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25-yr-old naked man playing violin at courthouse jailed
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| May 27, 2014
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Posted on 05/27/2014 3:59:09 AM PDT by bkopto
Portland: A naked man, playing violin in front of a downtown Portland courthouse on Saturday, refused to walk to a squad car and had to be carried by police.
Police say they are not sure of the man’s identity. He told them his name is Matthew T Mglej and that he is 25 years old. Even the brand of the violin remains unknown. Mglej was jailed under the Portland city code forbidding indecent exposure. Police say they warned the man numerous times about his ‘lack of attire’, but he refused to dress himself or leave public view.
City police refrain from enforcing the code during Portland’s World Naked Bike Ride as long as participants keep to the designated route. The event draws about 8,000 riders each June.
TOPICS: Local News; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: dontlookethyl; nakedbikeride; napl; portland; portlandia; portlandor; portlandoregon; pubicnudity; publicnudity
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To: proxy_user
I have it on good authority that he was playing “Stairway to Heaven”.
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:47:26 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: Slings and Arrows
I’m afraid to ask what the metronome looked like.
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posted on
05/27/2014 5:47:27 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Slings and Arrows; GeronL; Revolting cat!
Naked. That means wearing no clothes, right?
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posted on
05/27/2014 6:14:21 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: bkopto
At the very least, he could have clothed himself in his violin's G-string.
Leni
To: proxy_user; Slings and Arrows; JoeProBono
Yeah, you’d think he’d at least mention what piece the man was playing, and whether his interpretation was any good. He was playing John Cage's 4'33", arranged for violin.
Reviews were mixed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTeWxRY4PlA
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posted on
05/27/2014 6:18:08 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: bkopto
They thought he was crazy...
Then they could he’s nuts
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posted on
05/27/2014 8:07:44 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(I'm guttery and trashy, with a hint of lemon. - Laz)
To: Rides_A_Red_Horse
Well done! This is the first thing that came to mind for me, too.
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posted on
05/27/2014 8:49:42 AM PDT
by
day10
(Integrity has no need of rules.)
To: bkopto
If you want to play in Portland, you better have a fiddle in the band.
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posted on
05/27/2014 10:14:26 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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