There’s a dingy Chinese restaurant called “The Candlelight” near the corner of Glisan and 72nd in Northeast Portland. The area surrounding it is dead industrial with a few unfortunate houses spotted along empty streets. Inside the aptly named diner, the lighting is dim and orangey-red. The dinner area is empty, but the lounge in back hums with activity.
Last Saturday, I couldn’t imagine why anyone would choose this venue over any other bar in Portland, but I was meeting a friend there to watch the Oregon game against USC. This was strange in the first place, because Chris never cared about sports of any kind (neither did I, for that matter) but he was there with another young man – a big Oregon fan.
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