September 29, 2009 · Posted in Portland  
    


Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien returned to his show on Monday night after suffering a concussion during the taping of a marathon stunt with Teri Hatcher for Friday night .  Apparently he was running on a wet surface and slipped, Hitting his head and suffered a concussion.

Conan said, “As many of you may know, on this past Friday’s show I was doing a stunt and I hit my head and suffered a slight concussion.  And I promise, if you’re a good audience, I’ll do it again tonight.”

That’s why we love you Conan!

September 29, 2009 · Posted in Pop Culture  
    

Oregon Ducks
1 Florida (55) 4-0 1490
2 Texas (1) 4-0 1420
3 Alabama (4) 4-0 1400
4 LSU 4-0 1225
5 Boise State 4-0 1203
6 Virginia Tech 3-1 1190
7 USC 3-1 998
8 Oklahoma 2-1 979
9 Ohio State 3-1 957
10 Cincinnati 4-0 946
11 TCU 3-0 896
12 Houston 3-0 844
13 Iowa 4-0 788
14 Oklahoma State 3-1 591
15 Penn State 3-1 470
16 Oregon 3-1 462
17 Miami (FL) 2-1 452
18 Kansas 4-0 418
18 Georgia 3-1 418
20 Brigham Young 3-1 349
21 Mississippi 2-1 340
22 Michigan 4-0 271
23 Nebraska 3-1 256
24 California 3-1 206
25 Georgia Tech 3-1 185

September 28, 2009 · Posted in Sports  
    

will

We can’t get enough of the great music that this young Portland Singer Songwriter has been sharing with the PDX local music scene.
With a hip mix of acoustic electric sound. accompanied by the strong vocal presence and a soulful lyric filled verse. You will not be dissapointed by what you hear.  We are looking forward to his new release in October and will keep you up to date on his schedule.

Visit Willcoca.com for the latest on shows and new releases!

Check him out at these shows!

Oct 2 2009      8:00P    Roots Brewing Co. Portland, Oregon

Oct 10 2009    9:00p     Macadams Bar and Grill *Supporting Chris Margolin

Oct 9 2009      7:00P    Vinter’s Cellar +21 Happy Valley, Oregon

Oct 17 2009    8:00P     Roots Brewing Co. Portland, Oregon

Oct 16 2009    8:00p     Camellia Lounge, Portland Oregon

Oct 24 2009    7:00P     Muddy Waters CoffeeHouse Portland, Oregon

Nov 13 2009    7:00p     Vinter’s Cellar +21 Happy Valley, Oregon
Nov 20 2009    7:00P     Muddy Waters CoffeeHouse Portland, Oregon
Dec 18 2009     7:00P    Vinter’s Cellar +21 Happy Valley, Oregon
September 28, 2009 · Posted in Music, Portland  
    

We cannot get enough of this song!  Take a listen!

September 21, 2009 · Posted in Music  
    

florida-gators-ncaa-football

1 Florida (55) 3-0 1488
2 Texas (2) 3-0 1428
3 Alabama (3) 3-0 1390
4 Mississippi 2-0 1213
5 Penn State 3-0 1212
6 California 3-0 1169
7 LSU 3-0 1120
8 Boise State 3-0 1038
9 Miami (FL) 2-0 920
10 Oklahoma 2-1 862
11 Virginia Tech 2-1 852
12 USC 2-1 825
13 Ohio State 2-1 810
14 Cincinnati 3-0 739
15 TCU 2-0 674
16 Oklahoma State 2-1 478
17 Houston 2-0 455
18 Florida State 2-1 363
19 Brigham Young 2-1 349
20 Kansas 3-0 347
21 Georgia 2-1 318
22 North Carolina 3-0 271
23 Michigan 3-0 247
24 Washington 2-1 194
25 Nebraska 2-1 132
September 21, 2009 · Posted in Sports  
    

fast flipGoogle Labs is always coming up with new things that are constantly adding style, class, and alot of sweet gadgets to up your experience on the web. Our latest favorite item is Google Fast Flip.

Google’s Describes their new tool in this way:
Google Fast Flip is a web application that lets users discover and share news articles. It combines qualities of print and the Web, with the ability to “flip” through pages online as quickly as flipping through a magazine. It also enables users to follow friends and topics, discover new content and create their own custom magazines around searches.

How it works:
We capture images of the articles on our partners’ websites and then display them in an easy-to-read way. The stories are grouped by categories, such as Entertainment, Business, Opinion, Politics and Most Viewed. Readers can flip through stories quickly by simply pressing the left- and right-arrow keys until they find one that catches their interest. Clicking on the story takes them directly to the publisher’s website.

Try it out and see how you like it! Its now bookmarked on our browsers.

September 15, 2009 · Posted in Technology  
    

The infamous Kanye West Taylor Swift incident caught on tape for all of your viewing pleasure.  Enjoy!

September 15, 2009 · Posted in Music, Pop Culture  
    

flu-vaccineU.S. health officials have approved vaccines from four drugmakers to help prevent the H1N1 swine flu, ensuring there will be enough to inoculate Americans who want the protection, U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius stated to Federal Lawmakers Tuesday.

She also stated that “the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has  approved vaccines from Sanofi-Aventis SA, CSL Ltd, Medimmune and Novartis AG for the H1N1 strain of influenza.

“There will be vaccines for everyone,” Sebelius stated to the  U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee.

There are about 300 million potential users, and not all Americans will opt for the shot.  The FDA said the first doses will be ready within the month.

September 15, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized  
    

IMG_7071 (2)We can’t say enough good things about the quality of fruit that comes from the Northwest.  Fruit of every variety.  Pears from the Hood River Valley, Kiwi’s from the Wilamette region.  Sweet apples from across the river in Washington.  With so many variety of each fruit type its such a good idea to share it with friends and Family not in the area.

Our favorite resource for quality gift baskets that fruit baskets.  They have some amazing designs and the taste and size of the fruit is unbelievable.  Their pears were featured on the cover of Oprah’ s O Magazine and they were rated above their competitors by Consumer Reports.

The gift of choice for us is the Cheddar Pears and Apple’s box.  A great blend of the best fruit accompanied by Oregon’s own Rogue Creamery Cheddar cheese.  Simply delightful for the pallet.  Check them out here at www.thefruitcompany.com

September 9, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized  
    

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