Like a United colors of Benetton ad---only well, not

DEAR CREATURES arrival

We have been OBSESSED with Dear Creatures from the moment we saw the line. The cut, the fabric...and the great price is kinda scary. 

edie romper 185.00

our muse zooey deschanel sporting the vashti blouse-84.00

madeline dress recently featured in BUST magazine

170.00

Artist Cameron Jennings always comes first. Especially this Friday. Meet Cameron now.

Bellingham Artist and Frank James favorite shows
his newest works at FJ PDX location this
FIRST FRIDAY.

We are honored to be displaying the works of Cameron Jennings for this December's FIRST FRIDAY. Jenning's who also contributes to our site, logo work, and in general, our graphix needs is also one of our favorite artists. We asked our A-gay to interview Cameron via G-chat earlier last month. It is also rumoured that our blogger-de-fagitus also may or may not have made out with this months featured artist in a hotel room in Vegas circa 2003.

Please read on for the Q&A between Jennings and McBride--and then join us as we proudly display his work this Friday.

CAMERON JENNINGS
AGE: 25
SIGN: VIRGO

TMC: What is your day job, or are you a full time artist?

CJ: Freelance graphic designer.

TMC: What is the main focus of the group of work you will be showing at FJ?

CJ: I am not fully aware of any "meaning" when I start working, but things start to make more sense as the process goes along. This is the first group of paintings I've done using the xylene transfer method, so a lot of it was playing around with the limitations of that process: choosing images that transfer well, etc. I spent a lot of time in thrift stores, antique shops, looking through books to find good images.

TMC: What is your main inspiration as an artist?

CJ: I get really excited when I see art that I like and I suppose that is my biggest inspiration: just trying to make things that I like. That's pretty vague. I get inspired just by being out and looking around. I like to do new things, and work with a lot of mediums. I always have tons of projects going on, so the times I am most inspired are when I find some new process or some new way of working. I like finding a process that keeps me inspired.

TMC: Who are you dying to fuck?

CJ: Hmmmm.

Who is your Current celebrity crush?

CJ: Rachel McAdams. Vera Farmiga. Angela Lindvall.

TMC: Since you are showing in a fashion boutique--what trend to you hate the most?

CJ: I hate how every fucking girl looks the same. There are like seven blonde girls I see all the time with bangs and huge glasses and I literally cannot thell them apart. The only reason I know they are different people is becasue sometimes they are all hanging out out together. So, maybe, I just miss girls wearing jeans and t-shirts and not being weird fashion drones. The whole Apple cultural marketing campaign makes me so mad. Maybe that's the biggest thing. Everyone wants a fucking Macbook and an Ipod. It's insane. Steve Jobs is a facist.

TMC: Along those lines, but with less social commentary, what would you say is your personal style?

CJ: I wear the same clothes everyday. Living in Bellingham makes it very easy to become lazy about fashion.

TMC: Well, Cameron, send us out with your favorite quote.

CJ: "I always have a good reason for taking something out [of a painting] but I never have one for putting something in. And I don't want to, becasue that means that the picture is being painted predigested."---------------Robert Rauschenberg on art.

Lower East End Black Friday/Saturday Sale

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NOBODY MESSES with FRAYJAY Bellingham!!

Many people Nation....err, make that World Wide on Sunday morning were shocked to peel open the riveting pages of the Bellingham Herald to discover a rash of burglaries had happened along the quaint business lined Railroad Ave. The Police Report read as follows:

"Five local businesses along the 200 block of East Holly Street were broken into and burglarized late Sunday night. The owner of LOCUST (our neighbor!!) discovered the burglaries upon opening his boutique Sunday morning at 11:00am.

The victim business' are identified as, DESIGN LAB, CALYPSO SALON, Le Rednevous, and Frank James. All Located in the Gateway Center attached to Bob's Burger and Brew. Police are reviewing video in an attempt to identify two suspects described as white males in their early 20's wearing dark hooded sweatshirts. (If you haven't been to Bellingham this literally describes nearly 79% of the poplulation, including women.)

