keep music at McCormick & SchmickOriginally published 2/20/2008 The Original McCormick & Schmick, 235 SW 1st Ave, Portland, is a wonderful old Portland business. Lots of wood and history. And a loft, where a pianist always played. Until the company discontinued the music. McCormick & Schmick has grown into a big national chain. Doing fine [...]
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Me on Oregon Art Beat 2008
Me on Oregon Art Beat Originally published 1/24/2008 Well, it’s exciting to be featured on a TV program anytime but it’s totally thrilling when the program turns out so well: http://www.opb.org/programs/artbeat/videos/view/67-Steve-Cheseborough Check it out! My thanks and praise to Shawn Hutchinson and his crew for boiling down my life and work to a fine eight-minute [...]
Day job 2007
Day jobOriginally published 10/17/2007 Flying back home to Portland from the Delta, after King Biscuit. I break into song as everyone stands to get off the plane at the Portland Airport. It had been a long and difficult trip, although wonderful in many ways. We had gotten stuck overnight in Salt Lake City the night [...]
"Philadelphia" Jerry Ricks needs help 2007
“Philadelphia” Jerry Ricks needs help Originally published 9/9/2007 “Philadelphia” Jerry Ricks has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The tumor is operable and he is scheduled for surgery this week. He and his significant other, Nancy Klein, are expatriate Americans living in Croatia, which (like the United States) does not have socialized medicine. So they [...]
Chezz and Taizz reviewed! 2007
Chezz and Taizz reviewed! Originally republished (in Steve Cheseborough blog) 3/21/2007 Old-time vaudeville revived in mirthful, mixed acts Review: Miz Kitty’s Parlour shows off more than parlor tricks, though the result can be tedious Monday, March 19, 2007 LUCIANA LOPEZ The Oregonian The building may have changed, but the parlor’s still the same. The vaudeville [...]
glad to see Portland made the list 2006
glad to see Portland made the listOriginally published 9/14/2006 Forbes.com’s ‘Drunkest Cities’1. Milwaukee2. Minneapolis-St. Paul3. Columbus, Ohio4. Boston5. Austin, Texas6. Chicago7. Cleveland8. Pittsburgh9. Philadelphia9. Providence, R.I. (tie)11. St. Louis12. San Antonio13. Seattle14. Las Vegas15. Denver/Boulder16. Cincinnati16. Kansas City (tie)18. Houston19. Portland, Ore.20. San Francisco-Oakland20. Washington-Baltimore (tie)22. Phoenix23. Los Angeles24. New Orleans24. Tampa (tied)26. Norfolk27. Dallas-Fort [...]
Big poker tourney – Part 1 2006
Big poker tourney – Part 1 Originally published 6/5/2006 Big tourn I went to play in the US Tournament Poker quarterly tournament. USTP is a league where you play free poker in bars all over the Portland area. If you win one of these nightly tournaments, or do well in it, you get little prizes [...]
brilliant business idea 2006
brilliant business ideaOriginally published 7/17/2006 actual ad in Tacoma Weekly classifieds:“Boogie Chillin” a George Thorogood tribute band needs a guitarist to play the part of George. Must sing lead and play slide guitar. 360-877-9464.
Big poker tourney – Part 2 2006
Big poker tourney – Part 2Originally published 6/5/2006 I start to pull back my 3 chips so I can think this over, but that same commenter says no, you made a move at the pot, you can’t take it back. I wasn’t sure I wanted to take it back anyway, but now I want a [...]
playing for Do and Bo 2006
playing for Do and BoOriginally published 6/1/2006 I was on the schedule at the Northwest Folklife Festival this past weekend in Seattle, but decided to try a little busking besides. I was singing and playing my friend Thomas Corlett’s metal guitar, with Thomas playing clarinet and my sweetie Taizz Medalia on spoons. We were doing [...]
