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“HOT INK - TATTOO PARTY” in Portland, OR on Saturday 15th

DirtyDuck — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:35:20 GMT

SATURDAY August 15th
“HOT INK - TATTOO PARTY”
9pm to 2am
Dirty Duck Tavern, 439 NW 3rd Ave at Glisan
* A hot tattoo party for Men and Women. Come show off your ink!
* Tattoo Contests with prizes – Sexiest Tattoos, Biggest Tattoos, and more!
* Famous Tattoo Artists in attendance!
* Gift Certificates and Coupons from Tattoo Studios
* Free Clothes Check
* Free Motorcycle Parking Out Front!
* Live Entertainment!
* High NRG music!
* $4 cover benefits Esther’s Pantry charity
* more details at www.dirtyducktavern.net

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queer drum circle meets june first

Sat, 05 May 2007 20:24:58 GMT

let me know if you would like more inforamtion

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PORTLAND EXHIBIT

J'DYSATTVA — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:40:59 GMT

Designing the Future:
Architecture+Landscape+Urban Planning+Transportation+Social System Design

Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Thursday, April 2nd, 5-10pm
Exhibit Duration: April 1-April 31

As the future of the earth hangs in the precarious balance of an unknown fate, SEA Change's upcoming exhibit unites Portland's progressive designers, fostering cross-pollination that catalyzes future designs for an equal, peaceful, compassionate, just future. This visual fusion of evolutionary designers will put the puzzle pieces together of how to integrate nature and society. Architectural plans for coexisting with the environment, building community, and transitioning from oil to sustainability take shape in natural playgrounds, graywater systems, neighborhood energy utilities, and cat palaces...

Artists/Designers: Mark Lakeman + Tryon Life Community Farm + Ed Carpenter + Northwest Neighborhood Energy + Planet Earth Playscapes + Rick Potestio + TransitionPDX + Recode + Portland Peak Oil + Trimet + Cascadia Commons + Living Gardens + Alec Neal + MotiveSpace + Sebastian Collett + CON COR

SEA Change
625 NW Everett, Gallery 110, Portland 97209
Hours: Tue-Sat 11-6
www.seagallery.wordpress.com

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the way to Christ is simple

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:57:25 GMT

God's Blessings often benefit all people. But many of His promises are only for His own children. If you're not sure that you're a part of God's family, He offers you this invitation. The way to Christ is simple:

1. Admit that you have a need.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:23

2. Believe that Jesus is God, the Son, who paid the wages of your sin.

For the wages of sin is death [eternal separation from God]; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23

3. Call upon God.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Romans 10:9

King James Version

The Holy Bible

ISBN 978-1-58660-198-0

Barbour Publishing

www.barbourbooks.com

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DO YOU LIKE TO DANCE?

J'DYSATTVA — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:21:55 GMT

THIS SUNDAY~CATHEDRAL PARK~ST. JOHNS!

http://www.playgroundphenomenon.com/

It's Free...bring yo freeky selves!!!

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platform bed

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:55:19 GMT

Howdy PDX
we are moving to Hawaii and have a Dania platform bed with queen size mattress and matching night stand for sale (black in color). Retailed for $1700 for the set.....need to sell today....asking $500. if interested raymassini@gmail.com

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A New Gay Dating Site……with a twist

I-Thought-You-Knew — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:40:17 GMT

YES....you will see this post in my various tribes, so if you've seen it in another tribe you're a member of.........Don't Bitch. OKAY! And I say this in jest:-)

This gay dating site is unique in regards, to its approach, for its membership. Here’s the premise of the site, written and originated by the creator of the site:

“Welcome to Dissident Dating”

“Maybe you don't test for HIV or maybe you did and just don't trust the results. Maybe you've learned that AIDS is not caused by HIV, and that tests are inaccurate. Then you can meet like-minded people here, make friends, date, and...well, its up to you! On this site no one posts "status" because negative and positive are proven to be meaningless or at best misleading. Why not live and love!”

My Observation:

With all the fear and pandemonium about dating (these days) a person labeled ‘so-called’ hiv-antibody positive, this site doesn’t ask that you reveal your ‘status’ because the members are dissidents, and have accepted, not to accept, the fear based paradigm of hiv ‘antibodies’ being the cause of aids.

Definition of ‘Antibody’: any of numerous Y-shaped protein molecules produced by B cells as a primary immune defense, each molecule and its clones having a unique binding site that can combine with the complementary site of a foreign antigen, as on a virus or bacterium, thereby disabling the antigen and signaling other immune defenses.

So if you’ve been labeled hiv-antibody positive, or negative, or just don’t know, no one on the dating site will judge you about that. Just be prepared for a vast amount of mind-blowing (and boggling) knowledge from some of the members, you may come to know, on the site.

What I find interesting about the site, is it’s ability, to reach out to people, who, are taking a different stance and approach on dating, loving, meeting someone new, and being with someone who shares their views about the ‘Otherside’ of the hiv paradigm and model. And hey…you just might learn something new, and a thang-or-two, from a member, or so.

This is not a debate, or bitching, or mud-slinging site; that usually happens after you’re in a relationship. It’s a gay DATING site, with a majority of members who are interested in meeting and getting to know others, who question(s) the model we call hiv. Revealing your status (I would assume) – to another member – it entirely up to you and he, if you care to include it in your dialogue, but not required.

The site is new, so it will be a matter of time, when the membership continues to grow.
It is ‘not’ to assume that every member joining -- this site -- are considered as hiv antibody pos, because a lot of people aren’t, because they know enough and don’t believe hiv=aids, to be afraid of being with someone label as pos:
http://www.dissidentdating.com/index.php

Be open-minded. You may met someone who can change you life for the better. One just never knows, where cupid may strike.
Terry

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hey sexy men

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:35:36 GMT

Thought I would say hi, just joined up. I hope this group is about more than hookups and bar event adds. Ta ta, ~Leaf

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Whats up portland dudes

MikeE — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 07:38:19 GMT

My best friend is moving to portland next week and this means ill finally have a really good reason for coming up, just wanted to make a few buddies and connections with some of ya and see whats goin down up in portland as far as coffee, tea, food, parties, art, community, yoga, magick, fun, etc :-)

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Cirque du Soleil ANGEL ACTION!!!

theatremama — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:27:02 GMT

Hey you guys!
I'm trying to get the word out about this casting in Portland. If you know any performers or promoters who you think might be interested please forward along if you will please!

THANKS!
M-

To Express Interest: http://www.theatremama.com/casting/site/jobdetail.php?job=3

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Angel Action, Portland

Where Portland, Oregon

When Saturday, March 1, 2008 & Tuesday, March 4, 2008.

Theatre MAMA seeks ACTORS, PERFORMERS, DANCERS, ACROBATS, GYMNASTS, OUTGOING INDIVIDUALS
for an Angel Action to theatrically announce the arrival of CORTEO by Cirque du Soleil to Portland, OR

The action will run throughout Portland on Saturday, March 1, 2008 and on Tuesday, March 4, 2008.

For this action, we are looking for creative people to help us "create a buzz" in Portland. We call our promotions, theatrical promotions, in that we hire all sorts of talent to deliver materials to the public in a creative and fashionable manner! Imagine a pair of stilt walking angels around Downtown at 5pm to wave goodnight to all of the commuters and leave them with a flier announcing the arrival of CORTEO by Cirque du Soleil. We deliver a lot of materials to the public and we do it with a lot of fun, theatrical energy and positive emotion!

In addition to performers, we are searching for solid, energetic, positive people that have promoting experience.

THE SCHEDULE FOR ACTIVITIES IS AS FOLLOWS:

Saturday, March 1, 2008 from 9am-midnight - ANGEL ACTION

Tuesday, March 4, 2008 from 6am-8pm - ANGEL ACTION

Additionally, on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 from 6pm-7pm, there will be an one hour ORIENTATION / MEET-AND-GREET

The locations for the above times are TBA! To participate, Angels must be available for all of the above times.

For the Angel Action, we seek performers to be in character, hand out fliers and "cause a scene." Must have ALL WHITE clothing and be comfortable promoting outside. For sample pics of previous Angel Actions, visit: http://www.theatremama.com/cirque/angelaction and/or http://www.saltimbancobus.com and/or http://www.theatremama.com/cirque/kiteaction

This is a paid gig which requires the utmost professionalism. In addition to being paid, each of our angels will receive one invitation to see CORTEO live on the private viewing on Friday, February 29, 2008 @ 7:30pm....

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What do you do if you get a BONER in public?

I-Thought-You-Knew — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:04:56 GMT

I don’t know how I came across this or it to me, but (lol) when I saw it, I went ‘OH-MY-GOD!’ I don’t know if I was embarrassed for the guy or what. This dude does whatever he can to conceal it in his wrestler tights, but, it’s very evident he got a BIG ‘boner’ while wrestling with his opponent, in a public area mind you. Do these guys get excited when they wrestle? Does adrenaline cause their dicks to swell? Here’s the evidence: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OQT_ZcUBAY8

Also this is another with a HUGE bulge, from a runner, and it just can’t stop jiggling in his spandex as it runs ahead of him: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HxnISJYyoYk

Has this (getting a boner in public) ever happen to you? What do you do to conceal it, it you try to?

I will repost this in my other tribes.

Terry

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Let's dance tonight

twotone — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:47:49 GMT

What's happening tonight in Portland?
Let's see Queen, Blondie and Elton John
How about a Tribute to Queen, Blondie and Elton!
oh shit!

Halloqueen
Blondage
Jennie & The Bets

Tonight at the Tonic Lounge which is at 3100 NE Sandy Blvd.
If you new right now how awesome this is gonna be then you wouldn't have even gotten this far in this email because you'd be out getting your costume together.
This is gonna be awesome.
I'll meet you there. I think we'll dance till we pee our pants.
I'm serious
See you tonight!
The Tonic Lounge
31st and NE Sandy blvd

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Sure is quiet in here........

bipoly_misunderstood — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 21:04:39 GMT

C'mon guys, how was your weekend! Anything new going on? Let's talk about something.

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Gay men of color

FlamingYawn — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:59:17 GMT

I am contemplating a relocation to Portland in a few years. I have been told that although Portland is not as culturally diverse as many other west coast cities, race and ethnicity are less of an issue for the general population. I'd appreciate your opinions.

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Gay Men in Portland?

daytree — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 20:05:27 GMT

Im considering a move out to Portland this summer -- I am coming from NYC and was considering San Fran but Portland seems more my thing. Can you all tell me -- whats the gay vibe out there? Many gay men? Spiritual? I am looking for an alive and awake community of excentric and beautiful gay men.... What do you all think?
Gracias.
D

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Visting Portland Sun, Mon + Tues

one_life — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:14:26 GMT

What are the fun gay/bi things to see and do in the City of Roses! Staying downtown. Want to try to walk or take light rait/transit

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5/12 What does your soul long for?

bartchurch — Sun, 06 May 2007 08:43:50 GMT

MEN’S SOULFORCE:
Through tarot imagery, storytelling, ritual, & labyrinth
Explore your passions/joys, wounds/fears, & the allies/keys that unlock them
5/12/07, Sat, 4:00-10:30 pm

Do you sense a deeper force operating in your life - a force that knows what you long for and what you're really capable of? Through exploring tarot imagery, story-telling, journaling, ritual, & walking a labyrinth, you can discover aspects of your Soul Force - the stories that propel you to be authentically powerful.

You can playfully and simply tell stories and create your own rituals to look more deeply at your passions/joys, wounds/fears, and the allies & keys that help you invoke parts of your soul’s story. In this workshop we’ll create a quiet, sacred space, and from within that place we’ll ask “Why am I here?” And then we will listen, and keep on listening. We don’t need burning bushes or perfect answers, just what’s true for now.

CO-FACILITATORS:: Paul H. Richard, a life-coach specializing in archetypal psychology, soul mentoring, and the use of evolutionary astrology, tarot, labyrinth, & other shamanic techniques to discover your soul's purpose; James Fabish is a licensed massage therapist & perpetual student and practitioner of the healing arts.

DIVERSITY: We welcome & are strengthened by adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, spritualities (and none), and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

COSPONSORS: MenSpirit is a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bart at 503-223-8822 or events@qland.org or website: qland.org

RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Pillow fights are for girls, I'm calling ALL OF YOU OUT! SLAP FIGHT!

alexjon — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:52:56 GMT

Who wants to have a slap fight?

Is that even legal? I want a mass slap fight. It'll get out frustration and maybe I'll get my murse thrown into a puddle and I can come on full-tilt with swirling limp wrists of FURY.

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sissyboy website

leekyle — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:06:31 GMT

www.sissyboypdx.com

look at it. fun times

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Gay Shame '07!

alexjon — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:11:42 GMT

I want to hold a mock gay shame event, I really do. Make a big deal about it being INDOORS, a tagline of "We're here, [marked out], get used to it!"...

And then a part of the show called DETHRONING THE QUEEN where they sit someone decked out as an absolute drag goddess on a toilet and take her apart until she's just a man wearing duct tape and with a pair of pantyhose on his head.

Various vignettes with racist/sexist/elitist undertones... things of that sort, and at the end, 9 feet of hair and shoes walks out and goes, "And you know what? Y'all are still gay GAY GAY" before hurling a bucket full of glitter on the crowd

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coming down to PDX this week/weekend

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 23:09:44 GMT

I would love to meet some new friends down in the area, and I would really love to find a surf buddy from the area to head out to the coast with. Any takers?

