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Information about to gatherings for Jet...

2007-02-02T08:40:03Z

The First is a Ceremony at Rockaway Beach on Saturday the 3rd.

On Saturday the 10th of February there will be a celebration of Jet closer to town.

Info on both are after the cut...

Saturday, Jan. 3rd:

The Grief Ceremony will take place at Camp Magruder in Rockaway Beach on Saturday, February 3rd. Ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m.. Even if you feel not ready to grieve, or just not ready to grieve publically, you still may come to support those who do need to. Please try to be there by 1:15 p.m., so we may begin relatively on time. Also, come well fed so that you are comfortable during the ceremony. We will have dinner together afterwards.

If you wish to participate fully in the ceremony, please bring:
Some photos/memorabilia of your personal ancestors for a shrine (you will, of course, take these home with you at the end of the ceremony)
A tall, glass alter candle (these can be found in the hispanic food section of any grocery store.)
Drums-djembe/hoop (if you have one)
Sheets, camp pads, air mattresses, camp chairs (if you are staying overnight)
Blankets and pillows for the ceremony
Kites (optional)
A personal water bottle (we will have water available as well)
Beverages- juice, pop, etc.
Snacks- nuts, chips, dips
Empty bowls/platters
Flowers+container for flowers you bring
Tissues

Jet’s brother, Jesse, passed away three and a half years ago. He was a very big part of Jet’s life, as well as the lives of some of those attending, and we have decided to include him in this ceremony. We will be spreading the ashes of both Jet and Jesse at Hug Point, about 30 minutes north of the ceremony site. We will either be spreading the ashes Saturday afternoon/eve or Sunday morning. It depends how long the ceremony lasts on Saturday. Please bring a kite if you have one. Jet loved to fly her kite at the beach and therefore letting a few rise in the wind seems a fabulous way to honor her.

The dress attire should be casual. Keep in mind that we will all be standing for a lengthy period of time, so wear something you will be comfortable in. Wear layers. The weather at the coast is going to be cold, so bring warm clothing too.

We’re hoping that people will want to stay and hang out for a little while after the ceremony, if not stay through the night. Whatever you feel comfortable with... One of Jet’s last wishes was to have a big party with all her loved ones at the beach, and Saturday night we have the whole camp to ourselves. One great perk of the camp is that you can walk through just a few trees and you are on the beach. The weather is supposed to be dry. There are a few outdoor firepits near the lodge, and we have ideas for creating fun inside too. Bring ideas/games/laughter with you as well. We shall see what kind of party we can create. Please join us if you can...

Camp Magruder is like a summer camp for kids. For those that would like to stay the night at the camp, we will be staying in a lodge equipped with single beds. The lodge will have bathrooms and a kitchen, but no showers. There is a shower house you can walk to if you need it. You’ll need to bring your own linens because none of the mattresses will have any. So bring your sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, or any other bedding you will need. The lodge sleeps 30 people, but if there’s more of us wanting to stay, we can probably squeeze together. If you have camp pads or air mattresses, please bring them as there is ample floor space. Even if you sleep on one of the camp beds, maybe someone else could use your pad. We will be providing some of the snacks during the day and dinner Saturday evening.
Anyone is welcome to stay at the lodge with us on Saturday night and this is something that we have paid for. If you want to stay in town, you are on your own money wise:).

There are a few hotels a couple miles up the road in Rockaway Beach and the rates are not too expensive. We have spoken to two oceanfront motels, The Silver Sands Motel, and The Surfside Resort Motel. We have included details below.

Surfside Resort
101 Hwy NW 11th
Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
1-800-243-7786
We liked this one best:
Rates range from $35.00 for a sleeper (small room, queen size bed, no view) to $80.00 for an ocean view(with kitchen, fireplace, balcony, 2 queens).
These rates are only good if you go to the website: www.surfsideocean.com/special.htm and print the coupon for 50% off. Or- if you have an Entertainment card, you can get the same rates.
They also offer smoking rooms and rooms that allow pets.

Silver Sands Resort Motel
215 S. Pacific St.
Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
1-800-457-8972
Rates range from $60.00 for a single (queen size bed + fold out bed) to $75.00 (2 queen size beds + fold out, and kitchenette)
This motel is also pet friendly.
Mention you are attending Jet Vibert’s Memorial to get the above rates.

