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01.15: Matt Love
2014-12-18 20:04:24| Powells Books Events Calendar
On August 21, 1993, Matt Love and his friend became the chief suspects in the biggest jewelry theft in Portland history. No one was ever arrested in the case, the jewelry never recovered. The statute of limitations on the crime, grand larceny, has finally expired. At long last, Love is free to confess what really happened. His confession is called Rose City Heist: A True Crime Portland Tale of Sex, Gravy, Jewelry and Almost Rock and Roll (Nestucca Spit Press). And it's all true, meaning creative nonfiction. Rose City Heist unfolds in the languid era when Portland wasn't a coffee or dog or bike or quirky indie rock city. It was a cheap, gray town with nothing to do, where you never waited in line for anything, especially not to eat breakfast. No one ever talked about beer in public, but you could smell and hear it being produced at the Weinhard's downtown brewery. Mayors exposed themselves to art, not to the world via their cell phones. There were no sideburns or kickball leagues. Martinis were martinis. Donuts were donuts. The sole food cart served only one item — corndogs — and the server was 70 years old.
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