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4/22 Earth Day Men's Eco-Walk

bartchurch — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:32:49 GMT

Most men have been taught to be cut off from the earth, their bodies, and their feelings. On Earth Day we have the opportunity to reconnect in a very direct, physical way with endangered plants, animals, and the nature we co-create with them. And you can do this in a tiny nature preserve right in the city:

CAMASSIA ECO-WALK
4/22, Sunday, 1:30 pm Carpool, 2:15pm Eco-Walk

Who knew that one of the smallest, most diverse, and most endangered ecosystems in North America was nestled on 26 acres in West Linn? David Barts (Watermelon), who has been studying and interpreting Northwest plants & ecosystems for more than 20 years will lead us in an exploration of Camassia Natural Area , which has beautiful spring wild flowers, unique endangered plants, and is one of the most unique little nature preserves in the U.S. We’ll enjoy a delicious dinner afterwards.

DIVERSITY: Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

COSPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: David at 503-223-8822 or registrar@qland.org or website: qland.org

RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit

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4/15 Beat-the-Blues this Spring: Men’s Support Group

bartchurch — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:20:36 GMT

BEAT-THE-BLUES: Men's Depression Peer-Support Group
4/15 & 5/6 (1st & 3rd Sundays) 6-8 pm

Spring is a beautiful time, but it can be hard if your insides don’t match the outside. If you struggle with depression or feeling down this time of year or know a man who does, please invite them to this twice monthly peer-support group. This isn’t a therapy group, but instead is a warm, supportive group where we focus on what we’re doing and could do to feel better. Specifically we help one another clarify: 1) your wellness vision & goals; 2) your depression triggers & challenges; 3) your wellness strengths, skills, resources; 4) practical actions you're willing to take to feel better; 5) how to ask for concrete support to follow through.

CO-FACILITATORS: Brian Taylor, R.N., who is not an expert on depression but enjoys helping men discover what works for them; and Peter Stankavich, a PSU student in graphic design and psychology, who also likes to facilitate men learning together how to feel better.

DIVERSITY: We welcome adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

COSPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Brian at 503-223-8822 beattheblues@qland.org or website: qland.org

RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit

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What the hell is up with the Eagle?

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:48:59 GMT

I stopped by the Eagle last night for a minute. The music was crap (Banannarama...oh please). The crowd was a bunch of little teeny-bopper bois, and the ugliest girl I have ever seen. The only nice thing I can say was that my drink was good and the porn was compelling. Where did the good ol raunchy Eagle go?

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Invitation to YoHos Social Event for Young Homos

YOHOS — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:38:34 GMT

Yoho's (Young Homo's) Group will kick off its new weekly social event for queer men on the Vernal Equinox (Wed, 3/21, 6-8 pm) at Three Friends Coffee House, 201 SE 12th (2 blocks south of Burnside). We'll network, chill, socialize, or even do needlework, swap recipes or music or even stories about the coming Rapture. Who knows, it's Wednesday in Portland—anything could happen if you show up.

YoHo's is a social event for young men to meet other young men outside of bars, bathhouses, and online hook-ups. All men under 30, regardless of size, shape, color, orientaiton, or background are welcome. YOHOS aims to provide the opportunity for men to have fun and connect amongst themselves in a relaxed setting, and recognizes the importance of alternatives to a confining queer culture.

The YoHo's Group is a project of Q-LAND, a non-profit men’s wellness network, that empowers diverse men in the Portland area to discover & manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, service, & play.

For more information e-mail Frederic at yohos@qland.org, call the Q-LAND office at 503-223-8822, or check out our websites www.qland.org, groups.myspace.com/yohos

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Queer Drum Circle

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:41:15 GMT

Where is it?

Or ... do we form one?

Augustus

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In portland for the weekend.......

wiscocheez — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:54:47 GMT

Some friends and I are coming up to Portland next weekend from Ashland. This will be my 1st trip up to portland since i have moved to oregon last march (i know...its a shame) ~ 1 of the nights we want to immerse ourselves into the gay scene up there, since there isnt one down here.....at all! Anyways ~ were looking for some input for things to do ~ is there a certain district that is gay friendly? with good places to eat (vegetarian/vegan)? what are the best places to go dancing? fun bars, etc? and drag shows?

any help would be great!!!

Thanks
Chad

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12/2 Create a job you’ll love . . .

bartchurch — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 05:00:57 GMT

CREATE A JOB YOU'LL LOVE:
Men's Right Livelihood Workshop
12/2, Saturday, 4:00-10:30 pm

Because men are trained to define themselves by their work, having the wrong job or no job at all can be a major source of stress. In this practical, fun, and affirming workshop you’ll join a group of men who support one another in figuring out:

1) PASSIONS: What are your interests & passions? If you’re depressed or have no idea, what were your passions/interests when you were a kid or young adult?
2) WHO? what kinds of people you most enjoy working for and with?
3) WHAT NEEDS? what kinds of needs/challenges you most enjoy helping
address?
4) WHAT ORGANIZATIONS? what kinds of organizations/businesses you might
enjoy working for or with?
5) WHAT SKILLS? what your skills, experience, & special knowledges are?
6) WHAT ROLES? what roles do you most enjoy playing in work (creator, manager, data collector/analyzer, or supporter)
7) ALLIES? who your allies are for setting up informational interviews with?
potential employers or investors/partners?
8) NEXT STEPS? how you can get on-going support for taking concrete action
towards your right livelihood vision?

TEAMWORK: Finding your great job takes teamwork. Come join a group of men who are serious about finding a great job and want to help one another get started on and sustain effective action. We will use journaling, story-telling, brainstorming, and action-planning to help you create a job you'll love. Out of this workshop you'll also be invited to join an on-going support group to sustain your efforts to create a job you’ll love.

DIVERSITY: This workshop is for adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who may be interested.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Q-LAND & LoveTribe, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bill at 503-223-8822 or createyourjob@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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12/19 Love Your Low-Back

bartchurch — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:11:12 GMT

The lower back is the source of so much power, and when that power doesn't flow, so much pain.

Your lower back deserves simple, practical, & loving support in this stressful time of year . . .

MEN TOUCHING WITH HEART:
Effective, Simple Strategies for Preventing/Coping with Low Back Pain
Tues, 12/19, 7:00-10:00 pm

A Licensed Physical Therapist, Ted Ellquist, who has extensive training in the McKenzie Method of pain management & prevention, will be teaching men how to use better posture, body mechanics, stretches, and healing touch techniques to cope with or prevent low-back pain.

These techniques will be presented in an interactive way, so you'll have the chance to both give & receive healing touch & stretches throughout the workshop. After experimenting with various techniques, you'll receive significant time on the techniques that seem to work best for you. You can learn more about the McKenzie Method and Ted's training & experience at www.backinactionpt.com

DIVERSITY: Event open to adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bart at 503-223-8822 or healingtouch@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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College Night (18+ ONLY) @ 333 S.W. Park Dowtown PDX

Greater Portland Intercollegiate Queer — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:48:36 GMT

The Greater Portland Intercollegiate Queer Society (GPIQS) is hosting College Night at the Escape nightclub every Friday evening from now on. Why go to the kiddie club? 18+ i.e., no one is illegal, different music than Saturdays, go-go boys/girls (soon), cool peeps, $3 off cover if you show a college ID, AND donating to a non-profit just by dancing! GPIQS gets $3 of the cover of everyone who enters the Escape on Fridays which in turn funds college groups all across Oregon and Southern Washington. We're working to revamp or start groups at UofP, Marylhurst, Willamette, and a number of other schools. Dance and help your community. Doors open at 10:30.

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This Sat, 11/4 Men Finding Wisdom thru Story-telling

bartchurch — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:14:44 GMT

Could you forward this to men who have lived interesting stories or who
understand the power of story-telling to help them draw on the wisdom of men of all ages?

MEN’S INTERGENERATIONAL STORY-TELLING
Saturday, 11/4, 4:00-10:30 pm

* Imagine being able to learn from the wisdom of men of all ages.

* Imagine who you could be if men of all ages helped you tell & understand your story, and you helped them tell their’s.

* Imagine story-telling as a tool for transformation & initiation.

For most of human history story-telling has been a crucial part of men’s initiation and empowerment. Nowadays story-telling has been mostly reduced to mere entertainment -- a mass-produced product to be consumed. This has cut men off from the wisdom of the lived past, present, and future – from actually knowing other men’s stories.

In this playful, creative event you’ll tell key parts of your life story to a small group of men of different ages, and they will retell your story in spoken word poetry, short skits, psycho-drama sculptures, paintings/drawings, and other creative techniques.

Our goal is for you to tell the story of your life to men of different ages, and for you to help retell the stories of other men – in ways that reflect you and the wisdom of the inter-generational group you’re apart of. Ultimately this is about friendship, play, creativity, and initiation through story-telling.

DIVERSITY: We welcome men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, story-telling abilities, and life backgrounds (including trans guys). Diversity on all levels helps us learn the many ways we can be men. Could you please help us invite diverse men by forwarding this invitation to any of your friends, colleagues, or acquaintances who might be interested, and by attending with them?

SPONSORED BY: MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Q-LAND & LoveTribe, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Jack at 503-223-8822 or storytelling@qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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SATURDAY - Batty's Hippodrome, Victorian circus extravaganza

Noah — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:41:30 GMT

SATURDAY 10/28:
BATTY'S HIPPODROME PRESENTS
Thee 999 Eyes Ov Endless Dream
CoRE suspension
A Dictionary of Blood Theater
The Alberta Clown House
and still more

at Someday Lounge
125 NW 5th
$15 21 and over

Our house circus troupe, portraying the true-life Victorian circus of ringmaster William Batty, acts as a framing device for traveling circus troupes from all around the country. This month, we receive a visit from the last genuine traveling freakshow in the United States – Thee 999 Eyes Ov Endless Dream – who are being tailed from city to city by a film crew from The National Geographic Channel.
Arrive early for the second in Rale Sidebottom’s series of macabre puppet shows, A Dictionary of Blood Theater.
And stay late as the narrative turns grislier and we splatter the stage with the skin-crawling theatrical mutilations of CoRE.

Truly a show for the ages, from the creator and castmembers of Societas Insomnia and Cicuri Curajul –The Fireninja, Leapin’ Louie Lichtenstein, The Clown House, Aubrey Birdwell, Noah Mickens, and STILL MORE luminaries of the circus stage to be announced.
Witness the birth of a tradition.

9pm-1am
$15

THEE 999 EYES OV ENDLESS DREAM
www.999eyes.com
Lost in time, hidden in the dark corners and in the dusty shelves of old book stores, in the basements of libraries and museums, lies the fabulous, fantastical history of the carnival sideshow - a time when the malformed were glamorized as part of a traveling caravan and not locked up in institutions. A time when there was a place and venue for amazing performers to come together in a gypsy caravan style and change the atmosphere of the town around them - reminding people there is another way of life and relieving people of their daily routines - reminding them of the power of magic and imagination. The roots of radical artistic movements of today are deeply intertwined with the carnival sideshows of the past…
We acknowledge our carnival sideshow roots to empower our communities with alluring, inventive, and fearless displays of imagination and dream! Our carnival sideshow not only provides a place for roving gypsy carnival performers and “human curiosities” to express their art but also provides an environment which revives and highlights the great performers and “freaks” of the past – and their true life stories! Using olde-tyme music, puppets, story telling as well as classic carnival sideshow acts and performance we create a world that taps into profound emotion, reminding the AUDIENCE of the actualization of the living dream. At the same time, this gives the “human curiosities” of the modern age a venue to be appreciated once again - this is our mission.
Our collaborative carnival art troupe is co-created with many fabulous idividuals - musicians, sideshow artists, clowns, writers, experts - each of which works on their routines, props, banners, and costumes in their locale. Each on its own is amazing, and together, we form our carnival ov dreams. We tour selectively, displaying our “History of the FREAKSHOW” museum installation, with a real life modern day freakshow and sideshow for our openings. With all ages kid-themed shows(dream shows) as well as adult-themed “nightmare” performances, our carnival sideshow does well at what we aim to do. We’re recreating the world one carnival at a time – awakening the collective subconscious.
The psyche is never laid so bear as when entering the world ov dream… Our demons and dreamers are assembled in an ever evolving Multi-Form Cabinet containing enough skeletons to squeeze the tears and fears ov even the coldest heart… For we all have dreams, and we all have nightmares… When we enter into the waking dream of beauty and art in life, we realize how real our dreams really are. Staring at our hands, we consider all that they can accomplish, for good or ill. We present our WAKING DREAMS and NIGHTMARES for your perusal… as an actual, real, living, modern day museum ov oddities style freakshow is paraded before your awe-inspired eyes! With a musical background ranging from Old-tyme gypsy jug band to eldritch accordion “eville” puppet madness… all this and more can become available for the entertainment and horror ov THE AUDIENCE, which has the opportunity to sign on the dotted line (in blood) and sell their soul for a glimpse into another world ov phantasmagoric dream!