Directions to Camp Magruder:
From Portland:
Go West out Highway 26
Take Highway 6 at the fork
Go North on Hwy 101
Drive past Tillamook Bay and Garibaldi
Just past the town of Bayview, you’ll see Smith Lake on the left
Just after Smith Lake, take a left on Old Pacific Highway
Turn left after railroad tracks and follow road into camp.
17450 Old Pacific Highway
Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

Feel free to contact Jenifer or Wendy with any questions you might have. Also please let us know if you are planning to attend (though it’s not totally necessary), and if you are planning on staying with us Saturday overnight:). A few of us are going out Friday afternoon and if you’d like to join us and stay with us Friday night, please let us know asap. People coming together in an act of love and support is something that Jet loved to initiate and be a part of. She was so beautiful and full of joy. She will be missed. Please join us in our grief so that we may all celebrate her life.

Thank you,
Wendy & Jenifer
503-805-8929 W
858-525-3527 J

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Saturday, January 10th:

Dear Friends,

We will be having a Farewell Celebration for Jet on Saturday,
February 10th. It will be held at Jopa Restaurant 4439 SW Bvtn-
Hillsdale Hwy in Portland, from 7pm until 9pm. Please bring a a
favorite food. Some suggestions would be fruit, salads, cookies,
snacks- basically "finger foods". A no host bar is available to
purchase alcohol.
Jet wanted us to celebrate her life and not concentrate on her
passing. She wanted a party, so let's give her one!
She knew and loved everyone. I'm looking forward to meeting some
of you and being able to see you through her eyes.
Everyone is welcome, so please copy this email and post or pass it
to everyone who knew her. She made an impression on all who met her,
no matter how long they knew her. I would like everyone to have the
opportunity to gather with other friends and share memories they
have of her.
Many Blessings,
Marian Freitas (Jet's mom)

My Beautiful Friend

2007-01-31T03:27:29Z

On Saturday, January 27th, Jet passed away.

Many who were regulars at Ember's or Mary's Spot back in the day may have known her as Dawn. She was simply one of the most beautiful, compassionate people I could ever hope to meet.

I am at a loss for words.

Been a while since I've written...

2007-01-14T04:15:53Z

self portrait @ Someday Lounge 12/07/06 gallery

It felt like I didn't stop working right up to the very, very end of the year.

In early December I assisted in So Cal again (flew into San Diego this time) capturing images for for a campaign we delivered much of just yesterday. I'd been working M-F at the studio, and then spending my Saturdays selling microphones and guitar strings at Trade Up and practicing with Jess and Charlie on Sundays for more weeks than I can remember.

Spent Thanksgiving and Christmas eve with my family. New Years eve I had to work, but was happy to see David for a while, then hang out at Jonathan's before meeting Jess at her work for the customary midnight kiss. New Years day we caught a flight down to Tuscon, where we stayed for about a week. We hadn't seen her family since our wedding nearly two years ago. It was wonderful to reconnect, and to recharge ourselves in the desert sun. I hope to post some snapshots soon.

Last Sunday we returned to PDX, and Monday it was back to the studio for me and to school for Jess. Though it was a bit of a shock going each way - and technically not a "vacation" - the trip helped me gain some perspective and avoid feeling I could get completely bulldozed by my obligations here. Last month I made arrangements to drop my one day a week at Trade Up. Five workdays a week is enough. This is the first Saturday I've had to myself in quite some time, and I LIKE IT.

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On the cab ride home last night our driver was eager to get into a political discussion. First it was about construction on the bus mall - how it's going to screw everything up, and it better not raise his taxes. I said I'd rather spend my (tax) money on a bus mall than on Tomahawk missiles. He said we have to keep the population down - that's why we're at war. "Not that I'm a racist or anything," he said, "but you know what continents are having the most babies..." And on and on about people who are different from and/or inferior to him, who apparently have no right to jobs or justice, much less to reproduce and consume the worlds limited resources. And of course they have no right to his money. I told him I'd seen plenty of white Americans who who aren't "where they came from" and should avoid breeding. And tipped him anyway.

