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12 Jesuses: Now Filled With Even More Christs

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

We called. And you, good Portlanders, answered. We mentioned in last week’s cover story, 12 Jesuses, that we were on the lookout for more Christlike figures around town. So far more than a dozen new Jesus lookalikes have surfaced in town—including Black Jesus, Dog Savior Jesus (above), Ginger Jesus and even a super hot Girl Jesus. And many of our lord n’ saviors were even nice enough to fill out our the Jesus questionnaire we gave the original holy 12 in last week’s print newspaper.

Check ‘em out below. Be sure to click the icon with four arrows at the bottom right of the slideshow to expand to full screen and read each Jesus’ bio and comments.

And if you’ve got a friend/neighbor/sister/local crazy person who you think looks like you know who, submit a photo to personaljesus@wweek.com between now and Jan. 1, 2010, and we’ll add your favorite savior to our Portland Jesuses slide show. Please note the name, age and any other biographical details you want included about your big J in the subject line of your email.

Tags: black jesus, Christ, ginger, holy, Jesus, lookalike
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Rose Bowl: Everything Ohio State Wants To Know About Oregon, We’re Going To Answer

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Whilst we digest Oregon State’s bowl debacle last night in Las Vegas (which called to mind a similar laydown performance three years ago by Oregon in very comparable circumstances against BYU), we look ahead to the Jan. 1 Rose Bowl in this ongoing Q & A with Buckeyes fanatic Noah Litton.

Noah’s question today:

Ohio State’s rushing offense has been much more consistent over the last month and a half. And some players have hinted at adding a few wrinkles to the scheme…namely, the deep-ball which quarterback Terrelle Pryor has had some success at this year. Can you give me a run-down of the Ducks’ secondary and what we can expect if Ohio State does look to go deep?

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Tags: Noah Litton, Ohio State, Oregon, Rose Bowl, Video
Posted in May We Interrupt Your Day, News, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Sports | 5 Comments »

Forget the Shit in the Water, Dennis Dixon is Playing in the NFL

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Saturday has been a difficult day for Portland, what with some hippie or oppossum dropping the kids off at the reservoir and causing the water supply west of the Willamette to be contaminated with fecal mater. This is basically Randy Leonard’s worst nightmare. Also, maybe the Blazers are bad.

But this is in no way a reason for us to panic. Redemption is on the way in the form of Dennis Dixon. Tonight he will start at quarterback on national television — NBC’s Sunday Night Football — for the defending National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers’ starting QB, Ben Roethlisberger, got hit pretty darned hard in the head, and the backup broke his wrist, so it’s Dixon against the Baltimore Ravens. Dixon has thrown one pass in the NFL.

This cannot end any way but gloriously — right, Ducks fans? Right?

Right?

Oh Jesus.

Posted in May We Interrupt Your Day, News, Oregon Ducks, Sports | 3 Comments »

May We Interrupt Your Day, July 13, 2009

Monday, July 13th, 2009

Now that the Recall Sam Adams Committee has begun to collect the 32,183 signatures needed to get a recall question on the ballot, May We Interrupt Your Day wanted to know how the Sam Adams situation has shaken out on the street. In this episode we ask: “Would you support a recall vote for Mayor Sam Adams?”

May We Interrupt Your Day, July 13, 2009 from Shawn O'Bryant on Vimeo.

Tags: May We Interrupt Your Day, recall, Sam Adams, shawn o'bryant, Willamette Week
Posted in Adams Admission, City Hall, May We Interrupt Your Day, Politics | 7 Comments »

May We Interrupt Your Day: June 29, 2009

Monday, June 29th, 2009

To be a beer snob or not to be a beer snob, that is the question…….or at least this week’s “May We interrupt Your Day” question. Over the weekend WW headed to the Northwest Organic Beer Festival at Overlook Park to check in on what people were drinking and ask: “Do you consider yourself a beer snob?” Just in case it gets difficult to track who is full of self-proclaimed snobbery and who isn’t, we tallied up how many people label themselves snobby vs. how many people just wanted to get drunk on a Sunday afternoon. Who do you think will win?

May We Interrupt Your Day, June 29, 2009 from Shawn O’Bryant on Vimeo.

Tags: Beer Snob, June 29, May We Interrupt Your Day, Organic Beer Festival, shawn o'bryant, Taste Test, Willamette Week
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May We Interrupt Your Day: June 22, 2009

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

This week’s “May We Interrupt Your Day” brings you a special report from San Francisco. The question of course for the good folks of San Francisco: “What comes to mind when you think of Portland?”

Turns out a bunch don’t know a damn thing about Portland. The rest think we’re an amalgam of hippies, swingers and freaks with a good music scene and a penchant for being green. Watch for yourself.

May We Interrupt Your Day, June 22, 2009 from Shawn O’Bryant on Vimeo.

Tags: June 22, May We Interrupt Your Day, San Francisco, shawn o'bryant, Willamette Week
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May We Interrupt Your Day, June 15, 2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009

There is nothing more colorful than Portland’s Pride Festival, so WW headed down to the waterfront for this week’s “May We Interrupt Your Day” installment. With all the flouting of fashion, the question seemed obvious: “How did you choose your costume for the Pride Festival (and why)?” From dressing for these economic times to showing off a new bikini body and impersonating Richard Simmons, here is what you all were saying…………..

May We Interrupt Your Day: June 15, 2009 from Shawn O’Bryant on Vimeo.

Tags: gay, June 15, May We Interrupt Your Day, Pride Festival, shawn o'bryant
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May We Interrupt Your Day: The June 9 Edition

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

With all these Navy guys running around during Rose Festival, we went out to ask: “What are some of your favorite things about Fleet Week?” From the “Dial a Sailor program” to gentlemen’s clubs, here is what both the locals and the Fleeties were saying:

May We Interrupt Your Day: 06/09/09 from Willamette Week on Vimeo.

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May We Interrupt Your Day, The June 1 Edition

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Last Friday, May We Interrupt Your Day headed to the Portland waterfront to ask Rose Festival fans a simple question — “What are you eating and why?” We came away with second-hand stomach aches and an ear-ful about vendor food. From trying to go healthy to Carnie sketchiness, here’s what we found you were eating.

May We Interrupt Your Day, Monday June 1, 2009 from Willamette Week on Vimeo.

Tags: Food, jarod opperman, June 1, May We Interrupt Your Day, media, rose festival, shawn o'bryant, what are you eating
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WW’s May We Interrupt Your Day: We Launch Weekly “Web-isodes”

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Willamette Week releases its first web-isode of “May We Interrupt Your Day.”

This new weekly video installment will ask you a new question each week with a new web-isode up every Monday, starting this Monday June 1. Look for us out on the street and check back here to see your weird, funny, smart, stupid or off-the-wall comments to our weird, funny, smart, stupid or off-the-wall questions.

Feel free to post text comments or link to your own Youtube or Vimeo videos to add video comments
Here is the pilot web-isode riffing off the return this week of buses to the downtown mall on Fifth and Sixth avenues:

May We Interrupt Your Day: 05/22/09 from Shawn O’Bryant on Vimeo.

Tags: O'Bryant, Shawn, Webisode, WW
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