Alison Hawley Dahlgren, Frank James Bellingham Owner was in PDX at the time of the thefts but arrived to find the Bellingham Store rand sacked, and with much of her inventory gone. Hawley, a graduate of Meridian High and local business owner said:

"Thanks a lot---the largest shopping day is just days  away---that should be good with no merchandise." She turned back to her tiny, nearly empty shop and sipped her sugar free redbull.

The distraught business owner then bent down and picked up an oversized beaded lariat--putting it around her own neck...and then said..."Well, lets put it back together." With her diligent staff and heart of gold Alison put her tiny shop, what was left of it, back together and prepared to get back to business.  

NEWSBREAKING UPDATE!!

One of the two "bandits" responsible for terrorizing these local businesses is already behind bars. Bellingham Police department are working tirelessly to return the stolen goods to all stores---in an attempt to help them recoup lost sales on Black Friday. I again caught up with Alison Hawley to get her thoughts on the evnets:

"I'm most likely going to go to drinks later at CAPS to celebrate, I don't have the merchandise back yet---but I do have a link to the guys myspace who has been arrested. I will be posting that shortly! I invite everyone to come to Frank James on FRIDAY for a giant sale which will not only celebrate the holidays, but also JUSTICE, AMERICA, and the BELLINGHAM POLICE FORCE."

GRAND OPENING SAVE THE DATE

[RSVPS POUR IN FOR FJ OPENING--MOB SCENE ON E. BURSIDE]

Sometimes, you sit at home after work and you stare at your Netflix. The red envelope is stacked with your other mail, bills, you may have a beer in your hand. You sit and you think, "This is not that bad. I am pretty happy."  Around 8:30 pm you order take-out and your movie is 3/4 of the way finished. You think, "I could go out, but I don't have to...I'm happy here." 9:45pm rolls around, and at this point you are like, "I shouldn't spend the money on drinking, then I'll want a slice, then I'll take a cab home to SE or go home with some blurry stranger." You whisper, "Yeah. I should stay in," you sigh and breath out..."warm here." You pull your duvet up around your neck--pretending to be cozy, pretending to care about Kate Winslet as she plays the role of the confused and torn female in a film which you don't even remember putting in your que. At 10:30pm you have just sent out four texts that all read..."Where R U, There in 20." Socks slide on easy as your heart races. You, again, feel alive as dark jeans slide over your hips, fastening quickly. Layers, a sweater and a jacket pile on top of themselves. You. Are. Going. Out.

So--mark your calendar now for the FRANK JAMES PDX Grand Opening. With several months under our belts, lots of new clients, an amazing economy, some great new friends, a small group of frien-emies and a slew of fun events going on before New Years--we ask you to swing by our E. Burnside shop December 12th for our GRAND OPENING. Slide a little Frank James visit in between holiday parties, I mean, who couldn't use a free drink on the way to his/her work party?

Expect storewide discounts, FJ Fashion Show, Holiday Cheer, Free Beer from our sponsor PBR, hot tracks from DJ HOSTILE TAPEOVER , special in-store gifts with purchase and many, many dare I say MANY celebrity cameos planned throughout the evening. Shopping. Sexxy. Sipping. Socializing and scandalizing all promised at the Frank James Grand Opening.

FRANK JAMES PDX

Grand Opening Celebration

DEC. 12th

Doors 7pm

Fashion Show 8:30pm

All Are Welcome.

Bring Only Your Cutest Friends.

Frank James is Warm

We might not be warm in a personal sense (Vicky beat someone up yesterday for no apparent reason) but we are definitely warm in terms of temperature. The store's heat is controlled by an anthropomorphic basement furness not unlike the one in Home Alone - and, like Macaully Culkin, we are terrified of it! So basically we have decided to let it do it's thang and just be warm all the time - which we are totally fine with cuz we were freezing this morning! So if you're cold, Frank James is here to warm you up - and if Vicky's working maybe beat you up too.  

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we love cameron jennings

our graphic designer, cameron jennings, hates us.
he gets mad when we call him and say.."hey cam, i needed this yesterday!" or when we're like..."hey cam, i need my child support!"

the other day, we were like....hey cam..wanna put together a new cute flyer for our GRAND OPENING ON DECEMBER 12TH?!
this is what he sent us....