Which brings me to the Marshal Plan for solving the "Immigration Problem:"

Lower the minimum wage to $0.75 a day. That would provide a disincentive for corporations to expatriate production and jobs to countries that have an unfair surplus of laborers willing to work for what Americans currently consider pocket change.

Seriously, it pains me that anyone would blame immigrants for labor shortages, when everything they spend their money on has a label on it saying it was made somewhere else, by someone who could afford to work for beans.

;)

funny

2006-10-13T05:48:14Z

If you're looking for a real good deal on photo gear:

Royal Camera & Video

I leave at 5:30 for Orange County to photo assist for a new client. I wish I could bring toothpaste.

Cancer Fags video shoot

2006-10-10T04:31:37Z

gallery

First I was gonna go to this shoot with Jonathan. He was feeling sick and decided to stay home. Figured I'd forget about it. Then Sean calls a half an hour before and says he'll come by and pick me up... so I charged the batteries for my camera.

The only disadvantage to getting a ride with the director is that you end up being the last to leave, after the cameras and lights have been put away. It wasn't such a big deal though - I have to say they assembled a great group of people to hang out with. The PBR was flowing, and a good time was had by all... that is, all who stayed to drink PBR.

Can't wait to see what Sean's doing for this. He's become quite the pro. It's hard not to be inspired by his motivation to see these projects through.

Some Pix from last Sun...

2006-10-07T20:50:20Z

These are pix from Gekikai at Someday Lounge last Sunday night:

Some nudity. You've been warned.

Avoiding the Broken Heart

2006-10-05T06:37:13Z

Been a crazy couple of weeks. Seems like I have so little time! I've been working on someone else's project every day for more days in a row than I want to remember. That's just me I guess. I can't complain. I've got it good.

Spent all of last week assisting in the production of a documentary about the production of an opera centered around the life of neoromantic composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. One day I'll get to edit 20+ hours of footage down to.... something much shorter than 20 hours. Saturday before last Jess and I invited a few people over for a "party." It was great fun... though I often feel I do a crap job of letting my friends know about these things. Somewhere in there I also managed to see a show at Doug Fir, and a performance art event at Someday Lounge.

Dorien was reminding me Monday: The longer we know people, the more we will see them go through changes. The older we get, the faster these changes happen. It's simply dizzying sometimes. And sometimes it makes your stomach swirl.

I realized very recently that I've been avoiding a broken heart. Who wouldn't?

work

2006-10-04T14:55:15Z

I'm the kind of person who needs a day off every once in a while. Not today though.

I've been working on galleries for a bunch of stuff I've witnessed in the last... uhhh... going on two weeks I guess. I hope to post some more tonight.

Stalking Jane plays with Dahlia at Doug Fir 09-27-06

ephemeralone @ 2006-09-18T01:34:00

2006-09-18T09:46:32Z

Soriah Performs at Societas Insomnia

Too late to be up on a Sunday Night / Monday morning. Finally got to catch up on sleep a little today.
Played some music with Charlie, then spent most of the rest of my evening soldering together new xlr patches for the MOTU - a tedious task without proper wire strippers and a vise or something to hold parts in place.

Yesterday (Sat) was rather painful. Worked a standing 8 hour shift at Trade Up with an incredible hangover. It was Alberta St. Fair or something, so we had people flooding the place all day. Someone sold the store a theremin recently, which we placed next to the front door and ran through an Electro Harmonics envelope/filter (Bass Balls, to be exact) then a delay and into an amp. Every time someone walked in the door it made a swooping sound... and so people were playing with it all day. I think I might know one reason Brian Wilson went crazy.

I had only a couple of hours to recover before heading downtown to Someday Lounge for Societas Insomnia. Said hello to a bunch of people we hadn't seen in some time. Ashkelon, recently in from NY for the Drop Dead fest. Andrew, Julian. It was great to see Dorien. Met Jessica from Stalking Jane. Didn't really get to say hello to anyone involved in the performance... in fact we were quite tired, and got a ride home with Jonathan during intermission. It WAS after 1am, and there were plenty of people still taking pretty pictures, I'm certain.

