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38-iuat out ♦ January 21,2005 Rude awakening Bitter hipsters confuse “cool” with “cold” © 9 I >take resP°fl5llIi,itl tor their ««» «otic education. EIM lean about waking ip and sustaining erotic energy giving and receiving pleasure, and expressing your desires. | elebratirig the^te ody Erotic t’s becoming increasingly difficult to order a drink in this town. I When a club is swarming with nasty jerks who cut in front of strangers to capture the bartenders attention, 1 just step back and patiently observe their inhuman nature. I’m a lover, not a fighter. Having lived here for 10 years, I can’t help noticing that something is different about the latest Portland population spurt. On one hand, I feel like a proud parent: Our little city has reached puberty! At the same time, I worry that this hormon Right next door to “POD”—a hunk al teen-ager could start hanging out with the of metal that represents “the wrong crowd. 1 don’t want rhe Rose City to infrastructure, energy and vitality of take a turn for the worse and embrace a culture Portland” but that looks more like a dangling that somehow equates “hip” with “rude.” testicle—you’ll find Aura, the new hot spot Apparently, homos no longer have the corner where A-Gays converge on the second Tuesday on queeny behavior. of every month for the Human Rights I have nothing against hipsters. Hell, I’m Campaign’s Salon Queue. Making the rounds probably a hipster, assuming the prerequisites at the Jan. 11 schmoozefest were Portland involve funky taste in music and shoes. Center Stage’s Chris Coleman, Wells Fargo’s No, my beef is with hipsters who judge Ted Fettig and Portland’s own Will & Grace: others. You know the type: indier-than-thou, HRC co-fbunder Terry Bean and former t<x)-c<x)l-for-school, misanthropes-with-masters Oregon Gov. Barbara Roberts. who come to concerts only to talk through the Only in Portland. entire show and then grumble when the band The swanky lounge was quite a change of cuts its set short in frustration. (If you saw The pace from the deserted Stark Street around the Futureheads perform last November at the comer. Vaseline Alley really needs a Doug Fir, you’d know what I’m talking about.) makeover—perhaps the sidewalks could he I’ve come up with a few nicknames for this repaved as the Yellow Brick Road? As 1 pedaled strange subset of progressive, intelligent people home across the Wicked Witch (she’s painted who constantly feel the need to flaunt their i on the bike lane near Embers), I kicked myself arbitrary sense of superiority. Tap into your | for not suggesting this to Sam Adams when I inner anthropologist and let me know which ! had the chance. As Portland’s first openly gay one you like the best: city commissioner, can’t he just click his heels • Scharfesel. A German term 1 coined that three times and make it happen? literally translates to “smart ass.” • Snarksters. A contraction of “snarky 'X “One man. One woman. hipsters.” Two assholes.” • The Blue Meanies. People who live in —Bumper sticker sfxitted on Alberta as blue states but still haven’t figured out that I biked front Spank (fdbu gay-owned salon) to we all need to get along in order to turn this Frock (fabu vintage clothing store). country around. This tribe can often be identified by their white belts and horn-rimmed glasses. Their they could snub you at even the kindest habitat covers a narrow swath of central gesture. But just remember: They’re more Portland, with a large concentration dwelling afraid of you than you are of them. jH behind the counters at record stores that make money off of pop music hut that don’t welcome Arts and Culture Editor JlM RADOSTA needs customers who listen to it. They can also be your feedback. Write to jim@justout.com. found brewing overpriced java at coffeehouses that offer “service with a scowl.” What these people don’t seem to realize is that when they vent dissatisfaction with their life on others, they’re being the jerk. When they expect others to live up to some random standard for what’s con sidered “cool,” they’re being the poseur. In short, when they make others feel bad for expressing themselves, they’re acting like red staters. I’m not writing this to con demn their attitude. I’m trying to under stand what causes it. Did someone hurt them.7 Have they given up on engaging with society? Or are they just closet conservatives hiding behind an ironic exterior.7 If you see a Scharf- esel/Snarkster/Blue Meanie in your midst, approach with caution— Portland March 19-20,2005 Call Al, 503-493-9421 Bodq ■j’/J Electric School www.bodyelectrlc.org THE TOP SHELF ferve Tracy Faraca Nate Hudson Pedro Dorsey 12-8 everyday walkins and appointments available 1829 NE Alberta Suite 11 Portland Oregon 97211 503-287-0339 www.ziphoid-process.com gallery contact A. Von Rautmann 503.998.4779