tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43386821888654811932024-02-07T16:47:29.707-08:00Pop Jew Bus TourRachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-69220624969261284742010-12-28T07:26:00.000-08:002010-12-28T13:28:21.667-08:00Arriving in AtlantaI woke up and Ben's house and he took me to get some food at Fido and then dropped me off at the Greyhound station. I was on my way to Atlanta, back to the East Coast, which was kind of bumming me out, as New York was getting closer and my epic trip was drawing to a close. <br />I made it to the ATL around 9 and Stephanie, a friend of a friend I had never met before, picked me up at the Greyhound station and brought me back to the awesome warehouse space that she lived in with a bunch of other punks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAoNScVpWX7XKfbPd4Z2quikzuaXTNROrBRPACR4g295Ah2OHeggT5Cvky-xWzsMvPEVRaT-0GqECcfyc0TYeN27ZZ-hCYhZmx33P2hkESTJQycmQihjIOqldcnSt2netDsVlad0yTaw/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPAoNScVpWX7XKfbPd4Z2quikzuaXTNROrBRPACR4g295Ah2OHeggT5Cvky-xWzsMvPEVRaT-0GqECcfyc0TYeN27ZZ-hCYhZmx33P2hkESTJQycmQihjIOqldcnSt2netDsVlad0yTaw/s320/AUSTINnashATL+174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555837604175607394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YDGazGJp95yvXZWnuF4Ftn26pq9UMLCAUHL7jHit0ZZBa7IueUxF6vBowjL0Qq5HOhJGUkIuUDof2E9HJ0-gLVufgu6LQL597MsBMY2gql7ujr4580fcLHTW-qq_1bMf2RmCNvBEPYg/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YDGazGJp95yvXZWnuF4Ftn26pq9UMLCAUHL7jHit0ZZBa7IueUxF6vBowjL0Qq5HOhJGUkIuUDof2E9HJ0-gLVufgu6LQL597MsBMY2gql7ujr4580fcLHTW-qq_1bMf2RmCNvBEPYg/s320/AUSTINnashATL+173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555837598875471762" /></a><br />I settled in and Stephanie got ready and then we went out on the town. The first place she took me was called <a href="http://www.starbar.net/">Star Community Bar</a>, and there was a karaoke night going on. I sang a song, of course, and had some drinks. Then <b>the best thing ever happened</b>: some random dude I had never seen before tapped me on the shoulder and handed me a business card that had the message "Call me in 10 minutes" written on the back of it, and then walked out before I could get a good look at him. Now, I'm sure that it was just a cheesy attempt at a pickup, but I kind of like to pretend he was about to involve me in some <b>crazy film noir bull shit</b>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ_OLoJmmUVIjnUlOgq2gG0yfFFdSLpgJ-faxpwhSWzpelCdf0pWMt0wOd11TLTUF8C8euMsF43acIfKeM21Q7OV2HB_ntJPJEPkPaNjul3l1OCBOVSQWqbSjo6AVRIUMpxV1xUIMJck/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+176.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJ_OLoJmmUVIjnUlOgq2gG0yfFFdSLpgJ-faxpwhSWzpelCdf0pWMt0wOd11TLTUF8C8euMsF43acIfKeM21Q7OV2HB_ntJPJEPkPaNjul3l1OCBOVSQWqbSjo6AVRIUMpxV1xUIMJck/s320/AUSTINnashATL+176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555842688160714418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkirrMCGQ8nLtQvJW8LlgIPUYPnuGlI0y74j_XoC9h4sFFW2ynobSmU7lgp3T3ViEkhgoW6jLyHP0NrGlPx9O6GkFpSw6PrCbxHnCfJk9ica6JCVBGFcXVN53aZnMlcDYkGySu-iEQshs/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkirrMCGQ8nLtQvJW8LlgIPUYPnuGlI0y74j_XoC9h4sFFW2ynobSmU7lgp3T3ViEkhgoW6jLyHP0NrGlPx9O6GkFpSw6PrCbxHnCfJk9ica6JCVBGFcXVN53aZnMlcDYkGySu-iEQshs/s320/AUSTINnashATL+175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555842686106377874" /></a><br />The rest of the night got a little crazy. I had heard that Ex Humans and Foster Care were hanging out at <a href="http://www.clermontlounge.net/">The Clermont Lounge</a>, a dive bar/seedy strip club that's also apparently a totally normal place for people to hang out in Atlanta? I had never been to a strip club before and it was a total trip. The strippers were mostly older, unattractive women, and since it was December most of them had some kind of Christmas theme to their outfits. I hung out and talked to friends, and eventually Patrick from Foster Care insisted on buying me a lap dance... so I had that happen.<br />Eventually, Stephanie and a friend of hers whisked me away to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/southern-comfort-restaurant-and-lounge-conley">Southern Comfort</a>, a truck stop bar a few miles out of town... it was insane. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWojqwe1UqTPoGt2oufnbHmXOyYkkz-fsx-oP_sssvV9J1Rl4WIackg31EXzYtb1xS2jMudwbAc6P_XPApV3a9X7kcPHCMl2T1pAHsPFIwU6s8poetiqg09vTTmFYG0w03GGvP3AgkeI/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+183.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWojqwe1UqTPoGt2oufnbHmXOyYkkz-fsx-oP_sssvV9J1Rl4WIackg31EXzYtb1xS2jMudwbAc6P_XPApV3a9X7kcPHCMl2T1pAHsPFIwU6s8poetiqg09vTTmFYG0w03GGvP3AgkeI/s320/AUSTINnashATL+183.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555847313626971378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7b8JlINHLwmBSYfqpnUKApRgWNxGvO8Fux1J6UwHZOjaPPS6CudHt6nEpIy2zOKDDnWMOV55w9gzdZC4wFRRIGvf4gZGAyvucetS_5WIDaX3E6XaACz9EVfFRrzFCyXfY_7IlkUj-OE/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+179.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7b8JlINHLwmBSYfqpnUKApRgWNxGvO8Fux1J6UwHZOjaPPS6CudHt6nEpIy2zOKDDnWMOV55w9gzdZC4wFRRIGvf4gZGAyvucetS_5WIDaX3E6XaACz9EVfFRrzFCyXfY_7IlkUj-OE/s320/AUSTINnashATL+179.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555847312992950290" /></a><br />Atlanta is weird.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-4262915863496781512010-12-27T09:20:00.000-08:002010-12-27T11:59:09.924-08:00Snowy-Nashy-Day 2Woke up the next morning, watched <i>Gran Torino</i> and <i>Hotel For Dogs</i> with Foster Care until it was time for them to take off. Then it was just me and Ben and Bekah, free to spend the day in Nashville, which was about to get hit with a rare snowfall.<br />Ben and Bekah decided to take me to O'Charley's, a chain that I had never been to. They were all excited about the unlimited rolls. The food was okay, our waiter was kind of crazy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUlaP53jOIoLIvbm_wVSxCHOHtcK3FO6gggymsTCNQg26jcu2Lxs9-MxboHzkolePSqf4S0c0g9ctDYMhfIjdrmc6GJJm3Dj2l92j3_d6YoOsd9O_j12bCz-ur3agz-9331Od0Zv0Rkk/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcUlaP53jOIoLIvbm_wVSxCHOHtcK3FO6gggymsTCNQg26jcu2Lxs9-MxboHzkolePSqf4S0c0g9ctDYMhfIjdrmc6GJJm3Dj2l92j3_d6YoOsd9O_j12bCz-ur3agz-9331Od0Zv0Rkk/s320/AUSTINnashATL+170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555440482136140594" /></a><br />The rest of the day, is unfortunately undocumented with photos, because I was being bummed over Austin dude and also other reasons, but some cool stuff happened.<br />We went back to Ben's house and watched HBO for a bit while Ben got his records together because he was DJing at <a href="http://www.thirdmanrecords.com/">Third Man Records</a> (Jack White's record store) for an in-store performance by <a href="http://www.coldwarkids.com/site/mineisyours">Cold War Kids</a>. Third Man does in-stores on the reg and they always record them and release them on a limited-edition 12-inch. I was in Nashville earlier in the year for the recording of the <a href="http://store.thirdmanrecords.com/nobunny-liveatthirdman12vinyl.aspx">Nobunny Live at Third Man</a> recording. It was pretty fun.<br />Ben was DJing, and since he's <b>kind of a big deal</b> in Nashville he was able to get me into the VIP for the show. This was no normal VIP... there was a fridge full of booze and a table full of food and people could smoke cigarettes. I don't know if this was just because of the snow, but the VIP was pretty empty, so it was just some photogs and shit hanging out with Jack White.<br />Cold War Kids played, and I have to admit that I really didn't know that much about them before. I had pretty much only heard <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyhkQzPLjcA">that one single</a> in the past, and thought it was fine... but after seeing them live... um.... how do I put this... it was like <b>Cold Play and Maroon 5 had a baby that was kind of indie</b>. Not good, not at all.<br />But still, it was a pretty cool thing to be at that show, even if I wasn't allowed to take any pictures.<br />At the end of the night we realized that this woman who was hanging out with Jack White was actually <b>the</b> Elvira (just not in her garb, obvi), and she was there with her very attractive daughter.<br />After the show we just went back to Ben's and watched movies while the snow fell outside.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-29202390589321417472010-12-26T13:49:00.000-08:002010-12-26T15:28:50.422-08:00Nashy Trashy- Day 1Even though I spent a fair amount of the long bus ride from Austin to Nashville crying and missing Mike in Austin (hey, shut up, I'm lame I know), at least I knew I was heading to one of my favorite places in the country: <b>Nashville, Tennessee</b>. I had gotten to know Nashville through a burgeoning friendship with Ben Todd (of <a href="http://nashvillesdead.com/">Nashville's Dead</a>) that started when I saw <a href="http://www.myspace.com/naturalchildband">Natural Child</a> at CMJ 2009.<br />I eventually arrived and Ben took me up and brought me back to <b>Glenn Danzig's House</b>, the cool show house he lives at.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1MVEfGYQnDgG6OwFC5MYshBh1oV10i3GmK5Uyr3MPoa3BV70_kH8nDFUlVRcI9TPtlesgSn7cC-c6j8NPkZ5ltQiLAckp15I0KsALHNBrnx6NmXyicH5Yca3Aosy61m61Mkuvriz440/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1MVEfGYQnDgG6OwFC5MYshBh1oV10i3GmK5Uyr3MPoa3BV70_kH8nDFUlVRcI9TPtlesgSn7cC-c6j8NPkZ5ltQiLAckp15I0KsALHNBrnx6NmXyicH5Yca3Aosy61m61Mkuvriz440/s320/AUSTINnashATL+155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555114718377332322" /></a><br />Ben had band practice for <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/D-Watusi/165032163512712">D. Watusi</a> so I kind of napped and moped until it was time for the show that was there that night. The show was going to be <a href="http://www.myspace.com/exhumans">Ex Humans</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fostercarekooks">Foster Care</a> (who I know from Brooklyn and had run into already in Austin) along with Nashville bands Natural Child, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cybarkley">Cy Barkley</a>, and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cannomen">Cannomen</a>. <br />I wasn't in the best mood, but talking to Patrick from Foster Care about how it's normal to get bummed out on a long trip made me feel better and I started having a bit of fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJId2V4T4XkoYAslpB-5wNj_Yj919OFFj08W-5JfNaQMGZu2X49wH2FraAWXXDAaT-8NF76xljllXoMKQZ6arYpAkcJmLOCi5jcY51OTBfuIQS1xKg-H9vrh2wYHFTnAKDqAIrNNNa2Q/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJId2V4T4XkoYAslpB-5wNj_Yj919OFFj08W-5JfNaQMGZu2X49wH2FraAWXXDAaT-8NF76xljllXoMKQZ6arYpAkcJmLOCi5jcY51OTBfuIQS1xKg-H9vrh2wYHFTnAKDqAIrNNNa2Q/s320/AUSTINnashATL+161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555134957498441522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2vfdqjpK1l-5s1fdQ8Bi3EykGCTiDGzeSxC1snjZMVKq87SgGzMjF_iruXml4YbhBB9W-fvpHLTE9xuuwAIlirJlpAzV_3qxDB9UbAeeXQkH_hqF_gx4P7s4jMXvTpbjgadRy-I52m0/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+160.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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It was fun and booze filled and things got a little whacky.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP88efNKcmyx818a1TtwpYl25bPZUCejQQnfCtPNBI0smfFdernmagZqp1NdjHOoV2twZY9DcETO6x5JGSXN5b0PvoyWXwV6sveRak-hhX0Ag90CAAOqFwFK1jfv_CWOuh55k5PAjEaw/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWP88efNKcmyx818a1TtwpYl25bPZUCejQQnfCtPNBI0smfFdernmagZqp1NdjHOoV2twZY9DcETO6x5JGSXN5b0PvoyWXwV6sveRak-hhX0Ag90CAAOqFwFK1jfv_CWOuh55k5PAjEaw/s320/AUSTINnashATL+169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555136124535183650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsARzddO84q4GfXgkFmDHfGIHGepADsZZu3PNVVNLF_qBDeoFKyDiX_GhO8B1L8vUo9WJws6aKu3tvHZJ1ErAvvCbJdqveVyaIO5ZivlCgEOBJT8kxKSXJQTzXSuXcNnVu7MRI2nfU7ls/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsARzddO84q4GfXgkFmDHfGIHGepADsZZu3PNVVNLF_qBDeoFKyDiX_GhO8B1L8vUo9WJws6aKu3tvHZJ1ErAvvCbJdqveVyaIO5ZivlCgEOBJT8kxKSXJQTzXSuXcNnVu7MRI2nfU7ls/s320/AUSTINnashATL+168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555136122247937954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGXJTYblzeN-r98MByhDcPIu36Z7ZYzHjwPr7USWbv1WKOtd9oRVck4EdcutN6chAnR34cLpJsNX3LVM1fOiHr889yBtBGviwKqS5FOtvr1sxorMe1vaOuPDRyM_tXdmlX36HuhGYUr8/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGXJTYblzeN-r98MByhDcPIu36Z7ZYzHjwPr7USWbv1WKOtd9oRVck4EdcutN6chAnR34cLpJsNX3LVM1fOiHr889yBtBGviwKqS5FOtvr1sxorMe1vaOuPDRyM_tXdmlX36HuhGYUr8/s320/AUSTINnashATL+167.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555136117074109394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYudVyTrtge2n0GGCbGVHPSunCPZZ00BjnTBD8MIj4zkBVxPlUzdu1_8Dgx0h8TRtZECHn4T5obsmOEchoEoHypwBF_naQHVJjtioR2gpLtyUtUMt0kuASMk66P4Wc2wSXeVOQ56GHck/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYudVyTrtge2n0GGCbGVHPSunCPZZ00BjnTBD8MIj4zkBVxPlUzdu1_8Dgx0h8TRtZECHn4T5obsmOEchoEoHypwBF_naQHVJjtioR2gpLtyUtUMt0kuASMk66P4Wc2wSXeVOQ56GHck/s320/AUSTINnashATL+166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555136113927296706" /></a><br />I got tired, along with a few members of Foster Care, and we went back to Glenn Danzig's and ate Burger King onion rings. Good times.