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Saturday Jul 2, 2005
Part I - Shopping the Geek Life in Portland. Aaron Duran
Being the first part in the ongoing adventures of Aaron, Geek in the City! Okay, so maybe I shouldn't make this sound so epic, but enough of you fine folks have asked me which Geek oriented shops I think are the best in the great city of Portland. Instead of...
Sunday Jul 10, 2005
Part II - Shopping the Geek Life in Portland. Aaron Duran
While not as serious as the Tupac vs. Biggie feuds, Portland, like most cities, has its East and West rivalries. Thankfully your friendly neighborhood Geek is willing to cross the lines of diplomacy and get done what needs to be done! Being the continuing research of where to spend your...
Tuesday Jul 19, 2005
Part III – Shopping the Geek Life in Portland Aaron Duran
Dang it, I meant to get this review posted while I was away from the gloriously green and cool City of Roses. Alas, I was suffering from Geekus Droopus aka. Aaron does not do well in Nevada. My trip did make me appreciate the wonderful places in Portland that one...
Monday Jul 25, 2005
Part IV – Shopping the Geek Life in Portland Aaron Duran
This article was supposed to join the digital ether early yesterday, alas, the cold soul of technology stood in the way of Geeky shopping. However, issues have been resolved and I can now bring you the best of Geek stores from Portland’s neighboring towns. Again coming from the East side...
Wednesday Oct 12, 2005
The 13th Door - Portland Haunts 2005 Aaron Duran
For the newest interview with Raymond of the 13th Door, click here. As I am certain you are all tired of reading by now, the month of October contains your friendly neighborhood Geek’s favorite holiday. Although, Halloween is not my favorite holiday for all the reasons you would expect....
Monday Oct 24, 2005
A Paranormal Portland Event Aaron Duran
Tired of hokey and imitation frights every Halloween season? Do you leave every haunted event yearning for more? Ground Zero Radio and Michael Fraughton have the frights you seek! “Conjuring The Beast with Michael Fraughton” - Audio Cinema, on October 29th at 8 PM - Headlining the show from...
Saturday Oct 29, 2005
Video Verite Aaron Duran
It was one of those days where I just had to get out of the house. Didn’t know where I would be going or what I would do once I got there. However, as the cliché goes, it wasn’t the destination that mattered. After a bit of wandering I found...
Thursday Dec 8, 2005
Bridge City Comics -3- Color Fun in North Portland Aaron Duran
Trendy and Hipster really isn’t something you think about when you think of your friendly neighborhood Geek, course, I’m not sure why you would be thinking of yours truly to begin with. Like the freakishly over-hyped Pearl District, those are the exact words some people use when talking about the...
Wednesday Dec 21, 2005
Your Friendly Neighborhood Game Store Aaron Duran
This really isn’t a case of someone ripping off my sweet tagline, as your friendly neighborhood Geek blatantly ripped off Stan Lee for his. Though, as many a person will state, I am not very friendly and so my tag line is a bold faced lie. Not so with Dan...
Wednesday Jan 18, 2006
Visoda - A Portland Brew. Aaron Duran
It is a known fact that Geeks are forever on the lookout for the next best drink. Be it during fragging or rolling dice or otherwise engaging in general Geekiness, we love our beverages. Now, I know what you are thinking, "dude, everyone likes to drink, what makes your people...
Friday Feb 10, 2006
Words from Kashyyyk Aaron Duran
Best blog ever... Chewy's World. Now before the walking carpet......
Friday Apr 14, 2006
Week 1 – The Hollywood Theatre Aaron Duran
As promised, the first in a line of reviews and profiles covering an endangered urban animal; the independent movie house. Portland residents can take some pride in the fact that Portland has a large number of non-chain theatres. Like strip clubs and bars, Portland has more independent theatres per captia...
Monday Apr 17, 2006
Ground Zero Radio...The Movie! Aaron Duran
Well, not really... But, I came across this bitching photo of Clyde and all things Ground Zero and simply had to share it! Remember, every Monday night at Dante's Lounge on SW 3rd and Burnside at 8pm, Clyde makes people angry... Clyde makes people laugh... Clyde makes people think... Clyde...
Thursday Jun 22, 2006
The Academy Theater – Anchoring Again Aaron Duran
Once in a while I find myself looking at real estate listings... No reason in particular, just a part of my strange quest to find my gothic manor with which I can scare small children with as they walk by. Anyway, as I look I shake my head whenever I...
Friday Sep 29, 2006
Star Wars Coming to Portland Lady Vader
Greetings programs! Allow me to introduce our newest staff writer, the wonderfully Geeky Lady Vader. You’ve seen her defend Han Solo and rant about her various MMORPG characters in the GitC forum… Now you can read her Dark-Side driven wit here… And, true to form, her first article promotes the...
Wednesday Oct 4, 2006
Return to the 13th Door - The Last Time Aaron Duran
It was almost over a year ago that I first stepped into what I consider the greatest Haunted House in Portland. The people behind the 13th Door took their job of scaring their attendees so seriously, I never once felt like my entrance fee was misplaced. Without a doubt, the...
Tuesday Jan 30, 2007
Part 1 of 2 - A New Game in Town Aaron Duran
Way back in Geek in the City’s dark blogger days I posted some bitterness infused rambling about the dreaded combo stores. You know the businesses I speak of... The guy who really only cares about baseball cards but figures he could "make a buck or two" by selling them funny...
Tuesday Feb 6, 2007
Part 2 of 2 - A New Game in Town Diana from DT
When I first heard about Guardian Games' new location, I contemplated comparisons of this great shop rising like a Firestorm Phoenix, despite the lack of fire damage to the old site. After walking into the great brick building at 315 SE 3rd Ave., I found my mind turning to the...
Thursday Feb 22, 2007
More Monkeys! Aaron Duran
Long time readers will remember, back in the Blogger white 'n orange days of Geek in the City, one of the first shops I profiled was Comic Monkey Comics. For many a day after I would receive emails from very happy customers who were all too pleased to support...
Tuesday Apr 10, 2007
Geek in the City events calendar Illusionaire
Want to keep up to date with events we are hosting, sponsoring, or shamelessly pimping? Introducing the Geek in the City events calendar, powered by Google Calendar. Calendar available in XML, iCal, and HTML formats. Those of you geekily-inclined enough can set up your PDA to sync with this Google...
Friday Jul 20, 2007
A New Game in Portland Aaron Duran
There are very few places that spell out the All-American first date like the Miniature Golf course. It isn’t over the top but nor is it completely vanilla. My sentiment got solidified back in 1984 with the classic film The Karate Kid. I know that sounds strange, but that film...
Monday Mar 3, 2008
Enter the Dark Tower at Midnight! Aaron Duran
Cosmic Monkey Comics Presents; Steven King's Dark Tower Comics Sequel Midnight Launch Party! To celebrate the launch of STEPHEN KING'S DARK TOWER: THE LONG ROAD HOME — the 2nd comic book series based on King's original novels; over 80 stores nation-wide will open at midnight on Tuesday (effectively 12:01 a.m....
Wednesday Jul 23, 2008
Return of a Grand Old Lady Aaron Duran
Months ago, I remember driving down NE Sandy Boulevard and seeing the Roseway Theater was closed. Not just closed for the day, but flat out closed. Shut down. My heart sank as I thought that yet another wonderful old theater was going the way of the J'onn J'onzz. Without a...
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Return of a Grand Old Lady
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