Happy Hours in Portland
Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 08:52PM I've been to Portland, Oregon only once. That was a couple years ago, and just steps from our hotel there was a microwbrew festival going on. I came away with the impression that Portlandites take their drinking pretty seriously.
I've got one friend in Portland. She is a pilgrim to this Pacific Northwest city by way of Chicago. Not long after she left the Windy City for Puddletown, I asked her if she would be interested in designing the cover for my book, Lost in the Ivy. I knew from seeing her artwork that she could do it. But I didn't really think that she'd do it. So I was pleasantly surprised when she agreed to do it. She'd never designed a book cover before, but you'd never know it from seeing the book. I can't tell you how many compliments that I've gotten about that book cover, many coming from other authors.
What I never expected is that the designer of my book cover, Cindy Anderson, would become the author of her own book, the Portland Happy Hour Guidebook. The book is all-Cindy. She designed it, she wrote it, she even did all the exhaustive research for it - hopping from one Portland watering hole to the next. Knowing Cindy, she probably made new friends at each stop. She's got that kind of infectious personality.
I'm anxiously awaiting my signed copy of Cindy's book. If you're planning a visit to Portland, I'm sure that Cindy's book would put you in all the right places. Or if you know anyone who lives in Portland, well, look no further for that perfect gift.
Order your copy today. You'll be happy that you did.
Reader Comments (7)
Has Cindy dried out from all the research yet? Her social life has probably gone berserk from all the hopping... (Not that she needed more friends.)
I love the snippet from Jimmy Buffett - it's 5:00 somewhere!
To Cindy, congratulations on finishing a very fun project... Hope it sells like hotcakes... No, like cold beer on the 4th of July in Chicago! We miss you back here.
Patsy
Monica