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-29323768069324862442010-12-26T11:50:00.000-08:002010-12-26T12:36:04.616-08:00Leaving Austin....Woke up the morning after the Criaturas show and hung around in bed for a while until it was time to get up and meet Adam at <a href="http://www.threadgills.com/">Threadgill's</a>, an old school Austin joint that Janis Joplin supposedly used to frequent. I got a chicken fried pork chop that was pretty gross, but the veggies were good.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMV-AhakD24Ql-vvxk5fkRDoAtEpBcS5OU1EzWNyUD9ymGY7V6pAV-PyT6y1vtgjJ0HW_v-i408vimVERrFt0A2xJnNMnMIaDSaNV3MeBRkckx1EJ2roojrgpU6LGkgl7z87EHNk5dyg/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMV-AhakD24Ql-vvxk5fkRDoAtEpBcS5OU1EzWNyUD9ymGY7V6pAV-PyT6y1vtgjJ0HW_v-i408vimVERrFt0A2xJnNMnMIaDSaNV3MeBRkckx1EJ2roojrgpU6LGkgl7z87EHNk5dyg/s320/AUSTINnashATL+153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555088249570402674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo3vOhq4-TDsTZ-VWTg4jjTZV3cIpGwwJar1FjdWgU2Ef2jUdDormfNju_lg_m-5PidNiQrPNZTNF3yGrF8nXPL0_7rPPLVFvL4LuW3VFGxZDh8GXx5RCU9jIdpbwytm-jKTAzsXCo84/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+152.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIo3vOhq4-TDsTZ-VWTg4jjTZV3cIpGwwJar1FjdWgU2Ef2jUdDormfNju_lg_m-5PidNiQrPNZTNF3yGrF8nXPL0_7rPPLVFvL4LuW3VFGxZDh8GXx5RCU9jIdpbwytm-jKTAzsXCo84/s320/AUSTINnashATL+152.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555088244205273250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqZSTl5vIKBdxtqDB-Jb8MYF434UYwOPsK9QoBhyphenhyphenu3PQTtkUlHwrWh42M9cirwat95IlxWz1vO4c_D_2EcKB6pNjGIkJEDoH52oyL5pWq0jDHEAApY3vsPOwpLc1k5aChXMRpkYsUUcM/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+151.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqZSTl5vIKBdxtqDB-Jb8MYF434UYwOPsK9QoBhyphenhyphenu3PQTtkUlHwrWh42M9cirwat95IlxWz1vO4c_D_2EcKB6pNjGIkJEDoH52oyL5pWq0jDHEAApY3vsPOwpLc1k5aChXMRpkYsUUcM/s320/AUSTINnashATL+151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555088241159915330" /></a><br />After some food and some margaritas, I said goodbye to Adam and went back to Mike's house to "hang out" until it was time for Mike to drive me to the bus station. Mike drove me over at 6pm for my 7pm bus and waited with me inside the station.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9fr5RLomablj3PczKsQvK2UDDFAZk1BBN15skw_9EbVRLqOR1JVasTjlPUSoJT6bx1AWU27bDlltmUhL4T6sM_OVaEr90wQUPBNX1bwjibpCb2BeK9ohiDWltpoA2ZjEMD8ak8UcjiI/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH9fr5RLomablj3PczKsQvK2UDDFAZk1BBN15skw_9EbVRLqOR1JVasTjlPUSoJT6bx1AWU27bDlltmUhL4T6sM_OVaEr90wQUPBNX1bwjibpCb2BeK9ohiDWltpoA2ZjEMD8ak8UcjiI/s320/AUSTINnashATL+154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555090691873333762" /></a><br />I was super bummed to leave him, and my Austin adventure, but it was time to go, and Nahville was next.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-79587389110719578512010-12-21T13:17:00.000-08:002010-12-21T14:49:17.922-08:00I Hate Austin- Pt 5The next morning (or late afternoon) we woke up, and I was supposed to be moving on that day but for <b>some reason</b> that I can't figure out (it can't be <b>liking a boy</b>, I have a <b>cold black heart</b>) I decided to stay one more day so I could see the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/criaturasalpoder">Criaturas</a> show that night.<br />The morning started slow, just hanging around the house with Alba and Victor, Mike looking dreamy playing guitar, the usual.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuilWPoe17kP3P0hzMPYfew6d8FDKKaXbaDdk7sbHXvYuiCfsqnk5lHic4M-bM6bvOQiz0-Vo1ruvYXdVQ-3nJCKuG-Vwzl2hli9rdyCH3hyz2QoPBAR7OYDAjzpbvFqdInESI_Vya7Ns/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+120.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553249730988640274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuilWPoe17kP3P0hzMPYfew6d8FDKKaXbaDdk7sbHXvYuiCfsqnk5lHic4M-bM6bvOQiz0-Vo1ruvYXdVQ-3nJCKuG-Vwzl2hli9rdyCH3hyz2QoPBAR7OYDAjzpbvFqdInESI_Vya7Ns/s320/AUSTINnashATL+120.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGameLbZroc7TlgBiRscSV1Wj4K0klZgKfLdNA9hsljpE1s2S97VNnAOfL701Drsj2VUWpXP7a_KH7YtjL6DglmFCTZN1qt6ACXw3ZVa8O3llCljNvc0oFixVMY9irk_HtuLkb-3JiDuE/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553249725666426498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGameLbZroc7TlgBiRscSV1Wj4K0klZgKfLdNA9hsljpE1s2S97VNnAOfL701Drsj2VUWpXP7a_KH7YtjL6DglmFCTZN1qt6ACXw3ZVa8O3llCljNvc0oFixVMY9irk_HtuLkb-3JiDuE/s320/AUSTINnashATL+119.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20t0wMaqqQ-4qxlR0cLBaCL0qTioB3aH9iOgwzzxvBenn9iiIL4auoLpTxh5ftP6AR7M9ndbWImr3g0OyhQTc3nkXaV-YiJFuWqH726g-TuAhtOgoPRFTZ0QJUUMeJDsQD74QYsOjMY0/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553249722999241714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20t0wMaqqQ-4qxlR0cLBaCL0qTioB3aH9iOgwzzxvBenn9iiIL4auoLpTxh5ftP6AR7M9ndbWImr3g0OyhQTc3nkXaV-YiJFuWqH726g-TuAhtOgoPRFTZ0QJUUMeJDsQD74QYsOjMY0/s320/AUSTINnashATL+116.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMVpw0LxTFeXczYY20TbaKBs38HWELb-0ML0KsbjvxNH67FhHfEnPh3T8WyfxWz2l0mjKyjWnTrpy1DrAcdprqoYX4fbfA0hKINY0gz2AxpdZs_atv8rIX8TUjfx-QWpgesv7z_XWB_A/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+115.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553249716063095618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMVpw0LxTFeXczYY20TbaKBs38HWELb-0ML0KsbjvxNH67FhHfEnPh3T8WyfxWz2l0mjKyjWnTrpy1DrAcdprqoYX4fbfA0hKINY0gz2AxpdZs_atv8rIX8TUjfx-QWpgesv7z_XWB_A/s320/AUSTINnashATL+115.JPG" /></a><br />Then the best thing ever happened. Mike decided to make me fucking dinner. I don't know if a dude has ever cooked for me before, definitely not this well. He made us steaks with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus with venison bacon. Um yeah. Best dude ever? <b>I don't like him shut up</b>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4enyxUWX2tPtb7DFmG6osCr-EPlk4lTAVah83_CJssPhv11ocZe44IoZmR71HFSsgLlxFukNy1b9BFQ3sLIevi454KKBz4CF6MIOeoz1bS4xv5V9xebZlsDC8qHW767BVzsAF4y5NDeM/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+121.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553250622241080066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4enyxUWX2tPtb7DFmG6osCr-EPlk4lTAVah83_CJssPhv11ocZe44IoZmR71HFSsgLlxFukNy1b9BFQ3sLIevi454KKBz4CF6MIOeoz1bS4xv5V9xebZlsDC8qHW767BVzsAF4y5NDeM/s320/AUSTINnashATL+121.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRFHxcqJ6clraWTyQaxpFpKMquQkok_MCJpVZBB-A4S8yCxBwfSsqNiEC5FoEqEwNguyuCqg2WZzMQgyS7xDlJozZvVZ28nudOf4ypVONxtckNEym9UsTMOzNhyphenhyphenrNhVZzCnwZB7GNxKE/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553250623056114642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRFHxcqJ6clraWTyQaxpFpKMquQkok_MCJpVZBB-A4S8yCxBwfSsqNiEC5FoEqEwNguyuCqg2WZzMQgyS7xDlJozZvVZ28nudOf4ypVONxtckNEym9UsTMOzNhyphenhyphenrNhVZzCnwZB7GNxKE/s320/AUSTINnashATL+118.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5ek9EpTm4Eo6H2IjLCVoXf4z870S0RsgI7tyQRIm_cpLSp1PjNIJDgUr8_5-UUhJxijsBxovMI4sb4Zo5LoaGZQ0y4QuWvW9kWXO-buOMpdrhxjsBoR0s-ma3QdwFIV_sh_bwBhqfRQ/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+117.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553250612224307186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY5ek9EpTm4Eo6H2IjLCVoXf4z870S0RsgI7tyQRIm_cpLSp1PjNIJDgUr8_5-UUhJxijsBxovMI4sb4Zo5LoaGZQ0y4QuWvW9kWXO-buOMpdrhxjsBoR0s-ma3QdwFIV_sh_bwBhqfRQ/s320/AUSTINnashATL+117.JPG" /></a><br />We hung out around the apartment for a bit and Victor borrowed my hairdryer and we watched <i>Cowboy Bebop</i> and I got to hang out with that Mike dude.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuEQlUoMmGFBTdVkxOC7an0t_9FtcLSfoRGYk7MK_OCw8ktid5eS6-7z1R3j5ueaFUyeKlqAbrQOk83mwKYmXTEdQsHzICV3PKSRNdR52VXwiTW5TmWKH7TqK5t4BApgo15grH1zj_aU/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+123.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553263486711114258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYuEQlUoMmGFBTdVkxOC7an0t_9FtcLSfoRGYk7MK_OCw8ktid5eS6-7z1R3j5ueaFUyeKlqAbrQOk83mwKYmXTEdQsHzICV3PKSRNdR52VXwiTW5TmWKH7TqK5t4BApgo15grH1zj_aU/s320/AUSTINnashATL+123.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrH07xv1Hqaqyy8uJsQaKqmO7-nZWOzE22Lh0_A5-oPzjFMhIpRTIEAwlPmLpX3EOEOsXHpFiaS2LMiawzZjv4teeNlK-Is8YyLmYJLNZCY1yqoa_2UHEAhTHi12U8V9ulLZV8yuH-jQ/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+122.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553263478237719234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrH07xv1Hqaqyy8uJsQaKqmO7-nZWOzE22Lh0_A5-oPzjFMhIpRTIEAwlPmLpX3EOEOsXHpFiaS2LMiawzZjv4teeNlK-Is8YyLmYJLNZCY1yqoa_2UHEAhTHi12U8V9ulLZV8yuH-jQ/s320/AUSTINnashATL+122.JPG" /></a><br />Then it was time for the show at Emo's. Some other bands played, but Criaturas were the best duh and I'm not biased or anything. I got to meet some really cool people including Dru (Criatura's singer) and this really awesome gay couple.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEAG-_PLV3NRKYuZXR6A9TIrx_eDP0wVHzwtjqgTRtl27p2BV3tJ2XOrkeD4kqt-oQxNjtxdUBDQuMYZDtjiIwvhotkBUlhWtJ5j2mUVsSMCBTbCC23qy-DbOXm8-n7Hp9HBkor0Jr3w/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+130.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553264998582399474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjEAG-_PLV3NRKYuZXR6A9TIrx_eDP0wVHzwtjqgTRtl27p2BV3tJ2XOrkeD4kqt-oQxNjtxdUBDQuMYZDtjiIwvhotkBUlhWtJ5j2mUVsSMCBTbCC23qy-DbOXm8-n7Hp9HBkor0Jr3w/s320/AUSTINnashATL+130.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ8Uil7EyJZNcFTky0NLw-MdCpoEffhB-M7nmaVVpZvJbZexC6yJYciWMS__QLZ-QyybxD6H4S2XRTlWr2noyOKdZb3_KU26BrFWi9j8r84owJilZu84p9CkhC-99gLkr0ewp4SCJIMY/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+128.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_J2ro5yFxn-cBzfmKYqNyoclhpROymyKyoTlqSIK4tYh0JlEN9zGSqZksJIk4CG9YC1YwyBgDAbAfiTGzYDOoo2gfH8sfOhQDyyFRqirmAnczUNJt8og97PxhT92feDCPAwQL02Ahx3s/s320/AUSTINnashATL+132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553266439635235746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwZg15wmzu7xbNKnlI4tO3ua5czA4-AM7B4b_Zu-y3gOr2c0XCPvIpBnZyljRMnbMOCUz817zhiPRJ5CY9YwILYxyClAERND4LqsuEniAUYhzSpbHHpHHu5RMSj6bLr1jtQhsQMHqcxg/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+131.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwZg15wmzu7xbNKnlI4tO3ua5czA4-AM7B4b_Zu-y3gOr2c0XCPvIpBnZyljRMnbMOCUz817zhiPRJ5CY9YwILYxyClAERND4LqsuEniAUYhzSpbHHpHHu5RMSj6bLr1jtQhsQMHqcxg/s320/AUSTINnashATL+131.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553266435101116498" /></a><br />Criaturas played and were really awesome. Mike threw a beer and accidentally hit some girl. They raged.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-b_gdtUp3tz4vPNEh3WqMmsXk1DeQF9FQnFHb4ONY57I6dBKc68yb1B8NiVFhJtXh4yPboRRWt43xQsl28CfN0j9F8KRSLowoiHJfExWEdlnjkoq9kBIsPEcG-bRRqV3buacvZN28YU/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+145.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5-b_gdtUp3tz4vPNEh3WqMmsXk1DeQF9FQnFHb4ONY57I6dBKc68yb1B8NiVFhJtXh4yPboRRWt43xQsl28CfN0j9F8KRSLowoiHJfExWEdlnjkoq9kBIsPEcG-bRRqV3buacvZN28YU/s320/AUSTINnashATL+145.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553269409335201794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQAgLnrGK_9wPrg17sWnqVr1ojafzCoZWODKcdfkhrVagngDU9pEBQwoUftvoUTiGVadGXtXu4ujWI4TDpFCU23hkHrzkRpaJ73RlOJAJ58HUY_x8ucuN7NRkJu5Hc6hxmjUsCvgc6_M/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+143.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvRYVeGR5sF0EPd0YCI0F1imh0NdyYt2t9Gy6aAkNrSJKndpyVyI112fTGBuYkJ4npgeeza3T0cVqbJQk8nAGkWuVZIKdVUJ3lTh7f5xFNaEWuAyxPO3xuwNrFHWNyOd-6Snfeu6z5WcQ/s320/AUSTINnashATL+147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553270714286074242" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-232254513849300842010-12-18T08:44:00.000-08:002010-12-18T09:38:26.014-08:00Austin is full of jerks-Pt 4The next morning Mike and I got up and after several days of partying with a great dude I was just craving some vegetables of some sort so Mike took me to some nice Thai place. We ate and talked and then Mike wanted to stop by Guitar Center to get a <b>strobe light</b> for the Criaturas set. <br />Let me tell you, I love going to Guitar Center. It's just the most ridiculous place in the world... the employees all look like rock stereotypes and everyone there is playing lame songs on guitar and trying to look cool and it is just crazy. I made Mike play a ukulele.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYuBiCBl7AIgsxwd8VFpYeQ4hiwYOHbPdod6luXn6DRNAa7kwfCLvskgiSxOyh_qhft7OQX1sveZLkzLX5Wlfk1cwroyhAnLPSKypMy4MO9GyRiIIIktDFXDRVgwOrjp3wutzQkgryxc/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+067.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYuBiCBl7AIgsxwd8VFpYeQ4hiwYOHbPdod6luXn6DRNAa7kwfCLvskgiSxOyh_qhft7OQX1sveZLkzLX5Wlfk1cwroyhAnLPSKypMy4MO9GyRiIIIktDFXDRVgwOrjp3wutzQkgryxc/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552065895878815426" /></a><br />He is just <b>excessively hot</b>. It is ridiculous and not fair. NOT THAT I LIKE HIM AT ALL OR ANYTHING SHUT UP STOP ACCUSING ME OF HAVING FEELINGS I AM IMMUNE TO THEM.