CORE
www.wearecore.com
Among the founding suspension performers on Earth, up from Los Angeles and Houston for a visit to Cascadia.
"It is our intent to create original and physically demanding works of theatre by blending the practice of modern performance art with ancient rituals of body suspension.
We in CoRE have suspended our own concept of physical limitation, pierced the heart of our fears, and transcended the boundaries of social convention in order to further the understanding of the corporeal and spiritual being. Suspension acts combined with traditional performance art and theatre provide us with a new outlet for artistic expression that enables the audience to join us on our emotional journey. By pushing our own boundaries in life and art, we inspire others to explore their own."

THE ALBERTA CLOWN HOUSE
www.clownhouse.org
A nationally-revered waystation for traveling clown society, led by Dingo Dizmal and Caffeine Enema Jones and featuring at one time or another every punk clown worth his or her salt.

A DICTIONARY OF BLOOD THEATER
"In a sense, there is no true, "real" theatre, only a black Cadillac crushing life and squeezing the heart out of us, one act at a time. It is appropriate then, that we cry, and mourn crushed lives, appropriate to watch as well as to perform. Why puppets? Because, by branch and root, from head to foot, there is not, nor art there be, anything so deep so sad so fun so thought-provoking so shamelessly despised so unrehearsed and prized as the beautiful blank darkness that descends upon you as the flesh is opened to let another story bleed forth.
The first installation of our new show Local man claims to have seen god but can't give an account of what he saw (Decipher that!) opens October 27 and runs throught the next two nights at the Someday lounge in Portland Oregon, moving to other venues down the west coast through October and November. This program deals with the erosion of sanity in the modern world. It is a puppetry program, including live actors and found objects, trash and treasures paraded before you eyes."
www.somedaylounge.com/perform..._theater

LEAPIN' LOUIE LICHTENSTEIN
www.comedytricks.com
Leapin' Louie performs a high energy comedy show featuring cowboy tricks, juggling, acrobatics, music and what-not. He inflames audiences to laughter and wild applause everywhere he plays and that’s a lot of wheres because he has appeared at corporate events, festivals, fairs, schools, etc., in twenty-one different nations.
Say it in one breath for a true feeling of jet lagged exhilaration. Leapin' Louie Lichtenstein has knocked them alive in:
USA, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Japan.
Whoa! Take a breath.

AUBREY BIRDWELL
www.somedaylounge.com/perform...irdwell/
Aubrey Birdwell is a prodigous young gypsy accordionist notorious in all corners of Portland. His work with Cicuri Curajul and Mirumir; and his solo work both with traditional and modified accordions; has distinguished him as one of the most skilled and innovative players in this city. He presents the incidental music for this evening, including a mix of traditional romany songs and his own compositions.

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Fall: a time to find your new rhythm

bartchurch — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:14:05 GMT

In the Northwest fall brings rejuvenating rain, a quietness that encourages
focusing on inner priorities, and cold that reminds us to support one
another in keeping our body, mind, & spirit warm. Q-LAND & LoveTribe have a wonderful week of men's gatherings designed to help you shift into your new rhythm this
fall. Would you forward this invitation to any men who might be interested
and consider attending one or more of these events yourself?

Tues, 10/17, 7-10 pm
MEN’S HEALING TOUCH EXCHANGE:
Richard Ludt, LMT, helps you use movement, touch, & imagery to release
chronic holding

Thurs, 10/19, 7-9:30 pm
MEN’S DATING LAB:
Finding practical strategies & support to give & receive the kinds of
intimacy you want
Co-Facilitators: Alejandro Cantu & Wayne Bund

Fri, 10/20, 6-9 pm
YOHO’S (Young Homos) COOKING & MUSIC FEST:
Men under 30 learn to cook, eat, & exchange music together
Co-Facilitators: Dan Jones, Wayne Bund, Frederic Henriot

Sat, 10/21, 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
YOGA & MASSAGE FOR STRESS: From Surrender to Strength:
(powerful techniques to respond more creatively to stress; you can attend
the morning session, the afternoon session, or both)
Co-Facilitators: Paul Tucker, Felix Roth, Charles Airey, & Bart Church

Sun, 10/22, 6-8 pm
BEAT-THE-BLUES (DEPRESSION) SUPPORT GROUP
Men’s peer-support group to help you find practical strategies for feeling better
Co-Facilitators: Brian Taylor, RN, & Matthew

INFO: Bart at 503-223-8822 or info@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Hey All

Shane_Chance — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:51:25 GMT

Okay, bad ME...no internet for a really long time...but I'm back...thank you all for doing so wonderful keeping up this tribe...you ROCK!!!

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Free Fall Men’s Yoga & Meditation starts soon

bartchurch — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:43:38 GMT

Would you please forward this invitation to any men who may be interested in attending a FREE men’s yoga or meditation class, and please consider attending yourself?

FREE MEN’S YOGA & MEDITATION CLASSES

As we approach the Autumnal Equinox, the days shorten and it’s a great time to try new ways to integrate wellness & stress-relief into our busy lives. Q-LAND & LoveTribe are launching the fall quarter with the following FREE yoga & meditation classes (for men who’ve never tried one of our classes):

* Monday, 9/18, 6:30-7:45 pm
Core Strength Yoga

* Wednesday, 9/20, 6:30-8:30 pm
Therapeutic Yoga (for men with specific wellness challenges/goals)

* Saturday, 9/23, 10:00-11:15 am
Core Strength Yoga

* Tuesday, 9/12, 7:30-9:30 pm
Men’s Meditation Group

Below are short descriptions of each class.

MEN'S CORE STRENGTH YOGA
Monday, 9/18, 6:30-7:45 pm &
Saturday, 9/23 10:00-11:15 am
As men age, stress, gravity, and neglect of the body conspire to cause us to collapse inward. We close ourselves off to life. In this dynamic, powerful, gentle, and fun class you'll learn to open from the inside out - to strengthen, lengthen, and enjoy your core. This class is for men with diverse abilities, ages, shapes, colors, orientations, and backgrounds (must be able to walk up & down stairs because NW Portland studio is not wheelchair accessible). Instructor Charles Airey has studied yoga for about 25 years, became a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor 20 years ago, and has taught in various studios in South Florida & Southern California.
INFO: Charles 503-223-8822 or yoga@qland.org
RSVP: www.qland.org/menspirit

MEN'S THERAPEUTIC YOGA
Wednesday, 9/20, 6:30-8:30 pm
Small class tailored to address your specific wellness goals, limitations, abilities, & experience. Learn to use Yoga & Ayurveda to reach your wellness goals (getting stronger & more flexible, losing weight, stress relief, becoming calmer & more focused, etc.) and/or self-treat chronic ailments (like back/neck pain, insomnia/anxiety, allergies, depression, HIV, digestive problems, etc). Taught by instructor who has studied for more than l8 years (under certified Iyengar & Raja Yoga instructors) and taught therapeutic yoga for more than 12 years.
INFO: Bart 503-223-8822 or yoga@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

MEN'S MEDITATION GROUP
Tuesday, 9/12 & 9/26 (2nd & 4th Tuesdays), 7:30-9:30 pm
Meditation helps many people relieve stress, feel calmer and more focused, and be more creative and connected to your natural flow. In this group you'll receive basic meditation instruction and simple, silent sitting and walking practice twice a month, on-going support for establishing your own regular meditation practice, and the fellowship of other men from diverse backgrounds who are interested in meditation and mindfulness. Co-facilitated by Rob Downer, M.Div., a local spiritual director and Centering Prayer facilitator; and Jeff Kerr, who has studied Buddhist meditation and currently is a student at the Portland Shambhala Center.
INFO: Rob 503-223-8822 or meditation@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

NOTE: Please RSVP as we limit our class sizes to assure each class is tailored to each man's goals, limitations, & abilities. Men of all experience levels are welcome in all our classes. Classes are only free for men who’ve never attended one of our yoga or meditation classes. After your 1st class, you decide how much you want to donate per class and then pay that amount times the number of classes remaining in the quarter. Space is limited in the Therapeutic Yoga Class, so please RSVP for this class ASAP.

Bart Church
Q-LAND/LoveTribe MenSpirit Program Coordinator:
www.lovetribe.org/menspirit
www.qland.org
503-223-8822 X1
bart@qland.org

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9/9 Men’s Dating Lab: Practical Intimacy Strategies

Peter at Q-LAND — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 03:38:17 GMT

MEN’S DATING LAB:
Finding Practical Intimacy Strategies
* Workshop: Sat, 9/9, 6:30-l0:30 pm
* On-going Group: lst & 3rd Thurs (begins 9/2l), 7-9 pm

Many men long for more emotionally and physically
intimate relationships, but --

* They’re too busy;
* They’ve been burned;
* They don’t know what they want;
* They’ve tried everything;
* They think they’re too old, shy, ugly, blah, blah . . .

Well love is worth it. Intimacy makes you happier and live longer & better. And you’re capable and desirable enough. You just need a little help figuring out what you want and what you can do – in the real world – to get it.

In this fun, practical workshop you’ll explore with other men:

• What kinds of intimacies you want;
• Your intimacy challenges;
• Your intimacy strengths & skills;
• Practical experiments to try in the work-shop & in your life for dating & intimacy
• Asking for concrete support to help you implement what you’ve learned & sustain learning after the workshop

This workshop is not about experts telling us the answers. It is about us supporting one another to find the intimacy visions and strategies that work for each of us. And most of all it’s about figuring out what you can do differently in the real world to get more of the intimacy you want – and get the support to follow through.

If you can’t attend the workshop, you could check out our on-going Dating Lab Support Group that will meet on the lst & 3rd Thursdays each month, 7-9 pm, starting on 9/2l.

CO-FACILITATORS: Alejandro Cantu, 5l, has been a teacher of multi-cultural students for more than 20 years, was in a long-term relationship and is now returning to dating; Wayne Bund, 25, is a teacher of multi-cultural students, has been in several relationships, and has recently moved back to Portland as a single man; Bart Church, 46, has been in several primary relationships, but has viewed his close friendship network as his primary source of intimacy for most of his adult life & believes in valuing friendship networks.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit is a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Q-LAND & LoveTribe, that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bill at 503-223-8822 or datinglab@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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PURE Cirkus Presents: Wonderland

Noah — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 04:38:46 GMT

WHAT: PURE Cirkus Presents - WONDERLAND
A dark and twisted cirkus retelling of the classic Lewis Carrol Alice stories
WHERE: The Roseland, downstairs
WHEN: Saturday, September 2nd -- Doors at 8, show at 9 SHARP
HOW MUCH: $10 advance from TIcketsWest or at The Roseland, $12 at the door
http://www.purecirkus.com/

Indeed friends, though we have experienced many ups and downs this month, we must not be late to this very important date with Seattle's premiere cirque noir troupe, PURE Cirkus.

"Cirque noir", of course, being the term that is currently being bandied about to describe a relatively new phenomenon of troupes fusing theatricalized and abstract storytelling with serious circus arts (acrobatics, aerialism, juggling, clowning, contortion, etc.) and the debatably more recent developments in ritual theater (hook suspension, fire spinning, trance states, pain threshhold performance, and so on). Portland's own Societas Insomnia is an example of the cirque noir genre. Seattle's is PURE Cirkus.

Recently awarded a position as Artists in Residency at the Capitol Hill Arts Center, PURE Cirkus has been performing like mad throughout their hometown, and is about to leave for a command performance in Japan. Upon returning, they will nigh-immediately ready themselves for the premiere of their latest show - WONDERLAND.

Wonderland is the first attempt at adaptation for PURE (which stands for "People Undergoing Real Experience"). Alice is undeniably in the air this year, with productions by Noir and AWOL Dance Collective in this week alone, and without a doubt we will do justice to the madcap and eerie devices of Lewis Carrol's tales.

To see how, join us Saturday at The Roseland; and, in a preview lasting from September 12th-16th, the new Someday Lounge in Old Town Portland.

http://www.purecirkus.com/
http://www.somedaylounge.com/

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9/1-9/4 MEN'S RETREAT - New habits, new possibilities for wellness

bartchurch — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:45:51 GMT

Fall is a great time to develop new habits that create new possibilities for enhancing wellness. In its Men’s Wellness Retreat this Labor Day Weekend (9/1-9/4), Q-LAND & LoveTribe will help you enjoy learning new habits of yoga, massage, eating well, and music-making/movement to deal with challenges like:

* stress
* excess weight
* back/neck pain
* depression
* lack of energy
* digestive problems

In this long weekend at a beautiful ranch in the coastal range (on 50 acres of wooded land with a stream & ponds), you can join three experienced yoga teachers, two experienced Licensed Massage Therapists, and experienced musicians in creating a magical Labor Day Weekend Retreat that will include:

* hiking/strolling in the forest
* relaxing & energizing yoga classes,
* healing massage exchanges,
* playing croquet (and a new game called Giant’s Croquet) on the lawn
* making & moving to great music,
* napping,
* great food

All activities will be optional, and every day we’ll offer a couple of yoga classes, a massage exchange class, three delicious & healthy meals, and the opportunity to make & move to energizing & relaxing music.

What you do every day can create wellness and ease in your life. Come have fun with other men learning new habits that create new possibilities.

INFO: Bill at 503-223-8822 or retreat@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Join the Moe!kestra!

Noah — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 08:46:42 GMT

Hey gang.

I'm recruiting heavy for the next Moe!lestra! (a large conducted improv ensemble led by bay area scrap percussionist Moe! Staiano of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum).

The show will happen September 30th, a Saturday.

I need as many as possible of the following:

Clarinets (all types)
Violins
Cellos
Violas
Contrabasses
Tuned Percussion

We already have enough guitars, drums, and electronics; though you could probably come and do those too.

