I chickened out on the red Converse.
Sometimes you have to dress for the occasion.
Otherwise you should have red Converse Chuck Taylors and a blue cooler. 
If you have a witbier in your glass you would be very patriotic!
SB444 passed the OR Senate unanimously today with no debate! On to the House!
Great news Denny, thanks for keeping us up to date!
Awesome news Denny! 8)
It’s a beautiful thing!
SB 444 has been assigned to the House Business & Labor Committee. No date for a hearing yet, but that could come at any time, so now is the time for Oregon residents to start contacting the committee members, as well as the Representatives for their districts asking them to support the bill. See the Action Alert we just sent to Oregon AHA members: http://bit.ly/hmMJ2E.
SB 444 passed the OR House today. All that’s left is for the governor to sign it and OR will have the best homebrew law in the US!
Awesome news Denny, congratulations!
A big thanks to WAHA for their advice, Tom!
This is fabulous news Denny! 8)
Congrats to OR homebrewers!
One legislator read a poem he’d written about homebrew. Another one broke the law and brought a bottle of homebrew to toast with!
Awesome! When we got our bill signed the Governor wanted to know why we hadn’t brought her any homebrew. We explained that would have been illegal . . . and then she said “so if someone in the office brought in homemade wine as gifts?” and she glanced at a guy in the corner who had a grin on his face. 
Glad we could help. I was talking to an OR guy this weekend, the bill has an emergency clause so it takes effect right away, right? Good news for the NHC First Round.
He also said it was so liberal you can sell your homebrew if you “need to”, and everyone in OR is going to be required to have homebrewing gear in case of emergency. ;D
Yep, it’s an emergency!
I hope he was joking…that particular issue was tough enough to reassure legislators about.
Good news and great work Denny! Congratulations!
;D Clearly he was joking.
I’d like to recognize Greg Bolt, Chris Hummert, Ted Hausotter, and Denny Conn who created the Oregon Home Brewers Alliance and spearheaded the OHBA’s effort to get the Oregon homebrew law changed. I’ve been truly impressed by their tireless efforts dedicated to pushing Senate Bill 444 through the legislature. It’s been a real honor for me to work with these guys on this campaign.
Up next: Alabama should have a bill to legalize homebrewing filed in the very near future. I am optimistic about that bill’s chances for success this year.
We need a “blush” emoticon!
:-[