<br />Annnnyway. We acquired the strobe light and I played some keyboards and talked to the dude at the counter about these ridiculous drink holders that hang off your microphone (least punk thing ever, put your fucking beer on the floor). We then went back to Mike's house to hang out there with Alba for a while.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vGBjcPWF-VVQSuDjxObOTOxevRXEGhkH8braTRa7ZzNuH13u98KOZVK2OCh_7cuXBo30SfR3IWtAoFj5sMpkxvrO_ingpj8ngXMjITvJFDqJeOePzusz5n65mEO-EgdZ35h1ZSKTGXc/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2vGBjcPWF-VVQSuDjxObOTOxevRXEGhkH8braTRa7ZzNuH13u98KOZVK2OCh_7cuXBo30SfR3IWtAoFj5sMpkxvrO_ingpj8ngXMjITvJFDqJeOePzusz5n65mEO-EgdZ35h1ZSKTGXc/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552069376097509202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU1kiMbOrahIneoSCfzcQyKU9ejbKc_UvT1wOPmWocSxm9kzu0ySNOfWOqgk_RWColHvMR9P_pOxCHGwfssVlVjIhmHAkfRmOKVCy6wcy49RhChzJdoXngutHEAlG-16MEKgSDudsd_g/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU1kiMbOrahIneoSCfzcQyKU9ejbKc_UvT1wOPmWocSxm9kzu0ySNOfWOqgk_RWColHvMR9P_pOxCHGwfssVlVjIhmHAkfRmOKVCy6wcy49RhChzJdoXngutHEAlG-16MEKgSDudsd_g/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552069372454190386" /></a><br />Afterwards he took me to a really schmancy Mexican place. I don't remember the name but they specialize in puffy tacos? Also, they gave me a pink rose and it was pretty. I later told Alba that Mike gave it to me so she could guilt trip Victor. She didn't believe me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFDnbuM9HF1JTEYmhOTp9iiRjrZe0wg3ei51zbLhraGR16A01itYfutD6gd6cQEpXsKMJ0eYTBYKVTN_4Yg2rkj3qtl3ij4V_iA-RzkBfC38Evyytb3JLPPuUSaHEss2PHgNWVy8nu-o/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+106.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwFDnbuM9HF1JTEYmhOTp9iiRjrZe0wg3ei51zbLhraGR16A01itYfutD6gd6cQEpXsKMJ0eYTBYKVTN_4Yg2rkj3qtl3ij4V_iA-RzkBfC38Evyytb3JLPPuUSaHEss2PHgNWVy8nu-o/s320/AUSTINnashATL+106.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552070307780550866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITPY76lkX93s3cxcYASdnDYmPUbRJ36ylo3-Y3NU0Enq8GsN-S9o_Kj0T0FRbyBYUAw3zgwmabDbVxFhq_TS4qedq1zWhrwuGChtePG13QKMrKu8Nl3xinuGtTEM2S93O0vtJ1U6neQU/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+105.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITPY76lkX93s3cxcYASdnDYmPUbRJ36ylo3-Y3NU0Enq8GsN-S9o_Kj0T0FRbyBYUAw3zgwmabDbVxFhq_TS4qedq1zWhrwuGChtePG13QKMrKu8Nl3xinuGtTEM2S93O0vtJ1U6neQU/s320/AUSTINnashATL+105.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552070304037189762" /></a><br />Then we were off to <a href="http://www.scoot-inn.com/">Scoot Inn</a> for a free show sponsored by Sailor Jerry's. It was <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rayonbeach">Rayon Beach</a> and (one of my personal faves) <a href="http://www.myspace.com/badsportsband">Bad Sports</a>. Both bands sounded good and I got to hang out with Orville and TV's Daniel. Bad Sports really are such pros, they just look like such a <b>rock band</b> when they play. So hottt.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMT37sZ1ZScXxJPZQPVomVZZF-_L6liBJb05GP0-4jcq4B4VOsTeZNKHHzrs_FxN2QJePFOR6sIqFKt1WF-XqtE6qQstEioJF7pHLoyAiv_a4rOTpKSpCHYXoHKqzBil_MEVngHCDJVM/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMT37sZ1ZScXxJPZQPVomVZZF-_L6liBJb05GP0-4jcq4B4VOsTeZNKHHzrs_FxN2QJePFOR6sIqFKt1WF-XqtE6qQstEioJF7pHLoyAiv_a4rOTpKSpCHYXoHKqzBil_MEVngHCDJVM/s320/AUSTINnashATL+110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552077126910850434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb_g7tI7pTKPanTy8Pn3E4kR9nKVQls7vrJIefIW45IoNAJs0tkygZ1gRoalOfNFOl5SVoWd08rOdbBgk4hRppI3qHsNfiFfYoR2l7zwpdVWavEC7h_BvCEdzWbh9yB16YrrsZctalFM/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqb_g7tI7pTKPanTy8Pn3E4kR9nKVQls7vrJIefIW45IoNAJs0tkygZ1gRoalOfNFOl5SVoWd08rOdbBgk4hRppI3qHsNfiFfYoR2l7zwpdVWavEC7h_BvCEdzWbh9yB16YrrsZctalFM/s320/AUSTINnashATL+109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552077129584953570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhUfa8dsRhCvC7v3G9HWlno4vK8FWSEBGJjWFFEIeUTIIiqWlOBx7TPhc8m-QgmbePOR0Sk79v3d0FdCw13gV9gwZBi2yZE7o68UcSC9tp7swZu-065-b-rRw0EqxTIH1HwkCvb9lf3Y/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhUfa8dsRhCvC7v3G9HWlno4vK8FWSEBGJjWFFEIeUTIIiqWlOBx7TPhc8m-QgmbePOR0Sk79v3d0FdCw13gV9gwZBi2yZE7o68UcSC9tp7swZu-065-b-rRw0EqxTIH1HwkCvb9lf3Y/s320/AUSTINnashATL+108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552077125518171826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1pppAzIDeMHeDEA1hL3pRGGu0P4Nlkly1rueQHKhCwWFu_l2UJCsGAl0WwnYbmc4Fz7DHMyjla1flIu9OoSVNvjL5TN4YXAYMDV-3QEAXqhDXWUmiHZhVYMaDvt08U55WAvT2iN324Q/s1600/AUSTINnashATL+107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC1pppAzIDeMHeDEA1hL3pRGGu0P4Nlkly1rueQHKhCwWFu_l2UJCsGAl0WwnYbmc4Fz7DHMyjla1flIu9OoSVNvjL5TN4YXAYMDV-3QEAXqhDXWUmiHZhVYMaDvt08U55WAvT2iN324Q/s320/AUSTINnashATL+107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552077119151121858" /></a><br />Another great day.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-13294020695326032002010-12-14T16:04:00.000-08:002010-12-14T17:53:19.309-08:00Shut up Austin- Pt 3Okay... before I go any further let me just say that I was only planning on Austin for 2 or 3 days, like every other city... but ended up staying there for 6... and it wasn't because of how much I liked the barbecue... I had a really, really great, unforgettable time in Austin, and did lots of <b>fun things</b> and had lots of <b>fun times</b> etc, etc...<br />Anyway, the next morning we woke up and Mike, Victor and I walked to a taco stand right near their house to get tacos. I got one barbacoa and one carnitas. They were good.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOgi1RyL-myOoqptcMBjR4G7Rda92y6LS0zW5HOgrME9iK1-tiT1Ygtp-s0XA81TpVYRjrOKUWtSxlWqn14veeXY-441Pl_H0TZ3MZnQtZOwQRU0NMtlB94nvAEf9IJ00eKBe5kREU2k/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOgi1RyL-myOoqptcMBjR4G7Rda92y6LS0zW5HOgrME9iK1-tiT1Ygtp-s0XA81TpVYRjrOKUWtSxlWqn14veeXY-441Pl_H0TZ3MZnQtZOwQRU0NMtlB94nvAEf9IJ00eKBe5kREU2k/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550694458260085538" /></a><br />Then I got dropped off at my <b>home away from home away from home</b> (Epoch Coffee) to do some writing while Mike and Victor and Alba paid some billllz and shit...<br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NiF6-0UTqtc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NiF6-0UTqtc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Then Victor went to work and Mike, Alba and I went to get some brisket.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H7GICW9tdnxGuLdOW1KyoYwa0DgxPTDXtPCHUC6pbL1hkMNVVAE9pbNLHTudNPggvOCGStgB2PGbZIvN8n5ivyZQO2njVpnOyqnJJyxK1dlIhwlHqZGgZEC1JoeI9tNHrH8aXkglpbM/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H7GICW9tdnxGuLdOW1KyoYwa0DgxPTDXtPCHUC6pbL1hkMNVVAE9pbNLHTudNPggvOCGStgB2PGbZIvN8n5ivyZQO2njVpnOyqnJJyxK1dlIhwlHqZGgZEC1JoeI9tNHrH8aXkglpbM/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550697046969448226" /></a><br />Later that night, two bands I knew from New York, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/exhumans">Ex Humans</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fostercarekooks">Foster Care</a> were playing at <a href="http://www.beerlandtexas.com/">Beerland</a> so Mike and I headed down there. I ran into my buddies and met some of Mike's friends and blah blah blah show stuff.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDJ9h9rcC_lMltBoJ-jrmgyzD-YKpif5_CBkzYHcg5Thjru3mn3cRnhDF2ziK37BVZjlj6ZwN_Ut5saDvZAC_Ta6flJGX2G5RCQMnhJOJtmPJZacreRK3RKvx0kmEV9c6L4bcugX6qQY/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+061.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDJ9h9rcC_lMltBoJ-jrmgyzD-YKpif5_CBkzYHcg5Thjru3mn3cRnhDF2ziK37BVZjlj6ZwN_Ut5saDvZAC_Ta6flJGX2G5RCQMnhJOJtmPJZacreRK3RKvx0kmEV9c6L4bcugX6qQY/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+061.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550705371760725186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNZyNAu2EH5ElzyD-NSci8LaWWdm87rB6EEI1vqdYMK1YUlib1gSwZrLNtyg8OTxxRSqM4K0tIVOwVpCkU5ZcRtlUJvIgrz1O__MGU29b_Bqt9JS8LbXyOcBgCoBgwttR8Ll2Tj4pBcQ/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+059.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs-BcdQ5FdqPhVf-OADOGc1O2HG-el5zQRKaD5FB8p48SrPa48QuELmit6EDEGPUptaSULBYGXGBVGsHDGX7b9vpUNZBuK8LWN98sIwLR28MZHT1x8Rin9N7cTq927gy0tMju89eKKaE/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+062.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550716795927384290" /></a><br />After the show, we went back to Mike's house and his friend Ryan Foster (of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/totalabuse">Total Abuse</a> fame) over and we hung out and drank beerz. Mike told me about an amazing thing that I had never heard of before... <i>Caveman</i> starring Ringo Starr... a really crappy movie in which he deals with the slapstick adventures of being a caveman? There's also a slapstick attempted rape scene? It's kind of like the beginning of the Michael Cera/Jack Black romp <i>Year One</i>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS7bTGEcbu3D9nQbPeYoZnhjHqPUdlGPvtti5CVHSKIVpvZ2TeySDDNrw9CgE_tgBkbtt8An7LPQ1-BZ8LKINWN18AzfiHkcNRKHP3ThdJ02C0wzI_pKqUxEbm181DHCyFJDheaUazgw/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+066.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjS7bTGEcbu3D9nQbPeYoZnhjHqPUdlGPvtti5CVHSKIVpvZ2TeySDDNrw9CgE_tgBkbtt8An7LPQ1-BZ8LKINWN18AzfiHkcNRKHP3ThdJ02C0wzI_pKqUxEbm181DHCyFJDheaUazgw/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+066.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550718696562336866" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-85635407568386591882010-12-14T14:10:00.000-08:002010-12-14T15:06:30.622-08:00Damnit, Austin- Pt2The next day I got to meet Mike's roommate (and band mate in <a href="http://www.myspace.com/criaturasalpoder">Criaturas</a>) as well as Alba, Victor's girlfriend who had just moved to Austin from Barcelona. Also, Mike's turtle Stu, who is apparently the mascot of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/clockcleaner">Clockcleaner</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrw_R0f4khjWzhKyMwJG4OJVvKZhLqUS7bvm7lDToRGFXrUGj7D1vN0053V9dnMUaaNJ7vGj4JJ8xsj-6ZzsP-i10kfxzgEjVVxBJWiJNiNE0cSzZiPHWL9jSjM7nsI8hUohVHwucVpQ/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrw_R0f4khjWzhKyMwJG4OJVvKZhLqUS7bvm7lDToRGFXrUGj7D1vN0053V9dnMUaaNJ7vGj4JJ8xsj-6ZzsP-i10kfxzgEjVVxBJWiJNiNE0cSzZiPHWL9jSjM7nsI8hUohVHwucVpQ/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550666485966970722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhfsgd7QWIGFuP1NXt0LMkaaZcAOXBxqWAF_N4CPfVrbHXaYLyt2qq6QB64gY4NdJ-5S_4jw0yitRntX31TdntVAFBuDXduXLRDOjd5MbmCyvKpYQp2Esl5yRnCE1eyJgn-4HKCwPrzk/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhfsgd7QWIGFuP1NXt0LMkaaZcAOXBxqWAF_N4CPfVrbHXaYLyt2qq6QB64gY4NdJ-5S_4jw0yitRntX31TdntVAFBuDXduXLRDOjd5MbmCyvKpYQp2Esl5yRnCE1eyJgn-4HKCwPrzk/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550666480130540434" /></a><br />That day wasn't too exciting. Mike and Victor went to work, I went to <a href="http://www.epochcoffee.com/">Epoch Coffee</a> to do some writing. I walked back to the house from Epoch and had some girl time with Alba, and then we bravely ventured out on our own, two ladies unfamiliar with Austin, to go take a bus to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-grand-austin">The Grand</a> for a DJ night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfizDNE0SspIigMFubpcoIT9Iw5RHRw_ARLvMSdfYPt6NtyyAMlL-S59GrapWN6x3bhOpCFIPqQghTC-j6kBeGUegO2XHltzTEMuQyQ8T8PnsCo0zq19FgzpdAxUUQJ78-mIgXKeKeY8/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfizDNE0SspIigMFubpcoIT9Iw5RHRw_ARLvMSdfYPt6NtyyAMlL-S59GrapWN6x3bhOpCFIPqQghTC-j6kBeGUegO2XHltzTEMuQyQ8T8PnsCo0zq19FgzpdAxUUQJ78-mIgXKeKeY8/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550670283315068146" /></a><br />The Grand seemed like an unlikely spot for a DJ night... it was a big, well lit pool hall in the middle of a strip mall, but it turned out to be pretty cool. People were playing pool, and drinking cheap beer, and the DJ was spinning the same type of records that "hip" DJs apparently play at "cool" DJ nights all around the country. <br />I met some people, including Ryan, Mike's awesome friend who had gotten his ass beaten by some skinheads at a <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thetemplars">Templars</a> show a few days before.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvYsxSHz01vh-re034vkAOe7zM07nS_5g-MTtfzmkZ1cel5IzcdWF3XuJS0LsgoxkQubBya3pHZ50jdzmZOo8kNlwWkRjyN7N_JbSzIk3jg6BtyM95wRQWWrFvRh-98ofVBUFhzDCxK4/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvYsxSHz01vh-re034vkAOe7zM07nS_5g-MTtfzmkZ1cel5IzcdWF3XuJS0LsgoxkQubBya3pHZ50jdzmZOo8kNlwWkRjyN7N_JbSzIk3jg6BtyM95wRQWWrFvRh-98ofVBUFhzDCxK4/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550673692430063266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDGYvfIy0FSFzY5Jaa50DLMdCxEKnGUK9lNSn7oHo1FO-7hQ3Kvsil3xEIiaGYJYzD0BbAYePn2TPS5E3h7koeKhDsjk3inQLHTc8SWjOWgA4d6rv2RpEbeuViddrAh31_9ZJiTZwnys/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDGYvfIy0FSFzY5Jaa50DLMdCxEKnGUK9lNSn7oHo1FO-7hQ3Kvsil3xEIiaGYJYzD0BbAYePn2TPS5E3h7koeKhDsjk3inQLHTc8SWjOWgA4d6rv2RpEbeuViddrAh31_9ZJiTZwnys/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550673686317183794" /></a><br />Eventually Mike and Victor showed up and we drank with them for a while until piling into Mike's car to head back to their place... