A City of Roses and their thorns

Only in Portland could you experience all the following in the same day:

+Enjoy a frank lecture from one of the most well known leaders of the Emergent Church movement.

+ Get flipped off by a Dime-Bag Darrell who walks around downtown, playing Van Halen from a mini guitar and belt buckle amp.

+ Go to a bookstore that has "world of books" in it's name and it's own multi level parking garage.

+See a lady of the night not 200 yards from your Bible College.