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2011-04-21T10:57:00.000-07:00

SAVE BIG!

on Hood River restaurants and businesses
Click here to shop these amazing deals!

2011-04-21T10:11:00.000-07:00

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2011-04-12T18:24:00.000-07:00

Found on the Jake Davis blog. Click to hear music samples from Weeknd.

Postcard from Hawai'i

2011-04-12T18:05:00.000-07:00

It's nice to know it's warm somewhere else! Here is a postcard from the [rediviva] editor, Andrea Golts. Pictured above is her favorite farmer's market find. The are called rambutans; they have a hairy, red exterior, a translucent fruit and look a little too much like eyeballs when you peel them.

Sunny side up

2011-04-12T18:04:00.000-07:00

It's not sunny outside yet- but it will be. And these need to be yours. And mine, and his, and hers..... buy them at pingpingandrabbit.com

2011-04-12T18:00:00.000-07:00

It's our Spring- Enjoy! photos from local Denise Ward and Mark Barton at Tea Cup

Cherry Blossom Festival

2011-04-07T15:25:00.000-07:00

Should be sunny in The Dalles (usually is!) and on top of that, Cherry Blossom festival is going on this Saturday. So take the kids, take the dog and have a lovely afternoon doing something different. PLUS Oh Shoot photobooth (see the Oh Shoot blog!) will be there to take very fun photos of you and your friends/family. You can find Oh Shoot at the Lone Pine Village booth.

Turn on the Radio

2011-04-07T11:43:00.001-07:00

WISH I GOT THE PRINTED VERSION, *SIGH

Ok, Ok, so yes get the new radio head album, but first! Check out this newspaper (yes, you heard that right) that they created with other artists and writers. Yes it is strange, but do at least what I did and look through it so you can say you did- the kerning drove me too crazy to actually read it. The band distributed this actually printed newspaper to promote their album. Pretty great idea, it's just not the same looking at on screen, but worth taking a look at. Click here to download the art piece.

Now serving breakfast...

2011-04-07T11:28:00.000-07:00

LOOKIE, LOOKIE

[rediviva] loves all things Pancake. And lookie what we came across, an interview with Mike Midlo of Pancake Breakfast. Since we doubt you check HR News site everyday- we brought it to you (thanks to Jim Drake of Hood River News) Click here to read the interview.

Good news, now listen up

2011-04-06T14:37:00.000-07:00

Maybe you are that behind, and you have been missing all the addicting clever madness that is known as MAD MEN. Good news for you! Starting July 27th, Netflix will have season 1-4 available on Instant/Play Now.

ITS SO EASY, ITS FIZY.

2011-04-06T14:32:00.000-07:00

An easy way to find music and the videos that go with em. Simple and not all the other junk.
(i.e. YouTube) Sign up for free and start using. Click here.

2011-04-06T14:25:00.000-07:00

Good news local business' and patrons! New and exciting things are popping up from the creative playing field of [rediviva] and you locals will get to benefit like crazy. Very soon, you’ll be able to go bananas with deals for local restaurants and other businesses.

Are you business that is interesting in signing up? Click here to read more info!

2011-03-10T10:41:00.000-08:00

Jack White Deliver Us!
Check this out, on the most awesome blog of NYLON mag, Click here!

Lots of Music Videos: Beatoph Selected

2011-02-23T10:41:00.000-08:00

Click here!

Pink: Trouble

2011-02-17T12:52:00.000-08:00

I bet you haven't heard Pink's song Trouble- but the key is to listen to the acoustic version. It's so nice to hear a pop singers talent without the heavy produced stuff that makes them hard to stand. Wow she can sing. Listen here!

Oh Shoot! photobooth does Henni's 1 year anni!

2011-02-17T11:24:00.000-08:00

Click here to see the night at Henni's, the Pig Roast was a hit!

Photos and chalkboard artwork by Jessica Levin

Prada Spring/Summer 2011 Video Campaign

2011-02-17T11:00:00.000-08:00

Music Videos- the only way to watch em.

2011-02-17T10:38:00.000-08:00

Hand selected by someone cooler than the average person, you know these are going to be worth the watching. View all day. Click here.

I Didn't Know Mel Brooks Was a Jew

2011-02-10T20:43:00.001-08:00

The British Pub is being man handled tonight by Mariva. She called tonight movie night and the winner is Mel Brooks Blazing Saddles. Sitting here live from back seat at the pub, the projector glowing with the classic comedy. Josh, to my left and Kris to Joshs' left.