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKQylvgWW0dtkJsB5jGAc2oJyOZcylyAkZ_ERQ20QmKaslBmhsFB9lDrCNaQwtIur5frZs1s65Iv8AsuDGWd9o6GWIolg4JdJRcnFT8_8HcoNXQM7X-ZUK7nGOPQvJB7F8iV8Fyrcv1M/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKQylvgWW0dtkJsB5jGAc2oJyOZcylyAkZ_ERQ20QmKaslBmhsFB9lDrCNaQwtIur5frZs1s65Iv8AsuDGWd9o6GWIolg4JdJRcnFT8_8HcoNXQM7X-ZUK7nGOPQvJB7F8iV8Fyrcv1M/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+045.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550675547441397858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqbgskMGX1OMU7b3IguJuJPN6jfSGBC2pGCaBFLzd0YUelI9n4zJJSle84XxGLPrg8h-ft-BrOiRAbf70Hhv5OMUrU5G9oSVG7USnGk4ESSSVqOhVsVLnbpNUHIQRPGRWrmizC0r2TZ4/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqbgskMGX1OMU7b3IguJuJPN6jfSGBC2pGCaBFLzd0YUelI9n4zJJSle84XxGLPrg8h-ft-BrOiRAbf70Hhv5OMUrU5G9oSVG7USnGk4ESSSVqOhVsVLnbpNUHIQRPGRWrmizC0r2TZ4/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550675543532586322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjQiJWMXkRbDFHyQTyJ_r26A2LGKHaD8JUIJkfQuIfWPsK1fF95eUXeEqcz8sUwMSHRXzKtYiT5akfTDuQthRqKJodJF_XTZHnyFnsoTlK_ybS_wINzosL1T3NH55BDiO0uBRt5Xpxbw/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvjQiJWMXkRbDFHyQTyJ_r26A2LGKHaD8JUIJkfQuIfWPsK1fF95eUXeEqcz8sUwMSHRXzKtYiT5akfTDuQthRqKJodJF_XTZHnyFnsoTlK_ybS_wINzosL1T3NH55BDiO0uBRt5Xpxbw/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550675539822651506" /></a><br />I just drank with Mike, and listened to <a href="http://www.myspace.com/pinkpanzer69">Pink Panzer</a> (a gay white power band) and drank more and fought to stay up and was thoroughly charmed by his gay gothy ways...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPiC5D2t2W74wdxY3Lo8EduPpvDYmXxz6jKkLz3Ov6136_vdzD7V-z3KNYGPJr_RLxGoFf6UauiRfRd-E8RHGl-es7dNuaHiLqZmm9k_PRCpnJwj5vrYAc-veadstSuuiHib1XV45Ass/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPiC5D2t2W74wdxY3Lo8EduPpvDYmXxz6jKkLz3Ov6136_vdzD7V-z3KNYGPJr_RLxGoFf6UauiRfRd-E8RHGl-es7dNuaHiLqZmm9k_PRCpnJwj5vrYAc-veadstSuuiHib1XV45Ass/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550677736660129618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGFVe_9f0RKkm1VNRZ24kctB0fQn_hklcouj45KotnTgC-vABBi8uZTGHIc2fbU7v5OafKWTOYZKZ7n1hsYixYttFMAd-0QrnPiaILDqZu-R8ecWX_dgE-ExjtgPdV0Lsecc5UkS2ngc/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGFVe_9f0RKkm1VNRZ24kctB0fQn_hklcouj45KotnTgC-vABBi8uZTGHIc2fbU7v5OafKWTOYZKZ7n1hsYixYttFMAd-0QrnPiaILDqZu-R8ecWX_dgE-ExjtgPdV0Lsecc5UkS2ngc/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550677733601624706" /></a><br />Fell asleep sometime around dawn... it was a really, really great time.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-39145338946607031342010-12-13T20:22:00.000-08:002010-12-13T20:47:44.446-08:00Fuck You, Austin- Pt 1I left Tucson in the middle of the night and headed to El Paso. In El Paso we had to transfer buses to head to Austin. Not too far into Texas all of a sudden our bus got stopped at a Border Control checkpoint and three rowdy US Marshalls charged onto our bus demanding proof of citizenship. I'm no fan of cops and immediately started trying to think if there was anything I could have done wrong that would give these brutish dudes a reason to fuck with me. <b>Never have I been so glad that I don't smoke pot</b>.<br />Once they were done looking for illegals, they opened the luggage compartment under the bus and let the drug sniffing dogs go wild. After a few minutes one of the Marshalls came back onto the bus and started yelling for someone name Kelly to reveal themselves. After yelling her name a few times, a little scared girl who looked about ten years old stood up and said that she was teh Kelly they were looking for. The Marshalls looked kind of confused and asked for her mom and took tehm off the bus. I was just thinking "man, that mom is a BITCH if she put drugs in her daughter's suitcase" but in a minute the two of them were back on a bus and the correct culprit, a pretty average looking dude who was sitting one row away from me, was removed from the bus and cuffed. Crazy times. Fuck tha police, etc.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIAssy2t3m4B9VdltoE7DOVPGNTkUap87a_JMyz0JuDj83P-CI0x3fhU0aJDOC0ZIUehGVb21Pds2NVpBl_SP-KBsM42AO35Lguw-VQXp-xkUoKz1m4hrQ1ZfvFtUMm_Z-E2G7LSDJQs/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIAssy2t3m4B9VdltoE7DOVPGNTkUap87a_JMyz0JuDj83P-CI0x3fhU0aJDOC0ZIUehGVb21Pds2NVpBl_SP-KBsM42AO35Lguw-VQXp-xkUoKz1m4hrQ1ZfvFtUMm_Z-E2G7LSDJQs/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550389784504228418" /></a><br />In several more hours I made it to Austin. I was planning on staying with a dude I know from Termbo, a guy who went by "Black Mike." I didn't really know much about him other than that he was pretty crude on Terminal Boredom and was open about the fact that he was pretty "hated" by most people. I don't know why I wanted to stay with him, I guess I thought he sounded fun and I was intrigued. After 5 weeks on the road why not get rowdy with some weirdo? Unfortunately he had to work until 11, so after I got off the bus I got picked up by my friend Adam, a music writer I had met at SXSW the year before. He picked me up and brought me to Mike's house.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeixK4NVL6Fc2U5KgC55Sg_rRY55oburJz950GancdkLsbYpQzt5gVEBGzA1isXbtn_9uP7Xc4RvjOnZWhF2NBhZlFVCUqeVPRk2fF-H-_5cvyqG3O32YI69Ywm4V5dkD6of0UMCOka0/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEeixK4NVL6Fc2U5KgC55Sg_rRY55oburJz950GancdkLsbYpQzt5gVEBGzA1isXbtn_9uP7Xc4RvjOnZWhF2NBhZlFVCUqeVPRk2fF-H-_5cvyqG3O32YI69Ywm4V5dkD6of0UMCOka0/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550390623786171218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yU6cIy6FoVHXYw63GubJJctyAC_LzXxllaT48MxjkA6S05DbtlnW_MSgWbIx6CMAWERB3NQMfShsmoS4hKwJZ1PPXCr2TtlZ9h27MKacHfwYtRHwfUii6jVdz_wttBBb8IdQ5gg8ciQ/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yU6cIy6FoVHXYw63GubJJctyAC_LzXxllaT48MxjkA6S05DbtlnW_MSgWbIx6CMAWERB3NQMfShsmoS4hKwJZ1PPXCr2TtlZ9h27MKacHfwYtRHwfUii6jVdz_wttBBb8IdQ5gg8ciQ/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550390617315723042" /></a><br />The three of us went out to grab some food and I had a Mexican Martini, which was basically a margarita with olives in it. After that the three of us went to Adam's house for a bonfire. His roommate Carolyn was there, who I've met before when she was playing in <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wovenbones">Woven Bones</a>. The bonfire was cool and we drank some beers.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxxsLtykhu5BYbDNY9Jnu_PyI1O7AY11moYV1v21yHtCniQTxzf4_k4zlDIrtbI1Tcvf42hl2Luyqs_npdPXiB6q-leEjUMqVj8Gf4sNvGL9_e2GaQrggs7t2uVbk9jbZXSvK-o6ka1I/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxxsLtykhu5BYbDNY9Jnu_PyI1O7AY11moYV1v21yHtCniQTxzf4_k4zlDIrtbI1Tcvf42hl2Luyqs_npdPXiB6q-leEjUMqVj8Gf4sNvGL9_e2GaQrggs7t2uVbk9jbZXSvK-o6ka1I/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550394023398843138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWtla1fdzt3xrsuNqFMp_vHXa-AxDp1P08OgGdjqOlsBlLyFXBBIWoJBLTIrc7pUZLuP7sVmVhbB7m09pGBkfgbn6lNYVBdgq53XltVZQbTHkgttXlLbpeFWRjpd2TbKiDHMIiTcJ19U/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWtla1fdzt3xrsuNqFMp_vHXa-AxDp1P08OgGdjqOlsBlLyFXBBIWoJBLTIrc7pUZLuP7sVmVhbB7m09pGBkfgbn6lNYVBdgq53XltVZQbTHkgttXlLbpeFWRjpd2TbKiDHMIiTcJ19U/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550394021741676034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fHr_1ct6hoxLDFhp2wXD8OnJbndgXlKtKHpEa2YOTVI-EbnygvXSSj75Er4qLgoJVeTCVtAQSsBQCf_K0VNYvFWiblyPDgefGvJTWhQuZ8QO4SJfzDj4h_zOUwuJcG7vAS-FrGYqZQ8/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fHr_1ct6hoxLDFhp2wXD8OnJbndgXlKtKHpEa2YOTVI-EbnygvXSSj75Er4qLgoJVeTCVtAQSsBQCf_K0VNYvFWiblyPDgefGvJTWhQuZ8QO4SJfzDj4h_zOUwuJcG7vAS-FrGYqZQ8/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550394012241176866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjG7T5qH5On6zTLmlr58qeXDGbmO-KsJ_-maJWg0sZpUu7SkdeWjKlLEY5zhNl4lUg73e2xbYQOOoYiaceKAlcUf5Xx-522n_OGqSmPZNDzVU2l4iB1jnmhTZdrOclI8E7GXXH_tkVB4/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjG7T5qH5On6zTLmlr58qeXDGbmO-KsJ_-maJWg0sZpUu7SkdeWjKlLEY5zhNl4lUg73e2xbYQOOoYiaceKAlcUf5Xx-522n_OGqSmPZNDzVU2l4iB1jnmhTZdrOclI8E7GXXH_tkVB4/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550394003700152194" /></a><br />After that Mike and I just went back to his house and we drank some beers and watched some Lady Gaga and Katy Perry youtube videos and just went to sleep. Austin was about to get a lot more fun in the next few days...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tzPMETVlEyiNrYjdfZQkmO2aJXO-WkRh2thtNAH9smsPeJxtHRnPDaRjzPz4-N6RSysSKcN34yxGETyes4UWSL4T-byYbWXf0-xQS2znfjwzcW4OBJ3i32RWzzYKMzevWxyKpvYk0nk/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tzPMETVlEyiNrYjdfZQkmO2aJXO-WkRh2thtNAH9smsPeJxtHRnPDaRjzPz4-N6RSysSKcN34yxGETyes4UWSL4T-byYbWXf0-xQS2znfjwzcW4OBJ3i32RWzzYKMzevWxyKpvYk0nk/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550394768288381234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT22bAC2UMJcxQaEirDXLbgS66q0f0tcv5BOrIJmH_Di2PKaMGv9gI7Y4YtzdCrpnvM7zcXy4z4ywFkNIoJdZske1mGRQVNtrj2cWXRb1NkXkkTwHeZt0eb6ghQGorBHx1KTE3bSKgWjY/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT22bAC2UMJcxQaEirDXLbgS66q0f0tcv5BOrIJmH_Di2PKaMGv9gI7Y4YtzdCrpnvM7zcXy4z4ywFkNIoJdZske1mGRQVNtrj2cWXRb1NkXkkTwHeZt0eb6ghQGorBHx1KTE3bSKgWjY/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550394764968656850" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-80603366871586574172010-12-12T15:12:00.000-08:002010-12-12T22:24:38.188-08:00Tucson ToooooooThe next morning I couldn't help but sleep in, I was tired from busin'.... In the morning I woke up and Donn took me over to his guitarist Bernice's house. There we met up with Bernice and her boyfriend Ivan.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3FfMrYqCIuDz-M5e20f9-mkEh3CCEbqNzcfIDYR52lCnAW-cBz5cb086idSUgkyQEuLjL1p4Tu9-BIqOvWNy_dU5bwu3RC4tWxYKg6SOHrLFBDHGouBC3knMqGvErFzNYRaNJpFgwUY/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3FfMrYqCIuDz-M5e20f9-mkEh3CCEbqNzcfIDYR52lCnAW-cBz5cb086idSUgkyQEuLjL1p4Tu9-BIqOvWNy_dU5bwu3RC4tWxYKg6SOHrLFBDHGouBC3knMqGvErFzNYRaNJpFgwUY/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550029445037277314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYEvnNGY__bp7sYa9NLO3P8H-Nykxj99gBKf9AkTaVg3kub07oY_vI-62HDXQk7TYlWvxInp58e1NH8Q4N687970HfCjB09DcyrlTwvjRpfzmuOUXw3E5ffmRuJSxIbgQC2ll2gSEoQs/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrYEvnNGY__bp7sYa9NLO3P8H-Nykxj99gBKf9AkTaVg3kub07oY_vI-62HDXQk7TYlWvxInp58e1NH8Q4N687970HfCjB09DcyrlTwvjRpfzmuOUXw3E5ffmRuJSxIbgQC2ll2gSEoQs/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550029437304008658" /></a><br />They then took me to one of the craziest tourist attractions in Tucson, Mission San Javier, a really beautiful mission from back in the day. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhQQxhDjnrVO6WDVHDFaIDGO4PYeGHcUVmQ6nOHGB8xo32aYH-M8x5I67fRp6LwIBG5BOps6ySBxhrRxpOcAouZjtl3jmhi3h-XXGalPMykVkHQ13-nHUKi2CcCmxYIxKReR8RyJIx1w/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhQQxhDjnrVO6WDVHDFaIDGO4PYeGHcUVmQ6nOHGB8xo32aYH-M8x5I67fRp6LwIBG5BOps6ySBxhrRxpOcAouZjtl3jmhi3h-XXGalPMykVkHQ13-nHUKi2CcCmxYIxKReR8RyJIx1w/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550032198789194258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwRhue6cbDxj4SAPPn1JYG-fpiInDJg0OmeDSTkm_MOmp4l-ScPr_mARtmbDSlG6j7fEYdtPJ901Gbd4eJbB7jxaEcLB1fqxnp_-OPIoHkRF6l8eOMT-xxpeuB9d48UNpF_28_xhwxkg/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwRhue6cbDxj4SAPPn1JYG-fpiInDJg0OmeDSTkm_MOmp4l-ScPr_mARtmbDSlG6j7fEYdtPJ901Gbd4eJbB7jxaEcLB1fqxnp_-OPIoHkRF6l8eOMT-xxpeuB9d48UNpF_28_xhwxkg/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550032193710536370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVd6G3sLK9YcEstshVKn0klah7TL7rmkVS5FAINcT4rTNtChbPtuWM_vivi-A1MSv5ks8-Y9RsYBHbJlMg4XHZ8pFPfTNsmhcjeMOBb4BM0xlcOHGUPrDiIpVGBpsagb_jEl5DPqvVlJI/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVd6G3sLK9YcEstshVKn0klah7TL7rmkVS5FAINcT4rTNtChbPtuWM_vivi-A1MSv5ks8-Y9RsYBHbJlMg4XHZ8pFPfTNsmhcjeMOBb4BM0xlcOHGUPrDiIpVGBpsagb_jEl5DPqvVlJI/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550032189496843250" /></a><br />We then climbed to the top of a cool little crop of rocks. The weather was so beautiful and the sky was so clear. I really wanted to see a roadrunner, but was not so lucky.