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DRINK<br />
American Cowgirls<br />
Monday & Tuesday<br />
come in and watch<br />
your favorite sport<br />
or movie on the two<br />
flat screens<br />
at the bar<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Karaoke, $250 cash<br />
prize to audience<br />
awarded best singer,<br />
so bring your friends<br />
thursday<br />
dress in your best<br />
80’s outfit for ladies<br />
and 80’s night, 80’s<br />
music all night long<br />
friday & saturday<br />
The triple d:<br />
Dine, drink, dance<br />
Call to reserve our downstairs<br />
VIP room @ no<br />
charge for your special event<br />
Birthdays, Bachelor &<br />
Bachelorette Parties welcome<br />
open for<br />
lunch and dinner<br />
live dj’s every<br />
wednesday-saturday<br />
500 NE MLK JR BLVD<br />
Portland, Or 97232<br />
503-233-2211<br />
across from the Convention Center<br />
americancowgirlsbarandgrill.net<br />
photos: Matthew D’Annunzio<br />
Outlaws Bar<br />
The most recent addition to the countrywestern<br />
scene is American Cowgirls (500 NE<br />
MLK Jr Blvd, 233-2211, americancowgirlsbarandgrill.net),<br />
where clubbers celebrate the Old West in a<br />
bright, fresh atmosphere (no squeaky saloon<br />
doors, hay or dingy chairs in sight). Owner<br />
Christine Oakland and her husband opened<br />
American Cowgirls in early June, a nostalgic<br />
homage to how they partied when they were<br />
younger. They purposely built their bar three<br />
feet wide to encourage the ladies to get on top<br />
and dance, Coyote Ugly-style. “We call the bar<br />
our stage,” Oakland says. “We want people to<br />
get noticed.” Accenting the wide, open room<br />
is a shiny red car, cowhide pattern chairs and<br />
ladders to aid in climbing on the bar. Flair<br />
bartending is another highlight at American<br />
Cowgirls, so in between watching women<br />
shake it, you can enjoy the show of twirling,<br />
flying bottles, shakers and glasses.<br />
While still in the process of finding the<br />
perfect theme night schedule, the club currently<br />
hosts Wednesday karaoke nights (with<br />
a $250 cash prize for the audience’s favorite<br />
singer), Thursday ladies nights featuring ‘80s<br />
tunes, and Friday and Saturday party nights<br />
with a mixture of country, rock and dance<br />
music. And how have Portlanders responded?<br />
According to Oakland, their grand opening<br />
was jam-packed and they’ve been so busy in<br />
the past two months that they’re already working<br />
on building a larger dance floor. “We’ll<br />
have line dances and couples swingin’, but<br />
if a top 40 song comes on, people will start<br />
dancing to that, too,” Oakland notes. To get<br />
fueled for all that dancing, down a Cowgirl<br />
Koolaid (Skyy Berry vodka, Midori, Amaretto<br />
and cranberry juice) or the Cowboy Koolaid<br />
(same recipe plus Jägermeister). The bar is<br />
also open for lunch, and the fare is healthier<br />
than you might think. Burgers, entrée salads,<br />
wraps, and chicken sandwiches made with<br />
fresh vegetables and organic greens are on the<br />
menu.<br />
Thunder Ranch Saloon (13456 SE McLoughlin<br />
Blvd, 653-7625, thunderranchsaloon.com), a sort of<br />
destination option, fueled the local countrywestern<br />
trend when they opened last year.<br />
You’ll never get bored with the combination<br />
of live music, dance floors, a mechanical bull<br />
and the Jack Daniels Shot Chair. With a revamped<br />
event calendar and new management,<br />
34 PDXmagazine.com / August 2006
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