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Hemlet John’s Helmet Stolen!!!

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May 31st, 2008 ~4:23pm
Every once in a while, this town can still collapse the socio-economic strata into a mishmash. I was going to say “of a bygone era” but I know that was never true. One of the things that first impressed me about the town was the level of integration between most of the [...]

Posted 05 June 2008 § astoria oregon ‡ Comments (15) ° Also tagged: , ,

Bryhan

We saw Bryhan running tonight. He lives on one of Astoria’s many isolated peaks with a view encompassing Tongue Point to the Astoria-Megler Bridge. He is immediately recognizable for his great white beard, seemingly hydroponically grown1in it’s furousity, bopping along like a ball bouncing along some unheard lyrics that he can only hear.
I [...]

Posted 27 April 2006 § astoria oregon ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Truth

At some point I suspect everyone makes their peace with this place and goes “Aha. That’s what it is all about.” and either you stay or decide: that is enough and decide to move on.
Perhaps it was discovering Helmet Guy’s real name: John Albert Wedell and listening to him tell you he went [...]

Posted 05 March 2006 § astoria oregon ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , ,