I Don't want the World to See Me

Been wanting to go for awhile to see Christian Kane perform at Dante's in Portland with Michelle, so we finally got our chance!

Picked michelleann68 up from the train station at 9:15 or so and we headed to Portland with my car(about an hour and a half drive).
Learned first hand how crappy and odd the Portland streets are. Once her iPhone could locate us, it helped us get where we needed to be!
We stopped at The Stepping Stone Cafe. Michelle had heard about them in one of her shows that she watches, and they featured a Man Cake, which is a plate sized pancake --> http://twitpic.com/e5g7a (That is one of those little things of butter on top). She managed about half --> http://twitpic.com/e5ikg :D I had a grilled cheese and onion rings. Too boring to take a pic of ;)
(Man Cake pics from Michelle's iPhone)
Then we went to Powell's Books. BIG. I pretty much only hung out in the Purple room, then went to find Michelle in the Red room. If we go there again, I want to do a little more wandering. Just those two rooms were the size of a bookstore apiece o.o;

After that, we found a nice parking spot that was close to Dante's and close to Voodoo Doughnut. Michelle got a maple bar with bacon on it --> http://twitpic.com/e63c0 lol

Then we went back to the car and read for an hour or so. Then we topped off the meter and went to Starbucks for drinks and more reading. Had to leave when the store closed at 7. Dante's didn't open until 8, so we went for pizza dinner across the street.

It was really crowded when we joined the line. Too bad not earlier so we could get a better spot. Managed to get two stools in the back. Concert started late, so we passed the time complaining about potential view blockers. Luke Perry was there and stood close by until someone spotted him and he disappeared into the crowd, never to be seen again. Also saw Aldis Hodge (of Leverage) in the crowd.

Had my camcorder, so I recorded what I could. Once the concert started, it became hard to see between people bouncing/swaying/waving arms. Here are the vids:

Let Me Go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf1DJLnydGQ

Let's Take a Drive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulw99YIrrE4

A Different Kind of Knight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MR7dFUzOM8

American Made:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d77nMKRPY8

Spirit Boy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gusqLbOsvmc

House Rules:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqUVE5jF7fY

Seven Days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2buW4sd8t2k

Fade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-1SWLj0MSs

Rattlesnake Smile:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLaw_l3wM0M

Blaze:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLrOwQ9MnzQ

Was fun :D

Got back a bit after midnight and Michelle stayed the night here. Went for lunch the next day before we went to the train station.

Did all that happen in just one day? wow

I'll post up some pics soon...can't get them to post for some reason.