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Portland Pinbrawl 2012

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Pinbrawl 2012Register now for Portland Pinbrawl 2012!

This fourth annual pinball tournament attracts the best pinballers in the Northwest. Registration is capped at 128 players, so sign up soon.

The competition takes place on Sunday, April 22th at Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade (511 NW Couch).

Must be 21 or over to compete. Once again the tournament will be best 2 of 3, double elimination. Entry fee is $20, but spectators get in free.

Find more details and the registration form at Rose City Pinball.

Rose City Pinball also maintains a handy dandy list of past and upcoming 2012 area tournaments.

Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 4 #4: The Great Astoria Plague of April 1901

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Kick Ass Oregon History Volume 4, Episode 4Kick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.

And volume 4 #4 just dropped: The Great Astoria Plague of April 1901.

In which we learn that something fishy lurks beneath the surface of Astoria.

The brains behind this Kick Ass project are the crack hustlers of Oregon History Doug Kenck-Crispin and Andy Lindberg. Doug is a graduate student studying Public History and Pacific Northwest History at PSU, and Andy, though a Portland native, is currently working as an actor in New York City. Doug does most of the research and writing for the podcasts with input from Andy, who voices the broadcasts with a thespian’s flair.

With the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast they plan to cover just the good stuff: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll and Earth Shattering, Devastating Destruction.

Ultimately, our goal is to take Oregon History out of the hallowed halls of the academy, get folks excited and enthused about this shared history, and get them out into the state, digging it and experiencing it. Get them to embrace it, and get their boots muddy in the process. It’s all OUR History; nobody owns it.

Visit ORHistory.com and stay tuned to @Oregon_History on Twitter for further details on specific episodes and the series. Catch up on missed episodes at the Kick Ass Oregon History archives.