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The Goose Hollow Inn is a tavern in Portland, Oregon . Former mayor Bud Clark opened it in 1967.

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32-406: The Goose Hollow Inn is most known for its Reuben sandwich. The tavern's mission statement, which is printed on the menus, states: "We are dedicated to Quality Draft, Fine Food, Pleasant Music, and Stimulating Company. We are also dedicated to extremes of opinion, hoping that a livable marriage will result. If physical violence is your nature, either develop your verbal ability or leave." The walls of

64-512: A bar fight between two patrons. Former state congressman Stephen Kafoury 's experience at the Goose Hollow Inn in the 1970s helped end Oregon's rules disallowing dancing in taverns. Clark told Kafoury he wasn't legally allowed to sing or dance on the property. The legislator later successfully managed to change the law. Budweiser once credited the Goose Hollow Inn with selling more of their beer per square foot than any other tavern in

96-454: A booth at Waterfront Park . By 1984, the year Clark was elected mayor, Ryerson had sold more than 250,000 posters, with profits supporting The Northwest Neighbor . Ryerson later sold rights to the poster to Mike Beard, owner of Errol Graphics. In 2010, Clark sold the coat he wore in the poster, among other household items, by secret bid. It was announced at Clark's memorial service on May 15, 2022 that Thomas Lauderdale , of Pink Martini ,

128-672: A local gay periodical" were calling for his resignation. Portlanders at Lauderdale's rally compared Adams to Bill Clinton , saying he only lied about sex and should not resign. In October 2011, Lauderdale and Pink Martini organized and performed at a rally in support of the Occupy movement . The rally took place in downtown Portland in Pioneer Courthouse Square and included speeches and performances by Storm Large as well as Oregon congressmen Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio . In August 2024 Lauderdale played piano for

160-545: A political outsider, began a long-shot campaign for Portland mayor against incumbent Frank Ivancie . Ivancie cited Clark's appearance on the poster as proof that he was not a serious candidate, and that his only claim to fame was "exposing himself to a downtown statue." Clark handily defeated Ivancie and served two terms as mayor. Following the election, Clark sold autographed copies of the poster to eliminate his campaign debt. The poster has been referred to historically as being part of an arts advocacy campaign. As of 2013,

192-594: A raincoat, but it was later revealed that he was wearing shorts and a T-shirt under his raincoat. The photo was taken by Mike Ryerson in 1978, then a staff member of The Northwest Neighbor . Ryerson and Clark originally intended to create a poster for the Venereal Disease Action Council until a reader submitted the caption "expose yourself to art". With $ 500 (equivalent to $ 2,300 in 2023), Ryerson printed 800 posters, which he sold for one dollar each (equivalent to $ 4.67 in 2023) from

224-638: A week of performances and appearances, the Del Rubio Triplets performed at a fundraising concert at Cinema 21 in Northwest Portland. Stuck for an opening act for the group, Lauderdale threw on a Betsey Johnson cocktail dress, and joined by a bass player, a bongo player, and a singer, took to the stage as Pink Martini . Pink Martini’s official website advertising themselves say their “first concerts were often politically motivated, with performances at events for progressive causes such as

256-478: Is the first openly gay pastor in his denomination. He performed the service when his former wife Linda remarried in 2000. In Portland, Oregon Lauderdale began his studies with Sylvia Killman in 1982. Killman and Lauderdale remain close friends. Lauderdale won the "Oregon Symphony's annual Corbett Competition" in 1985, marking the beginning of a long association with conductor Norman Leyden . He graduated from Portland's Ulysses S. Grant High School in 1988, where he

288-755: The Kennedy Center in Washington. Other appearances include two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall in 2007 & 2009; the grand opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Frank Gehry -designed Walt Disney Concert Hall , with return sold-out engagements for New Year's Eve 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 & 2014; the opening party of the New York Museum of Modern Art ; the Governor's Ball at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008;

320-594: The Goose Hollow Inn following his departure from politics in 1992. In the years that followed, Clark continued to be a regular sight at both the tavern and the Fehrenbacher Hof, the coffeehouse next door that is also owned by the Clark family. In 2011, the restaurant hosted a release party for a book about the Goose Hollow neighborhood. Clark's death on February 1, 2021, was marked by condolences from many of

