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Fall Events at Island Books!

Island Books has so much going on in the next few months! Check out all the happenings below:

September 9th at 11am author Pastor Greg Asimakoupoulos will be signing his new book, Paper Bag Poems in Pioneer Park.

September 10th at 12pm author Garth Stein and illustrator Matthew Southworth will be here to launch the second installment of their graphic series The Cloven -- and also host a weenie roast!

September 14th at 6pm on Zoom join our Virtual Knitting Book Club led by Lori as we discuss Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez, and our current works in progress.

September 21st at 6:30pm author Bob Muglia will be in conversation with Geek Wire's Todd Bishop, discussing Bob's new book, The Datapreneurs.

September 27th at 6:30pm author Kevin O'Brien will be in conversation with Jennie Shortridge discussing his new novel, The Enemy at Home.

September 28th at 7:30pm Island Books Open Book Club will be discussing Trust by Hernan Diaz.

October 12th at 6pm on Zoom join our Virtual Knitting Book Club led by Lori as we discuss The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna.

October 14th at 4pm author/illustrator Ben Clanton and author/illustrator Andy Chou Musser will be presenting their new book Ploof, geared towards preschoolers.

October 17th at 6pm author Jennifer Cramer-Miller will be discussing her book, Incurable Optimist.

October 22nd at 4pm author Miriam Landis will be in conversation with Nancy Pearl, discussing Miriam's new middle-grade novel Lauren in the Limelight.

October 24th at 6pm join us for an evening with former SuperSonics executive Bob Whitsitt to talk PNW sports and his new book, Game Changer.

October 26th at 7:30pm Island Books Open Book Club will be discussing Properties of Thirst by Marianne Wiggins.

It's going to be a fun fall at Island Books -- and stay tuned for our 50th Anniversary events, coming in November!

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My work and a plethora of other wonderful pieces are up this week only for the show: Daydream Doodle orcaspaley In honor of wandering minds, wild tangents, and the exquisitely incomplete. Experience Daydream Doodle at our HQ on the main floor of Pacific Place, Oct 14-30. https://www.orcaspaley.com/ FEATURING... Allison Arth Linda Beaumont Ursula Brookbank Virginia Bunker Louise Burgess Bette Burgoyne Eve Cohen Joel Colvos Karen Jo Combs Nancy Deal Michael Doyle Janice Findley Curtis Frye Janet Galore Jurgis Gaučys Nijole Gaučys Lauren Grossman Via Hedera Jennifer Hough Serafine Lea Nate Lippens Shelli Markee Rachel Maxi Gene Gentry McMahon Jesse Miller Saya Moriyasu Bob Nielsen Sarah Norsworthy Vinnu Dochoan Robert Peterson Sonja Peterson Daniel Riner Sue Rose John Shlichta Coleman Stevenson Lisa Stewart Mark Sullo Angelina Tolentino Alexa Villanueva Lisa Whitsitt Curated by Peter Gaučys #daydream #doodle #daydreamdoodle #orcaspaley #jessepaulmiller https://www.instagram.com/p/CkJcEL5P0av/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Jail Blazers - Eggers Kerry

Jail Blazers How the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball Eggers Kerry Genre: Basketball Price: $17.99 Publish Date: November 20, 2018 Publisher: Sports Publishing Seller: SIMON AND SCHUSTER DIGITAL SALES INC In the late ’90s and early 2000s, the Portland Trail Blazers were one of the hottest teams in the NBA. For almost a decade, they won 60 percent of their games while making it to the Western Conference Finals twice. However, what happened off-court was just as unforgettable as what they did on the court. When someone asked Blazers general manager Bob Whitsitt about his team’s chemistry, he replied that he’d “never studied chemistry in college.” And with that, the “Jail Blazers” were born. Built in a similar fashion to a fantasy team, the team had skills, but their issues ended up being their undoing. In fact, many consider it the darkest period in franchise history. While fans across the country were watching the skills of Damon Stoudamire, Rasheed Wallace, and Zach Randolph, those in Portland couldn’t have been more disappointed in the players’ off-court actions. This, many have mentioned, included a very racial element—which carried over to the players as well. As forward Rasheed Wallace said, “We’re not really going to worry about what the hell [the fans] think about us. They really don’t matter to us. They can boo us every day, but they’re still going to ask for our autographs if they see us on the street. That’s why they’re fans and we’re NBA players.” While people think of the Detroit Pistons of the eighties as the elite “Bad Boys,” the “Jail Blazers” were actually bad. Author Kerry Eggers, who covered the Trail Blazers during this controversial era, goes back to share the stories from the players, coaches, management, and those in Portland when the players were in the headlines as much for their play as for their legal issues. http://bit.ly/2VpdaHW

