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Our extended eROI family out in Portland are a constant reminder of what it feels like to live in a community and not just a city.  Sure, New York City is full of festivals and parties where, if you’re lucky you’ll see 5 or 6 familiar faces, but when’s the last time you gathered hundreds of your neighbors together to rally around a community cause?  Probably never.
The Old Town / Chinatown section of Portland, where eROI is based, was graced for 60 years with the beautiful and odd Hung Far Low Chinese Restaurant sign.  The sign was considered a landmark in the hood; one of those things that “keeps Portland weird”.  Big props to a city that embraces its weirdness!  When the sign was removed last year, it sparked some anger from its loyal friends.   Approaching the anniversary of its removal, eROI, along with some of its neighbors, rallied together to throw the Old Town Block Party on September 12th to honor the sign and raise money for its restoration.  The sweet email and site done by our Portland brothers, Tom and Quang, set the tone for a beautiful day in Old Town, where friends and family came out for food, drinks, music, shopping and of course, to  support the resurrection Hung Far Low.

I made the trip to Portland last night to work out of the home office for a few days and go to the Holiday Party. After a six hour flight (yikes) I finally landed in PDX. It is so great to be with the team. Some say you never realize how much you miss people until you see them but in this case that’s wrong. I miss the eROI team everyday in NYC. Its great to be back sharing the ups and downs of rocking the internet on a daily basis. One of the coolest things about being back besides seeing the team is the office. The eROI kids are lucky to work in such a sweet environment. I will put together an eROI Cribs episode after I get some good footage this week. Great to be back eROI team. What a great way to round out the year.