Josh, let's play a game. Since you're on Facebook, you post on all the Wall's, something like, first person to walk into the Pub wearing a Onesie, wins a drink. In fact thats what were gonna do, but we decided to make it more peresonal, by directing this dare to Pepi Gerald. (Afterall he is online right now) We'll see what happens.

We get impatient so we decide to Wall post saying: If Richard Hallman comes in wearing a pair of men's (or women's) briefs as a hat, HIS drink is on Mariva England. Let's see if that yields any results.

It's been five seconds after that last post, and no one bites yet, so now it's at the point that the next person to walk in and go over to Josh and say "L'Chaim!' again, wins a drink but this time it's on Josh.

NO one is playing our game with us. I think Facebook is broken. Or maybe there aren't many Jews in the area? Ben Burger, where are you?

Mariva is wearing a black beanie, pulled low over her ears. Hair is tucked up into it. Her signature Patagonia grey zip up hoodie.

I just got dared. Josh goes "I dare you to look up the oldest text from me to you." I accept the dare. First dare acceptance of the night. --And it reads: "Ya'll still doing drinks tonight?" Me: "Cebu lounge yup" Josh: "I'm there with a pear. Cuando?" The best in that string is: Me; "Get on the Yacht! ;) Cebu!" Josh replies "Finishing some brillant writing. There in ten."

Ok, now what? Whose gonna answer a dare? What can we say that no one can resist?

Oh WHOA, Mariva just put on the 1987 film Lost Boys. Things just changed. We might even get off the computer and go sit on the couch.

Ex-Pres' to Obama: Tag You're It!

2011-02-10T17:36:00.000-08:00

On Funny or Die (.com) you see a sketch of all these Ex-Presidents giving Obama advice. It's great, Chevy Chase, Will Ferrel, Dana Carvey and even Jim Carrey come out to do this. And the best line of all is Carrey playing ex-P, Reagen, saying to Obama played by Fred Armisen
(referring to the mess he was left with as President) "...Tag you're it!"
Worth watching, the All Stars come out for this one. Click here to see the sketch.

Internet Radio, The Way It Should Be.

2011-02-10T09:17:00.000-08:00

Calling All Yeti's: It's Time to try Groove Shark.

Click here to be launched into the songs you want. You get to pick it ALL DAY LONG.

Use it to get ear-ready for SASQUATCH (In May at the Gorge Amphitheatre) Seriously, search for every artist you wish and pick two or three songs each or whatever and create a 'homemade' Yeti mix of music that you can listen to song after song, it's like DIY Radio. You know the idea, it's just better than any other Internet radio out there (i.e. Pandora).
Perfect way to get familiar with the unfamiliar.
Here is a list to get you started, copy and paste Yeti's!
1. !!!
2. Das Racists
3. Bonobo
4. Flaming Lips
5. MSTRKRFT

6. Deerhunter
7. Skrillex

By The Way

2011-02-10T09:00:00.000-08:00

Click here to see the Sasquatch schedule.

Chro-Me-Oh

2011-02-09T22:45:00.000-08:00

Chormeo is in Portland Saturday night, at the Roseland Theatre. Check out their video for 'Hot Mess'. Best line ever, 'I don't know what you want from me...I'm not a bloody social worker.' And I sense a little Robert Palmer inspiration with the way the police ladies were dancing and the little black dresses. Classic. Check it out! Click here to see Chormeo's video.

The Robert Palmer girls from the video/song 'Addicted to Love'

Dark and Perfect.

2011-02-09T22:28:00.000-08:00

I stumbled across something today that goes well with my recent obsession of Brett Easton Ellis' books that I've been diving into lately, American Physco to be specific. Lady Gaga did a mix of her new song 'Born This Way' for the clothing designer Thierry Mugler's Men's runway show a couple weeks ago. The dark and strange looks go so well Lady Gaga's style and seemed to fit the personality of Patrick Bateman, whose the main man in Ellis' book American Physco. It all tied to well together, the major use of the black suit, heavy creative makeup and that 'killer' slicked-back hair. Thierry even went as far as a trench coat like covering, that was all clear plastic, a la Mr. Bateman. It seemed like everyone had an influence on each other. You're going to just die for this collaboration if you like the Gaga, Ellis, and or the designer Thierry Mugler. See and hear for yourself. Clic here for the Thierry Mugler Men's Fashion Show.

