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Miracles grow on trees at Rontom’s

Posted by: John Chandler on Jan 06, 2010 at 03:00PM Speech Bubble 2 Comments

Photos by Paul Chandler

I’m not the craftiest bear in the woods, but here are some ornaments I can happily endorse.

I was having a few beers at Rontom’s with my degenerate friends the other night, and couldn’t help noticing that their Christmas tree was still up and twinkling away in all its piney majesty. Upon closer inspection I was tickled to find some inspired homemade decorations lurking among the branches.

A seasonal salute to the staff of Rontom’s for totally nailing the whole recycle, reuse, resparkle ethos. I realize now that I’ve just been phoning it in these last five or six Christmases. Craft night at my house next December!

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By Flash on Jan 07, 2010 at 10:44AM: My tree will be festooned with colorful beer cans and liquor bottles next year.
By Ha! on Jan 11, 2010 at 10:59AM: I can see it now. BP’s tree will have beer can ornaments, and a garland of either beer tabs or wine corks (instead of the old fashioned popcorn). I’ll help bedazzle the thing when the time comes. Just no promises on quality. But, it’s the thought that counts. Right?

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In his twenty-plus years as a roving journalist and his forty-plus years as a native Oregonian, Portland Monthly web editor John Chandler has developed an appreciation for a properly stirred cocktail, all manner of beer, smoky single malt scotch, and the odd moment of clarity. “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamed of in your philosophy,” is his pet quote, and he’ll break it out whether the occasion calls for it or not. Rock ‘n’ roll snob, film geek, and cultural kibitzer, Chandler can usually be found perched on a local bar stool muttering to himself about “the good old days” when he was always on the @#$%&!* guest list. Approach with caution.

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