Oh, yeah!
THEY, meaning Portland and Eugene, won't have so much reason to mispronounce our semi-fair city's name as So-lame now that the hipster stars of "Portlandia," Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, have acknowledged the creative brilliance of our very own "Salemia" — sight unseen, even before the premiere this coming Wednesday.
The brains behind "Portlandia" are cool with the notion of "Salemia."
"I love it," said "Portlandia" star Fred Armisen, noting that "Portlandia" began as the web series "Thunderant." "Please tell them to keep going."
"Portlandia" co-star Carrie Brownstein was equally enthusiastic.
"We feel like we're just part of an ongoing conversation that artists in Portland have had with the city and that artists and creative people in other cities in the U.S. and the world are having in the places that they live," she said. "We don't see ourselves as separate or special; we're just one voice among many. We're inspired by other things constantly and it makes us happy that people would be inspired by 'Portlandia.' "
Check out the rest of today's front page story in the Oregonian, "Web series 'Salemia' is a capital idea." (Well, OK, it was on the front page of the Living Section, but that counts.)
Then, plan to attend the premiere at Salem's Grand Theatre, Wednesday October 19, 7:45 pm. I recommend getting in line now, since a "Salemia" frenzy clearly is building and will only grow stronger.
Tip: when you pitch your tent on the High Street sidewalk, bring some anti-Wall Street signs.
Then your campout can do double-duty — you'll demonstrate your commitment to "Salemia," and passers-by will think that you're one of the Occupy Salem demonstrators who are hanging out in their tents a few blocks away.
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