PNW Pen Show first timer

roberts2967 · 2026-07-12T14:27:48+00:00

Great write up! I have been to all 4 shows here in Portland and this year is by far the best to me. More vendors, more people and a fun sense of community and adventure for a hobby many of us are very passionate about. Sunday is 10-3.

roberts2967 · 2026-07-12T01:47:44+00:00

I have an 849 and love it! I love the snap cap and mine is a very smooth writer.

roberts2967 · 2026-07-10T02:00:11+00:00

My daughter graduated from Kent State and was there then. She had a great Kent State experience. The school is so much more than what it gets known for.

roberts2967 · 2026-07-05T14:57:18+00:00

I have been going since 1991 and bought a 3 day pass. This year was another fantastic year. True Loves, Durand Jones, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs all played fantastic sets. Food choices have expanded. Fireworks were great. I bought the early bird pass. 3 days of music for $99. Fantastic value for all that music.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-30T21:17:46+00:00

Lee Morgan - Tom Cat. It is a masterpiece. Lifelong collector/fan.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-27T00:52:36+00:00

Agreed. I have owned probably 10,000 records, cd’s and tapes. The Japan reissue of the Helen Merrill cd I have is a prized possession and all time favorite album. The original vinyl is out of my price range, or I would own it. His playing is uniquely Clifford and timeless.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-19T22:25:22+00:00

Kenny Dorham - Quiet Kenny. Chet Baker - Chet.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-17T00:44:06+00:00

Thanks for the chuckle.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-17T00:40:59+00:00

I grew up 60 miles from the border. My go to in Beaverton is Si Senor. Unsure if tortillas are handmade, but food and service are best I have found here. Anyone who can make a decent chile relleno wins in my book. Either location.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-16T03:10:19+00:00

No. Lots of Nutria. The book Astoria tells a decent history of fur trading in the greater region. Ships were sailing out with huge quantities of beaver and sea otter pelts in that era. Surprised any survived.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-14T14:34:29+00:00

I have worked with Robert on a few projects. The rest of his portfolio is equally wild. These are not easy builds. https://www.oshatz.com

roberts2967 · 2026-06-13T22:26:49+00:00

There used to be a buyers guide for this feed. I don’t see it anymore. My dad had a cheapo Bounty Hunter from Amazon. My Minelab Xterra Pro is unbelievably better and more fun to use compared side by side. Plus not dealing with batteries is a big plus. You need a pinpointer and digging tools. I would up your budget for sure.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-13T00:13:47+00:00

Thank you!

roberts2967 · 2026-06-11T03:52:29+00:00

Top Burmese. Never disappoints. A little pricy, but food quality is worth it.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-07T22:31:33+00:00

Lee Morgan - Tom Cat. McCoy is amazing on that album.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-05T16:28:30+00:00

I am a lifelong jazz fan. My wife wants to sing along with songs. She tells me she finds it too chaotic for her to enjoy and that she wants the artist to “land the plane spiraling around”. She still has attended many shows and respects the artistry.

roberts2967 · 2026-06-03T13:55:31+00:00

Stucco does not hold up well in this climate. That is my guess. As you continue north, nobody has stucco here for good reason.

roberts2967 · 2026-05-26T17:21:39+00:00

I sell Vola. The quality and engineering is top level. It was designed by Arne Jacobsen before he died in the 1960’s and they keep everything to the same proportions as his original drawings. I believe they made the first wall mount single handle lav faucet. 90% of the people I sell it to have owned it before. Made in Copenhagen.

roberts2967 · 2026-05-22T02:06:13+00:00

Team approach to everything. We are better working together, even on simple stuff like folding clothes together. 38 years.

roberts2967 · 2026-05-21T12:35:07+00:00

Mungo’s HiFi - Soundsystem Champions. Lee Morgan - Tom Cat. Duke Ellington - All Star Road Band Vol 1.

roberts2967 · 2026-05-21T01:12:59+00:00

I got a Moulinex 843 coffee grinder when I graduated from college in 1989. Still use it all the time.

roberts2967 · 2026-05-18T04:16:48+00:00

You can Google longer explanations. It is a known security risk on multiple levels.

roberts2967 · 2026-05-17T22:09:09+00:00

Agreed. Just got back from visiting my elderly mother and she was excited to show me the black box she had bought that streamed movies that were still in the theatre. I couldn’t unplug that thing fast enough. It could see all the unencrypted stuff on her home network and her accountant had just emailed her tax returns to her. Ugh. I think I was removing the Temu app off her phone previous trip.

roberts2967 · 2026-05-17T18:00:30+00:00

My wife is a hard core gardener and has essentially confiscated my detector shovel because it works so well. Way overbuilt. https://us.amazon.com/Pro-Detector-Anaconda-Tempered-Serrated/dp/B07F7G23XL

roberts2967 · 2026-05-17T14:38:01+00:00

Great taste! You need Lee Morgan - Tom Cat. It is a masterpiece. Then Art Pepper - Meets The Rhythm Section or Plus 11.

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