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHMBiJP2cYJdMpmaiM4A1JGi9T8rvzaRY-UlyVgvFRhHfN65aaBG5kQ2hfwypmXO_rFx55O_uAO-OGOKp7LAPRfRIwTMWIKFxqfhfvW5BPoaWKtTjYACnwprcnfP7RsYyt25kwcUDLIc/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHMBiJP2cYJdMpmaiM4A1JGi9T8rvzaRY-UlyVgvFRhHfN65aaBG5kQ2hfwypmXO_rFx55O_uAO-OGOKp7LAPRfRIwTMWIKFxqfhfvW5BPoaWKtTjYACnwprcnfP7RsYyt25kwcUDLIc/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550035231600811714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9TIs7gbHnt0tT3M2U-Dp6UPFStpp6kCvoQHVAFkUDaDDF0DTJOmQPCCnyjrWpFqfMOm5Ejihytni49efy3iIbwRQNNwBxB2SSHxozbnnQWzMGLd9TiY8RXTNcfMsv42GeLHtb6rfgDQ/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9TIs7gbHnt0tT3M2U-Dp6UPFStpp6kCvoQHVAFkUDaDDF0DTJOmQPCCnyjrWpFqfMOm5Ejihytni49efy3iIbwRQNNwBxB2SSHxozbnnQWzMGLd9TiY8RXTNcfMsv42GeLHtb6rfgDQ/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550035228434197298" /></a><br />We then went to get tacos. Tucson is super close to the Mexican border and is supposed to have great Mexican food so I really wanted to try it out. We went to <a href="http://www.bktacos.com/">BK</a>, a taco and Sonoran hot dog place. Everyone but me got a Sonoran hot dog, but I'm a total hot dog snob... I really don't care all that much about New York pizza or bagels, but I really feel weird eating a hot dog outside of New York.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQuyUCRiRbsuuU6FYJa4TWhMPmu6tYAKFRDRygZRKtxuT47t1BjomJwBmySABwZMi2Nk7VPEYHwWqYDsGhCMmImyUVdyGE5ENH8CwrqvKG0IrhS0tieTQewgMm-SjQ7VWykjsosf2KqM/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQuyUCRiRbsuuU6FYJa4TWhMPmu6tYAKFRDRygZRKtxuT47t1BjomJwBmySABwZMi2Nk7VPEYHwWqYDsGhCMmImyUVdyGE5ENH8CwrqvKG0IrhS0tieTQewgMm-SjQ7VWykjsosf2KqM/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550036574321026178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzFtf9sQsUw6CpFNNQ0WBRspbxxP4gsEQFb8-xR_U-bxwOhGAwBsM_WkGoQ6UZhtpLNWJjEFZgNIUNdE7at-he5lbdCFuUTgMYOYbDF94-QBYVXaqfsvQdvhOL1j3_ulqyFOpwk1KTtI/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnzFtf9sQsUw6CpFNNQ0WBRspbxxP4gsEQFb8-xR_U-bxwOhGAwBsM_WkGoQ6UZhtpLNWJjEFZgNIUNdE7at-he5lbdCFuUTgMYOYbDF94-QBYVXaqfsvQdvhOL1j3_ulqyFOpwk1KTtI/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550036565173169986" /></a><br />Afterwards Donn and I took a short bikeride into town and did some vintage shopping, which was nice.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSgo72uk1On8-UOENOo772Zv2VKqjgqaFdImgc9KfbHDnd5E1HJalkWcrq-NLGYvCk_4F88N53KTfQU1JDYhn1M8_54kIQ0BKzL03gZPfGob_xaTJychl9SNGx9S602Dew7uhe9lWeGE/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKSgo72uk1On8-UOENOo772Zv2VKqjgqaFdImgc9KfbHDnd5E1HJalkWcrq-NLGYvCk_4F88N53KTfQU1JDYhn1M8_54kIQ0BKzL03gZPfGob_xaTJychl9SNGx9S602Dew7uhe9lWeGE/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550037213743741762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKxVCqKwHh0_d6nzTeQRyrhDmK6OI3hyphenhyphenV6-8A32DqNUDA5TyAcOZLK8Fw7XWRXUMMI2hJLiFuTjZ_v8VyF1ZvctEdGv_GvmcFm94KbbdrY9yh7a6y64N89q7hqFPtujZe_KfY3l5jHVE/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKxVCqKwHh0_d6nzTeQRyrhDmK6OI3hyphenhyphenV6-8A32DqNUDA5TyAcOZLK8Fw7XWRXUMMI2hJLiFuTjZ_v8VyF1ZvctEdGv_GvmcFm94KbbdrY9yh7a6y64N89q7hqFPtujZe_KfY3l5jHVE/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550037200439602818" /></a><br />We then went back to Bernice's house so <a href="http://www.myspace.com/popgestapo">Pop Gestapo</a> could practice, and I watched the awesome Tucson sunset and chatted with some bros.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIL1ehboX518Ox_5rfuIokKL_iZ4CZOzvbaZzkE0gF9HpUsKkbcglGSYyMSUz4oYjHqz01sCpwKBqdIePoSoEu1VzjK9sWVJxnLXd6WHBoLI51hkeC5Gz7aEUscMzRR03CEqp4wJ095g/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIL1ehboX518Ox_5rfuIokKL_iZ4CZOzvbaZzkE0gF9HpUsKkbcglGSYyMSUz4oYjHqz01sCpwKBqdIePoSoEu1VzjK9sWVJxnLXd6WHBoLI51hkeC5Gz7aEUscMzRR03CEqp4wJ095g/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550038825183697714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqIds-CRm-p48oxUKxovUSMO448YHkfokYMRZZWAPdHJeEdPwZ9lO-hx5TMU3IyICi1zaoCEWzWvdXnspoGdZqcuztnUEEOPa5tGihoiSUvWB5-qr85DZYtZjHddZvxnCXuQd-1d-tUk/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqIds-CRm-p48oxUKxovUSMO448YHkfokYMRZZWAPdHJeEdPwZ9lO-hx5TMU3IyICi1zaoCEWzWvdXnspoGdZqcuztnUEEOPa5tGihoiSUvWB5-qr85DZYtZjHddZvxnCXuQd-1d-tUk/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550038820769682482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw5qXlZdx0R6tu2h3myAAWsV8wdmtrLxW8dAZgt-VrRM9pVhxDn2Za3jDGlKhxcroHRdDbnB5COnwM_V9avZ1beRPA4cKWZI_8GFlfLPVQBax2avyd1Abw4GRykX8LeZTnpEsrr01aPA/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw5qXlZdx0R6tu2h3myAAWsV8wdmtrLxW8dAZgt-VrRM9pVhxDn2Za3jDGlKhxcroHRdDbnB5COnwM_V9avZ1beRPA4cKWZI_8GFlfLPVQBax2avyd1Abw4GRykX8LeZTnpEsrr01aPA/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550038812225890146" /></a><br />Next we went to <a href="http://eventful.com/tucson/venues/scrappys-/V0-001-000202618-0">Scrappy's</a>, an all ages youth collective, for another hardcore show. Blood Spasm, a way old band with a singer with MS played and told all the young kids to never give up on being punk. It was whatever.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_pq9NM4pvDlaFAM9jNNYdHABQ4H2Bp53JAN5V3N-vKwbvU7ZGGfdJvha4hWQTgYc5nYnh1PKd2iXMpBCt805VyX6geTHXnpYhJC9LK742TE-1-ylta7FSCcpSyf00iJOLqQSzs2JWV4/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio_pq9NM4pvDlaFAM9jNNYdHABQ4H2Bp53JAN5V3N-vKwbvU7ZGGfdJvha4hWQTgYc5nYnh1PKd2iXMpBCt805VyX6geTHXnpYhJC9LK742TE-1-ylta7FSCcpSyf00iJOLqQSzs2JWV4/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550047854770493762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCVuXDpT1MX9NclPGTUjVoQqagX_E2IDiQSBViHSr-ws_NZ5zlDU9da1cDZQim_5yk7l9VDyjFuZnUCzzKhY1lxAyqdm_Xtv-cepEfzaA2xaIfM4sAU8HN6zRxkQoC89xUgL4jTJizWo/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgCVuXDpT1MX9NclPGTUjVoQqagX_E2IDiQSBViHSr-ws_NZ5zlDU9da1cDZQim_5yk7l9VDyjFuZnUCzzKhY1lxAyqdm_Xtv-cepEfzaA2xaIfM4sAU8HN6zRxkQoC89xUgL4jTJizWo/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550047848929764226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74jvqgvWX54hR69ySBhwagbTEAEK6XNzo4NhWgg20jMqBYFzyefpTt1tEbj3MewILLmLBNstOxN_uYJWzbzs0Mhu1x-brftbOGhyJG6XRtsg02Y3ZhLtktHgYvdQMYKZfIh9XxuVpd7I/s1600/tuc2AUSTIN+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74jvqgvWX54hR69ySBhwagbTEAEK6XNzo4NhWgg20jMqBYFzyefpTt1tEbj3MewILLmLBNstOxN_uYJWzbzs0Mhu1x-brftbOGhyJG6XRtsg02Y3ZhLtktHgYvdQMYKZfIh9XxuVpd7I/s320/tuc2AUSTIN+019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550047840589887186" /></a><br />After getting a few drinks and hearing a young band that seemed like their only influence was Real Estate, I was on the Greyhound, waiting for my next adventure.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-16113584375122921192010-12-12T11:02:00.000-08:002010-12-12T12:37:23.883-08:00TucsonTook a long bus ride from LA to Tucson and met some interesting people during my layover in Phoenix. One woman was taking the bus all the way to Florida to introduce her new baby daughter to her grandparents. I talked to a dude who was from Wales but had just spent a year in Australia, and was going to Tucson to see his girlfriend. I asked him if he knew Eddy Current Suppression Ring, he didn't.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSzpjIK2vFVKpzR0WnmpIrVuUB29c7xxxmytpykJbtu6hm8TpYQ-fLV11WncyEiCwFW2ftsdRUVn0djOklPH3xSV-KIp_-CxrjSsmMrENyUKKE4V23fS760aahyphenhyphenMMSRvhceCybGYnMZw/s1600/LAtuc+043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSzpjIK2vFVKpzR0WnmpIrVuUB29c7xxxmytpykJbtu6hm8TpYQ-fLV11WncyEiCwFW2ftsdRUVn0djOklPH3xSV-KIp_-CxrjSsmMrENyUKKE4V23fS760aahyphenhyphenMMSRvhceCybGYnMZw/s320/LAtuc+043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549887291702679426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKza2mSlpH62uxP7-1pipcfYaCSLQKT9i1SIW3MfTRyBI8FsUtnhILDOwM_lSnkhSbztMa5jrdP7KTjPuXWJM1SH1nLJ07Ge9uLAMUXDRNCfK4C3VovAoFmdfhaZSJfGraByA1o71iXJQ/s1600/LAtuc+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKza2mSlpH62uxP7-1pipcfYaCSLQKT9i1SIW3MfTRyBI8FsUtnhILDOwM_lSnkhSbztMa5jrdP7KTjPuXWJM1SH1nLJ07Ge9uLAMUXDRNCfK4C3VovAoFmdfhaZSJfGraByA1o71iXJQ/s320/LAtuc+042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549887287634582338" /></a><br />Donn, a guy I knew from Terminal Boredom, picked me up at the bus station. The weather was nice. He had this crazy huge van called the <b>Disco Chief</b>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXouQYRiNBuqr44vj9QnGPnLMamVOct12VvveDn5EDry4ZOj6FDsF3xZDYu0WW4_7lSwurzL-YBxLVz6R5NOoGRE_Av3iYu-nL_EP-kiYc6bWnL-pYn2KHKvgt0_tpVbqa-XI_KHlW398/s1600/LAtuc+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXouQYRiNBuqr44vj9QnGPnLMamVOct12VvveDn5EDry4ZOj6FDsF3xZDYu0WW4_7lSwurzL-YBxLVz6R5NOoGRE_Av3iYu-nL_EP-kiYc6bWnL-pYn2KHKvgt0_tpVbqa-XI_KHlW398/s320/LAtuc+047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549888571569314722" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGz7m1nRmvWV-fWpMq9PyYM1KC-bAe3quLOED2DYPNjGA4PSMmeufQ7Rx6STbvPgSTpPvPAi1DaxL9cw9fZG-lLD6Rnrfiu9aAjKZ-h8sutDD_6S72lP5XwSnu2PInaTEBQb-dCZOTg4/s1600/LAtuc+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrGz7m1nRmvWV-fWpMq9PyYM1KC-bAe3quLOED2DYPNjGA4PSMmeufQ7Rx6STbvPgSTpPvPAi1DaxL9cw9fZG-lLD6Rnrfiu9aAjKZ-h8sutDD_6S72lP5XwSnu2PInaTEBQb-dCZOTg4/s320/LAtuc+044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549888569265762802" /></a><br />We went to drop off my bag and I met Donn's wife Rachel. She was kind of eerily similar to me. Her name was Rachel, she was from Westchester, she was Jewish and she loved Douglas Adams, PG Wodehouse, Buffy and Angel. They also have two adorable dogs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGcgWqOLVb9-o8niKjZTt22JJi1X7Bg44NfUr09fYksnk0SeA2HgxNkkmcBIdFY4BWrHf-797ZUzB8QXVA0OLaXZsDi7fBtzPTuQkz7guywoH2e5Eo_dNpQIqEgCNfqjflUIfNYSPJj4/s1600/LAtuc+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGcgWqOLVb9-o8niKjZTt22JJi1X7Bg44NfUr09fYksnk0SeA2HgxNkkmcBIdFY4BWrHf-797ZUzB8QXVA0OLaXZsDi7fBtzPTuQkz7guywoH2e5Eo_dNpQIqEgCNfqjflUIfNYSPJj4/s320/LAtuc+046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549889782304183202" /></a><br />We went to a "cool" area of town and ate some food and then headed over to <a href="http://www.surlywenchpub.com/">The Surly Wench</a>, a bar frequented by derby girls, for a show. A shitty hardcore band called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thestripperkillers">The Stripper Killers</a> played first and some girls went crazy for them. Then it was <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thebesmirchers">The Besmirchers</a>, who were much better and pretty crazy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gTKroNu8tPrh3rdM3nT_g3OSf3aZobtlAEv1Xw4FctxSs9m8Q43WJavMJ5WC-uLir_DOfYRYfhKzRz0ro5suXwPepfvXR8Cese3QS17XOcufVSSNbtiOaLRWlnqPcA0A9Q3Jp0ySq08/s1600/LAtuc+049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2gTKroNu8tPrh3rdM3nT_g3OSf3aZobtlAEv1Xw4FctxSs9m8Q43WJavMJ5WC-uLir_DOfYRYfhKzRz0ro5suXwPepfvXR8Cese3QS17XOcufVSSNbtiOaLRWlnqPcA0A9Q3Jp0ySq08/s320/LAtuc+049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549895107384280514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsox9JoN6H9ueVFaV42FBEnSxQQmbR6wpZHEEVeEuyviqDliEe5rwq1XvNJ3Cu2m6P5iK8I9WCfcmGobyLf7nGQSKnvi1gwtUJwW8P5AL8abQ80Jr643-Ge1vKGW4NTWFGSdXea7Jf60U/s1600/LAtuc+048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsox9JoN6H9ueVFaV42FBEnSxQQmbR6wpZHEEVeEuyviqDliEe5rwq1XvNJ3Cu2m6P5iK8I9WCfcmGobyLf7nGQSKnvi1gwtUJwW8P5AL8abQ80Jr643-Ge1vKGW4NTWFGSdXea7Jf60U/s320/LAtuc+048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549895105711698578" /></a><br />We then went to a fucking <b>Best Western</b> where they were having a crazy karaoke night. I got to meet the legendary Mark Beef and I also got to do some killer singing. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RzGGtHwcCsyiI5_pgksg8gC9BxCzQfFkEFkWhoby6rxKQOs0zhVces5uohQA0G2gxoXUbKFo9-SfTojfNH2q7evwVsstyPXIvWFPvRRkfX-oXFQEEjNmDycfTE2Jo9d3qmdLgJURd7g/s1600/LAtuc+052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RzGGtHwcCsyiI5_pgksg8gC9BxCzQfFkEFkWhoby6rxKQOs0zhVces5uohQA0G2gxoXUbKFo9-SfTojfNH2q7evwVsstyPXIvWFPvRRkfX-oXFQEEjNmDycfTE2Jo9d3qmdLgJURd7g/s320/LAtuc+052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549897161057199378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDaWDJ-GJuTKJtNAAbpcOScpPZJH0iongATQwdlvDWAZ9ktIUz2paRs0qei25A3spWHl3F3zO8BwAaSo7Hc2si0vc6BwXKRkSn6AzHR7rlaYEPcHsPDTCsD52bcV-aZOROpZkKNfr4zg/s1600/LAtuc+051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDaWDJ-GJuTKJtNAAbpcOScpPZJH0iongATQwdlvDWAZ9ktIUz2paRs0qei25A3spWHl3F3zO8BwAaSo7Hc2si0vc6BwXKRkSn6AzHR7rlaYEPcHsPDTCsD52bcV-aZOROpZkKNfr4zg/s320/LAtuc+051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549897157764503714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSnUxuQFDXGckehoAweR6X1RGZTQZtFUzcT5iwdUVOe-ddRtQEprGAOsk8QTF79-DJmdtlliYNNgHc1h0pjk2_IrGRldX3fatNCllr_DyCczWQwPEiLvBAmRif07PMySyhQKqtDlwKv8/s1600/LAtuc+050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSnUxuQFDXGckehoAweR6X1RGZTQZtFUzcT5iwdUVOe-ddRtQEprGAOsk8QTF79-DJmdtlliYNNgHc1h0pjk2_IrGRldX3fatNCllr_DyCczWQwPEiLvBAmRif07PMySyhQKqtDlwKv8/s320/LAtuc+050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549897153521325490" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-23762310366298126402010-12-07T14:52:00.000-08:002010-12-08T16:08:16.154-08:00LA LA LAJesse and I woke up early on Thursday and it was beautiful out... just sunny and awesome and warm... so we grabbed some egg sandwiches at a divey Mexican place and then headed out into nature... We went to <A href="http://www.laparks.org/dos/parks/griffithpk/">Griffith Park</A>, a park up in the hills, and it was really beautiful... striking views of LA, hiking near the Hollywood sign, etc. We hiked up the mountain and looked at nature and got dehydrated. <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hZOmXjZz1fClneszRpq9p1TZOZrAPI7X2wbQIpIwMt0bx4tv1tHEO3mNhb0kvLv-UfRz_xBu-r6nmdsPArF1B_YnYrVtcd79m2xRQo3mfi7FXUhYInnikjFp7cXfZIPi9Sf6F7Fyt3E/s1600/LAtuc+009.