San Francisco
I was finally able to take some time to visit my old hunting grounds last weekend and it was well worth the wait. Gadget, my old room-mate from 966 Market, who now runs a label called Function 8, has been kindly letting me know that it has been too long since I've visited. When he told me that Tommy Guerrero was having back-to-back gigs Friday and Saturday night, I figured that was my cue. A long drive up the coastline started things off, with plenty of sites, and an early evening sesh at Santa Cruz skatepark.
Tommy and I go back quite a ways as well, skate-wise, music-wise when we lived together on 9th Ave. That night was a record release party for his new cd at 12 Galaxies in the Mission. Lots of support showed for TG, and old friends from my days at Thrasher, which all made for a memorable evening!
The next day, running on 1 hour of sleep, I drove around the city recalling my old trails on the BSA, and getting a good dose of fresh air.
Bring on Saturday night! Some interesting older guy in SF rented the Hearst Hall and dropped a huge party in the Presidio for he and his wifes' 50th birthdays and invited TG and his band to play. The hall was also host to the couples' entire art collection, as well as major catoring, open bar and live art production. The painting behind the band was done entirely while they played. Orb and the Gadge were the evening dj's for the event. Orb, OMG. It was gratifying to see that some of the old guard in SF have recognized who is down, and made it a point to stick that fact in the nose of his constituents.
One more hour of sleep and a long drive back to Santa Barbara, I stumbled on a Peet's coffee shop ... thank God, and I found a couple more broken homes to add to my photo collection. It was a kick ass weekend. Thanks guys!
5 months ago huphtur said:
I was at that event too.. but it started way too late. I bailed right before TG started.
5 months ago John Lytle said:
Aha, Apple! That's right, you moved there. Anyway, too bad, you missed me dancing on the podiums. :-)