Alas, for this particular Moe!kestra!, there are no other instruments being used.

Please contact me at noah@somedaylounge.com if you're interested.

5000. - N.

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sexy video

leekyle — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 04:27:12 GMT

http://youtube.com/watch?v=a7BQl2Xlk_U

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i need directions to Wolf creek. i want to go the the gathering!

meshi — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:37:30 GMT

help?

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8/l2 Men’s Music Jam; 8/l5 Men’s Contact Improv

bartchurch — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 05:04:25 GMT

Please invite any men who might be interested in the following Q-LAND/LoveTribe MenSpirit events designed to unlock creativity, heal your body, and open your heart:

MEN'S MUSIC JAM: Playing with Improvisation
Sat, 8/l2, 6:30-l0:30 pm
This is a time for all kinds of men to gather to share great (vegetarian) food & great collectively-created, improvised music. Even if you've never made music with a group of men, you can discover your innate creativity, rhythm, and love of music you help create. All of us are connected to rhythms through our heat beat, our breath, and all the flows of our bodies. Rhythm can have profound effects on us; it can slow our heartbeat, calm our respiration, and cause all of the cells of our bodies to vibrate in unison with all the cells of everyone else who hears that flowing sound. When we make music together, it connects us in unique ways. Co-Facilitated by Marvin Moore & Eric Zimmerman.

MEN’S CONTACT IMPROV & Motion Massage
Tue, 8/l5, 7-l0 pm
Contact Improv is an amazing moving meditation that focuses on the point of contact between two people. It looks like a combination of dance (movement), improvisation, meditation, & playful/healing touch. And it’s more than its parts. Motion Massage extends the awareness developed in Contact Improv into a highly intuitive massage form that uses the movement of the whole body to bring about healing, opening, and a nurturing flow. Co-facilitated by Felix Roth, LMT; Jeff Kerr, Daniel Flynn, & Bart Church.

INFO: Bill at 503-223-8822 info@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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8/5 Can disliking your body make you sick?

bartchurch — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:20:13 GMT

Can disliking your body or its parts make you sick? What if the things you believe about your body help determine how healthy you are and will be?

What if billions of dollars were being spent to convince you your body is flawed? And what if this belief and many of the products you buy to “fix” your body are actually making you sick?

MEN'S BODY IMAGES: Can hating your body make you sick?
8/5, This Saturday, 6:30-10:30 pm

In this workshop you’ll look simply and compassionately at which parts of your body you like, and which you dislike. You’ll look at how you feel about your body and its parts, as well as what you tell yourself about your body and its parts.

You’ll use simple practices of small group brainstorming & repetition of new body images, touch, breathing, ritual, play, and awareness to enhance the flow of blood, energy & nutrients to parts of your body you like. You’ll also use these practices to soften and enliven parts of your body you dislike. You’ll physically experience the connection between your beliefs about your body and the amount of blood, immune fluid, energy, oxygen, and nutrients that reach parts of your body.

Your beliefs about your body can make you sick. And the reverse is true. Your beliefs about your body can heal you. It is quite powerful to experience this first hand in your body, rather than as just ideas. And it is exponentially more powerful to do this with the support and energy of a group.

Let us re-imagine our bodies as capable of being beautiful, sexy, powerful,
healthy, and creative. Let us accept our bodies as they are -- and learn quiet ways to use our body images to heal our bodies, rather than destroy them.

CO-FACILITATORS: Dan Jones, co-facilitator of Outside In's Gender Blenz Group at the Trans Identity Resource Center, as well as Q-LAND’s coordinator of programs for men under 30 (this event is for adult men of all ages); Celeste Weber, founder of a radical feminist striptease support group & a risk reduction specialist at Outside In's Needle Exchange; Bart Church, a yoga teacher, Zen-Shiatsu Practitioner, and facilitator of men's wellness workshops and retreats for 20 years.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit is a joint project of two non-profit organizations: Q-LAND & LoveTribe. Menspirit empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bill 503-223-8822 or bodyimages@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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- WHO IS AVAILABLE? -

MAHVi — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:59:08 GMT

OK,

I figure it's about time that I start some active discussion here!

How about:

- WHO IS AVAILABLE -

Please post:

1. Description of Yourself
(incl. links to online profiles, etc.)

2. Description of Your likes/dislikes
(incl. links to any related/playful web pages/pics)

3. Description of the Person you'd like to connect with
(Ideal Playmate, Fantasy Fuck Buddy, 'Barbie/Ken' Dream Date, etc.)

Rite On!

I just wanna mix things up... help people to connect...

MAHVi

:^ )

* Back in the day, when I was a kandi vendor at raves... we played the 'Dating Game'...
people wore numbers... those who were interested could leave messages... it was lots of fun!
It 'broke the ice', which led to a lot of making out! and hook-ups!

(unfortunately some people were too e-tarded to realize: 'the HOTTIE wearing the number'... was AVAILABLE... Duh!)

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Sissyboy's 2 year Anniversary TONIGHT! @ Wonder Ballroom

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:33:45 GMT

Come early for the world premiere of the short film Splendora Dearest at 10pm. (click here for a trailer.)

Then at 10:30, catch Drunken Princess Girl telling Adventures in Boyland; Part slam poetry, part fairy tale, this chick is sexy and funny as hell.

Witness Sissyboy's Second Annivery show at 11 (directed by House of Cunt's Pam Carsten), then stay after for the late-night dance party with The Snuggle-Ups!!!!

Friday, July 28th
Wonder Ballroom
Sissyboy show at 11pm
128 NE Russell St / Portland OR
$5 at the door / ALL AGES!

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Indie Film Needs Nude and/or Topless Hippies

Maile — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 23:49:11 GMT

Hello There,

Thanks to all who have participated as extras thus far!

As you have heard, we are shooting a movie in town called, The Auteur.

We need nude extras to be in our hippie commune scene on

Friday July 28th
from 6pm-6am.

We will provide transportation to the commune from a central location in PDX. There will be tons of free food and it will be a really fun time for everyone! Come show off your body while you play, naked hacky sack, Frisbee, or just dance in the mud. Full nudity is highly encouraged and partial nudity is welcomed. Come on and bring your friends to the most naked party scene this summer!

Dress: Hippie it up for us
ages 18+ please

Please RSVP for more details and location information about commune, Paradise.

Maile Thiesen
Casting
The Auteur
theauteurmovie@gmail.com
503-222-5832
myspace/theauteurmovie

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piss fetish...like to watch?

leekyle — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:27:39 GMT

then watch this!!!!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=J4qiBLFt-7A
loves

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I'm NEW dang it

alexjon — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:47:33 GMT

I forgot I had tribe. So here I am.

I am in the woodstock sunday vortex of suck and decided I will post something. And that something is this: Something.

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my older brother made me gay!

Max — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 06:43:31 GMT

The latest Time magazine presents some research which shows that more gay men have older brothers than can be explained by simple averages. Among first born males, the claim is that 3% are gay; but the second born male has a 4% chance; and the more males born of the same mother before you, the better your chances of being gay, so the study asserts.

So....I'm going to do my own "research" if you're willing to respond, dear reader. If you're a gay man reading this:

1. How many older brothers (biological brothers, and presumably maternal half-brothers) do you have?

2. If you have any younger brother(s), is he gay?

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Folsom St Fair in September

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 18:41:22 GMT

Who from Portland is going?. And who has leather that maybe doesn't fit so well anymore? I could use a good outfit! 30 inch waist, small or medium shirt.....Help!?

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ride the train eith us

Max — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:50:16 GMT

On the fifteenth, a rare passenger train will run on the line from Banks to Tillamook. The trip includes a bbq at the Air Museum in Tilly (so that would include aviation fans too).

http://www.railsnw.com/tours/charter/oregon/oregon_coast_main.htm#crawl

Yours truly and a fellow member of the gay railfan club, The Phoebe Snow Society (of if you've been around a while, you may have heard of 'Hotbox'), will be taking the trip and I want to invite anyone who has the means and thinks it is a fun way to spend a day. It's not cheap but I've put a big chunk of my vacation budget into this one day with the expectation that I'll spend some of the others in college dorms and hostels.

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Portland In August....looking for a place to crash

Alexis — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:22:06 GMT

Hey ! How are you? This New Orleans / San Diego Faerie is headed to Vancouver for a week for Pride and more.... Aug 2, 2006.
Then on Aug 9 or 10 to Seattle, continuing on to Portland on the 13th or 14th.....on the 16th or 17th I'm off to Breithenbush !
I am looking for host/s in any of these great cities for a couple of nights. If hosting is not possible, would like to meet up for coffee or a drink or walk in the park. Looking forward to meeting you or seeing you again. Thanks very much, Alexis 760.822.2021 AlexisDeBram@hotmail.com

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Our wellness can't wait

bartchurch — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:11:31 GMT

On the occasion of the death of Eric Rofes, one of the founders of the gay men’s health movement and one of the visionaries who inspired me, it seems important to acknowledge that the health care system in Portland is tragically failing most men, especially queer men. Even the shrinking number of men who have health insurance receive virtually no wellness support from their insurance, and often receive very little beyond wildly escalating premiums. As a lifelong wellness organizer, I’m sure Eric would say, “Stop crying and start organizing!

Below is an essay on the need for, and practical strategies for establishing, a Men’s Wellness Network in the Portland metro area. With our health care system in a state of collapse, it is high time we did something practical and simple to support one another’s wellness. Please read the brief essay below and consider how you can become involved with creating a vital network intended to nurture our collective and individual wellness.

WE WILL NEED:

1) Volunteers to help create a Men’s Wellness Network – see list below.
2) To get the word out. Please forward this e-mail to every man in your community, and consider bringing it up in conversation.
3) Immediate donations of $50-$100 to help us establish a powerful, secure online database that will support the creation of a Men’s Wellness Network. We need to raise $2000 by mid July and we have already raised $1300 in the last week. (Please send your tax-deductible donation to Q-LAND/CIC; 3026 SE 39th Ave; Portland, OR 97202).

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS NEEDED . . .

* WELLNESS COACHES: help men define and manifest their specific wellness visions, understand and overcome wellness challenges, recognize and marshal their wellness resources, and gain confidence and self esteem through vision-driven service to other men in the network.

* MEMBERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS: help invite men to give time and/or money to join the network and keep track of what they need and what they give.

* WEB DATABASE DEVELOPER: create a web-based database that facilitates men joining the network and securely records their visions, needs, challenges, resources, and contributions of time, money, and knowledge, and facilitates men sharing information within mutual support groups designed to meet their specific needs, contribute their resources, and reach their goals.

* DEVELOPMENT TEAM MEMBERS: help raise seed money to launch the Network’s coaching, support groups, and other systems.

Please contact Paul Fukui at volunteer@qland.org or 503-223-8822 if you want more information about these positions. The essay below will tell you why your contribution and these volunteer positions may be critical to your wellness and the wellness of countless other men in our community.

WHY WE NEED A MEN’S WELLNESS NETWORK and
WHAT WE CAN DO TO CREATE IT HERE and NOW . . .

Portland has one of the highest percentages of men who either don’t have health insurance or are grossly under-insured. Because of sexism, homophobia, huge unemployment, massive cuts in public and private health insurance services and coverage, skyrocketing healthcare costs, the failure of health education, and the failure of our political and corporate leadership to prioritize healthcare, more and more men, especially queer men, are contracting and not being adequately treated for HIV, STDs, heart disease, prostate and other cancers, drug/alcohol/sex addictions, depression, anxiety, diabetes, suicidal thoughts/behaviors, and stress-related chronic illnesses like back/neck pain, excess weight, acid reflux and other digestive disorders, etc. It is no accident that men die on average five years younger than women in this state. We have allowed the health care and health education systems to ignore and abandon us.

WE CAN SOLVE OUR PROBLEM: On the occasion of Eric’s death, it seems imperative to say that men CAN and MUST create, and in fact ARE creating, an alternative wellness system that provides highly tailored services to all kinds of men based on our needs for mind/body/spirit wellness and an ethic of mutual support, rather than an ethic of greed and scarcity. We must create a system that learns about and engages each man’s specific wellness visions, challenges, and resources. And most importantly this system must not abandon men when they suffer wellness or financial set backs. It must be there no matter what.

As a record number of us grow older, we cannot afford to wait for the government or health insurance companies to fix the health care system. We now have one of the worst health care systems in the developed world. With costs increasing exponentially while government and the business sector continue to cut budgets, almost everyone is predicting the current system will either continue to get worse -- or collapse entirely.

This fall Q-LAND will be launching a new Men’s Wellness Coaching program that will train men to support one another to:
1) Clarify your individual wellness visions,
2) Overcome and/or manage your specific wellness challenges, and
3) Effectively recognize and utilize your wellness resources.

This coaching program will also help men with similar visions and challenges to create highly tailored mutual support groups such as a weight loss group, a diabetes support group, a dating lab for men whose loneliness is harming them, a right livelihood group for men whose lack of meaningful employment is making them sick, etc.

The coaching program and the mutual support groups, like all other Q-LAND programs, will be open to men regardless of their ability to pay. We expect all men in the wellness network to be of service to other men in the network in ways that match their abilities, skills, and resources. Again, no one will be turned away for lack of funds or because of pre-existing conditions.