I was very impressed with the level of creativity and professionalism. It's been a while since I've attended such an event, and this was over the top. (I almost typed 'off the hook.' Silly.) However, I am not so fascinated with watching people do things I perceive to be extremely painful. I dunno, maybe it's just me... but the idea of hanging by meat hooks pierced through my legs while some guy acts like I'm a rope and swings around on me like he's Tarzan isn't my idea of a good time, even if it IS an enlightening experience. I know it trips people out, and there's obviously an audience for it. I'm just not sure what it's doing for them and how good that is.

Anyway, I took some pix of non-painful stuff.

ephemeralone @ 2006-09-16T16:47:00

2006-09-17T00:49:51Z

My aching head tells me I had a severely good time last night. PBR was $1 a pint at Noir. Dangerous.
So good to see Kristin, Kiisu, Johnathan, Jeff, Derek, Roger.... of course Paul, in for the week from California. So many people were out, my head will not let me name them all.

Sometime around 2am bartime Jonathan, Paul, Jess and headed to NE for the tail of Don's b-day party - where the booze was still flowing freely. 5am cab ride home, and into work here at Trade Up at 11am.

I hurt everywhere. I had so much fun though!

Someday

2006-09-16T00:11:18Z

Had band rehearsal last night. Afterward we headed out to Someday Lounge for the 2Gyrlz Bon Voyage Party.
This was one of our first nights out since returning from NY. Nice to see some good friends. Love that space. Feels like we are once again right at the beginning of an exciting era for PDX.
Tonight it's Noir for Oubliette. Camera in tow.

Catching Up

2006-09-14T09:41:17Z

Had a day off today.
Between the Pizzi-Thompson studio, Trade Up and band rehearsal I seem to have so few.

Trying to act natural while I take my own picture on the way to P+T studio.

Got a few things done.

Played guitars for a few hours. Pulled drives from my old PC... trying to clean up archives and make sense of these completely full NTFS format drives I can't modify under OS X. Ordered a new 250 Gb Lacie drive to help sort things out (and add to my collection.) Been putting off some of these storage/archive issues for too long.

Activists at Pioneer Square

Monday I found myself riding a bus across town to do some photoshop work, and wondering just how much the world really has changed.

Monday, Sept. 11 2006. From the bus on my way to work.

Jess and decided to go ahead and get the amps we've been wishing we had. Money is gonna be tight for while, but we have to compete with drums...
We only had them at home for a couple of days last week before bringing them to the rehearsal space. So far so good! Room recordings of the last couple of sessions are sounding quite respectable.

I still need to pick up a rack for the bass head. As soon as we book a show I suppose.
Still kind of blocking on lyrics, but also just getting over a pretty sore throat.

Sunday night I wired a 9v clip adapter together so I could power the distortion David Prid gave me with the tap from my tuner. I kept leaving the thing plugged in and getting inconsistent sound. Of course part of that was due to missing knobs. Found some of those at Trade Up. Love that employee discount.

So much to do.... this is why I rarely post.

We've been trying to get out more. This week we'll be at Someday Lounge (new venue next to the Backspace) on Thurs after rehearsal, and again on Saturday (possibly Noir on Fri or Sat as well, depending on fundage.)

Back in PDX! (+ days 10 & 11 NYC)

2006-08-28T23:55:13Z

Jess and I arrived back in Portland yesterday (sunday) afternoon. So nice to be back home!

We both left NY at around 6am - but from different airports. I had purchased a round trip ticket - she decided to come back home with me once we met up in NY and was unable to book a seat on my flight. So we saw the Prids perform at the Annex we grabbed our bags from HiFi's and took a cab to the subway. I got off at Union Square, and she continued on to 14th St. & 8th Ave. The last I saw her in NY saturday night at 2:30 am as she was waving at me through the back window of the cab. Both of our flights had layovers - hers was in San Fran, mine in Minneapolis - so after some 15 hours of subway trains, taxi cabs, airports, airplanes, light rail and Tri-Met buses we were back together here at home.

Other than a nap here and there on our flights, we were pretty much up from Saturday afternoon through Sunday night. Just now getting over being so spun by the whole experience!

