I was driving back into Portland the other day, tripping on how much has changed here in such a short amount of time. Condos everywhere, buildings being torn down, road work everywhere, fancy SUVs roaming up and down the neighborhood I live in looking for that fancy restaurant that most of the people in my hood can't afford or would't go into even if we could. I was telling my wife how much all of this change sickens me because the Portland I've loved is disappearing. I told her that I'm going out to my parents for a week in Eastern Oregon to get away and to clear my mind, that I can't change anything and that I'm going to come back to town and not complain anymore and that I'm going to not worry about the changes, etc. I parked the car and got a text message from Brian at Langano telling me, "Its gonna be torn down in three weeks. You guys wanna play the last show?" Instantly I was so fucking bummed and all the shit i was talking to my wife about just flew out the window, and I pictured a fancy ice cream store there with rich people lined up outside.