John Shipe Returns to the ‘Pooia!
Posted by Paul
Greetings traveler, come in. Grab a beer, a seat and menu and abide awhile. This Saturday, September 4th, we welcome back to the best little pub in the valley, that fine singer/songwriter of the Northwest, JOHN SHIPE. John and his music are a real Cascadian product; stripped down, honest, without affect. He sounds like the voice of our dream-self, shown up for another day of school without our clothes on. Here is a man who has come by his material the hard way, as it seems all the best song-writers have. There is quality of assurance, not of possessing the answers but of knowing the right questions to ask. He is various, musically, drawing from folk, rock and pop influences to provide his sound with a depth that matches his lyricism. His is a sound that you are unlikely to hear on any radio-station not publicly owned. But to hear him live, you only need get yourself on down to the Calapooia Brewpub this Saturday and heed the first two sentences of this post. On that note, I leave you with this link. Take a few minutes and check him out. www.myspace.com/johnshipemusic.
Tags: Calapooia Brewing, Calapooia Brewpub, Cascadia, John Shipe, Live Music
Former Trail Blazer, now gubernatorial candidate, stops in for a pint.
Posted by Paul
Last Friday the 12th, former Portland Trail Blazer center Chris Dudley was apparently on his way to the Linn County GOP Lincoln’s Day Dinner to run up his banner in the bid for the governor’s seat, when he decided to stop in for a pint at The Calapooia Brewpub. At 6’11″, the poor man can probably not go anywhere without being noticed, and sure enough, before he had even stepped through the front door of our humble and bustling establishment, there was a buzz. Flanked by aides sporting “Chris Dudley” across the top of their dress shirt pockets, he enjoyed a pint of our White Water Wheat and played a game of darts. Standing at the throwing line and reaching out, his arm spanned nearly half the distance to the board. I think it’s safe to say he’s the tallest man ever to enter our darling pub. Yours truly broke the ice with a request for a photo, wherein I looked like his child-hood teddy bear, brought along for comfort on a grueling campaign trail.
"This is my childhood friend Mr. Fuzzles."
Chris Dudley and Chris, or is it Tim?
Our dynamic Kary Rose with Chris and his aides.
The gig was up for our guest by then and on his way out he was regaled with a gauntlet of greetings, questions and appreciation for his contribution for the Blazers. Come back anytime Chris, bring your friends and plan on staying a while.
Tags: Calapooia Brewpub, Chris Dudley, Portland Trail Blazers, White Water Wheat