Day 9, NYC

2006-08-26T19:14:15Z

Thursday we stumbled down to Moo Shoes, where we couldn't afford a thing. They did let me photograph the cats for free. Took the N train (then the R) to Brooklyn to see The Prids play with Bell Hollow and Moto:Rosa. There was an "after party" just down the street...

Day 8, NYC

2006-08-26T18:53:15Z

Wednesday Kristin arrived in New York. The Prids had a radio interview on the Joey Reynolds show at 2:30 am downtown on WOR radio. Something like 8 million listeners.

Day 7, NYC - Brooklyn

2006-08-26T03:00:33Z

Tuesday we walked across the Williamsburg bridge into Brooklyn and ate at Foodswings.

Day 6, NYC

2006-08-26T02:54:53Z

Pix from Monday, 08-21-06. Jess and I ventured downtown to meet with my friend Scott, who I hadn't seen in many years. We went to high school together, and he played guitar in my very first band. We walked around, saw the World Trade Center site, and bunches of other stuffs.

Day 5, NYC

2006-08-26T02:46:15Z

I've kinda fallen behind with my picture posts.... Of course, I'm ON VACATION, so there. This is a gallery from last Sunday. Mostly pix from the Museum of Natural History...

Day 4, NYC

2006-08-21T02:56:30Z

Saturday we spent most of the time recovering from Friday. As soon as we could function we hiked down to Remote Lounge for the monthly dance party "Contempt." Mistina & Eric cut out early... Hillary, Jess and I closed it down (4am) and then had late night snacks with Samantha, Zelda and her man.

Lots of blurry pix in this one.... there's NO LIGHT to speak of in a dance club. Lot's of self portraits too.

Day 3, NYC

2006-08-19T19:58:37Z

Yesterday we had yummy vegan slices at Viva Herbal. Awesome.

The big event was partying on HiFi's rooftop. We all had vertigo getting closer to the edge, but after a few drinks....

Because there was no one in the apartment to "buzz in" guests, HiFi attached a front door key to a string which she would lower down to party-goers who would call on her cell phone. Cool.

Drank A LOT.

Day 2, just hangin' out.

2006-08-18T20:19:34Z

Yesterday we pretty much just hung out in and around HiFi's apartment in the East Village. Jess, David and I walked to Washington Square park in Greenwich Village where we enjoyed relatively cheap happy hour beverages. Later we hung out on HiFi's roof. Then we walked BACK to Greenwich village for some very good $2 falafel.

Tonight we're having more of a full-on party on the roof. Should be fun.

Wanted to do some more photo-related shopping, but all the big camera shops are run by traditional Jews, so they close early on Fri, and don't open at all on Saturday. Go figure.

day 1

2006-08-17T20:57:36Z

Gonna TRY to post photos as often as possible.

Day 1, mostly in DC, some from the bus leaving NYC. Prids at DC9.

If I look a little dazed, well that's because I am

2006-08-16T18:03:47Z

My first pic from NYC:

Caught a plane at 12:30 am, got here at about 11am local time. Immediately took the subway to the B&H Photo super-ultra-mega store to purchase this lens no one in pdx keeps in stock...

Now I'm hanging out at 9th & Broadway at the studio where HiFi works, about to hop a bus to DC... where we'll see The Prids - but MORE IMPORTANTLY, my sweetie:

who for the last week I've only been able to see on my laptop.

I CAN'T WAIT.

oh, and I've been awake for something like 30 hrs. I anticipate it'll be 48 before I crash on HiFi's floor.

WATCH OUT EAST COAST!

More Photos: Prids, Wet Confetti, Empty Room, The Sleepy People

2006-07-18T03:35:30Z

Empty Room plays the opening party for a swank photo studio (not mine) July 7th...

AND.... The Prids, Wet Confetti, and The Sleepy People. The Prids "Until The World is Beautiful..." CD Release, Douglas Firiffic lounge 07-14-06.

Happy 4th of July.... Made In China

2006-07-04T19:01:37Z

Just watched the live feed of the space shuttle launch on C-SPAN. They afterwards they immediatly cut Ellen Ratner talking about whether dissent is patriotic. How the founding fathers were radicals and such... and how there should be a Flag Amendment that says all US flags are to be made in the USA. Funny.