out because there is a problem taking indoor flash pics on my camera.

The first morning when I arrived in Seattle I found this place to have breakfast while waiting for Ran's flight:

I also checked out this time-warp circa-1976 modern 24-hour restaurant called 13 Coins. It's right across from the airport entrance on Hwy. 99 (there's a sister one in downtown). Check out the high-backed chairs and booths, the wood hanging lamps, and the groovy chain lights.

The restaurant is a long counter on one side, booths on the other, and a small upper level room in the back.


One of the booths. The tables have 13 coins embedded in each one.

On the left as you walk in is a waiting room with black leather couches, a wall of decanters, a ceiling full of hanging lights, and a crazy wood artwork.

The beautifully restored Alibi sign.

And the Palms Motel sign is still looking great:

On Sunday, we went to gorgeous Huber's, Portland's oldest restaurant, for flaming Spanish Coffees.

On a sad note, my favorite cocktail lounge in Portland, the Driftwood Room, in the Mallory Hotel, may be lost forever, as the hotel is being remodeled. I have a slight hope that they won't mess with the bar, but it doesn't look good.

Go to my Flickr page if you want to see full-size versions. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thejab/

[ Edited by: thejab 2006-03-22 14:45 ]