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“It’s weird to be here, because about 20 years ago, I used to work at the coffeeshop across the street [Fresh Pot]. I mean, I don’t know if this still happens in Portland…but I came here when I was young and didn’t quite know what I wanted to do with my life…[crowd laughter].
Sarah Vowell
Posted by: Anne Adams on May 16, 2011 at 03:00AM
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Who: renowned nonfiction/history humorist | Where: Bagdad | When: Recent PDX reading of her new book, Unfamiliar Fishes.
“It’s weird to be here, because about 20 years ago, I used to work at the coffeeshop across the street [Fresh Pot]. I mean, I don’t know if this still happens in Portland…but I came here when I was young and didn’t quite know what I wanted to do with my life…[crowd laughter].
It’s just nice to be here in Portland when nobody is telling me, like, I frothed their milk wrong. It’s nice to come back here and have a podium.”
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