We will serve one another from an ethic of abundance and mutual support. While this sounds like pie-in-the-sky, such a wellness network is based on the traditional bartering and mutual support systems used by rural, indigenous, and traditional societies all over the world throughout human history. Bartering and mutual support for health care is a much older, more reliable, and more traditionally successful system than health insurance (which is why the current health insurance system in the U.S. is in a state of collapse). Until universal healthcare somehow miraculously arrives from on high, a Men’s Wellness Network is something concrete and immediately useful we can experiment with in the Portland men’s community. We can learn from one another, and we can help one another.

In the coming years your health will increasingly depend on the quality of the network of people who will support your wellness no matter what. Money will not be enough. Even wealthy people are finding themselves bankrupt overnight by the ways our state and nation fails to deal with health insurance and catastrophic illness. Traditional health insurance and the bloated health care industry it is propping up are increasingly becoming a mirage that gives no one wellness. It is time to invest in a network of men, here and now, who can and will support all of us in very practical, individualized, affordable, and holistic ways.

Let’s start small, make lots of mistakes, learn from them quickly, and build very real and practical systems of mutual support.

We can do this. You can help.

Bart Church, Program Coordinator
Q-LAND: Queer Love Action Network for Discovery
www.qland.org
bart@qland.org
503-223-8822 X1
of, by, and for all the men who need and deserve it.

P.S. -- Q-LAND is a non-profit men's wellness network that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual and collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, and play. We do this by supporting and creating venues and values for life-long, collaborative learning and heart-conscious community among men. We inspire men to live and love well -- through:
* wellness coaching
* social/play events,
* healing touch events,
* yoga and meditation classes,
* online and phone wellness information and referral, and
* other peer-led programs to promote mind, body, spirit wellness among men.

Let me know if you'd like to donate time and/or money to help us empower more men.

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Portland Pride on Video!

MAHVi — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:41:24 GMT

Radical Faeries on parade!!!

http://www.veoh.com/videoDetails.html?v=e831947jNas6Ty

ENJOY!!!

MAHVi

;^ )

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FREE Summer Men’s Yoga & Meditation Classes

bartchurch — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 21:51:21 GMT

FREE Summer Introductory Classes:
* Men Core Strength Yoga: 6/l9 & 6/26, Mondays, 5:45-7:00 pm
* Men’s Wellness Yoga: 6/2l & 6/28, Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm
* Men’s Meditation Group: 6/l3 & 6/27, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 pm

Because most of us are at our strongest & most flexible in the summer, this is the best time to begin studying yoga and meditation. What better way to do this than with a group of men who are committed to helping you use yoga and meditation to better cope with --
• stress
• chronic pain,
• weight loss, and/or
• lack of focus and direction.

Below are brief descriptions of our two yoga classes and our meditation class. Thanks for forwarding this email to any friends, colleagues, or acquaintances who might be interested.

6/19 & 6/26, Mon, 5:45-7:00pm
MEN’S CORE STRENGTH YOGA: FREE Summer Kickoff Classes
As men age, stress, gravity, and neglect of the body conspire to cause us to collapse inward. We close ourselves off to life. In this dynamic, powerful, gentle, and fun class you’ll learn to open from the inside out – to strengthen, lengthen, and enjoy your core. This class is for men with diverse abilities, ages, shapes, colors, orientations, and backgrounds (must be able to walk up & down stairs because NW Portland studio is not wheelchair accessible). Instructors: Charles Airey has taught and studied yoga for over 20 Years; Eric Wallace has been practicing and studying Yoga intensively for over 2 Years and just graduated from yoga teacher training.
INFO: Eric 503-223-8822 yoga@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

6/2l & 6/28, Wed, 6:30-8:30 pm
MEN’S WELLNESS YOGA: FREE Summer Kickoff Classes
Learn to use Yoga & Ayurveda to reach your wellness goals (getting stronger & more flexible, losing weight, becoming calmer & more focused, etc.) and/or self-treat chronic ailments (like back/neck pain, insomnia/anxiety, allergies, depression, HIV, digestive problems, etc). Taught by instructor who has studied for more than l8 years (under certified Iyengar & Raja Yoga instructors) and taught for more than l2 years.
INFO: Bart 503-223-8822 or yoga@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

6/l3 & 6/27 (2nd & 4th Tuesdays), 7:30-9:30 pm
MEN'S MEDITATION GROUP,
Meditation helps many people relieve stress, feel calmer and more focused, and be more creative and connected to your natural flow. In this group you'll receive basic meditation instruction and simple, silent sitting and walking practice twice a month, on-going support for establishing your own regular meditation practice, and the fellowship of other men from diverse backgrounds who are interested in meditation and mindfulness. Co-facilitated by Rob Downer, M.Div., a local spiritual director and Centering Prayer facilitator; and Jeff Kerr, who has studied Buddhist and Vipassana meditation and currently is a student at the Portland Shambhala Center.
INFO: Jeff 503-223-8822 or meditation@qland.org.
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Benefit for Linah Cocaine

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:58:39 GMT

Tomorrow night's Club I.T. will be a fundraiser for Miss Linah. Come in your hottest couture to drink and dance your ass off to the hottest tracks of Dandylion and Jimme Jamma. Drinks will be cheap and deadly!!

Shanghai Steakery, 16 NW Broadway
10pm-close
$3-5 donation, 21+

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Friendship: Beyond Trolls and Twinks

bartchurch — Fri, 26 May 2006 01:43:26 GMT

Sat, 6/3, 6:30-l0:30 pm
BEYOND TROLLS & TWINKS: Developing friendships with men of all ages

We live in a time of gigantic and rapid changes. What if our survival depends on the diversity of our friendships – much more than on how much money or stuff we control?

In times of rapid change, two qualities become essential:
1. Creativity and;
2. The ability to create alliances across traditional divisions.

One of the most important and difficult divisions men must learn to bridge is age. Our age stereotypes can crush our ability to even see men, much less get to know them. Younger men can come to trust older men and vice versa, and we all need to be able to relate to men our own age.

In this Playshop you’ll use story-telling, psycho-drama, and guerilla theater to explore, make fun of, and look beyond your age stereotypes. You’ll have the opportunity to really get to know men of all ages – their true gifts, their connections to who you really are.

Imagine having male friends; good friends who are much older than you, much younger, and your own age too? What would you learn about yourself? What would you be able to accomplish?

Friendship is the most powerful institution in our lives – it has the power to vastly expand who we think we are. Developing true, authentic connections with men of all ages is an amazing way to explore who you are and who you can become.

CO-FACILITATORS: Multi-generational team: Drew Gadbois, Youth Outreach Advocate at Janus Youthwork/Outside In/Trans Identity Resource Center; Dan Jones, Guerilla Theater & Youth Group Co-facilitator at Trans Identity Resource Center; Aaron Hornstein, psychotherapist specializing in psychodrama; Jack Cox, longtime AIDS activist/organizer and psychodrama practitioner; Etienne Lilja, actor, youth educator, & street performer.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit is a joint project of two non-profit organizations: Q-LAND & LoveTribe. MenSpirit empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

DONATION: $5-$50 (no one turned away for lack of funds; scholarships & work-study available).

INFO: Peter at 503-223-8822 or trolls&twinks@qland.org

RSVP: http://www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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(not) back to the bars

xerberus — Sun, 21 May 2006 07:50:16 GMT

Years ago I spent too much time in the gay clubs/bars here in town. I burned out and decided that I didn't really need the bars to have a social life. For quite a whie I kept going just fine, but now I find my social life is dragging a bit. I REALLY don't want to resort to going back to the dens of drear, din, and cig smoke to mingle. So, my fellow PDXers, any ideas on how to spruce up a social life?

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New Dark Fiction Featuring Gay Characters

magdalenos — Mon, 22 May 2006 20:45:55 GMT

I am very pleased to announce that my short story Collection, "Shaytan Rising" is now available from Lulu Press.

From the press release:

"Shaytan Rising is a collection of five short stories which examine the dark sides of the self. Kyle Sennett wrote Shaytan Rising , compiling five of his best short works. The title story SHAYTAN RISING tells the tale of a man who finds himself inexorably drawn to a dark force that he cannot identify until he becomes that dark force himself. SHE is the tale of the Old Gift and the terrifying creature who is its keeper. CONFESSIONS OF A DJINI takes a more humorous tone, exposing the secrets of the wish-granting spirits eternally tied to their lamps. In BACKLASH we meet Jessica, who has returned to her family home and her family's secrets. And finally in THE CIRCLE we meet a coterie of magicians who are plagued by an urge demon, Abraxas, and the machinations of their own superiors within their secret Order."

PLEASE SUPPORT A NEW AUTHOR AND BUY MY BOOK. IT'S ONLY $14.99

http://www.lulu.com/content/311163

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Kabuki Springs

gypsy_scholar — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:36:17 GMT

Considering a move to Portland. Curious as to whether their is a safe and comfortable place for men to get naked together for a soak, steam, and sauna such as Kabuki Springs in S.F.

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Get Ready for Summer: 3 New Men’s Yoga Classes

bartchurch — Fri, 12 May 2006 00:56:24 GMT

GET READY FOR SUMMER:
THREE FREE MEN’S YOGA CLASSES EACH WEEK

Thank you for forwarding this to men who might be interested, and for seeing if you might benefit from any of our new free men’s yoga classes:

* l. Men’s Core Strength Yoga, MONDAYS, 5:45-7:00 pm
As men age, stress, gravity, and neglect of the body conspire to cause us to collapse inward; we can close ourselves off to life. In this class you’ll learn to open from the inside out. You'll gently & powerfully stretch, tone, and strengthen your whole body, building muscle mass, strength & flexibility. Instructors: Charles Airey has taught & studied yoga for over 20 years; Eric Wallace has been practicing yoga intensively for over 2 years and just completed yoga teacher training.

* 2. Men's Wellness/Therapeutic Yoga, WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-8:30 pm;
Learn to use Yoga & Ayurveda to reach your wellness goals (getting stronger & more flexible, losing weight, becoming calmer & more focused, etc.) and/or to self-treat chronic ailments (like back/neck pain, insomnia, allergies, depression, HIV, digestive problems, etc). Taught by Bart Church, who has studied for more than 18 years (under certified Iyengar & Raja Yoga instructors) and taught for more than l0 years.
.
* 3. Men's Gentle/Restorative Yoga, THURSDAYS, 6:30-8:30 pm;
Paul Tucker, Ph.D., who has studied yoga for more than 30 years and been the senior yoga teacher at PSU and at Nike's World Headquarters for eight years, will help you use gentle, long stretches, simple breath practices, and restorative positions to: Better manage stress & its effects on your body; Re-energize your mind & body; Learn to relax deeply & easily; and find your natural flow - where the mind & body work together in more harmony.

DONATION & LOCATION: Your 1st class is always free, and after that you donate what you choose for the remaining classes in the semester (semester ends 6/22). Class is held in a beautiful studio overlooking the river and mountains in downtown NW Portland.

SPONSORED BY: MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations: Q-LAND & LoveTribe, that empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Peter 503-223-8822 X3 yoga@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Today is Queer Tango

Nola — Mon, 08 May 2006 17:32:38 GMT

Come learn the dance where fishnets are not just accepted...they are encouraged.

Kind of like a three minute affair that you don't have to feel guilty about.

Tango is the dance that was originally boys dancing with boys...cowboys.

Anyway...www.nolatango.net under the GLBT link. 503.238.3939

Tonight. Monday, May 8, 7-8@Tango Berretin crossroads of SE Holgate and Foster

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Raffle to benefit LInah at Club I.T.

Fri, 05 May 2006 02:07:17 GMT

Last weekend, Sissyboy's Linah Cocaine almost died due to serious illness. She is still in the ICU, and will be in the hospital for at least another week. Plus she will have to go through physical therapy for another month.

Although no one can put a dent in her already over $100, 000 medical bill, together we can help make sure her other bills are paid such as rent, utilities, food, etc.

Linah will not be able to make a public appearance for at least a month, let alone work. So please come tomorrow to Club I.T.'s 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Ultimate Chola Pageant (Shanghai Steakery, 16 NW Broadway). Linah would want you to!!

Raffle tickets will be $2 per ticket or 3 for $5.

If you have any cards, letters, presents or other blessings, please feel free to bring them. They will be sent to her once she is out of isolation in critical care.

Thank you for all your good thoughts!!
Club I.T. (www.myspace.com/clubitpdx)

Please repost for the sake of Linah Cocaine!

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Cinco de Mayo at Shanghai Steakery!

Thu, 04 May 2006 08:10:55 GMT

Hey Everybody!
Don't forget the 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Ultimate Chola pageant is tomorrow! Five of the fiercest competitors will fight for this glamorous title to win prizes from:

Sage Ink
Madame Bouffant
Everyday Music
Same Underneath
Frock!
Spartacus Leathers
Ozone Records
Missing Link
No Fish Go Fish
Naked City Clothing
Metro Body Piercing
Gold Door
The Future!
Mississippi Pizza
Tin Shed
Crush
Rudy's Barbershop
It's a Beautiful Pizza

Jualdolupe, Beautiful Saint of All Trannies, will be co-hosting this pageant with the reigning Ultimate Chola, Rosa Panocha.

Djs Dandylion and Jimme Jamma will be sure to spice up the dance floor!