352-856: The Oregon Symphony, the Seattle Symphony , the Portland Youth Philharmonic , Chamber Music Northwest, the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland and Oregon Ballet Theatre (where he collaborated with choreographer James Canfield and visual artists Storm Tharp and Malia Jensen on a ballet based on the original story of Bambi , written by Felix Salten in 1923). Beginning in high school, Lauderdale became interested in politics. He worked in Portland City Hall, first under Mayor J. E. "Bud" Clark in

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384-460: The Oregon constitution to declare homosexuality illegal. In June 2009, Lauderdale organized a rally of support for Portland Mayor Sam Adams , the first openly gay mayor of a major American city. Adams had a “romantic relationship” with 17-year old intern Beau Breedlove that included kissing and romance before he turned 18. The Times reports that the "Oregonian, the local police union and JustOut,

416-550: The Spatenhaus Tavern in downtown Portland in 1962 for $ 1,600 and had to borrow money to purchase beer for its grand opening. The Spatenhaus closed and was demolished in 1967 to clear the way for the construction for the Ira Keller Fountain . That same year, Clark bought Ann's Tavern on SW 19th and Jefferson and later christened it the Goose Hollow Inn. Clark wrote the tavern's mission statement following

448-1145: The United Kingdom and South America, Audiogram in Canada, Urtext in Mexico, Random Records in Argentina and Chile, Inertia Recordings in Australia and New Zealand, Ales in Korea, and Top 2 in Southeast Asia. The band's debut album Sympathique was released in 1997, and received nominations for "Song of the Year" and "Best New Artist" in France's Victoires de la Musique awards. Sympathique (1997), Hang on Little Tomato (2004), and Hey Eugene! (2007), Splendor In The Grass (2009) and Joy To The World (2010) have all gone gold in France, Turkey, Greece, and Canada selling over 2.5 million copies worldwide. In Fall 2011

480-495: The United States. In 1983, Clark dubbed the company "a tyrant" and vowed to stop purchasing their products following the appearance of several Budweiser employees in a television advertisement advocating against a voter-initiated referendum to create a law requiring deposits on beverage containers. Fehrenbacher took over operations of the tavern when Clark successfully became mayor of Portland in 1984. He returned to manage

512-923: The United States. In 1998, the ensemble made its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival , as well as its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Norman Leyden. Pink Martini has since performed with over 50 symphony orchestras around the world including the Boston Pops , the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra , the Los Angeles Philharmonic , the BBC Orchestra , and with the National Symphony Orchestra at

544-406: The article "Expose Yourself to Bikes", which included a cover image of a woman wearing an orange coat "flashing" a bike. Clark owned a sweatshirt that read "Expose yourself to retirement". Thomas Lauderdale Thomas Mack Lauderdale (born July 14, 1970) is an American musician and pianist , largely known for his work with his Portland -based band Pink Martini . Thomas Mack Lauderdale

576-600: The band released two albums – A Retrospective , a collection of the band's most beloved songs spanning their 17-year career, which includes eight previously unreleased tracks, and 1969 , an album of collaborations with legendary Japanese singer Saori Yuki . 1969 has been certified platinum in Japan, reaching #2 on the Japanese charts with the Japan Times raving "the love and respect Saori Yuki and Pink Martini have for

608-408: The business's regulars as well as public figures including Congressman Earl Blumenauer and City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty . The tavern and the adjacent coffeehouse continue to be owned and operated by the Clark family. In 2020, Goose Hollow Inn ranked number 82 on MEDIAmerica's list of the "100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon". Expose Yourself to Art "Expose Yourself to Art"

640-442: The environment, affordable housing, civil rights, libraries, and public broadcasting.” Pink Martini has grown from four musicians to its current twelve. Singer China Forbes – who Lauderdale met at the college, Harvard University – joined the band in 1995. The band has performed its multi-lingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Tunisia, Australia, Canada and

672-513: The featured piano soloist in Beethoven's Choral Fantasy with the Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland under the direction of Roger Doyle, and Gershwin's Concerto in F with the Oregon Symphony under the direction of Christoph Campestrini . In 2011 Lauderdale again appeared as the featured soloist with the Oregon Symphony, this time under the direction of Carlos Kalmar . He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras and ensembles, including

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704-514: The image's photographer, Mike Ryerson, had retired from the Northwest Examiner (successor paper to The Northwest Neighbor ), and became noted as an oral historian who led walking tours of Northwest Portland in the neighborhoods where he and Clark documented, lived, and worked for most of their lives. Ryerson died on January 6, 2015. The slogan and poster have been parodied on several occasions. In 2011, Willamette Week published

