Neighborhood:
Goose Hollow Local lore says this neighborhood’s name dates back more than 100 years to a dispute over geese in a pond. (read more) In recent years, Goose Hollow has been the subject of more serious complaints from residents who feel isolated geographically from the rest of the city by Interstate 405 on the east and heavily traveled West Burnside Street to the north. The most recent controversy has centered on the neighborhood’s most visible symbol, PGE Park (1844 SW Morrison St., 553-5555, pgepark.com), and whether it should become a Major League Soccer stadium. While the stadium now houses the minor league soccer Timbers, it also gets used for baseball by the Triple-A Beavers and football by Portland State University and local high schools. If you want an adult beverage within an easy stagger of the stadium, don’t miss former Mayor Bud Clark’s Goose Hollow Inn (1927 SW Jefferson St., 228-7010, goosehollowinn.com). Among the many stories about the ex-mayor is the time he told Tom Brokaw over beers in his tavern that Commissioner Mildred Schwab “could only have an orgasm at budget time.” The densely populated neighborhood, however, is more than the stadium and the bars around it. Goose Hollow blends low-income apartments and student housing for nearby Portland State University with some of the city’s most well-preserved historic homes, as well as the tony Multnomah Athletic Club (1849 SW Salmon St., 223-6251, themac.com). The neighborhood’s Lincoln High School (1600 SW Salmon St., 916-5200) isn’t a bad place to send your kids. It’s turned out at least two geniuses: Simpsons creator Matt Groening and late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith. —Hank Stern
Upcoming Events
Friday November 27
Gwar, Job for a Cowboy, The Red Chord
[THRASH-METAL PANTOMIME] No band epitomizes the notion "it’s all about the live show" better than that group of exiled aliens, Gwar, which has been spraying Earth crowds with fake bodily fluids since 1984. Most recent album Lust in Space, marking the band's 25th anniversary, continues a return to thrash-metal roots after a more experimental turn in the ’90s. However musically competent as it may be, let’s be honest: You don’t attend Gwar shows to count time signatures. This is just good ol’-fashioned prosthetic penis-wearing, audience-spraying, Grammy-nominated pantomime that’s deservedly stood the test of time. DAVID ROBINSON. Roseland 8 pm. $19 advance, $22 day of show.
Monday November 30
Morrissey
See music feature, coming soon. Roseland 8 pm. $49.50. All ages.
Tuesday December 1
Hatebreed, Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born Of Osiris, Hate Eternal
Roseland 6:30 pm. $23 in advance, $26 at door.