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548088072290137858 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hZOmXjZz1fClneszRpq9p1TZOZrAPI7X2wbQIpIwMt0bx4tv1tHEO3mNhb0kvLv-UfRz_xBu-r6nmdsPArF1B_YnYrVtcd79m2xRQo3mfi7FXUhYInnikjFp7cXfZIPi9Sf6F7Fyt3E/s320/LAtuc+009.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAyLeaKLMZ_85Y8xR__ZQJwKjs2bo0cG4AN3pEBmzB8Dw3vi4vmt5IO0uazj7AfhQXUAZoI7lryuSHD23MrjfTEFGukVzwxDCFfWnRgRy5tECDiDir_Aeub61MkP2kKC54izR20QtD4Y/s1600/LAtuc+011.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548094640848622066 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAyLeaKLMZ_85Y8xR__ZQJwKjs2bo0cG4AN3pEBmzB8Dw3vi4vmt5IO0uazj7AfhQXUAZoI7lryuSHD23MrjfTEFGukVzwxDCFfWnRgRy5tECDiDir_Aeub61MkP2kKC54izR20QtD4Y/s320/LAtuc+011.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSATX6-bJffx32rz8yrL857n8xPQUoM-7hlXoS_7KUo24Ssmz5dbCcLO0HfsjtQWiJ3EilM5YobVrdorJ6nJRmzQf_U8Pyn_kkVpAG-NYxxbeStoAhkH_zTvi5FOKxq8urfA0gh8BIibQ/s1600/LAtuc+015.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548097468684023586 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSATX6-bJffx32rz8yrL857n8xPQUoM-7hlXoS_7KUo24Ssmz5dbCcLO0HfsjtQWiJ3EilM5YobVrdorJ6nJRmzQf_U8Pyn_kkVpAG-NYxxbeStoAhkH_zTvi5FOKxq8urfA0gh8BIibQ/s320/LAtuc+015.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcRhkg5bH7AcsXOcBHWNYYFzaXsXZ4P36ZNYwyQw4Iz2aqE3UkCoiFHu-vDYvWwI5Ii6KPmkZDI2YnilxdNkuzNLR5gViwF1Fo1h-m1_XTbFRUJRKMfWWIM25U6bGWaOjv1h2hwpdeus/s1600/LAtuc+014.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548097459838382450 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcRhkg5bH7AcsXOcBHWNYYFzaXsXZ4P36ZNYwyQw4Iz2aqE3UkCoiFHu-vDYvWwI5Ii6KPmkZDI2YnilxdNkuzNLR5gViwF1Fo1h-m1_XTbFRUJRKMfWWIM25U6bGWaOjv1h2hwpdeus/s320/LAtuc+014.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0v1R9FBorJsAsOd_A0I3InJWFUOFw18HNuG-WUC7_168TFrWB2b9eohHvPgbbthSNYuyjaU92xS0vQRJc6HP4XlQu08Zutc_qFXbA8wTW6llO38aeLIXLwxYUVQ8BzWH_wafbWnvA9M/s1600/LAtuc+013.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548097444324836930 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0v1R9FBorJsAsOd_A0I3InJWFUOFw18HNuG-WUC7_168TFrWB2b9eohHvPgbbthSNYuyjaU92xS0vQRJc6HP4XlQu08Zutc_qFXbA8wTW6llO38aeLIXLwxYUVQ8BzWH_wafbWnvA9M/s320/LAtuc+013.JPG"></A> After we got tired of hiking we headed back down the hill and walked over to the <A href="http://www.griffithobs.org/">Griffith Observatory</A>. It was kind of crazy at first because there were about 100 grade school kids hanging out on the lawn, but once we got inside it was awesome! They have a little museum about space and the universe and the world we live in and other stuff. They even have a Foucault Pendulum, and who doesn't love a good Foucault Pendulum??? Jesse and I learned all kinds of thing about the sun and the moon and the seasons and the elements. <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCITAWJJ5vHBE8Pu_VVSL4rSJgR4BaJQpslxrxR8oJXYcJKqPG6Zr8zyBI5qL965pHG9HY8YsbER36W6_Ful-koYZwOEAjihzmMU76_n809DuSzMCvTicVRpqr7YATp23_Qkrvh_abOe8/s1600/LAtuc+023.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548100005861888018 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCITAWJJ5vHBE8Pu_VVSL4rSJgR4BaJQpslxrxR8oJXYcJKqPG6Zr8zyBI5qL965pHG9HY8YsbER36W6_Ful-koYZwOEAjihzmMU76_n809DuSzMCvTicVRpqr7YATp23_Qkrvh_abOe8/s320/LAtuc+023.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXbvDd2WOaa2JQCbMTZYWk6frg7l86Bjk3NnefInjpMMv4DhzBW5RBphFHf7Gknul7U3mX4m41pazqkaj9P6QsazYiqSbU5dvaEgx_SNdGH-RxbxHio3XvOC3ecQiPIbgPNA5TlgNZjQ/s1600/LAtuc+021.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548099994667562242 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXbvDd2WOaa2JQCbMTZYWk6frg7l86Bjk3NnefInjpMMv4DhzBW5RBphFHf7Gknul7U3mX4m41pazqkaj9P6QsazYiqSbU5dvaEgx_SNdGH-RxbxHio3XvOC3ecQiPIbgPNA5TlgNZjQ/s320/LAtuc+021.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-VyOYyFe3_L-oaZLcBq564Kfku05nKDYBn8KSB9MjnudFXk8JtrSdf1YHRy_liRJSWhs12OWvgNCWZwHiqktZtRYe-7FzuihXzrfDcx9zEk0fmPVl4v3Iipn1thnwf2iTytMxipjNlA/s1600/LAtuc+020.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548099978539700674 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-VyOYyFe3_L-oaZLcBq564Kfku05nKDYBn8KSB9MjnudFXk8JtrSdf1YHRy_liRJSWhs12OWvgNCWZwHiqktZtRYe-7FzuihXzrfDcx9zEk0fmPVl4v3Iipn1thnwf2iTytMxipjNlA/s320/LAtuc+020.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUW2yuD9aTW4M-XiD7knLbYRN86QjjnKHiC_P6nEWxGCJIUaehZW_-lspSJYJtxFnC-Gwr5tcSZI871R1mEdORPDDKVogf9q9rW3TwAZc7FXch9riG1O_Px3PwOw_2MXczP0jYvmUu3E/s1600/LAtuc+019.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548099967300284114 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUW2yuD9aTW4M-XiD7knLbYRN86QjjnKHiC_P6nEWxGCJIUaehZW_-lspSJYJtxFnC-Gwr5tcSZI871R1mEdORPDDKVogf9q9rW3TwAZc7FXch9riG1O_Px3PwOw_2MXczP0jYvmUu3E/s320/LAtuc+019.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivABTclXHZj3yrTD3VTCxeVEee9HFH4TTJ870JrLJ4gur33KJ8MF0TDVu9aD2CtIPpjVxQG3KI-WHzKeMaaS5XMF0_0RLk3JbZ28BOA7omKvx0tREHqbd3buuJqQZ9zVRPxRAM2fLL4VI/s1600/LAtuc+028.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548100913856055074 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivABTclXHZj3yrTD3VTCxeVEee9HFH4TTJ870JrLJ4gur33KJ8MF0TDVu9aD2CtIPpjVxQG3KI-WHzKeMaaS5XMF0_0RLk3JbZ28BOA7omKvx0tREHqbd3buuJqQZ9zVRPxRAM2fLL4VI/s320/LAtuc+028.JPG"></A> <A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZjgF69lHzADX1n-E2eckKeND9NsOBkNhKHPN7LF8WnLUV6WzTBQWOEngFrvn-4x7ZllmAIgmxZnt94xihskuVdqp0MLKjjYBXf8usqpgOiQQ0QnybVzJfD1-oJtZS8yhM1Df4pA55jQ/s1600/LAtuc+025.JPG"><IMG style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548100904331096194 border=0 alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZjgF69lHzADX1n-E2eckKeND9NsOBkNhKHPN7LF8WnLUV6WzTBQWOEngFrvn-4x7ZllmAIgmxZnt94xihskuVdqp0MLKjjYBXf8usqpgOiQQ0QnybVzJfD1-oJtZS8yhM1Df4pA55jQ/s320/LAtuc+025.JPG"></A><br />The coolest thing we saw at the Observatory was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura">Camera Obscura</a>. I had heard of them before but had never seen one... a dark room that projects an image through a pinhole and a mirror. Man, Jesse and I could probably have kept staring at that for hours. A friendly museum employee saw our interest and told us about it at length, Jesse was very curious about making his own.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPtX8qkX2EjiudhVzxus1DMoT1dw8Vs6LIctJIiqkPC8buIEJkIZsI_rH_1j7Z_UwhVJbs1AG0pX10Ge_-8TYtFwjfhrgKU_Bp0HvcS390IWP9e9Kc77VAy0kn0hyphenhyphenWFkBC-_OGnRoMAA/s1600/LAtuc+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPtX8qkX2EjiudhVzxus1DMoT1dw8Vs6LIctJIiqkPC8buIEJkIZsI_rH_1j7Z_UwhVJbs1AG0pX10Ge_-8TYtFwjfhrgKU_Bp0HvcS390IWP9e9Kc77VAy0kn0hyphenhyphenWFkBC-_OGnRoMAA/s320/LAtuc+026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548455679618716994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAR6mK2kM7QPzqKsMfw1JcnaArLBkkZskn_HT14ZJmd8IRgn9WzVZjDKQAlMxIX2QbLZ3xpvx9w4WrjeF7ZIiwZW3uLAFnODSiINm3XXl1bPP39lB1WHdLXP6GjYngdbhzBXL5Im_7m8/s1600/LAtuc+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAR6mK2kM7QPzqKsMfw1JcnaArLBkkZskn_HT14ZJmd8IRgn9WzVZjDKQAlMxIX2QbLZ3xpvx9w4WrjeF7ZIiwZW3uLAFnODSiINm3XXl1bPP39lB1WHdLXP6GjYngdbhzBXL5Im_7m8/s320/LAtuc+024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548455650971106002" /></a><br />We then left and saw a really cool sundial that was super accurate at "telling the time."<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy9yFf1Mp_ySXRf2QdxBVkKB4IubnrS1uprvHcE4qmzCvqSpXkeb9BEzOTZdPPGxQ5Q3oIvFcFZaNnqF5NmlE47CqD0GBxhTy2mxYhoIzK5xpXlI_4jBqiYqNaBsvcBP8LIqC-eyS0Ww/s1600/LAtuc+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioy9yFf1Mp_ySXRf2QdxBVkKB4IubnrS1uprvHcE4qmzCvqSpXkeb9BEzOTZdPPGxQ5Q3oIvFcFZaNnqF5NmlE47CqD0GBxhTy2mxYhoIzK5xpXlI_4jBqiYqNaBsvcBP8LIqC-eyS0Ww/s320/LAtuc+030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548456844785336050" /></a><br />Then it was time to do the main event of my Los Angeles trip... go see a taping of <a href="http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_late_show/">The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson</a>. It might be kind of weird, but I'm totally obsessed with Craig... I watch his show whenever possible and I'm obsessed with all his bits. I even waited in line for hours to get him to sign <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_on_Purpose"><i>American On Purpose</i></a> when it came out. He is just the best.<br /><a href="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8r5j9GElD1qzht58o1_500.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 200px;" src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8r5j9GElD1qzht58o1_500.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The taping was great! He did my favorite bit, which is of course <b>SECRETARIAT</b>!<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P3qUhG0CFvE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P3qUhG0CFvE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br />I had more fun at the taping than Jesse, but that's to be expected I suppose.<br />After the taping we got dinner and then went over to Zack and Jamie's house to have a beer before going out. Their house is exactly what I imagined "cool" apartments in LA to look like.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSEwsaaHV3VSYm6Wt8zULO6Bhy7CQQMQ9STsOBtW8TwzA1Y3QdBAhyphenhyphenDoGcJbZ6ejSzxciHOgKcMQ8X9LGdjyjC_nJyXraWo-fvmsxQo8QfPyjHJiyONlyDPWxzxzOodfd2nD8JSvst_w/s1600/LAtuc+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSEwsaaHV3VSYm6Wt8zULO6Bhy7CQQMQ9STsOBtW8TwzA1Y3QdBAhyphenhyphenDoGcJbZ6ejSzxciHOgKcMQ8X9LGdjyjC_nJyXraWo-fvmsxQo8QfPyjHJiyONlyDPWxzxzOodfd2nD8JSvst_w/s320/LAtuc+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548461011061736610" /></a><br />There I got to meet their adorable and sweet kitty who has FIV. :(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGwbbqFE52NoC41JbkzD2-ieB9BbifWlKrApgqnYZZN1BxlEUOmvgj2TEyhiiL_dndWAvZcp4f0gM522xkXeNOdQBU7GigF1ZPXUS_TLpCfqcGSfCbZvh7LVYzYzRNH_CdmAgw3AnWQU/s1600/LAtuc+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGwbbqFE52NoC41JbkzD2-ieB9BbifWlKrApgqnYZZN1BxlEUOmvgj2TEyhiiL_dndWAvZcp4f0gM522xkXeNOdQBU7GigF1ZPXUS_TLpCfqcGSfCbZvh7LVYzYzRNH_CdmAgw3AnWQU/s320/LAtuc+034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548461568420023986" /></a><br />Jamie and Jesse and I went out. They were going to take me to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-short-stop-los-angeles">The Short Stop</a>, a hipstery bar in Echo Park... but we accidentally ended up at a place next door called <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/little-joy-cocktails-los-angeles">Little Joy</a> where there was a crazy hardcore punk show going on. It was definitely kids that looked like they learned how to be punk from a movie, but it was fun. Jesse and Jamie were <i>not</i> into it though... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgK4fxWLRXoak1Zqv6p9FZLXTKDD97BT7tDOu4rlK9EKaRrUVB6daP9tBifHeM-uuX_USN0jw3PHm7RNILHolJIvcDPMdPvRAGllHMaMKrijTkKeVLjPY5UGMRzsOdgBo3fHV87Eq95s/s1600/LAtuc+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbgK4fxWLRXoak1Zqv6p9FZLXTKDD97BT7tDOu4rlK9EKaRrUVB6daP9tBifHeM-uuX_USN0jw3PHm7RNILHolJIvcDPMdPvRAGllHMaMKrijTkKeVLjPY5UGMRzsOdgBo3fHV87Eq95s/s320/LAtuc+039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548466992789098226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQZHQA_81SbcWdW1U7MMrP_v3zWPe76DTRmWre9nb_c_oTLAR2f1xAed_hTprF-fnfgzM7kDsYJj23SjQ1tmXwu9WYoJkg1fetCaT9RQRAULZebTyniqmCCrRdGpSFw-qj5f_xxc8JF0/s1600/LAtuc+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQZHQA_81SbcWdW1U7MMrP_v3zWPe76DTRmWre9nb_c_oTLAR2f1xAed_hTprF-fnfgzM7kDsYJj23SjQ1tmXwu9WYoJkg1fetCaT9RQRAULZebTyniqmCCrRdGpSFw-qj5f_xxc8JF0/s320/LAtuc+037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548466989539469922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvjAJSN8PmBBMHXVJoMlci3jmwR7xtLAO97PtO46cvEQcdsKkwVwDp6u97_Fgxrc3YSseiMNYoefwS4LBY9ysDcqs2Latv4pI83AG8fy6k3IBVJD-sSUnPd1htSYSk6LL8DX465_uvN0/s1600/LAtuc+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvjAJSN8PmBBMHXVJoMlci3jmwR7xtLAO97PtO46cvEQcdsKkwVwDp6u97_Fgxrc3YSseiMNYoefwS4LBY9ysDcqs2Latv4pI83AG8fy6k3IBVJD-sSUnPd1htSYSk6LL8DX465_uvN0/s320/LAtuc+036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548466981411751650" /></a><br />After the moshing started to get intense we slipped out and went to The Short Stop and danced the night away...<br />Next stop, Tucson.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-24201750817341799242010-12-06T13:08:00.001-08:002010-12-06T14:41:28.929-08:00Coffe Shop ExxxpertThe next morning I woke up at Monty's house and took a shower and stuff and chilled with his puppy. He had some pretty cool art and stuff, and I was pretty amused by his collection of Black Lips plates:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYbNx2Z4GcPbiO6ctlfzfpXsfV-dyzKpEkWTx5l5g5yix72jC-n-czB1PRKHB5tmodUtqshZGyrAHq20gT_yKQnLjEWuR9vXiCIsAz3Ji2LrqCC3EvwfEQkpdB3bIljpFk5zR4QmQd8c/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYbNx2Z4GcPbiO6ctlfzfpXsfV-dyzKpEkWTx5l5g5yix72jC-n-czB1PRKHB5tmodUtqshZGyrAHq20gT_yKQnLjEWuR9vXiCIsAz3Ji2LrqCC3EvwfEQkpdB3bIljpFk5zR4QmQd8c/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547681858494213778" /></a><br />He took me out to a breakfast place, and on the way there I was kind of blown away by how pretty LA is. I always imagined it kind of urban wastelandy but you can see <b>fucking mountains</b> and shit everywhere, pretty much rules.