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Sep. 13th, 2006 | 09:13 pm
location: Home
mood: 
nostalgic
Ben and I stoppped in Portland for 2 nights on our meandering way to Burning Man, having been put up, toured around and treated fabulously by the wonderful ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
sispille and his lady friend voxie. We had drinks at the Bog, had breakfast at a crazy greasy diner whose name escapes me, found last minute supplies at Andy and Bax, and made a point of going to Powell's City of Books.
That book store is amazing! It is so big that there are fold out maps located all over the place so that you can find your way around, and eventually out, as it's very easy to get lost in the numerous stacks. They even have a special collections room! Anyway, after a latte and an amazingly good rugelah from the stores Gold Room cafe (the various rooms and floors are colour coded) we all parted ways to explore the building. Ben went off to the Geek room and I went up to the Pearl Room which houses all of the Arts, Culture, Film, etc books as well as that special collections room. After being followed around by some perverts in the art books section I came accross a section of books that seemed to be lumped together because they didn't really fit anywhere alse - extreme culture, arts and sex books. This is where I found this book which I bought for Ben (who almost lost his mind when he saw it - he loves Dita)... actually I bought it for myself - who am I kidding!
The book is actually two books in one - one side has the Fetish cover and the other side has Burlesque. All it is are gorgeous photos and tips and history about each subject. I love it!
We also stopped at a gorgeous little antique and vintage clothing store that could have easily been Daevina's closet. All I could think was how much she would love the place. Avalon is the store's name but sadly they don't really have a full website to share with you, just an online store. It also reminded me of Chuck Palahniuk's guide to Portland - Fugitives and Refugees - which talks about Portland's theatrical history and it's current vintage theatre culture. Rich velvets, ornate jewelry, hand made lace, gloves, zoot suits... It was such a great store.
Portland was so different from what I had expected, having only ever seen the city from the I-5. I can't wait to get back there to explore some more... and revisit Powell's with more money!
sispille and his lady friend voxie. We had drinks at the Bog, had breakfast at a crazy greasy diner whose name escapes me, found last minute supplies at Andy and Bax, and made a point of going to Powell's City of Books.That book store is amazing! It is so big that there are fold out maps located all over the place so that you can find your way around, and eventually out, as it's very easy to get lost in the numerous stacks. They even have a special collections room! Anyway, after a latte and an amazingly good rugelah from the stores Gold Room cafe (the various rooms and floors are colour coded) we all parted ways to explore the building. Ben went off to the Geek room and I went up to the Pearl Room which houses all of the Arts, Culture, Film, etc books as well as that special collections room. After being followed around by some perverts in the art books section I came accross a section of books that seemed to be lumped together because they didn't really fit anywhere alse - extreme culture, arts and sex books. This is where I found this book which I bought for Ben (who almost lost his mind when he saw it - he loves Dita)... actually I bought it for myself - who am I kidding!
The book is actually two books in one - one side has the Fetish cover and the other side has Burlesque. All it is are gorgeous photos and tips and history about each subject. I love it!
We also stopped at a gorgeous little antique and vintage clothing store that could have easily been Daevina's closet. All I could think was how much she would love the place. Avalon is the store's name but sadly they don't really have a full website to share with you, just an online store. It also reminded me of Chuck Palahniuk's guide to Portland - Fugitives and Refugees - which talks about Portland's theatrical history and it's current vintage theatre culture. Rich velvets, ornate jewelry, hand made lace, gloves, zoot suits... It was such a great store.
Portland was so different from what I had expected, having only ever seen the city from the I-5. I can't wait to get back there to explore some more... and revisit Powell's with more money!