Shanghai Steakery (home of the $10 black-out), 16 NW Broadway
$3, 21+, doors at 10

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5/6 Kindred Spirits: Men Laughing with Life

bartchurch — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 20:57:32 GMT

Saturday, 5/6/06 7:00PM-12:00AM

In this playshop, we will help adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, and backgrounds realize the amazing potential for friendship, play, & laughter among men. Kindred spirits are all around you – you need only open up to them and remember how to play.

Throughout history and in virtually every culture male friendship has been an important way for men to get their needs for play, emotional & physical intimacy, and community met. In the modern, industrial world too many men have become cut off from the richness of male friendship and play.

In this event we'll practice remembering how to play together as men.

Bob Czimbal, the facilitator of this event has spent the last 30 years helping corporations, communities, and groups learn how to use play, movement, laughter, creative verbal & non-verbal communication, and healing/nurturing touch to discover the amazing abundance of kindred spirits in our lives. All around us are people who would love to play with us, if we would just invite them to play.

COSPONSORS: Event co-sponsored by MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations: Q-LAND & LoveTribe. MenSpirit seeks to empower diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play. We do this by supporting & creating venues and values for life-long, collaborative learning among men.

INFO: Peter at 503-223-8822 X2 or kindredspirits@qland.org
RSVP: http://www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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New DRAGQUEENS tribe.

marvindublin — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 16:13:58 GMT

http://tribes.tribe.net/dragqueens

A tribute to those beautiful people that brighten our lives in so many ways. : )

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Cholas and prizes needed!!

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 07:58:26 GMT

The 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayo Ultimate Chola Pageant is only 24 days away!

Do you have an inner-chola? Think she's hot enough to represent the rough streets of the Portland metro area? Well, then maybe you got what it takes to be the Ultimate Chola in this year's annual Cinco de Mayo pageant.

There will be three rounds
Introductions/Street Wear
Talent/Club Wear
Low Rider Magazine Cover Girl Pose-Off/Swim Wear

And yes, there will be prizes! Last year there were over $1000 in prizes althogether including cash, tattoos, piercings, haircuts, color, gift certificates to clothing stores and restaurants, sex toys, and much more!

Don't worry if you've never done drag or been on stage before. Last year's Ultimate Chola was in the same boat. And now she's one of the most popular Sissyboys, Rosa Panocha!

So, if you are interested, please hurry and send an email to clubitpdx@yahoo.com. Hurry, there are only five positions available!

A lot of the top prizes are already confirmed, but the more the merrier! Please send a message if you have something to contribute!

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the PORN OFF is coming

beast — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:28:16 GMT

We are all too familiar with mainstream pornography that commodifies sexual expression and reduces it to an empty and often oppressive consumer product.

But, there are alternatives!

The Portland Organization for Radical Naughtiness On Film Fest (PORN-OFF) is an opportunity for amateur filmmakers to submit erotic films to a sex-positive panel of judges to compete for prizes and participate in a private screening event.

We need your help to make this event a success. We are looking for sex-positive individuals, businesses, and organizations to support this festival in many different ways.

How you can help:

** Submit your liberating artistic short porns! We need short films to make this event happen.

• Spread the word! Contact us for flyers and more information to share – we need people to start working now on their submissions (deadline is the 1st of August)

• Donate! We need prize donations (for example: sexy products, party passes, hotel stays, books, videos, magazine subscriptions, etc.); donations of food for the film showing and after-party; space for the film showing and after-party as well as fundraising parties; money – any small amount helps immensely since we are functioning purely thanks to volunteers and donations.

• Volunteer! Work with the PORN-OFF collective to do promotion or help us organize a fundraiser (in the form of a party or show, or whatever other creative ideas you may have!)

Even if you are unable to help us get the things listed above you may know someone who can or with whom we should talk; pass that information on! This is a community-building event and we need a broad range of supporters to make it happen.

Check out our website for more information: www.porn-off.com, or e-mail us at info@porn-off.com.

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Decorations??

Wed, 05 Apr 2006 07:57:41 GMT

Hi, everybody!
I'm looking for some decoration to spice up the Sexual Safari. If you have anything available that is jungle/tropical like (shrunken heads, fake plants/trees, tiki torches, netting, etc.), please let me know. If they are of great value (monetary or personal), then it is not a good idea. This is the Shanghai after all. You wouldn't want to see some crackhead strap your authentic Aboriginal warrior mask to his wheelchair and scoot away, would you?

I will gladly return the favor to those who contribute.

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Club I.T. reminder

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:38:45 GMT

Club I.T.'s Sexual Safari
Dress like the sexy animal that you are...$100 goes to the sexiest Amazonian!

Hosted by the barfing barbarian Bulimianne Rhapsody.

Djs Jimme Jamma & Dandylion will shake the Shaka Zulu right out of you!

Saturday, April 8, 10pm-close
at the fabulous Shanghai Steakery, 16 NW Broadway
21+, $3

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Please Fwd: 3/11 Men Practicing Simple Kindness

bartchurch — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:51:17 GMT

Men’s Massage Exchange
Sat, 3/11/06 (& Every 2nd Saturday)
7:00 pm – 12:00 am

Thanks for forwarding this invitation to men who might need simple, kind, healing touch . . .

“Understanding is the very foundation of love,
And looking deeply is the basic practice.”
-- Thich Nhat Hanh

REDUCE STRESS: Healing touch can be a powerful, regular, and affordable part of your life. It can reduce stress, improve the functioning of your immune system, help you feel calm and clear, and reduce chronic pain. Most of all it can help you feel at home in your body and your life.

LMT FACILITATOR: Healing touch can be very simple. It can be uncomplicated – done without pursuing erotic desires, without judging yourself or others, without fantasy or anxiety. It helps when a Licensed Massage Therapist shows you simple techniques that can augment your natural intuition. It’s also great when you have plenty of time to practice giving and receiving with several open-hearted men.

SIMPLE KINDNESS: Some people are afraid of touching or being touched by “strangers.” When you get to know people and they share your goals and values, they aren’t strangers. Wouldn’t it be amazing if you realized that strangers can be incredibly kind, and that your best friend was once a stranger?

Some people think men can’t touch without “making it sexual.” What if men of many ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, and backgrounds are quite capable of being really kind and non-sexual in their touch? What if in fact most men are longing deeply for healing, non-sexual touch. Isn’t that what you want? Do you think you are alone in wanting to be touched with simple kindness?

Healing touch has this way of being complete, of helping you feel complete.

DONATION: $20-$50 (no one turned away for lack of funds; scholarships & work-study available)

SPONSORED BY: MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Q-LAND.org and LoveTribe.org., dedicated to empowering men in the Portland metro area to transform our community so it values friendship, community, service, play and wellness among men, regardless of their race, orientation, age, religion, background, or other characteristics that should not divide men.

INFO: Chris Boothby, LMT 503-223-8822 X2 or massage@qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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queer pagan tattoo artist in Portland OR

SageTattoo — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:11:23 GMT

Hi Everybody
Im a spiritually focused tattoo artist with 9 years experience and
Im just opening a private appointment-only custom shop in the SE...
If you would like to see my work check out
www.sage-ink.com
If you like it and want to make an appointment or just converse, email me thru tribe or the website
Thanks a lot
Peace
Sage

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TONIGHT Sissyboy goes to the Drive Thru

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:08:42 GMT

A tribute to Fast Food Culture.
with political debate of pdx city council hopefulls 10:30PM

Holocyne 1001 SE Morrison
21+

xo
Sindee Whorehole

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Cirque du Soleil in Portland

theatremama — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:01:24 GMT

Hey boys!
Cirque is coming to Portland. I found a link for the best seating and wonder if anyone would like to go sometime in that first week?

M-

Cirque in Portland: http://www.theatremama.com/ccount/click.php?id=45

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DJ Tronic @ The Red Cap Garage this Saturday, March 11th!

Tronic — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:57:21 GMT

I will be playing an extended set at the Red Cap Garage this Saturday, March 11th. The Red Cap is located at 1025 SW Stark Street downtown. It is a club, so 21+ only.

Cover is only $2! Music is from 10pm - 4am. I will be playing a mix of house, tribal, electro, breakbeats and progressive.

I will also have some copies of my most recent mix CD with me to giveaway, so come up and say hi if you come out on Saturday!

Hope to see you on the dancefloor!

- tronic

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Do we need drugs/alcohol to be free, have fun?

bartchurch — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:53:12 GMT

Shamans and great artists have often used mood-altering substances to free themselves and speak the truth out beyond the suffocating web that passes for the collective reality. But do we need drugs/alcohol to be free, have fun?

In a capitalist culture, who profits from our reliance on these substances for our freedom? As usual, LoveTribe and Q-LAND are NOT interested in just discussing these issues (talk is usually really cheap & weak), we're interested in creating other, non-commercial ways to support one another in being free, having fun, and speaking our truths with our whole bodies and hearts, not just our minds.

Would you join us in co-creating the next Men's Spirit Pajama Party, this Sat, 9/3, 7 pm - 12 am, where we'll invent ways to have fun, play non-competitive/children's games, make funny faces, have pillow fights, and manage to invent ways to be creative and silly and free without drugs, alcohol, or nicotine?

The New Games movement is trying to unlock the enormous creativity that comes from play. Virtually all mammals and birds spend an enormous amount of time playing throughout their lives, and some important evolutionary biologists believe play has been essential to the survival of most species. Play involves the whole body, mind, and heart. Most modern adult humans rarely play in this full-bodied way. We work, we surf, and we escape our bodies and one another.

Thanks for helping us create spaces where non-commercial, non-drug-induced play among men can happen regularly. Our MenSpirit events welcome all kinds of adult men, regardless of their size, shape, age, orientation, color, background, or experience, including trans men. We have suggested donations for our events, and no one is turned away for lack of funds.

LoveTribe also sponsors lots of non-commercial, non-drug/alchohol events where men and women come together to play in heart conscious, touch positive ways.

To RSVP for the 9/3 Men's Spirit Pajama Party: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

For more info: 503-223-8822 X2 or pajamaparty@qland.org

For more info on LoveTribe events: www.lovetribe.org (click on calendar)
For more info on Q-LAND events: www.qland.org

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What do you do with two Tops

Keer — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:13:28 GMT

The question is , If you had a Boyfriend and you were both Tops(for the most part) What would you do ????

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2/24 Mmmmm: Diverse Men Healing thru Music, Movement, Touch

bartchurch — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:36:47 GMT

Mmmmm is in two weeks -- could you please help us make this event as diverse as possible by forwarding this email to any men who might be interested?*

Mmmmm:
Men, Music, Movement, Massage, Meditation
Fri, 2/24, 7 pm – 12 am

Music, movement, meditation & healing touch have the power to send waves of energy through our bodies that set all our cells vibrating in unity – they allow us to discover our authentic needs for rest, nurturing, and healing. For thousands of years in many cultures men have used music, movement, touch, and meditation to discover who they are out beyond their superficial differences and self-imposed limitations. .

Two weeks from today men of all abilities, ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, and backgrounds (including trans guys) will gather in a smoke, alcohol, drug free space that is wheel-chair accessible. We will explore more authentic, healing connections with ourselves and other men through music, authentic movement, deep relaxation, contact improv, guided meditation, danceability, ecstatic dance, healing touch/massage, and free-style movement and touch.

Each of us will be invited to get in touch with our own needs for rest, healing, and nurturing -- and to move and touch in ways that meet those needs authentically. We will keep our focus on healing and nurturing ourselves first and others as a function of the abundance we feel when we are taking care of ourselves. To keep the space safe for all kinds of men, there will be no genital or anal touching, no asking people out for dates, no sexual come-ons, and everyone will keep their comfortable clothes on (if you want a back massage, you can lift up your shirt for this).

Thanks for helping us to welcome all kinds of men by forwarding this email to the diverse men you care about. Don’t forget the astonishing power of music, movement, healing touch, and meditation to refresh your spirit and free your heart.

Featuring
* DJ DandyLion;
* DJ Keer (who also will facilitate our altar building);
* Felix Roth, LMT, founder of Motion Massage & co-founder of Sacred Circle Dance;
* Curtis Walker, Director, Impetus Arts (mixed-abilities movement);
* Bart Church, Zen Shiatsu Practitioner & yoga teacher.

Co-sponsored by:
QLAND.org
LoveTribe.org
Impetus Arts
MotionMassage.com

INFO: 503-223-8822 X2 or Mmmmm@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

* NOTE: If you’d like to print out & distribute the beautiful Mmmmm invitation flier to men who don’t have computers, let me know and I’ll email you the Microsoft Word version of the flier.

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2+2+2006 = The Cancer Fags

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:47:04 GMT

Thursday 2/2/2006
11pm

The Cancer Fags take the roof off of Porky's Pub for the 5th time.

The Event is called Booty!
Porky's Pub is at 835 N Lombard in PDX.
No Children Please

visit www.thecancerfags.com

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Anyone recommend a gay/gay-friendly psychiatrist?

salubrity — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:02:15 GMT

Just wondering if one is out there that anyone knows or recommends. Of course the next trick is to find one in plan. go-Go-HMO!

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I need a doctor who takes Kaiser

xerberus — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 03:16:56 GMT

I started a job in August that has Kaiser insurance and I want to choose a primary care doc ASAP. Can anyone recommend a gay or gay-friendly doctor who takes Kaiser in the PDX area, preferably close in?

