Jacki Kane's Blog

What’s that you say? You haven’t had enough partying at the holidays? Didn’t eat enough cake? We’ve got cake AND smack about parties. Tomorrow night. Love to see ya. Mean it.

Nothing makes me more proud than to combine a TIME OUT show with a good cause. If you missed the last show, this is the one to see:

Oh wait! Do you even KNOW what a bobby pin is anymore? Or hot curlers? Or Aqua Net hairspray strong enough to seal your walls for winter? I went all up-do thanks to my friend, Trina at Vertigo Style downtown, for a recent TIME OUT show. If you missed it, we’re repeating the RETRO PARENTING show to fight hunger for Neighborhood House on October 22 at the Multnomah Arts Center. Guess the number of bobby pins required for this scare-do, and win a prize! Post comments with answers. What kind of prize? Well, I don’t know yet. How bout a dee-luxe can of Aqua Net just in time for Halloween!

Big hair scare!

8-Track Sighting: Not in an AMC vehicle. A bathroom in NoPo, yo.

Dear Portland,

I love you, but not in a make out kinda way. More like a hang out all the time way. Okay, so what if we didn’t have the money to leave the state all summer? We stayed here, with you, Portland. And we liked it. Now that the rain is moving in on my love, I feel the need to surround myself with images of the other Portland. The one that’s bright and cheery, not the one that dumps all over you like an out-of-control recycle bin. Love you anyway – thanks for being you. Green and weird all year.

The ultimate date night: Farm-to-Plate Dinners at Kruger's

Can't take it with them? Sauvie's beach visitors must like to mark their spot.

Slappy me silly! Only PDX would have the guts to serve up liability - with syrup. Love that place!

Middle-aged woman foils hipsters and lands spot as extra on Portlandia. For the record, Fred Armisen is a heck of a nice, gracious guy.

Thrilled to announce that a recent graduate of my Super Clean Comedy Class, Rob Katsuno, has won third place in the Willamette Writers Kay Snow Writing Contest for “Daniela Says…” Rob performed a hilarious version of the essay at TIME OUT: Rad Dads show in June. Ever-gracious, he was nice enough to give me a nod for helping him. But he didn’t need much help! He’s naturally a sharp, creative writer who doesn’t even try to be funny. He just is. So a big congratulations to Rob for knocking it out of the park! Hope we see Rob on our stage again soon! Of course we’re all wondering what Daniela, his wife, says now.

The next time a man shrinks from a task and claims “I’m not a multi-tasker,” I’ve got the answer for you. “Oh yeah, let’s see if RUSH is touring.” When I say “RUSH,” I mean the legendary rockers, not the verb that describes every morning household in America. We went to see RUSH last night. My husband is a lifelong fan. I had to suck up my fear of experiencing eighth grade flashbacks to go. But the show was beyond impressive. It was a study of men multi-tasker overdrive.

Geddy Lee singing.

Three guys busting that much sound doesn’t come easy. Geddy Lee sings, plays keyboards and bass seamlessly. Neal Peart is a percussion machine with a load of drums that rotates around him so he can move from creating a global-sound environment to pounding out the backbone on “Tom Sawyer.” If only my entire house could rotate around me so I could get something done for once. Then you’ve got guitarist Alex Lifeson taking on a twelve-string with an electric strapped on his back. Not wasting one second.

So the next time any guy says he can’t multi-task, send him to a RUSH show. At the show last night, Geddy Lee said they were all like 100. So no excuse.

Try this at home: Geddy Lee sings AND plays keyboard.

Watch video from Attack of the Birds & Bees to find out:

Warning: Make sure your kids can’t hear this one.

Tell the kids your house is haunted, so they’ll stay outside.

Words of wisdom from my son, Steven. TIME OUT is on hiatus for the summer, but we’re already working on next season. We’re going to shake it up and surprise you people. ‘Swear. Meanwhile, we’ve got Uber Clean Open Mic tonight at O’Connors. Sign up at 6:30/start at 7. Come and laugh or take the mic. We’re always looking for moms and dads to take the stage. If you’ve got a sarcasm battery – does it ever need re-charging?