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Portland, Oregon - archives of the Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers came into the NBA in 1970. The franchise name means "pioneer", in hint to explorers who conquered the West in the nineteenth century. The team played its first season subsequently the rookie Geoff Petrie at the controls. The yet to be years of the franchise were a struggle, but the franchise misused similar to the dawn of version Walton in 1974. In his first season considering the club, the Blazers won 11 more games than the previous season. In 1976-1977, Jack Ramsay, a former ABA coach, took manage of the franchise. The Blazers made their mannerism to the NBA finals, where they faced the huge favorites: Philadelphia Sixers and Julius Erving. isolated seven years after its inception, the club won the championship. best tours in portland The mid-1980s marked a turning reduction in the records of the Blazers, who "missed" two exceptional players. In 1984, the Blazers had the second choice in the draft. They then chose Sam Bowie, a skilled center who was slur prone, rather than an lithe pubescent artiste who had just won the NCAA title bearing in mind the the academy of North Carolina: Michael Jordan. Portland wanted to perpetuate the tradition of the great white pivot (started as soon as relation Walton), and already had Clyde Drexler at the shooting guard position, prearranged a year earlier at the 14th position. Sam Bowie, unfortunately, had an slight plagued career. In 1986, the club chosen Arvydas Sabonis, the smart hub of Lithuania. He united Portland tardy in his career. The club reached the resolution twice in 1990 and 1992, later than the losses next to the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls. The team eventually traded Drexler away to Houston, where he ended going on winning a title. After the Drexler dynasty, Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft as soon as description Gates and one of the richest men in the world came up behind a further strategy for success. following general officer Bob Whitsitt, the club's strategy was to bring to the team as many stars as possible, sometimes at the expense of the collection bargaining agreement. The players that were brought in were Kenny Anderson, Isaiah Rider, Detlef Schrempf, Arvydas Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace, Shawn Kemp, Damon Stoudamire, Scottie Pippen, Brian Grant, Shareef Abdur-Rahim. This strategy brought the Blazers as far-off as to the Conference Finals, losing in 1999 and 2000 to the San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Lakers. A side effect of bringing in this intervention of players was that these particular players brought along a lot of off court problems. Some of these players were arrested for a variety of offences from weapons to drugs. This guide to the Trail Blazers achievement the nick proclaim of the Jail Blazers.

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NBA Trades Podcast Episode #18 Featuring Bob Whitsitt

The NBA Trades podcast is back. This edition of the show features a conversation with former Seattle Supersonics president of basketball operations/general manager Bob Whitsitt. 

We discussed how Bob got his start in sports business as an intern with the Indiana Pacers. He worked his way up to become VP of Marketing for the Kansas City Kings in 1982. After angling for a basketball operations position, he eventually ended up joining the floundering Seattle Supersonics and owner Barry Ackerley.

Bob started his Sonics tenure with six trades in six months. We delved into his process for rebuilding the Supersonics with some key trades and draft decisions. Eventually, we got into the end of the Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis, Xavier McDaniel trio and the new era with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp.

We then discussed everything up to the rise of the Supersonics as an NBA power, and his eventual split with the Sonics after issues with Ackerley. Bob also discussed various players including Payton, Kemp, Sam Perkins, Derrick McKey, Detlef Schrempf, Benoit Benjamin, Dale Ellis, etc. We also spoke at length about the risky decision to hire George Karl. 

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The NBA Trades podcast is back. This edition of the show features a conversation with former Seattle Supersonics president of basketball operations/general manager Bob Whitsitt.

We discussed how Bob got his start in sports business as an intern with the Indiana Pacers. He worked his way up to become VP of Marketing for the Kansas City Kings in 1982. After angling for a basketball operations position, he eventually ended up joining the floundering Seattle Supersonics and owner Barry Ackerley.