<br />Breakfast was good, I got an awesome egg white omelet which came with a side of fruit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyRcfU2D-ocsXy33rXKJ_BC_58Wsh9oNhuqaUbG6R3EMqD-KXsguWnaniU36GDZmLGt11PEhuku-OkClgsYDQDx3kKfb9FDnSJZYacivxak8-6AnbEPhKAXjY1VnFo8ckboEsaqkSnV0/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyRcfU2D-ocsXy33rXKJ_BC_58Wsh9oNhuqaUbG6R3EMqD-KXsguWnaniU36GDZmLGt11PEhuku-OkClgsYDQDx3kKfb9FDnSJZYacivxak8-6AnbEPhKAXjY1VnFo8ckboEsaqkSnV0/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547683737921621778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX2vgnoyJjfxmWhfV_W8qPOVNCQEDBKGDylm1mScwJFGKbFDBwECaNlF89csNs4_qHree7UGXQjcRbURRkV6-XoXFjZkoGOLE6FQaZjab5zs-02s1oGco66B4uZf_HD-4OwJvzdwjmXM/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAX2vgnoyJjfxmWhfV_W8qPOVNCQEDBKGDylm1mScwJFGKbFDBwECaNlF89csNs4_qHree7UGXQjcRbURRkV6-XoXFjZkoGOLE6FQaZjab5zs-02s1oGco66B4uZf_HD-4OwJvzdwjmXM/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547683731622209282" /></a><br />Monty then had stuff to do and my buddy Jesse, who I would be staying with for the next two nights, wasn't getting back into town until about 3:30, so he dumped me at <a href="http://www.thedownbeatcafe.com/">The Down Beat Cafe</a>, an Echo Park coffee shop. I was about to order my coffee and settle in to do some writing when I saw a posted sign that said "<b>We do not offer wireless</b>." What the fuck coffee shop, way to be a douche. Really glad that you're a <b>fucking coffee shop</b> and still totally anti-Internet. GOOD BUSINESS MODEL. <br />So now I was stranded in LA at a shitty coffee shop. I was near Stories, but I had been there the day before, and I definitely didn't want to chill in that Starbucks again, so I used the magic that is a smart phone to look for the location of another coffee place. <br />I went to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/chango-coffee-los-angeles">Chango Coffee</a>, a few blocks away in Echo Park, that was a pretty nice place, but their Internet wasn't working... So I ventured on about a 15 minute walk up a pretty steep hill to <a href="http://www.fixcoffeeco.com/">Fix Coffee</a>, a really cute coffee shop nestled into teh side of a hill with a huge porch and stuff. My friend Josh Heller came to visit me and we chatted for a bit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDD_UINr_kXbrcJR0n9B9hp0kFjUq_1nc7EhMlGRzJZOk-SuUfU9M4SleChw0e3fLu8KMMB3GKEaGu3eMpEWK3VUH86ku1hvFf5DE6jvThuzmofNUlHBB0W76HpUe8DoPZKDkTLw9kCY/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDD_UINr_kXbrcJR0n9B9hp0kFjUq_1nc7EhMlGRzJZOk-SuUfU9M4SleChw0e3fLu8KMMB3GKEaGu3eMpEWK3VUH86ku1hvFf5DE6jvThuzmofNUlHBB0W76HpUe8DoPZKDkTLw9kCY/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547697223056448290" /></a><br />Jesse ended up being really delayed in getting back from the airport... he was supposed to be back around 4, ended up taking until 7. But he eventually got me and we drove off to go eat some fooood.<br />He took me to <a href="http://www.alegriaonsunset.com/">Alegria on Sunset</a>, a really cool Mexican place near his house.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwHa-s3fUUg73RkKZ3fgwjp-Z1vdi3J1G5OLX2LzGjflOPMdJxLRjoqGBJUYXvP9t67CTd1bOPgL-fY1IKuwrq3XxPuzwSrEfjVUwPALIyXmgsyE2vP2mjMVcMjwkuFCFtx9EQVhAL40/s1600/LAtuc+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwHa-s3fUUg73RkKZ3fgwjp-Z1vdi3J1G5OLX2LzGjflOPMdJxLRjoqGBJUYXvP9t67CTd1bOPgL-fY1IKuwrq3XxPuzwSrEfjVUwPALIyXmgsyE2vP2mjMVcMjwkuFCFtx9EQVhAL40/s320/LAtuc+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547699480916048690" /></a><br />It was nice to see Jesse... he's a friend from New York that moved to LA a few months ago to get serious about his music career. He worked on MIA's "Paper Planes" and has the gold record to prove it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzleReAGiDqdBBEB9OPMkPeNvfANsOj9HTSQt3j4O8cgNbmYy05t8XPhMjwaq1iLmAn_nryLtxTK9UZmnpPLLJLq6KrX-4fSYgzhXAzx5GxOPdBGVOftYUfd11irlf16vn5HVugBHQcw/s1600/LAtuc+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzleReAGiDqdBBEB9OPMkPeNvfANsOj9HTSQt3j4O8cgNbmYy05t8XPhMjwaq1iLmAn_nryLtxTK9UZmnpPLLJLq6KrX-4fSYgzhXAzx5GxOPdBGVOftYUfd11irlf16vn5HVugBHQcw/s320/LAtuc+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547701229368494050" /></a><br />We were going to go out after but we were both tired and we started watching <i><b>Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls</i></b> and that was pretty much it... we were in for the night.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-7802807792576973872010-12-04T10:57:00.000-08:002010-12-06T12:52:52.272-08:00Los AngelessssssssI got into LA at 9am and my friend Jesse wasn't getting in until the next day so I had to be creative in spending my time. My friends Scott and Rick, from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/strangersfamilyband">Stranger's Family Band</a> from Florida, had recently moved to LA and they were able to pick me up at the bus station at 11, so I didn't have to wait that long.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0rt1842FYavrXru0O8frjulmvWakgNRq6s8h_kf8aDdX86pWlnXI4vP-d9x1Lv2NSI-XQIS3oBCoRnEcDCOg-_C44lkSEHb2dRCf6q_MRnvmM_MydWtiHDf-q0PxQzzWFVm4zytlEDc/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0rt1842FYavrXru0O8frjulmvWakgNRq6s8h_kf8aDdX86pWlnXI4vP-d9x1Lv2NSI-XQIS3oBCoRnEcDCOg-_C44lkSEHb2dRCf6q_MRnvmM_MydWtiHDf-q0PxQzzWFVm4zytlEDc/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547659935771979378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatI28rhgqeKKbEkK745WPNNwM5bT_ZFzpTRH-rF4_9rVZs-B3FvOgaTcVZDpqBn8UeAtKfDh_mz9DyxKyZVDIv-NtVlALvMzYwPnihClGh5DELnl_ZTb1Sw-misMgi5xZ59DDIvLzXJ0/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatI28rhgqeKKbEkK745WPNNwM5bT_ZFzpTRH-rF4_9rVZs-B3FvOgaTcVZDpqBn8UeAtKfDh_mz9DyxKyZVDIv-NtVlALvMzYwPnihClGh5DELnl_ZTb1Sw-misMgi5xZ59DDIvLzXJ0/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547659928886757362" /></a><br />They took me in their monster band van to get some much needed food at a small burger and burrito stand in Echo Park. Echo Park was really cool, kind of gritty looking with lots of old looking businesses while still being kind of "hip."<br />After we ate and walked around a bit Scott had to go to work at the <b>doggie daycare</b> he works at so he dropped me off at <a href=http://www.yelp.com/biz/stories-los-angeles">Stories</a>, a "cool" coffee shop and bookstore. I needed to get some writing done so I bought a coffee and tried to write... problem was that place had the <b>worst wifi ever</b> and would kick you off every five minutes, so even though I was loathe to do so, I packed up my stuff and ventured down to a Starbucks I had seen down the street... <b>that's how they get you</b>.<br />The Starbucks was in this crazy place that was a laundramat with a Starbucks, a Subway, a check cashing place and an arcade inside. I even witnessed a drug deal take place at the table next to me. Randomly, Rick was there, so we sat and Interneted together for a few hours until Scott was off work.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vpUwZx-MWrnmgilnRyVf6lT8Joh5DGDtw3UTqiONNA6p4AX1b8tAIejBZMBI_99PM4wm-JAoYtXlgaOAp7kiay40vRq-w8g2rE8tFk0JEVZiKYcwViPdHpxiLgRPMtmI-RDK4F9xKhk/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vpUwZx-MWrnmgilnRyVf6lT8Joh5DGDtw3UTqiONNA6p4AX1b8tAIejBZMBI_99PM4wm-JAoYtXlgaOAp7kiay40vRq-w8g2rE8tFk0JEVZiKYcwViPdHpxiLgRPMtmI-RDK4F9xKhk/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547666408145811122" /></a><br />Rick and I met up with Scott when he got off work and we went over to their friends' house. There I met Kyle and Tammy and their adorable dog and we chilled for a bit before heading out to dinner.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9fYLUFeRC_4a_rLrszoryizpRNrcdDVc8jSvImW90GH_QOJxTPI_kzec327_nBYTAdH7qtPqU8mtS-yMSdZzPZE_HRMwp0fik88PwZ_4mufq6_00hm-6PL15h7KD7Vku_-G24_d6MzY/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9fYLUFeRC_4a_rLrszoryizpRNrcdDVc8jSvImW90GH_QOJxTPI_kzec327_nBYTAdH7qtPqU8mtS-yMSdZzPZE_HRMwp0fik88PwZ_4mufq6_00hm-6PL15h7KD7Vku_-G24_d6MzY/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547669282749089618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji94Cgmx99CqarECMxLLiXpYeURIOq93Uery4sXMh2PNDqcKbLB9C24ycCznaLre-MNJRxT-u6fKVvV0ItlMYZPFcg7bk3RrzA7OZuG-X9jgJAsf9W696xYpqgPakRUF94KAdXWp_nmw/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiji94Cgmx99CqarECMxLLiXpYeURIOq93Uery4sXMh2PNDqcKbLB9C24ycCznaLre-MNJRxT-u6fKVvV0ItlMYZPFcg7bk3RrzA7OZuG-X9jgJAsf9W696xYpqgPakRUF94KAdXWp_nmw/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547669276690947378" /></a><br />For dinner we went to <a href="http://www.wurstkucherestaurant.com/Catering.html">Wurstkuche</a>, a crazy awesome sausage place... they had a million different kind of sausages, but I just went with the normal bratwurst... I'm a huge sausage appreciator, but I really just enjoy a really well made basic sausage, no bells and whistles.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4bBhOFWR2YiyR6fLFSEdpy0VMGQCVoTUHO9zfl2tTxZ2Dvj0dahrYHmRe9cAPQIb6Rj7ksMWUiSikXFvuDhYSQwRM61osfRFSBneGWE68vm6uFLnF5roeJ0rdHtTF_u5oX_3y-qKMpo/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4bBhOFWR2YiyR6fLFSEdpy0VMGQCVoTUHO9zfl2tTxZ2Dvj0dahrYHmRe9cAPQIb6Rj7ksMWUiSikXFvuDhYSQwRM61osfRFSBneGWE68vm6uFLnF5roeJ0rdHtTF_u5oX_3y-qKMpo/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547671079051256226" /></a><br />We then went to <a href="http://www.chachalounge.com/">ChaCha Lounge</a>, a "hip" tiki-style bar in Silver Lake. Drinks were pretty cheap and the music was pretty good. They didn't have a DJ booth so the DJ was just set up with his turntables and boxes of 45s in a normal booth, which was weird/cool.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzgMDlVEs0kZoO51S_8K9YNbn6KeeNtNNWEuNA8Ycre5GbPFzSfjs96EkrKaNO55weJHt_XjD974lcyEQpopya4dD_eiHzLgW0seH64WZbMfHpGAqqthyLs5ViS77XxoS0Dm8L5S_XYA/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzgMDlVEs0kZoO51S_8K9YNbn6KeeNtNNWEuNA8Ycre5GbPFzSfjs96EkrKaNO55weJHt_XjD974lcyEQpopya4dD_eiHzLgW0seH64WZbMfHpGAqqthyLs5ViS77XxoS0Dm8L5S_XYA/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547673143084380562" /></a><br />After that it was time to go back to the place I'd be staying for the night. I was staying with Monty (from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thelamps">LAMPS</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wlion">Wounded Lion</a>, who I had only met briefly once in NY. He had a really great place and poured me a glass of whiskey and introduced me to Sally, the cutest dog ever. She basically just jumped into my lap and wouldn't leave. Monty and I had a nice night, talked about bands and MRR and stuff... and then I went to bed on his couch.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6F4wZP72OCWBfkqeSa20zvMQ85eqS-gdX006PN_Uwln9oKfmK_ipbStOv_Pzr-f2JyuNZOzxqrPQtKYT2nGJbejLbckGv0zIR7o3zHOP8uVF9FavhzfZL_ijSNlKb1QZU88Y3Mzo6cA/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU6F4wZP72OCWBfkqeSa20zvMQ85eqS-gdX006PN_Uwln9oKfmK_ipbStOv_Pzr-f2JyuNZOzxqrPQtKYT2nGJbejLbckGv0zIR7o3zHOP8uVF9FavhzfZL_ijSNlKb1QZU88Y3Mzo6cA/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547674751223107714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGb1j_jRT8xmS8tPE5p59EpN1pp2z_0M2Mp6k2ugREIDoIXbNSaxwqona-4ZNECyuzTErlaqtMrAdTTKZBXzfHqjLWsgo5NqWYzDowuCyq80AxMyRNDkT9WR4Uf8txN6d0N-MquyINnQ/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGb1j_jRT8xmS8tPE5p59EpN1pp2z_0M2Mp6k2ugREIDoIXbNSaxwqona-4ZNECyuzTErlaqtMrAdTTKZBXzfHqjLWsgo5NqWYzDowuCyq80AxMyRNDkT9WR4Uf8txN6d0N-MquyINnQ/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547674748699292866" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-7698919332225797042010-12-04T10:35:00.000-08:002010-12-04T10:54:41.329-08:00City of Angel (the Series)As I think I've mentioned before, my only constant friends on this crazy journey have been a <b>vampire with a soul</b> and his ragtag band of demon-hunting employees. Yeah, I downloaded a bunch of <i>Angel</i> and have been watching it when bored on the bus. Right now I'm almost done with season 5! The thing is, it takes place in Los Angeles, and I was expecting to see lots of crazy deems and vamps roaming the street when I pulled into LA.<br />Actually, my only real knowledge of "real" LA was <i>The Hills</i> and other shows like that, shows that portray LA as this crazy and vapid glamorous place, and as a native New Yorker, I kind of always assumed that was true... LA was an awful place only full of celebs and models and trophy wives.<br /><a href="http://www.mtv.com/onair/the_hills/season_4/images/photos/cast/Group/Day-2/Lauren-Whitney-Audrina/Lauren-Whitney-Audrina-01-040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 486px; height: 365px;" src="http://www.mtv.com/onair/the_hills/season_4/images/photos/cast/Group/Day-2/Lauren-Whitney-Audrina/Lauren-Whitney-Audrina-01-040.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Well, I'm happy to say that I was totally wrong and had a great time in LA. I'm kind of embarrassed, I mean I'm sure there are people that think everyone in New York is a <i>Gossip Girl</i> character or something, so I should have realized LA would be as varied as that.