736-671: The interior are covered in artwork, photographs, posters, and old beer advertisements accumulated over the course of the tavern's history. They include a copy of Clark's iconic Expose Yourself to Art poster. The Goose Hollow Inn contains only a single television and, unlike many other taverns in Portland, no video poker machines. The former mayor described the business as his legacy during an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting. “It’s put together well, it still runs, my daughter runs it well,' he said. "And I’ve met so many friends here.” Clark and his wife, Sigrid Fehrenbacher, originally bought

768-468: The ministry and the Lauderdale family opened a plant nursery near North Manchester. The family moved to Portland, Oregon in 1982, after his parents divorced and his father came out of the closet . In the 1990s, his parents went on several talk shows – including 20/20 , Oprah , Jane Whitney , and Christina - to talk about what happens when a spouse comes out. Kerby returned to the ministry, and

800-823: The office of international relations, and later under City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury on the city's civil rights ordinance. He was appointed by Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt to the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee; by Mayor Clark to the Metropolitan Youth Commission and by City Commissioner Mike Lindberg to the Public Safety in the Parks Task Force. In 1992, he was involved in the No on 9 and No on 13 Campaigns , in response to measures that would amend

832-800: The opening of the 2008 Sydney Festival in Australia; two sold-out concerts at Paris 's Olympia theatre in 2011; and Paris's fashion house Lanvin 's 10-year anniversary celebration for designer Alber Elbaz in 2012. The band has collaborated and performed with numerous artists, such as Jimmy Scott , Carol Channing , Rufus Wainwright , Martha Wainwright , Jane Powell , Henri Salvador , Chavela Vargas , New York performer Joey Arias , puppeteer Basil Twist , Georges Moustaki , Michael Feinstein , filmmaker Gus Van Sant , Courtney Taylor, Taylor of The Dandy Warhols , clarinetist and conductor Norman Leyden , Japanese legend Hiroshi Wada, Italian actress and songwriter Alba Clemente, DJ Johnny Dynell and Chi Chi Valenti , NPR White House Correspondent Ari Shapiro ,

864-593: The original cast of Sesame Street , March Fourth Marching Band, The von Trapps , the Bonita Vista High School Marching Band from Chula Vista, California , and the Pacific Youth Choir of Portland, Oregon. Pink Martini has released seven studio albums and one live concert DVD on the band's own record label, Heinz Records and partnered with other labels worldwide, including Naïve Records in France, Wrasse Records in

896-436: The pop tradition shines through on every track." In addition to his work with Pink Martini, Lauderdale has collaborated with cabaret performer and singer Meow Meow , the surf band Satan's Pilgrims and writer Tom Spanbauer . In Spring 2008, he completed his first film score for Chiara Clemente's documentary Our City Dreams , a portrait of five New York City-based women artists of different generations. In 2008, he performed as

928-770: Was born in 1970 in Oakland, California , and adopted by Kerby Roy and Linda Sue, née Mikesell. In 1972, the family moved to Indiana , where his father was pastor at Eel River Church of the Brethren. After church services, Lauderdale usually went to the piano, and tried to replicate the hymns he heard. His parents bought for him an upright piano at an auction and so he began his formal musical studies at age six with Patricia Garrison of North Manchester, Indiana and later, Joyanne Jones at Indiana University / Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana . In 1976, his father resigned from

960-595: Was student body president and editor of The Grantonian . Lauderdale studied at Harvard University , where he graduated cum laude with a degree in History and Literature. After seeing the Del Rubio Triplets on Pee-Wee Herman 's Christmas Special, Lauderdale arranged for them to travel to Portland, Oregon in October 1994 to give a series of concerts at retirement homes, nursing homes, and hospitals. After

992-480: Was the name of a poster which featured Bud Clark , future mayor of Portland, Oregon , seen flashing a bronze nude sculpture. The poster, and Clark himself—at the time a bar owner in Goose Hollow —became widely known. The "Expose Yourself to Art" poster showed Bud Clark apparently flashing an artwork, titled Kvinneakt , Norman J. Taylor's bronze sculpture of a nude woman. Clark appeared to be wearing only

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1024-515: Was the owner of the coat and that he was donating it to a new permanent exhibit of Portland History at the Oregon Historical Society museum . Lauderdale displayed the coat ceremoniously on stage. Prior to Clark's later bid for the office of mayor, he was chiefly known outside of his neighborhood of Goose Hollow for his appearance on the controversial poster. In 1984, six years after the poster's publication, Clark, running as

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