Whipped!

2010-11-29T20:16:00.000-08:00

Alcoholic WHIPPED CREAM.
18% ACL 375 ML

Ahh, ok who is going to be the first to try this? Brian's Pourhouse? Why don't you dollop your Spanish Coffee's with a little Whipped Lightening action to make it even more tasty. Just don't charge extra for it... Or maybe Henni's Kitchen & Bar, fancy up your adult coffee beverage with a little extra flip to it, make things even sexier than they already are. Or maybe you can dress your chocolate desserts-up with a little whipped up top. A fluffy, buzzy topping.
Whoever does try this, can you let [rediviva] know so we can share it with everybody? (We like to think were speaking to everybody.)

10/29/10 photos!

2010-11-02T13:40:00.000-07:00

Click here to see the most fabulous
footage of a party within a photo booth.
Photo booth credit: Jessica Levin and special thanks to Garth Levin for set up and Scott Cook for the equipment.

On 10/29/10 [rediviva] hosted a party at The Windance in Hood River. The Quick & Easy Boys played for more than 4 hours in the living room as Jessica Levin and Garth Levin manned this photo booth all night. If you don't see someone you know in these photos, it's because they were sucked into the Hookah Lounge (that was downstairs) or dancing to the Boys or DJ Swoop
all night.

HOW COOL IS DOPPIO? VERY.

2010-10-28T14:39:00.000-07:00

Michael owner of Doppio coffee + lounge allowed [rediviva] to stamp hundreds of their paper cups and little paper baggies with advert for the 10/29/10 party (That's tomorrow you guys) It's an interesting and never-done-before (in this area) approach to getting the word out. Did you get one?

check them out: 310 oak street in Hood River

GET READY!

2010-10-28T14:37:00.002-07:00

Fever

2010-10-28T14:37:00.001-07:00

DJ SWOOP ADDED!

2010-10-21T14:43:00.001-07:00

[rediviva] keeps adding things on to this party.

So much to do, so little time

2010-10-20T22:49:00.001-07:00

Hood River's event calendar click here

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-20T21:00:00.000-07:00

Evolution of a party.
The nuts and bolts are established first: You get a band, a place and a date for a party.
And it can't be helped that art, entertainment and details get added on to this kind of party. There are so many creative people getting involved. It's a fun process to watch grow. It's all real and organic. This is called the 'backwards ad' for a party. The 'poster' will be done, after the party. Who knows what will be added next?

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-18T16:24:00.000-07:00

rediviva's
Get Ready Guide for Halloween
Everyday for the month of October, [rediviva] will post a killer Halloween idea for you.

DAY 18: Animal costumes are it.
Perfect ideas for costumes that you can sit online and buy.
Beats running from one 2nd hand store to the next.

(top image) qutewear found on ETSY!
Click here for more...

GET READY: Halloween 2K10

2010-10-12T17:41:00.000-07:00

For locals by locals.

Free show. Starts at 9pm.
Costumes welcomed.
Hookah dome.
DJ Swoop late set.

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-08T21:16:00.000-07:00

Day 7: Best of Hood River Hallow '09

GET READY: HALLOWEEN 2K10

2010-10-05T19:06:00.001-07:00

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-05T10:00:00.000-07:00

rediviva's
Get Ready Guide for Halloween
Everyday for the month of October, [rediviva] will post a killer Halloween idea for you.

DAY 5: Only in the cartoons, not even Halloween.

We think we came up with the most wishful thinking costume. No matter how much anyone tries, no one is going to exceute the Jessica Rabbit costume. This is one character whose too hot to even come close. One just can't, they can't look as good as a cartoon. No matter how much makeup, sparkly red dress or purple gloves is not gonna look right on a normal person.

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-04T10:00:00.000-07:00

rediviva's
Get Ready Guide for Halloween
Everyday for the month of October, [rediviva] will post a killer Halloween idea for you.

DAY 4: Hot geek love

We are touting that animal costumes are the way to go, and not necessarily the animals in heat kind. But still [rediviva] gives a clap clap clap to the geek costumes out there. We like. We like.

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

rediviva's
Get Ready Guide for Halloween
Everyday for the month of October, [rediviva] will post a killer Halloween idea for you.

