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Rumor has it that you can't build yourself up by tearing someone else down. That advice never made it to Portland, though. Evidence: The 2009 Rosey Awards site is all about sneering at other so-called creative communities, including our own. (See above.)
If, like us, you were wondering what the hell the Rosey Awards are, they're rewards for doing decent creative work in Oregon. Don't worry--you won't be asked about that on trivia night. There's a difference between trivia and inconsequentia. (Seattle's equivalent? The Chubby Awards. Say it loud and proud.)
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I've gone through the list of Oregon and Washington Fortune 500. Theirs is very small. They suck. Balls. Organic, hippy, gun-toting balls.
Portland leads the nation in skinny bearded guys and rusty bridges.
Man, their twitter is just sadly whiny. Just buy a sports car already and shush.
Well...at least we're not Portland.
One time, I stubbed my toe and cursed really loudly, and my girlfriend's parents whom I had only just met were standing right there. I felt just like I imagine Portland feels all the time.
lol a lot of crying for some "inconsequentia." I won't even comment further on the sadness of trying to compare twitters or tweets or whatever the twits are calling it these days.
I do hate their bridges though.
A least in Portland we know how to stay on subject during an argument. The question is whether or not Portland is more creative than Seattle. The answer is yes.
But we still love you guys. Even if you have more cloudy days than we do.
But I still fail to see how PDX is more creative than SEA.
I get that your ad agencies (this being awards for them) have a one up. No offense to our ad companies. However, the article was on all our other, successful businesses. And that is where I fail to see Portland shining.
And we still love you guys, even though you "steal" all our best bands.
Let's talk about just one aspect of creativity: the food scene. No offense, Seattle, but you're what's known in the industry as a pork chop town. (FYI, that's not a good thing.) Word to the wise: creative armies don't march well on an empty stomach.
With Portland, on the other hand, from the entrepreneurial inventiveness of its food carts to its nationally-ranked restaurants, our city rocks.
It is fun, though, to go to that one place in Seattle where they throw the fish around. I'll give you that.
Joel "Starving in Seattle" Gunz
I've eaten from here to there and back. I actually enjoy a lot of our food here in Seattle, and it's only getting better.
I lived in PDX for 3 months and visit often. Food isn't better than the food I've had here. Perhaps we should swap food lists?
Also, creativity CAN march on sadness:
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/02/0226_miserable_cities/2.htm
Touche, Troy.
Portland is famous for strip clubs and the chip on its shoulder.
Creatively you can't say anything to Seattle when your most successful bands are the Dandy Warhols and (yawning) the Decemberists.
Like Tony Bordain said, there's a lot of people in Portland TRYING to look alternative. Keep trying guys, one day you'll get credit.
You got something against strip clubs?
Strip Clubs are known in the "industry" as a pork chop kind of entertainment. (FYI, that's not a great thing, culturally).
Touche! But you lose a creativity point for copying. By that, I mean you win a Rosey.
As a current Portlander and transplanted East-coaster, I find it laughable that citizens of US cities up and down the West Coast even raise the issue, ever. It seems that "my city beats your city" is so prevalent because all the crybabies wish they were in New York City, period.
Dear UncleNate,
Shhh.
Sincerely,
WishingIWasBornInNYC