Bob started his Sonics tenure with six trades in six months. We delved into his process for rebuilding the Supersonics with some key trades and draft decisions. Eventually, we got into the end of the Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis, Xavier McDaniel trio and the new era with Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp.

We then discussed everything up to the rise of the Supersonics as an NBA power, and his eventual split with the Sonics after issues with Ackerley. Bob also discussed various players including Payton, Kemp, Sam Perkins, Derrick McKey, Detlef Schrempf, Benoit Benjamin, Dale Ellis, etc. We also spoke at length about the risky decision to hire George Karl.

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Image Credit: 

Bob Whitsitt: USA Today/Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Shawn Kemp & Gary Payton: Getty Images/Andrew D. Bernstein

George Karl: blog.gtbets.eu

Song Credit: 130Grit Sound Studio/Ridin Round Cover

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Very happy to be included in this exciting group show! . In honor of wandering minds, wild tangents, and the exquisitely incomplete. Experience Daydream Doodle at our HQ on the main floor of Pacific Place, Oct 14-30. FEATURING... Allison Arth Linda Beaumont Ursula Brookbank Virginia Bunker Louise Burgess Bette Burgoyne Eve Cohen Joel Colvos Karen Jo Combs Nancy Deal Michael Doyle Janice Findley Curtis Frye Janet Galore Jurgis Gaučys Nijole Gaučys Lauren Grossman Via Hedera Jennifer Hough Serafine Lea Nate Lippens Shelli Markee Rachel Maxi Gene Gentry McMahon Jesse Miller Saya Moriyasu Bob Nielsen Sarah Norsworthy Vinnu Dochoan Robert Peterson Sonja Peterson Daniel Riner Sue Rose John Shlichta Coleman Stevenson Lisa Stewart Mark Sullo Angelina Tolentino Alexa Villanueva Lisa Whitsitt Curated by Peter Gaučys #daydream #doodle #daydreamdoodle #orcaspaley #jessepaulmiller #painting https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYcLVvpZ-m/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Very happy to be included in this exciting group show! . In honor of wandering minds, wild tangents, and the exquisitely incomplete. Experience Daydream Doodle at our HQ on the main floor of Pacific Place, Oct 14-30. FEATURING... Allison Arth Linda Beaumont Ursula Brookbank Virginia Bunker Louise Burgess Bette Burgoyne Eve Cohen Joel Colvos Karen Jo Combs Nancy Deal Michael Doyle Janice Findley Curtis Frye Janet Galore Jurgis Gaučys Nijole Gaučys Lauren Grossman Via Hedera Jennifer Hough Serafine Lea Nate Lippens Shelli Markee Rachel Maxi Gene Gentry McMahon Jesse Miller Saya Moriyasu Bob Nielsen Sarah Norsworthy Vinnu Dochoan Robert Peterson Sonja Peterson Daniel Riner Sue Rose John Shlichta Coleman Stevenson Lisa Stewart Mark Sullo Angelina Tolentino Alexa Villanueva Lisa Whitsitt Curated by Peter Gaučys #daydream #doodle #daydreamdoodle #orcaspaley #jessepaulmiller #painting https://www.instagram.com/p/CjHlx0LuZRm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This week’s edition of the NBA Trades Podcast went to the origins of the Jail Blazers. This episode features a discussion with Portland Tribune columnist Kerry Eggers about the Portland Trail Blazers from 1999-2004.

The podcast covers Portland’s build to the 59-win 1999-2000 team. This involves the trade of Isaiah Rider and Jim Jackson to the Hawks for Steve Smith as well as the deal to bring Scottie Pippen over from Houston. We spoke about Portland’s run to the NBA Conference Finals in 2000 and the shocking Game Seven against the Lakers that ended their season. We then ran through some of the incidents that led to Portland’s fall from title contention as well as the trades that ravaged the franchise. This includes the trades of Jermaine O’Neal to Indiana and Brian Grant to Miami as well as the many suspensions and infractions that earned the players in Portland the name of the “Jail Blazers.”

Eggers covered the Blazers as a beat writer and columnist for multiple years with the Oregonian and Tribune. He has also written a book with Clyde Drexler about the Blazer guard’s career as well as a book recapping Portland’s run to two NBA Finals appearances in the early ‘90s. We also spoke a little bit about the current Blazers projections for the upcoming season as well as Kerry’s start in journalism. Follow Kerry on Twitter @kerryeggers.

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