DAY 3: Animal costumes are the shit

Octopus' are so alien looking, which alone makes them perfect subjects for Halloween. In honor of Benjamin Benjamin Gallery's OCTOber Octopus show, here is a dress up/costume idea. We know that animal costumes are all the rage anyway. So why not make it an Octopus?

And click here for info about the Benjamin Benjamin Gallery show in Portland Oct. 7th-Oct.31st

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-02T10:00:00.000-07:00

rediviva's
Get Ready Guide for Halloween
Everyday for the month of October, [rediviva] will post a killer Halloween idea for you.

DAY 2: Slyvia Ji

We came across some this amazing artist Slyvia Ji. Her Dia de los Muertos inspired art is just lovely and prickly. It gives some ideas for a possible face painting. Check out her web site here: Sylvia Ji

GET READY: Halloween 2k10

2010-10-01T10:00:00.000-07:00

rediviva's
Get Ready Guide for Halloween
Everyday for the month of October, [rediviva] will post a killer Halloween idea for you.

DAY 1: THANK YOU VAMPIRES

And thank you to those kid's party manufactures in China and where ever else. Because thanks to these inexpensive impulsive holiday toys adults can have fun too. Back in these factories they might not have any idea that their glow sticks are going to an all night rave or the baby pacifier is going to prevent some partiers teeth from grinding from too much cocaine. So new to this list of kid's toys used for adult party pleasure, is this BAG OF BLOOD (TYPE 'X' mind you) It's the perfect 'IV' bag full of 5.3 oz. cherry flavored fluid, that you can promptly drain (or give it to your friend's kids and run) and then fill it back up with 3 oz. cranberry juice and 2 oz. Grey Goose. And the perfect thing about this Vampire induced toy, is that you can enter parties like the [rediviva] 10/29/10 (KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR MORE) or for the HOWL warehouse party in Portland on Oct. 30th, without being dinged for bringing in your own alcohol. Get it? It's just your Vampire blood, that's all. Sounds perfect to us.

[rediviva] stocked up on this Bag of Blood so if you need one when it comes closer to Halloween, let us know. We'll sell it to you for double the price. And of course you'll have to drain out the 'cherry' candy yourself.

Available for limited time at Hood Rivers Rite Aid for $1.49 each

2010-09-30T17:10:00.001-07:00

rediviva's
Get Ready Guide for Halloween
Everyday for the month of October, [rediviva] will post a killer Halloween idea for you.
Plus we'll let you know where to find all the best Halloween Parties.
STARTING TOMORROW OCTOBER 1st.
Check daily.

Paddle time with Hang Time

2010-09-30T09:22:00.001-07:00

There are two totally awesome things about our area in particular: Wine and wind. So what do you do when one of those basically shuts off after Labor Day? Find a way to still enjoy the river. And that's exactly what Emma Rose Rossof and boyfriend Nick Stewart did last weekend. They combined wine with a water adventure.

They decided to stand up paddle board from Rufus to Hood River, which would take three days and involved camping along the river for 2 nights. Before they launched their journey Emma Rose told rediviva about her trip and mentioned she was bringing along a bottle of wine called Hang Time Rose. She explained that the owners of Naked Winery, David and Jody Barringer, and Dave Michaelec, encouraged two of their awesome employees to start up Outdoor Wino. Emma went on to describe Kelly Medler and Emily Knutson as "two Hood River hotties, rippin' sports chicks who love to play, and love to drink yummy wine." That's why they created Outdoor Wino, which has Hang Time Rose, Huckin' Good (red), with more to come in the lineup.

Besides the sports marketing, the cool thing about this bottle of wine is it's plastic. You can drop it, it can handle getting banged around in your backpack and it's lighter in weight. Emma Rose mentioned that they ended up playing toss and catch with it for fun, because they knew it would never break, even after hitting that rock.

When asked how it tasted Emma who appearantly has no lack of experience describing wine said "The wine was delicious: It was nicely chilled, which took about 45 minutes in the river. It was light, fruity, slightly sweet. Aromas of cherry, strawberry, a little bit of herbs and fresh cut grass. Flavor profile of tart cherry, ripe strawberry, with balanced acidity and nice, smooth finish." Asked if she would recommend she said yes and wished for this 3 day/2 night trip she brought two bottles, one for each night.

Hang Time Rose is available at Naked Winery for $15.
Photos below were taken by Emma Rose during their paddling trip.

