Keep Portland Unique

Keep Portland Unique. There’s a headline that just doesn’t read right.

But, our city’s inimitable catchphrase almost wasn’t. Really.

Adding to the weirdness, our famous aphorism (weird word) was inspired by a similar slogan that originated in the capital city of Texas. Yes. That’s right, y’all! Texas. A state about as Un-Portland as Alabama, Mississippi or Kansas.

Terry Currier, owner of Portland’s legendary Music Millennium, had a friend in Austin. Thankfully, for those of us who embrace our atypical (or untypical) national autograph, Terry knew how to use a telephone.

If you’d like to know more, take a listen to my enlightening (and weird) conversation with Terry Currier.

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Robert Parish

Robert Parish has more than three decades of experience as a writer, producer, director, editor, videographer and voiceover artist. During his career, Parish has won dozens of national awards for his scriptwriting and video production efforts.