we once again concluded that some brake fluid or oil was burning because the breaks were heating up.
so we grabbed some food and got on our way. the drive was long and once it got dark i couldn't even see the road but we made it up and did some partying. i slept on a couch which was nice then we got everyone together and packed up the van to head to san francisco.
We stopped at the Costco to fuel up before the long drive. then we got on the road. Curly drove the whole time and i just listened to some ipod and was able to squeeze in short bursts of sleep on the window.
once we were getting closer to san francisco it was getting exciting. it was beginning to fell less like the desert and more like civilization. it felt good to get in the city. my first impression was not as i expected but once i saw the ridiculous inclines and slants it was exactly how i pictured it.
we met up with EJ & Ryan's friends Bonnie & Michelle at their apartment on Mission Ave. Then we went over to a park for a bbq to celebrate Michelle's birthday. it was awesome we got free burgers and beer before our show.
then we had to head over to the Make-Out Room and despite a minor cosmetic run-in with a Russian in a two-door Honda we got there at a reasonable time. it was a pretty cool stage, with two levels which i'd never seen. it was a bit cramped but we put on a really good performance i think. Michelle's whole crew came and were all riled up and made the atmosphere awesome. it felt good to play.
we stuck around after we played to hear the second band, Sir Salvatore, who didn't get as much of a crowd reaction as we did so that added to the awesomeness. I got to try some Boont Amber Ale which is brewed in Boonville, it was impressive and delicious.
So we eventually loaded out and i grabbed a couple quesadillas at a mexican place around the corner. then we went back to the apartment for some post-show fun but i was so tired from waking up early that i passed out relatively quickly. a good day nonetheless.
so i woke up today feeling surprisingly refreshed. we went and got some breakfast at Mel's Diner on Geary Ave. Petey had driven up for the show and volunteered to drive. i took a picture of a picture as we passed through an intersection on the way.
When we got there, the waitress had no clue what i was talking about when i asked for a bacon egg & cheese on a bagel, it was foreign diction but that's okay i made it work.
Then i got to take the first shower of tour and it was amazing. we went up to haigt Ashbury to check out some thrift stores. it was a very awesome experience, i took some pictures. we all managed to find some vests and dresses for costumes. and i bought a book about american corruption at an anarchist collective bookstore, i'll read it later. there were a bunch of people just hanging around the streets. it felt a bit like south street
got some cold medicine too so i can stop feeling so lousy all the time. it's already feeling better. some guy who looked homeless was playing an old beat-up acoustic that looked like it used to be pretty cool once.
he asked me what i was doing sitting on the grass and i explained that i was waiting for the people i was traveling with and he naturally asked where i was traveling to and i explained that we're on tour and we'll be heading up to Portland and he said he'd love to get a ride there
but although I refrained from telling him the story that we've already picked up one homeless person, i told him that we didn't have any spare room. then he asked me if i wanted to trade "bud for some crystal [meth]" and i said no for two reasons:
1.) I had no bud
2.) I do not want any meth
so he walked away and went into a church which i thought was ironic
when we got back to the apartment we all tried on our vests and were hoping to try them out for our show at the Edinburgh Castle that we got last minute when we decided not to go to Chico. Ryan realized that his vest was a bit too big because he forgot to try it on first haha
now we're hanging at the apartment just figuring out what tonight is going to bring our way. hopefully it's food because i'm hungry
1 comment:
haha that bum story is classic. Who would have thought that you'd meet a homeless person trying to exchange you bud for some meth on haight street? keep up the good bloggin, im an avid reader!
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