Brooke Geery

My Knees Hurt- An Old Dude Skate Documentary

"You don’t quit skating because you get old - you get old because you quit skating,” Jay Adams once said, and it's true. Anyone who skates can tell you there is no age barrier at skateparks. Sure, it hurts a little more when you fall, but that's no reason to stop. For the general public though, skateboarding is still a "kid's sport" -- something you give up at 12, or 18, or 25. Ben Rupp, a 40-plus-year-old skater and snowboarder from Washington is out to disprove that. Ben and photographer Matt Scholz are in the process of making "My Knees Hurt," which you can watch the teaser for above. "This…
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How to Get Bloggers to Post Your Video

Every so often I get an email directed to this site. Apparently the general interest nature of it makes my plethora of traffic interesting to all sorts of different markets. Normally I just ignore them, But this email that came today was so amusing (to me), I decided it was worth posting: My name is Mike and I thought you would be interested in this video on Driving Under the Influence. It is a very informative video that I believe is worth sharing. I was hoping you would consider sharing this with the viewers of your website. If you like, we could write a short blurb to go along with…
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Official Review: Shut up and Eat

3848 SE Gladstone st. Portland, or 97206 www.shutupandeatpdx.com/ Technically, Shut Up and Eat is a real live brick and mortar restaurant, but I'm counting it because it used to be a cart. I went there when it was in the Ala Carts pod and got the pork sandwich. It was crazy windy and the sandwich was giant and hard to eat, but holy shit, it was amazing. So when they opening up shop on the corner of 39th and Gladstone, I was stoked it was both in my quadrant and has indoor seating. Obviously my first trip back I got the pork again. It's adorned with papini, red peppers, provolone…
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Good Food Here Cart Pod

Location: 42nd and Belmont Number of carts: 15 Types of Food: Veggie, Seafood, Korean, Norwegian, Ice Cream, Coffee, American, Mac and Cheese, Fried Chicken, etc. Covered: yes http://www.goodfoodherebelmont.com/ Tucked just off of 39th Ave, I mean, Ceasar Chavez Ave, lies the Good Food Here pod. This aptly-named pod boasts a maze of carts, many of which do indeed serve good food. (Seeing as I've only been there once, I didn't eat at all of them, but we can always assume there's a dud in the mix when you have anywhere over 5 carts.) Anyway. The pod is pretty jam packed with options and in the middle is a covered portico…
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Official Review – El Gallo Taqueria

Location: Woodstock Cart Pod Price range: $2.50-$8 Cuisine: American Mexican CASH ONLY Today I set out on a mission to get a Danang Pork sandwich from Graffiti, but alas: Vacation!? How dare you take a vacation! Once I finished feigning outrage, I walked the two feet to the right, opting for a burrito from El Gallo. Mexican carts aren't hard to come by in Portland, and as they go, this one isn't my favorite. But, it's also not really Mexican. As evidenced by the white guys working there, this place is Ameri-mex at best, despite the actual Spanish in its name. So, as you can probably assume, this isn't my…
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The Making of My Best Instagram Ever

Recently I posted the ultimate instagram. You may have seen it if you're one of my over 500 followers, but if not, check your feed now! You're not following me? Jesus it's @brookegeery. Anyway, it's the same photo as above, but you'll need to see it on Instagram to grasp the amazing filtering choice I made (this one was edited in boring old Photoshop.) I know this is the best instagram ever because I can see how many people like it (the ultimate sign of success) and at press time it had upwards of 12 likes. Because of that, I decided a making of the 'gram post was in order…
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Ala Carts Food Pavillion

Location: SE 50th and Divison Number of carts: 14 Covered: Yes Pros: Lots of entertainment options, wet naps, free wifi, good food choices. Cons: Beer is only on weekends, really close to Los Gorditos. Types of food (check their site for current carts): Turkish, burgers, coffee, seafood, Pork, Venezuelan, chicken and waffles, Pizza, Southwestern, Vietnamese, Korean, Thai http://www.alacartspdx.com/ Ala Cart is much more than just a cart pod. It's like a cart experience filled with fun for the whole family. What does that even mean? Well, I'll tell you. In addition to some 14 food carts, there's also a little playground for kids, cornhole for big kids, sidewalk chalk for…
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