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Odyssey REQ's Events

jodiah — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 00:57:00 GMT

Please email any events you would like to appear in Odyssey Fag Rag ASAP. List Time, Place and Cost.

Thanx

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Dykes in PDX?

ceilidh_chaos — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 23:18:31 GMT

where do the queer girls hang out? I'm coming up there on a road trip between Jan 4-7th. Anythin' not to be missed? I dont mind me some radical faeries or some queens either

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good god, i want one

Roby — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 01:16:20 GMT

throw me a boy tribe throw me a boy. i want it give it to me i love

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1/7 Don't give up on your dreams . . .

bartchurch — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 02:18:44 GMT

"If you dream alone, it's just a dream.
If you dream together, it's reality."
-- Brazilian proverb

Sat, 1/7/06
MEN’S VISION QUEST RETREAT
Five amazing movement, visual, and healing artists and 20 visionary men will help you use creative, practical techniques to clarify, express, and manifest your visions for better health, work, intimacy, play, &/or spirituality. We also will help you create a team & concrete next steps to help you transform cynicism, procrastination, and fear. Co-sponsored by two non-profit organizations dedicated to men's wellness & community: Q-LAND and LoveTribe's MenSpirit. Retreat is presented in two parts (you can attend either or both):
Part 1: Creative Playshop (Write/Draw/Move Your Vision) (1-5 pm)
Part 2: Teamwork/play to Support Manifesting Vision (7 pm - 12 am)
$40-$20 Donation requested for each Part (no one turned away for lack of funds; scholarships & work-study available).

INFO: visionquest@qland.org or 503-223-8822 X2
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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1/4 Support is the key to maintaining resolve . . .

bartchurch — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:12:19 GMT

FREE MEN’S YOGA CLASS
Wed, 1/4 or 1/11, 6:30-8:30 pm

A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine indicated yoga is one of the most effective non-surgical strategies for relieving chronic backpain. And like all wellness strategies, the key is getting the regular support you need to make real changes in your strength, flexibility, circulation, and how you hold stress.

This small class is tailored to your specific wellness goals, abilities, and
limitations. With the support of other men, you'll learn particular
stretches, breath practices, diet changes, and lifestyle changes
traditionally used to achieve your individual wellness goals (like losing
weight, overcoming stress, becoming stronger & more flexible, feeling calmer
& more focused, etc.). You'll also learn gentle, practical ways to deal with
chronic ailments (like back/neck pain, depression, allergies, insomnia, HIV,
digestive problems, etc.). Students of all experience levels are welcome,
including men who've never taken a yoga class.

Class taught by Bart Church, who studied yoga for 10 years under several
senior, certified Iyengar instructors, and who studied yoga & Ayurveda for
five years under senior students of Baba Hari Das. He has taught
therapeutic yoga for more than 12 years, and has used yoga to overcome his
own neck & shoulder pain, as well as persistent digestive problems. Because
Bart has struggled with chronic challenges himself, he has great patience
for students who find exercise and diet change difficult.

INFO: yoga@qland.org or 503-223-8822 X3
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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12/20 Touch Your Shadow; 1/7 Expand Your Vision

bartchurch — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 00:14:38 GMT

“If you dream alone, it’s just a dream. If you dream together, it’s reality.”
-- Brazilian proverb

Please forward this invitation to any men who might be interested in connecting with other men to explore their shadows and/or expand their visions . . .

Tues, 12/20, MEN TOUCHING WITH HEART: on the Winter Solstice, use movement & healing touch to explore your shadow – those parts of you that seem to sabotage you from getting what you want. Many of us spend an enormous amount of time and energy distracting ourselves from our shadow or running from it. When we turn and look at our shadow, it is astonishing how simple its needs are, and how much energy it has to give us -- if we would work with it, not always against it. A licensed massage therapist, movement facilitator, yoga teacher, and long-time facilitator of shadow work will help men to use touch and movement as tools to gently get in touch with the feelings and needs of the so-called “dark-side” of our being.
INFO: Chris 503-223-8822 X2 or massage@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

Sat, 1/7/06, MEN’S VISION QUEST RETREAT: Five incredible artists are collaborating to help you use various creative tools (story-telling, movement, collage, painting, psycho-drama, meditation) to explore, express, prioritize, and get support to manifest your visions. They’ll also help you explore and integrate the needs behind cynicism, procrastination, and fear, so they don’t sabotage you. For most of human history, men have supported one another in teams/tribes to explore, express, & manifest their visions. In modern times many of us lack the powerful support of a team in discovering and manifesting our authentic visions for intimacy/community, health, spirituality, work, and play – and a life that balances these realms. This retreat will have two parts (you may attend either or both):
* Part 1, 1:00-5:00 pm Creative Playshop: Discover your visions with art, movement, mindfulness
* Part 2, 7:00 pm – 12:00 am Get support in clarifying & manifesting your vision (make it real)
INFO: Chris 503-223-8822 X2 or visionquest@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

Thanks for helping us to promote diversity among men by forwarding this email to men who might not hear about these events (especially men of color, men under 30 or over 60, men without computers, working class men, shy or introverted men, Trans men, married men, straight/bi men, etc).

Bart Church
Q-LAND/LoveTribe MenSpirit Program Coordinator:
www.lovetribe.org/menspirt
www.qland.org
503-223-8822 X1
bart@qland.org

P.S. -- MenSpirit is a joint project of Q-LAND and LoveTribe dedicated to empowering men in the Portland metro area to transform our community so it values friendship, community, service, play and wellness among men, regardless of their race, orientation, age, religion, background, or other characteristics that should not divide men. To be successful, we need donations of time and money from people like you; please let me know if you'd like more information about how you might help.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever does."
--Margaret Mead

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just joined

magdalenos — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 03:55:18 GMT

Hey all,
I just joined Tribe and this tribe. Wanted to say hey and see what's up.

:)
-M

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Last chance: 12/1-12/4 Charlie Kreiner Breakthrough Retreat

bartchurch — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:18:35 GMT

Thanks for circulating this to men who might be interested:

Charlie Kreiner's retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs 12/1-12/4 called "Breakthrough: From Men's Roles to Men's Souls" is almost full. If you wanted to attend please contact Keven Chambers at the phone number below ASAP. This event is not affiliated with LoveTribe & Q-LAND, but is a once-a-year opportunity to delve deeply into your own liberation.

If you can't afford the time or money for this amazing retreat, then definitely register for Q-LAND & LoveTribe's special Sat, 12/3 Men's Spirit Pajama Party on "Looking Within to Find Your Authentic Flow" facilitated by Patrick Gracewood, an astonishing dancer, scullptor, and long-time facilitator of Authentic Movement, Contact Improv, and Interactive Mindfulness, and assisted by Palmer Pardington, who has worked as a spiritual elder in several traditions for several decades. Find out more about the Pajama Party at www.lovetribe.org/menspirit.

Here is a brief description of the Charlie Kreiner workshop:

BREAKTHROUGH 2005

At Breakthrough workshops, Charlie Kreiner offers powerful and effective
healing tools. You will learn a common-sense model of a world without oppression,
as well as get to practice practical, personal healing techniques. Breakthrough is an immersion experience in building and living humane alternatives to the male role. Men come away from these workshops with a sense of hope for the future and a set of tools for dealing with feelings of fear, loneliness, hopelessness, and despair.

Through play, honest sharing, and active listening we will open up to our
emotional selves, our connections with others and our greatest sense of
what it means to be alive. In so doing, we will also work to be allies to
each other's liberation struggles in building a diverse and just world.

FACILITATOR: Charlie Kreiner is the founder and director of the Institute for Diversity
Education in America (IDEA). For over 30 years, Charlie has been an
independent educator, activist, consultant and counselor on human
liberation/social oppression issues throughout the country and in much of
the world. He lives in Haddam, Connecticut.
.
DATES: Starts Thurs, 12/1, 7pm (with dinner at 6pm)
Ends Sunday, 12/4, after lunch

FEES: Lodging & Food: $204, or $252 for a cabin with plumbing
Workshop: Sliding scale $185-$500

A deposit of $200 holds your spot. Please try to RSVP by 11/17 (if you can't, get in touch as soon as you can).

INFO/RSVP: Kevin Chambers:
KC@KevinChambers.us, or 503-236-7864

At Breakthrough workshops, Charlie Kreiner offers powerful and effective
healing tools. You will learn a common-sense model of a world without oppression,
as well as get to practice practical, personal healing techniques. Breakthrough is an immersion experience in building and living humane alternatives to the male role. Men come away from these workshops with a sense of hope for the future and a set of tools for dealing with feelings of fear, loneliness, hopelessness, and despair.

Through play, honest sharing, and active listening we will open up to our
emotional selves, our connections with others and our greatest sense of
what it means to be alive. In so doing, we will also work to be allies to
each other's liberation struggles in building a diverse and just world.

FACILITATOR: Charlie Kreiner is the founder and director of the Institute for Diversity
Education in America (IDEA). For over 30 years, Charlie has been an
independent educator, activist, consultant and counselor on human
liberation/social oppression issues throughout the country and in much of
the world. He lives in Haddam, Connecticut.
.
DATES: Starts Thurs, 12/1, 7pm (with dinner at 6pm)
Ends Sunday, 12/4, after lunch

FEES: Lodging & Food: $204, or $252 for a cabin with plumbing
Workshop: Sliding scale $185-$500

A deposit of $200 holds your spot. Please try to RSVP by 11/17 (if you can't, get in touch as soon as you can).

INFO/RSVP: Kevin Chambers:
KC@KevinChambers.us, or 503-236-7864

At Breakthrough workshops, Charlie Kreiner offers powerful and effective
healing tools. You will learn a common-sense model of a world without oppression,
as well as get to practice practical, personal healing techniques. Breakthrough is an immersion experience in building and living humane alternatives to the male role. Men come away from these workshops with a sense of hope for the future and a set of tools for dealing with feelings of fear, loneliness, hopelessness, and despair.

Through play, honest sharing, and active listening we will open up to our
emotional selves, our connections with others and our greatest sense of
what it means to be alive. In so doing, we will also work to be allies to
each other's liberation struggles in building a diverse and just world.

FACILITATOR: Charlie Kreiner is the founder and director of the Institute for Diversity
Education in America (IDEA). For over 30 years, Charlie has been an
independent educator, activist, consultant and counselor on human
liberation/social oppression issues throughout the country and in much of
the world. He lives in Haddam, Connecticut.
.
DATES: Starts Thurs, 12/1, 7pm (with dinner at 6pm)
Ends Sunday, 12/4, after lunch

FEES: Lodging & Food: $204, or $252 for a cabin with plumbing
Workshop: Sliding scale $185-$500

A deposit of $200 holds your spot. Please try to RSVP by 11/17 (if you can't, get in touch as soon as you can).

INFO/RSVP: Kevin Chambers:
KC@KevinChambers.us, or 503-236-7864

Thanks for forwarding this to any men who might be interested.

Bart Church
Q-LAND/LoveTribe MenSpirit Programs Coordinator:
www.lovetribe.org/menspirit
www.qland.org
503-223-8822 X1
bart@qland.org

P.S. -- MenSpirit is a joint project of Q-LAND and LoveTribe dedicated to empowering men in the Portland metro area to transform our community so it values friendship, community, service, play and wellness among men, regardless of their race, orientation, age, religion, background, or other characteristics that should not divide men. To be successful, we need donations of time and money from people like you; please let me know if you'd like more information about how you might help.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever does."
-- Margaret Mead

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Just joined, sorta new to PDX

DanielPDX — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 19:06:11 GMT

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to say hi. I'm living in Goosehollow and absolutely loving the Portland experience. Best town on the west coast!

My friends are all in Seattle and elsewhere, so I'm very open to meeting for conversations, tea, coffee, drinks......

Daniel

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Shifting How We See Ourselves -- A Radical Perspective

bartchurch — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 08:33:00 GMT

Below is an excerpt from a astonishing new essay written by Eric Rofes, one of the founders of the Gay Men's Health Movement, and a profound thinker on how the public health system and government demonize groups as a way of maintaining power. More importantly, this article calls for queer men to celebrate what makes us fierce, fun, healthy, and loving -- and to refuse to buy into the diseased pariah lens everyone in power seems to want to see us through.

This essay starts slowly, quietly disturbing our ideas about ourselves, and finally builds to a truly radical reassessment of how we are being portrayed, and how we see ourselves.

If you are intersted in reading the whole essage, it is available free at www.whitecranejournal.com/66/art6605.asp

GAY BODIES, GAY SELVES

Gay Men are healthy, happy, and life affirming. We’re creative, strong, and resilient; more than almost any other male population, we think outside the box, take responsibility for our actions, and care for our selves and others. We know how to get what we want and we know how to create lives that are satisfying and fulfilling.

In fact, we’ve developed our own home-grown social networks, support structures, and communal rituals, all of which are more functional, nurturing and sustaining in today’s environment than monogamous couples and nuclear families. More than most others, gay men know how to find community—even when it’s hidden—and build community—even in the face of formidable obstacles.

I make these claims based on what I’ve observed over thirty years of living as a gay man who’s maintained deep involvement in gay community life and lived most of his adult years in urban gay enclaves. I offer what I’ve learned to anyone hoping to become a contributing part of something called the “gay men’s health movement.” If you don’t take as your starting point that most gay men are already happy, healthy, and successful, this movement isn’t for you.

