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| knitterati Beatification Candidate  |
Not this time. I didn't know about it 'til I read about it in the news. It's a cute promotion by the downtown merchants, complete with ugly sweater contest and donations of warm clothing. Someone stole most of the first wave of knitwear. Next wave goes up tomorrow. http://pdxknitterati.com/2013/...oliday-yarn-bombing/
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate  |
That's mean.
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| knitterati Beatification Candidate |
Yes. But to be expected in an urban setting. I know I'd be peeved if my knitwear was stolen, but I think you have to go in with the mindset that you're ok with it. I guess that's why I don't yarnbomb. Too much time, not enough glory.
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| knitterati Beatification Candidate |
A WTF-er, in person!  Also saw my childhood home, falling into ruins.  It used to look like this, once upon a time. 
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate |
Cool. Beautiful house.
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Minor Deity |
Reminds me of many in your town, RF. Today, I stopped by the grocery store... 
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| "One half of me is a hopeless romantic, the other half is so damn realistic." Beatification Candidate |
How civilized.
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...Vladimir Putin, sporting an earring and buying German salami at the local Polish deli...or maybe it's Mr Clean.... 
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| knitterati Beatification Candidate |
Ha! RF, I didn't even notice the "i" in yarnibomber; I was reading on my phone. Clever!
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| knitterati Beatification Candidate |
Here's Kvinneakt (female nude) getting her sparkly snowflake adornment last Thursday evening. I went to visit at the time of installation, because I wasn't sure how long it would last!  Some of you may recognize this statue from the "Expose Yourself to Art" poster from the 1970's. It was a picture of our future mayor, Bud Clark, in a trenchcoat, flashing the statue.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
Today I saw "Messiah" at the Richard Nixon library. The room they have it in is a copy of the East room in the White house. It's a very beautiful space with outstanding acoustics. It's a "sing along" and they do it every year. The chorus and orchestra are all volunteers who only get together once per year to put on this performance. The audience is encouraged to sing along and if the people around me were any indication a lot of them should have been up on stage. New this year was a harpsichord in the orchestra and it sounded fantastic! I took the photo before the performance started - it was SRO about 10 minutes after I took it. 
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| knitterati Beatification Candidate |
Wonderful! Do they do the whole thing, or just the choruses? We have a sing along Messiah here in Portland, and it's just the choruses. Very fun.
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| Has Achieved Nirvana |
The performance lasted 70 minutes. The complete work is longer but there were several solos along with the choruses. The soloists were terrific! 70 minutes was plenty for me, mostly due to those horrible little chairs.
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Minor Deity |
That IS beautiful! It would be heartbreaking for anyone to see it fallen into disrepair - most of all someone with a childhood connection.  (I'll bet the interior was wonderful too!)
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