VGB: Pass the Kleenex. Never did Portland’s famed “Keep Portland Weird” sign promise to the skinny-jean, handle-bar mustached set that the city was to “Keep Portland Affordable for the Artsy-Fartsy Set”.
This story tells the tale of Susan Langenes and her husband, both professional musicians, who lived for over a decade in an inner neighborhood apartment complex with other artists. They created a community, cooking together, gardening and playing music together.
Until they received no-cause evictions. New owners renovated the complex and rents tripled. She and her husband were exiled to Milwaukie, a small town five miles away. read more
yah…you would be amazed at what goes on over in Portlandia. That show is supposedly a parody, but in fact it is very much reality.
In any case, these people would bitch if you hung ’em with a new rope.
Gee, I was afraid I’d break down and cry!
Poor, lazy maggots may have to get off their asses and earn a living?
Awwwwwwww …
“Susan Langenes and her husband, both professional musicians … have lived for over a decade in an inner neighborhood apartment complex …”. So after 10 years plus as “professional musicians”, Susan and her hubby have to go to work for wages like the rest of us. I submit they both suck at being “professional” musicians then.
I’d bet that there are plenty of jobs pumping gas at the local convenience store since Oregon won’t allow you to pump your own gas And those require no skill at all except maybe some minimum customer service skills.
Original article appeared in NY Post; with the cost of rent in NYC, I wonder how much sympathy was forthcoming from the NY Post’s readers for the poor hipsters in Portland having to get full-time jobs to pay the rent?