Nothing convinces me of the healthiness of gay men’s communities more than our relationship to HIV/AIDS. I say this knowing that our infection rates for HIV are precisely what most concerns those who see gay men as tragic, diseased and self-destructive and motivates them to repeatedly harangue us. The annual incidence of new HIV infections among gay men, between one and two percent each year over the past 10 years, is put forward as proof that we’ve returned to our wicked ways. Because 1-2% of uninfected gay men become infected with HIV each year, many people believe we are an irresponsible population unconcerned with our own health and that of other gay men.

While we might wish we could reach a point when no new infections occur among gay men in a single year, we know that once a disease become endemic to a population—as HIV has become endemic to American gay men—it requires radical interventions, such as vaccines or new technologies, to eliminate.

Twenty-five years into the epidemic, with a few geographic and population-specific exceptions—exceptions that are important and which merit resources and attention—gay men have shown that the large majority (between 70-80%) of us are capable of remaining uninfected. If we have brought the infection rate for gay men in most parts of the nation down below 20%, this suggests that more than 80% of us are capable of doing what needs to be done to stay uninfected. Likewise, if about 25% of gay men in major gay centers such as San Francisco and 15% in New York are HIV positive, this suggests that even there, almost three out of four of us remain uninfected.

This is a big deal, but it is never the focus of the doomsayers. It confounds what they think of us. In fact, it came as an extraordinary realization to me. If the majority of gay men can do what needs to be done to prevent HIV infection, we must be doing something right. If we were truly self-destructive, wouldn’t more than 75% of us to be infected, especially since the virus is so efficiently transmitted through sexual activity that brings great pleasure to most gay men.

The past 25 years has been a time when an inaccurate and phobic portrait of gay men as sick and self-destructive has been put forward, accepted as true, and taken hold as a central part of deeply ingrained public beliefs of gay men. In fact, I believe that the very systems created to protect and care for gay men—HIV prevention, addiction recovery programs, even gay-oriented mental health programs—use as foundational building blocks a pathology-focused understanding of gay men. Perhaps most extraordinarily, this same belief that gay men are damaged and dangerous has started to infuse some of the projects that are being created in the name of the “gay men’s health movement.”

In most of America today—including most gay centers, health clinics, and AIDS prevention programs—one can find others who look at gay men’s sexual practices, patterns of socializing, and cultural norms as troubling. Here one can find professionals who’ll examine gay male subculture, shake their heads, and point out what’s wrong. Whether the subculture involves urban street youth, bears, circuit boys, Black MSM’s, bare-backers, muscle boys, or leather men, you can find someone who’ll point out substance abuse, obesity, narcissism, low self-esteem, food disorders, and internalized homophobia as major themes of gay male life in America. You can create programs, write grants, establish projects, and make speeches decrying the “epidemic of epidemics” facing gay men, expressing surprise and dismay at the sexual practices of gay men, and identifying homophobia, internalized or externalized, as the dominant force influencing gay male life today.

But you’re wrong. You’ll win grant funding. You’ll get great press coverage. You’ll sell books. You’ll win community service awards. But you’re wrong.

You would be popular because you would buy fully into the dominant thinking about gay men that reigns throughout American culture today. Whether taking the form of pity or disgust, sincere concern or superficial empathy, blaming or shaming, the overarching understanding of gay men’s lives today is one of tragedy and pathos. Why are they so sex obsessed? Why do they do so many drugs? Why do they use steroids, work out obsessively, and dye their hair as they age? Why do they have to cruise all the time? You’d be affirming the overarching belief that gay male culture is immature, irresponsible, and irrational.

These views have been put forward for over 25 years by both conservative, Radical Right, up-front enemies of equality for gay people, as well as by liberal thinkers who rhetorically embrace the humanity of gay men, even as they condemn it. Why is the initial impulse of so many people—liberals and conservatives alike—to mistake creative and life-affirming pockets of gay male life as sick and self destructive? What is the difference between arch-conservative Paul Cameron citing gay men’s sex, sexual values, and sexual cultures with disgust and disapprobation, and liberal Larry Kramer citing gay men’s sex, sexual values, and sexual cultures with disgust and disapprobation? What is it about the various ways we mix masculinity, sex, and pleasure that must be censured and derided by both the left and the right?

Those of us who were there in the early days of the gay men’s health movement look at gay men today—and at the communities where gay men come together, establish bonds, and celebrate—and see creativity, caring, and audacity. We’re delighted and impressed with new generations of gay male styles, rituals, identities, and subcultures, even as we remember that gay men have always had an amazing ability to keep inventing bold, new ways of being, even in the face of commodification, backlash, and internal civil wars.

In fact, we know that for many gay men, homosexuality is a helpful and protective factor, it adds to the assets and gifts one gets from one’s original or home community in key ways:

Gay men are more mindful than most others and think out of the box, resisting limited social categories and societal directives. The simple experience of claiming our sexuality, identifying other men with whom to have sex with, and entering gay community encourages mindfulness and creativity.

As a class, gay men are skilled at both caring for themselves and caring for others. What some mistake as selfishness in gay men is often a kind of self-care that is rarely criticized in other men: the ability to understand and prioritize one’s own desires and needs. As David Nimmons has so well documented, Gay men balance this self-care with a large sense of altruism—caring for others in the workplace, neighborhood, and community.

Gay sexual culture allow us to make contact with men of other classes, races, and generations and form alliances which are richer and more diverse than those of most heterosexual men. Not only do we have sex with men who are different from us, but we form friendships and build community—however imperfectly—across stark identity lines.

In some ways, we take our lead from the women’s self-help movement of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s a movement that powerfully influenced gay liberation and gay men’s health organizing at that time. When women declared “Our Bodies, Ourselves,” they were shattering centuries of patriarchal pathologizing of women’s bodies and their lives. By working with other women to create new models of empowered health care and disease prevention, groups such as the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, the Santa Cruz Women’s Health Collective, the National Black Women’s Health Project, and others, created a powerful model for marginalized populations—including gay men and people with HIV/AIDS—seeking to make a radical break with the dominant medical model along with all of its embedded biases, values, and priorities.

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Bondage 'N' Spanking in Portland (gay)

El Unico — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 01:35:54 GMT

Please cum join my new tribe, Bondage 'N' Spanking in Portland (gay)

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WONDER

caedmon — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 18:37:54 GMT

a fantastic new venue/gallery/ballroom/cafe/lounge.
located on ne russell off mlk. (128 ne russell to be precise)
most of the staff is gay (and hot). they have a fantastic menu, and upstairs they have been putting on some great shows. the play ONE was there, LCD Soundsystem recently played, and the Dandy Warhols will be there next month.
also, Echo and the Bunnymen are coming as well as some benefits and fashion shows. the gallery is one of mark wooley's, and if your familiar with his other shows, you'll know what to expect. the menu in the cafe is delicious, and the atmosphere is really chill.
stop by and have a drink, i promise you won't be disappointed. i've been hanging out there a lot as of late...

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11/5 How can Storytelling Change your Life?

bartchurch — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:28:06 GMT

Storytelling has been a vital part of almost every culture. For too many people in the modern world, storytelling has become a passive, solitary experience (watching TV or movies, surfing the web, listening to the radio).

In some cultures wars would be stopped to allow people to gather for collective, active storytelling. When we gather to tell our stories of transformation, hear other people’s stories, and actively weave those stories into our collective stories, we realize the power of storytelling to:
* make life worth living by connecting us with what is important & universal,
* allow us to connect with one another emotionally & physically, and
* inspire creativity by helping us to discover new ways of thinking, feeling, & moving.

Would you invite the men who’s stories you most respect, admire, or revile (including yourself) to join us on
Saturday, 11/5, 7-10 pm, for a
Special Men’s Spirit Pajama Party on
“Storytelling: Honoring the Many Masks we Wear (and Secretly Want to Wear).”

We’ll use heart circle, theater games, masks, and embodied play to share our stories of personal and collective transformation. The most important stories are not told just with words, but with our whole bodies. We’ll realize how our personal stories connect with the stories of other men, regardless of their size, shape, color, orientation, or background.

This event will be co-facilitated by noted painter & mask-making artist Greg Carrigan; transformational psychotherapist and trickster Aaron Hornstein; and performance artist and costume shape-shifter John Harry Bonck (Cayenne). Event co-sponsored by LoveTribe and Q-LAND, two non-profits that seek to create a more heart-conscious, life-affirming men’s community in the Portland area.

Thanks for inviting important men in your life to get to know you and themselves more powerfully on Saturday 11/5, at the mask-making workshop, 1-5 pm, and/or the Storytelling Pajama Party, 7 pm – 12 am. (P.S. – To attend the party you don’t have to wear pajamas – you can wear any comfortable clothing--, nor do you have to attend the mask-making workshop, but you sure could.)

INFO: Chris 503-223-8822 X2 or pajamaparty@qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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just moved to southeast

caedmon — Sat, 07 May 2005 19:11:48 GMT

what is there to do????

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Gay Nights @ Unusual Places

salubrity — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:37:23 GMT

Anyone know of gay-oriented nights outside of the norm? We know about Jack and Snatch, Porky's too - but what else is out there? Anyone know of an under-utlized gay-oriented weekly event that could use some props?

Doesn't have to be at a bar - I don't need to drink to have fun. Just trying to scrounge up new things to do before summer slips away.

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Dan Savage fucks his bf on Anne Lander's desk

TonyLeTigre — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 01:41:46 GMT

I caught Dan Savage's book reading from "The Commitment" last night at Powell's - barely; it was an over-capacity crowd - and I hereby proclaim him the Gay American Jesus. His reading, although over-long and occasionally rambling (he kept mentioning the face that he'd had "four beers at Ringlers" to excuse his digressions), was for the most part whiplash-funny, insightful, and righteously on the mark. I had a couple mini-epiphanies during the talk, things I haven't heard before that really hit home. 1) That straight people themselves have already redefined marriage from its original intent (father trades daughter for dowry, husband owns wife, husband and wife remain in monogamous union until they die) to the point that there is no justifiable reason for excluding other unions on the basis of gender. This struck me as the single strongest argument I've heard yet in favor of gay marriage. 2) That only lefties accuse their own of "preaching to the choir"; right-wingers are happy to be preached to, and as a result their choir is much larger and more articulate than ours, since they've heard all the arguments in favor of their positions many times and can summon them at will. This struck me as an undeniably true statement, and it gave me a fresh rush of excitement for things like Air America which are beginning to build up the left-wing choir to the point that we may be able to wrest control of the country away from the conservatives who have all but ruined it.

A woman in the audience challenged Dan on his inflammatory essay "Better Dead than Red!" which ran in the Mercury after the last election. To my delight he replied in the most unapologetic and combative terms, saying he's sick of reaching out to people who spit at him, and if someone's going to tell him he's going to burn in torment for all eternity his response isn't going to be compassion, it's going to be "Fuck you, I hope your children die of leukemia." Well, why not? Why do only the Republicans and the Religious nuts get to be ruthless? I remember reading that piece right after the election and loving it, it expressed my anger and disappointment so well, so furiously and so fearlessly.

Dan admitted he had been wrong when he originally advocated in favor of invading Iraq. "At the time I thought maybe it was a good idea to take out a fascist dictator in the Middle East. Believe me, nobody hates Bush more than those of us who alienated all our friends by supporting the Iraq invasion."

There were one or two sour notes where we were reminded that Dan isn't omniscient - like when he referred to the Pearl District as a "funky, interesting area" of Portland - but by the end of the reading I was left with the conviction that Dan Savage is a voice that many, many people should be listening to, because the dude knows what's up.

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Coming to PDX in OCT: Suggestions?

Russdog — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:30:13 GMT

Hi there! I'm Russell and I'll be in PDX Oct 12-19. I've only been once before, and I loved it, but I needed some direction as to some activities and sights. I'll be using public transportation.

I also want to get to play around with some of you hot dudes! Think a hungry cocksucker like me might have a chance up there?

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A message from my genitals

Andrew — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 08:33:33 GMT

Hello all,

My genitals asked me to forward this message to you.

FORWARDED MESSAGE ATTACHED>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Dear friends,

Hi, it's me, Andy's genitals. It's been a long time, hasn't it? I haven't even met some of you in person, but they way Andy talks about you, I feel like we go way back.

Anyway, I'm writing to let you all know that Andy is going to be competing in Strip Jeopardy at No Fish Go Fish (3962 SE Hawthorne) at 10 PM on Friday, September 2nd. The rules are pretty much what you'd expect; get an answer wrong, take off an article of clothing. You know what that means: I might get to see you all real soon!

Although, given Andy's encyclopedic knowledge of his chosen categories (Indie Film, Shows on the WB Network, and Popular Prescription Drugs), there's a decent chance that he'll remain clothed the entire evening. But who cares? Strip Jeopardy is always a hoot, and happy hour drinks are STRONG.

Hopefully I'll see you all soon?

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Keer and Aurelius: the Triumphant Return

charmpop — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:56:38 GMT

Aurelius and Keer (and Thor) are returning to Portland in September, after about six months living in Tennessee...

They'll be here in the middle of September, then heading down to California for a month or so, and plan to be back and living in Portland by the beginning of November, and they've asked me to start putting the word out that they need a place to live. They'd prefer to eventually be living by themselves but they'll take what they can get to start off, so if anybody has any leads on houses or apartments or shacks, please contact me through Tribe. You can also find Keer here....

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