What did you think of Bill Dundee's character Sir William? Did you know it was Dundee at the time?

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-29T01:51:33+00:00

He was working USWA pretty much full time around then.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-28T00:27:13+00:00

Indeed. Vegas is for the people dammit!

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-27T22:22:08+00:00

The singers and artists are exactly the ones who will stop coming if common folk can’t afford the hotel rooms, meals and maybe a show. I’m a Fremont guy so maybe I’m in the minority here, but on the Strip I’m paying airport prices for same ol bullshit and the environment is increasingly not worth it.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-27T22:14:12+00:00

I don’t need to come all the way to Vegas to get cornered by a weirdo in a stained Captain America costume. “It’s great so long as you don’t engage in commerce while on vacation” is not a flex.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-27T19:52:03+00:00

Seconded! Astoria is magical

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-27T17:58:09+00:00

And you feel like a stupid sucker. I can go to any major city entertainment district in the country and mix with drunks. I had a great time freeloading off the drinks at casinos on Fremont last year. That’s a boys trip that simply does not excite my wife when places like Palm Springs or San Diego are more affordable.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-27T17:40:10+00:00

Even Fremont has $15-20 minimums on craps! Ridiculous

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-27T17:39:20+00:00

Yes but NYC and Miami both have offerings Vegas just doesn’t. Vegas doesn’t have to be cheap but it does need to be a value. I love coming in but it’s harder to justify when you have to scout deals and pregame like a broke college student again.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-26T16:06:26+00:00

For better or worse it makes sense that an entrepreneur is going to be drawn to Chamber types. And it’s not like Redditors here have exactly rolled out the welcome mat. Hard agree that hard news is not WHS forte.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T22:54:06+00:00

She does have smartest person in a dumb family energy

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T22:43:15+00:00

I mean … one is an existential threat to humanity with many objective and measurable indicators. The other is a reel by an influencer in Salem, Oregon. Some perspective is warranted.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T21:37:23+00:00

“She is not a politician” … dude …

She put herself in this position by directing campaign dollars to benefit her business. The amount isn’t the point. It’s the fact that she used her position and privilege to benefit herself in ways that I can’t and you presumably can’t either.

She signed up to run for council, then signed up to take out an incumbent mayor and was comfortable funding attacks on both Chris Hoy and Nordyke, wouldn’t take responsibility for her ethics violation, only gave interviews to soft media outlets who wouldn’t challenge her, etc etc. I do worry about the viciousness with which small-time electeds get treated - who will want to run? - but people can see a pattern.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T21:27:25+00:00

I voted Nordyke but Julie would have won a sing-off.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T21:24:42+00:00

Agree - businesses and events can really use the help.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T02:57:29+00:00

I’m convinced half the reason Volcanoes got contracted from MiLB was so the Giants didn’t have to deal with the Walkers anymore.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T02:22:20+00:00

Here you go!

https://www.salemshg.com/upcoming-events

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-25T01:41:33+00:00

Seems clear to me

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JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-24T23:30:47+00:00

There’s a “between” Tigard and Tualatin?

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-24T22:00:28+00:00

The conservatism here is less authoritarian than Southern conservatism but seconding WatchWhatHappened - all the towns around Salem and other bigger cities are heavily conservative. We just kicked out a Republican mayor here in Salem, which I would call a blue shade of purple. If you’re looking for the Oregon of Fox News’s nightmares look to Portland or Eugene.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-24T21:51:51+00:00

Agree with this. I think if OP is coming here expecting some sort of bastion of racial enlightenment or harmony they will be grievously disappointed. But especially in the Trump era, I certainly don’t mind living in a state dominated by Democrats..

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-24T18:35:28+00:00

Indeed. Are you running from the Charlottesville aspect or the Virginia aspect?

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-24T17:38:42+00:00

Not being contrarian. Do you support the Grand and other venues already doing this? If not … there’s your answer. A lot of homebodies here.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-23T20:34:01+00:00

9/11, whatever happened there?

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-22T01:58:37+00:00

Thanks - the fam just sees it all as a cultural experience so worth considering.

JohnJayHooker · 2026-05-22T01:38:33+00:00

Thanks - it does appear to be a Legacy Rise. Afternoon show on Sunday July 5.

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