Extreme Pole Dancing

2010-09-22T00:15:00.000-07:00

Number of strip clubs in Hood River = Zero.
But maybe if it was more like this Indian video of extreme pole dancing, it would appeal to the Hood River demographic?
(Thanks Malcolm for this gem!)

And it burned so good

2010-09-09T09:33:00.001-07:00

Click here to view images from Burning Man 2k10

photos by VLAD POE & amarett

Burning Up

2010-08-29T10:57:00.000-07:00

Burning Man is around the corner. For all those going here are some little dress up ideas.
All these images come from this video.

HR PROM!

2010-08-18T14:10:00.001-07:00

The Hood River Prom at the Elks Lodge was a benefit for the Next Door Inc.,
and the Big Brother Big Sister Org.

The Ruins and the band Ten Thirty

2010-08-17T12:33:00.001-07:00

The Columbia Center for the Arts had a benefit at Springhouse Cellars in the The Ruins. The venue was a beautiful setting. Photos are of the band Ten Thirty. They were a good choice and totally easy to listen to. Photos courtesy of Tom Stevenson.

This comes with a warning

2010-08-09T21:48:00.000-07:00

This is not for the faint of heart. It's impressively gross, but hang in there, it's incredible. It's intensely felt, and instantly pushes a few buttons inside.

HEALTH "We are Water" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

Beyond the flip book look:

2010-08-07T17:21:00.000-07:00

Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours from WIZZ on Vimeo.
A refreshing music video composed of over 2,000 watercolor paintings.

What to download this week:

2010-08-03T22:15:00.000-07:00

Beside the new Arcade Fire album and that one song with Eminem and Rihanna, here's some music from a few lovely European ladies to add to your summer playlist:

Getcha' war paint on!

2010-07-30T12:06:00.000-07:00

Face paint is not just for kids anymore. Perfect for the weekend, just throw on a few stripes or a well-placed star and you're in full party mode. *Thanks for the inspiration, DP Ponies ;)

If Bowie can do it, so can you ;)

DJ SWOOP: George Clinton - Atomic Dog

2010-07-28T23:25:00.000-07:00

Swoop loves his funk.
DJ SWOOP at Brian's Basement Thursday, the 29th.

DJ SWOOP shares this to whet your appetite: Big Boi - Shutterbug [VIDEO]

2010-07-28T23:22:00.000-07:00

DJ SWOOP at Brian's Basement Thursday, the 29th.
Swoop says Enjoy.

Live Music

2010-07-25T17:42:00.000-07:00

The Pines was packed full on Thursday thanks to the music of Brian Blade and opening local band, Bigfoot.
www.brianblade.com

Click for more images.

2010-07-23T22:06:00.000-07:00

[rediviva] was invited to snap shots at the Ferrari Club of America's hang out session today hosted by the newly renovated Celilo Inn. The Inn is situated high on the rocks overlooking the Nothern landscape. It's lovely and this evening it was particularly sexy. Over 50 hot and heavy cars were here and this included 3 Lambo's and an Alpha Romeo. Enjoy the photos, you can tell we enjoyed ourselves.

Click for more images.

Hey Mark Nilsson!

2010-07-22T14:51:00.000-07:00

[r] What are you listening to right now!
mark: When not listening to NPR, I like to jam to high energy dance music or deep house like dj tiesto, oakenfold and kaskade. And it might be cheesy, but I'm loving Kylie Minogue's new cd! It's like a gay summer anthem!

Artist Statements

2010-07-22T14:34:00.000-07:00

With so many artists around here, surely there are a few artists that can agree that writing an artist statement can be difficult or time consuming, what do you say? How do you keep it from being a boring or worse, a pretentious bio?

So in New York this June, at the Dead or Alive exhibit at the new Design Museum there was the above piece of work from Damien Hirst. And his artist statement read like this: "I love color. I feel inside me, it gives me a buzz." -DH.

Artists don't have to sound smart or go on and on about your education or why you did what you did. Thanks Damien for taking it down a notch!

Scott Cook's new book!

2010-07-21T15:38:00.001-07:00

Curious Gorge is primarily a hiking guide to the Gorge, but with a twist. The author also includes many places the typical hiking guide leaves out — the drive-to viewpoints, trail-less excursions to hidden waterfalls, places to watch salmon spawn, or gorge oddities such as the Trout Lake Ice Cave.

Buy today! powells.com