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Posted by nhfilms]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:01 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Mark Lore]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:42 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by mhulth]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:56:08 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by justsomeguy]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:54:57 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by jshep]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:27:57 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Commenty Colin]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:57:25 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Ned]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:23:00 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Mark Lore]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:51:46 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by biolabode]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:25:08 -0800 Portland Mercury they are atleast easy to google.
Posted by flannery]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:16:25 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by unclecarmie]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:58:45 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by lsman]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:20:01 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by ezra]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:25:31 -0800 Portland Mercury
The blurb is just an announcement that Saudade signed to Arena Rock. It really didn't need to be more than a few sentences long and personally I don't really give a shit that this dude signed to this label. Maybe after I check out the links I will care to know more, but in the mean time, keeping it brief and throwing in a corny Sade joke to keep it fun was just about right.
Posted by Carls]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:55:10 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by Starksboro]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:51:48 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by KBake]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:43:26 -0800 Portland Mercury Posted by jasogra]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:41:45 -0800 Portland Mercury
the guy with the spatula,
chris saudade
Posted by cantino]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:24:18 -0800 Portland Mercury
When I arrived at the Las Vegas airport, I deboarded and proceeded to the luggage claim area. I waited for my bag and then I finally saw i. Well, at least I thought I saw it. I grabbed "my" bag and saw that there was a huge slice in the side. The clothing poking out was clearly not mine and I quickly figured out that it was somebody else's bag, so I put it back on the carousel. *My* bag came by a few minutes later, I grabbed it and went on my way.

As I was headed out of the airport to catch a taxi, I heard somebody yelling at me to stop. I turned around and saw 5, count them 5, security guards running toward me. Needless to say, I didn't bother to run. I really didn't have a reason to.

To make a long story short, I spent the better part of the weekend in custody explaining why I was attempting to smuggle both 2 pounds of marijuana and some sort of Ecuadorian lizard into Las Vegas.

I had to speak with exactly 6 different people, interrogators if you will, and the conversation went something like this:

Authority: Did you think you could get away with this?
me: There must be a mistake, there's no marijuana in my suitcase, or a lizard for that matter!
Authority: Where were you planning to take the case?
me: It wasn't my case!
Authority: Did you pick up a suitcase with a tear in it?
me: Yes, then I realized it wasn't my suitcase.
Authority: Why'd you pick up the suitcase if it wasn't yours?
me: Because it looked just like mine. I put it back when I realized it wasn't mine.
Authority: Your finger prints are all over that suitcase.
me: Yeah, because I picked it up!
Authority: Why'd you pick it up?
me: I already told you, it looked just like my suitcase.
Authority: Uh-huh.
me: If you set the two suitcases side by side, you'll see that they're very similar.
Authority: Wait here.

I thought it was funny that they told me to wait there. It wasn't as if I could leave. And yes, I did try the door handle.

I had landed in Vegas at 9 p.m. on Friday night. I was released from custody at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. After being awake and sleeping with my head on my hands on a flimsy table, the last thing I wanted to do was go gamble, go sight seeing, or go watch a lounge act. I went to a hotel room, took a shower, slept for 10 hours, and then flew home.

During the entire procedure, I wasn't allowed to call a lawyer because I was never put under arrest. When I'd argue that I should be allowed to go, I was reminded that I could be put under arrest. When I'd say "then arrest me!", I just got more questions about why I picked up the case and where I was taking the drugs and why I had a lizard, etc.

After all was said and done, I never did get an apology, nor did I get to see the marijuana or the lizard. Happily, my cell phone was returned to me undamaged, though the tracks on my mp3 player were erased. I still can't figure that one out. The best I got was "Turns out you're telling the truth, you're free to go." For all I know, I was on a new game show seeing how far they could test the patience of people.

So, my Vegas trip was a bust and I don't plan on going to Vegas again any time soon. But, seeing Wolfmother would be freaking fantastic. Much better, I assume, then having two pounds of weed and an Ecuadorian lizard.
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