<br />But yeah, I found out that LA has cool neighborhoods, awesome weather and <b>crazy nature</b>. It ruled. For real.<br />Right now I'm in a rush to go out and enjoy the beautiful weather in Tucson, but a full LA report will be up as soon as I get some time to use a computer.<br />Kinda bummed I didn't get to stake any vamps though :(<br /><a href="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5624cgRU01qa5nbqo1_500.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 281px;" src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5624cgRU01qa5nbqo1_500.png" border="0" alt="" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-82652829439431404732010-12-02T09:34:00.000-08:002010-12-02T21:55:06.437-08:00San Christmas-CiscoI was planning on leaving for on a bus at 9pm that night, but I called Teva to have lunch with me before I started packing up. He suggested we meet at an Indian place called <a href="http://www.naanncurry.com/">Naan N Curry</a>h that wasn't far from where we were staying. It was a buffet, which I always like because it's fun to try lots of different things. Anne Marie and her buddy Shannon met us there.<br />After we ate Shannon and Anne Marie said that we should really go look at this <b>giant gingerbread house</b> at the <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/">Fairmont Hotel</a>. We walked up there (and I mean <b>up</b>, it was a crazy hill) and the gingerbread house was cool! There's also just something I love about old, fancy hotels, they just have this kind of exciting, classy luxury that you don't see so much in new stuff. This is especially true around the holidays.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebie0X9-flCzo9lyEBLusscg80rZvn5NemtaA8zx9RQxb5uXuIV2hj9ZrOXdzqtj1k-isaob1WnEuABdCZyvSJGEzW5DUAAh9kYPu74ma9Gi-KljXZ9re1Rfrr_GQ0__wM5FODgCdrzs/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiebie0X9-flCzo9lyEBLusscg80rZvn5NemtaA8zx9RQxb5uXuIV2hj9ZrOXdzqtj1k-isaob1WnEuABdCZyvSJGEzW5DUAAh9kYPu74ma9Gi-KljXZ9re1Rfrr_GQ0__wM5FODgCdrzs/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546145747519363458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlzwGvhclXZqSV3TdzcdYAczj3z1Xb-tvla-uGEOU0oLlnvOzduF7RD0fuZGBdT3CRsky1kpTXsgvHXRvw3fo5uFyZkykyDHDXEbVcHlpEkEpG-U80UHkM6NmvkmV9m4rWu4-hdyTnCg/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlzwGvhclXZqSV3TdzcdYAczj3z1Xb-tvla-uGEOU0oLlnvOzduF7RD0fuZGBdT3CRsky1kpTXsgvHXRvw3fo5uFyZkykyDHDXEbVcHlpEkEpG-U80UHkM6NmvkmV9m4rWu4-hdyTnCg/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546145745255133330" /></a><br />We walked around the beautiful hotel and tried to see the famous <a href="http://www.fairmont.com/sanfrancisco/GuestServices/Restaurants/TheTongaRoomHurricaneBar.htm?cm_mmc=icppc-_-SAF%20-%20Fairmont%20San%20Francisco%20-%20US%20-%20Tonga%20Room%20-%20Regional-Tonga%20Room%20-%20Brand-_-google-_-tonga+room&OVMTC=Broad&site=&creative=5626261119&OVKEY=tonga%20room&gclid=CJPO08OgzqUCFQw7gwod-2aGmg">Tonga Room</a>, but it was closed. Near the Tonga Room there were tons of framed relics from the old days of the Fairmont, including old menus from pre-WWII America.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDOIGvTLuyCk-45YdHDeuV2xSwbxYsrMHvNWOyvOag7PDcoxDKT52FJaibmkZbK5PfUnn92PfGRFya0olwvOi3zFXjaxn7SslVq8uVOPNV7VqUGu9tEcCHJcN7RNIXzY8bAyP7b1lsb4/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDOIGvTLuyCk-45YdHDeuV2xSwbxYsrMHvNWOyvOag7PDcoxDKT52FJaibmkZbK5PfUnn92PfGRFya0olwvOi3zFXjaxn7SslVq8uVOPNV7VqUGu9tEcCHJcN7RNIXzY8bAyP7b1lsb4/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546320840496497378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl0v1hUC7L4d7aOANcS7CmNJ7Za6NB6uSMkbe9dMDDRX8WuDqOWJFew2X1Vs_wpOsNE42xiN9auHfqnkZX5rIUEEss8lG_xV4Ky_59rYQzYb38XQtHMZd8nsguEaFhvzdX02EDaTYAK4/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl0v1hUC7L4d7aOANcS7CmNJ7Za6NB6uSMkbe9dMDDRX8WuDqOWJFew2X1Vs_wpOsNE42xiN9auHfqnkZX5rIUEEss8lG_xV4Ky_59rYQzYb38XQtHMZd8nsguEaFhvzdX02EDaTYAK4/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546320838053735138" /></a><br />Next we walked down to Union Square, and even though on this trip I'm not doing so much real touristy stuff, I gotta say that it looked beautiful and awesome all dressed up for the holidays. I may be Jewish, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate some <b>Christmas cheer</b><br />We went to the <a href="http://www.westinstfrancis.com">Westin St. Francis</a> and they had a crazy sugar castle. It was another beautiful hotel, but the main reason that we went there was to ride the crazy elevator. They have one of those tower elevators that's all glass and goes up really high really fast and you can see everything. It was awesome.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RNoE_AXbfSy21MGXl3h3uZIsfCrpKjVfeBsmgi3mXPLPaubhE4kbOXrjjvlII0EV3pju-2tgDtUz_tMoAU9sV-W3Vv_-C_no7kax8ACZCgnIcczF7CUCe1qWsnZrjxinn89JfaHovsE/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RNoE_AXbfSy21MGXl3h3uZIsfCrpKjVfeBsmgi3mXPLPaubhE4kbOXrjjvlII0EV3pju-2tgDtUz_tMoAU9sV-W3Vv_-C_no7kax8ACZCgnIcczF7CUCe1qWsnZrjxinn89JfaHovsE/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546322451948882114" /></a><br />Back on the street, we came across the Macy's windows that were full of adorable kittens and puppies that were up for adoption. They were all super asleep so I joked that they were dead, TOTALLY JOKING THOUGH, and this guy next to me says (TOTALLY NOT JOKING btw) "<b>nah, they get the dead ones out of there real quick so that the kids don't get scared</b>"!!!!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BQmUABxdU7t8Sa6OGBvdDhDegI9Z_jRxluQxvaWTE1FqnjU354ll0DAIJAdso9M7hNG2ahrUsW4b3UTy2SL0pKDUoDfMcUDuYxwpYYrPNXhkbxpnIc9cHQ3MhDZwwCo-kMknPTgjeKM/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BQmUABxdU7t8Sa6OGBvdDhDegI9Z_jRxluQxvaWTE1FqnjU354ll0DAIJAdso9M7hNG2ahrUsW4b3UTy2SL0pKDUoDfMcUDuYxwpYYrPNXhkbxpnIc9cHQ3MhDZwwCo-kMknPTgjeKM/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546324518041884626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogQc-DX5RWjMVk6fzjk7CeY9uf985A9hDsIqBkEGVb7jU7ilnsP64qbaGifk2sb40rx8_7NfOCJqLky-TYy0QfLmuBzRNNBcJKrhe07SE4Yp60ZG0T4bIoskiZuNi_55HVww3q-GEGY8/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogQc-DX5RWjMVk6fzjk7CeY9uf985A9hDsIqBkEGVb7jU7ilnsP64qbaGifk2sb40rx8_7NfOCJqLky-TYy0QfLmuBzRNNBcJKrhe07SE4Yp60ZG0T4bIoskiZuNi_55HVww3q-GEGY8/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546324515222276370" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRC4RogFsT3WASNck1rlWuQ4pU3XJyPXYeH-BqR09CpPKZEFjtsSKakm-mnyEIkwOsteQLv4aRQIL8-QpQww8wYtBp1csWWD8A_GBmxWYErDAdKmIeS2ySpLwK7Z5MxutVHovd1Ku2zA/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNRC4RogFsT3WASNck1rlWuQ4pU3XJyPXYeH-BqR09CpPKZEFjtsSKakm-mnyEIkwOsteQLv4aRQIL8-QpQww8wYtBp1csWWD8A_GBmxWYErDAdKmIeS2ySpLwK7Z5MxutVHovd1Ku2zA/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546324507073045714" /></a><br />After that Jamie met up with us and we walked through Union Square to look at the tree and marvel at X-Mas. As a native east-coaster, California Christmas, with the palm trees and whatnot always confuses and delights me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyLxZKbp0nw0QKbMiIRXaW2c7xnzYG4C1qPVl9rf-Hshjvv4hsOfSSEjpSHEsbUYS_DrGlX-kudbF5LiphwU6DfZgMK-HW1FOLlAdqPWT4qvZDaGjrgxQwQJjM3nJR5ZbUDI3EZoITEo/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyLxZKbp0nw0QKbMiIRXaW2c7xnzYG4C1qPVl9rf-Hshjvv4hsOfSSEjpSHEsbUYS_DrGlX-kudbF5LiphwU6DfZgMK-HW1FOLlAdqPWT4qvZDaGjrgxQwQJjM3nJR5ZbUDI3EZoITEo/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546325873396377714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYGURpj4MaszUBUtLNLzOj4SVAax6-AM0wBxZ4JY3aBzj1rRp7X0WuLqtjdkjWQaLOVAWnEhVkoB10IlEyvW7xGx83nvdvd9kCEYCCS680lHEw89YPDKVdvTrf1HKbj_GJ215aFk59Ts/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYGURpj4MaszUBUtLNLzOj4SVAax6-AM0wBxZ4JY3aBzj1rRp7X0WuLqtjdkjWQaLOVAWnEhVkoB10IlEyvW7xGx83nvdvd9kCEYCCS680lHEw89YPDKVdvTrf1HKbj_GJ215aFk59Ts/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546325869384160802" /></a><br />We then took a detour over to the Sir Francis Drake Hotel to stop in at the famous <a href="http://www.harrydenton.com/">Harry Denton's Starlight Room</a> and see what it was all about. Now I don't know who Harry Denton is, but there were signs in the hotel that were talking about how legen... wait for it... dary his parties were.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaTT-wltC0qe6b6mqHSCrWmSsq7li2vfsm0f7tTYepCIbhT_7H_bVrf8Bir269QOetk90F2Qhyphenhyphen-oQgHgyf5PV4YmxF4FMJC_N2ueL57kGMyod7x8mzwD1wsC4Jd88J0KE5VZdH3rR6aA/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJaTT-wltC0qe6b6mqHSCrWmSsq7li2vfsm0f7tTYepCIbhT_7H_bVrf8Bir269QOetk90F2Qhyphenhyphen-oQgHgyf5PV4YmxF4FMJC_N2ueL57kGMyod7x8mzwD1wsC4Jd88J0KE5VZdH3rR6aA/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546328095935671586" /></a><br />We got there right when it opened but we got some schmancy cocktails and felt like we were high class. Harry Denton wasn't there though so I guess it wasn't really a party :(<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkMD1udhsWmidKOl7i6qxstoQfkMJrlfqnSgVxcBzj4M4b6yl77RdbDGXBRkNh2iUZqWM7goFNI4V5lAWZYGFj9KPrZ0v3-3CDKrLd6jlcirgNDAlknpuz4QpK5sW2eyC9EZn-xziy0U/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkMD1udhsWmidKOl7i6qxstoQfkMJrlfqnSgVxcBzj4M4b6yl77RdbDGXBRkNh2iUZqWM7goFNI4V5lAWZYGFj9KPrZ0v3-3CDKrLd6jlcirgNDAlknpuz4QpK5sW2eyC9EZn-xziy0U/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546329830390243858" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AajRFlFsRhSzGFxF49GwbtHNmmdAac7S75Ze_L0kyLmg69IMqpu4E05iNlmG69s9Mh1Kbu4qmSIqEIgKp2sLDrEafJBss3CPaw39Cce0Ol3QXbHMqnh74AnKBKOgCKs9k0xky5zPfMI/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AajRFlFsRhSzGFxF49GwbtHNmmdAac7S75Ze_L0kyLmg69IMqpu4E05iNlmG69s9Mh1Kbu4qmSIqEIgKp2sLDrEafJBss3CPaw39Cce0Ol3QXbHMqnh74AnKBKOgCKs9k0xky5zPfMI/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546329827175208066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMssA3FfGlGH7YqQqnHCTrafUHDFE8J8OE6b2MDkK-PKZU4ByXnad0REhniosVI9DvfxIUApEdUJ8XzTsc-Fj4jE8AYZwQDoImuRWYFQGID4mzrbXv6sEXogLtIjXxtgAvEN4f2R_JbtY/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMssA3FfGlGH7YqQqnHCTrafUHDFE8J8OE6b2MDkK-PKZU4ByXnad0REhniosVI9DvfxIUApEdUJ8XzTsc-Fj4jE8AYZwQDoImuRWYFQGID4mzrbXv6sEXogLtIjXxtgAvEN4f2R_JbtY/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546329816676568242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUvA1jVszAyoidInk4ZxGrnqluQg5aX0j13Y08WUU8rnJgr2kagIxUs1LTFqpH2T0IZiJTLQunMgmnu52eg7eDfB4ifNn1PNblvF_j3TdxerlIrwZIqc7_tTiDLOTzEirhqnvjBAZ-hc/s1600/sfLASTlaFIRST+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUvA1jVszAyoidInk4ZxGrnqluQg5aX0j13Y08WUU8rnJgr2kagIxUs1LTFqpH2T0IZiJTLQunMgmnu52eg7eDfB4ifNn1PNblvF_j3TdxerlIrwZIqc7_tTiDLOTzEirhqnvjBAZ-hc/s320/sfLASTlaFIRST+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546329812564159778" /></a><br />I had to run out to make it back to Shayde's, grab my bag and catch my 9pm bus to LA... but had a great time in Sannnnnn! Thanks y'all.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-25297677495068559052010-12-01T13:38:00.000-08:002010-12-01T16:43:18.512-08:00Cisco DiscoThe next morning I slept in and then headed a few blocks away to eat a gyro and then chill at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/little-bird-coffeehouse-san-francisco">Little Bird Coffeehouse</a> to write things and stuff. It was okay, had apparently just opened so it was a little dicey, but not bad.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZHXspyPyOq1NsBBPaxTb666leW42JrYAFx0sI35abDHcZVEzNDvleaiSJ5flW7Nl6AZMf2HGuKiVU3izRen5I9jBr_eaaS58OZ-hKiU8z5p0ZPP0Wo72zECopGT7gzfKcGFfqHShOoc/s1600/sf2+027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZHXspyPyOq1NsBBPaxTb666leW42JrYAFx0sI35abDHcZVEzNDvleaiSJ5flW7Nl6AZMf2HGuKiVU3izRen5I9jBr_eaaS58OZ-hKiU8z5p0ZPP0Wo72zECopGT7gzfKcGFfqHShOoc/s320/sf2+027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545836798734841330" /></a><br />I went back to Shayde's house, with the intention of chilling out and catching up on my <i>Angel</i> for a couple of hours before the show I was going to, but my plans got foiled when Shayde called to tell me that Brace and <b>my Internet enemy</b> Vinnie would be DJing at <a href="http://www.thebeautybar.com/">Beauty Bar</a> for happy hour. I hopped on the bus and headed over there. This was the <b>5th Beauty Bar</b> I'd been to so far (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Chicago, Austin before that...) and it was pretty much the same. Lots of people I had met so far were there and Vinnie was actually really nice to me. I also ran into Dan and got to meet Matt (from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mantles">The Mantles</a> who was super duper nice.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8KMVwq0m522aYkzpxH_nNwfMMwWjn8B-QDHWY3ChHrTSBUU0MPq_KBSEJ8h6mT3XMh4XTHN9f_c9wCqvSFI3MmT-Nt_D_CtuutH9lbZVdzB86_AaQ2Ufqn0adDZlxjTfahBWa1jCmkM/s1600/sf2+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8KMVwq0m522aYkzpxH_nNwfMMwWjn8B-QDHWY3ChHrTSBUU0MPq_KBSEJ8h6mT3XMh4XTHN9f_c9wCqvSFI3MmT-Nt_D_CtuutH9lbZVdzB86_AaQ2Ufqn0adDZlxjTfahBWa1jCmkM/s320/sf2+033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545843492829114018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvR_7km-c8AEgfkti777gSENEXaIfCoeUgG3zSLxKcLgNN3fqVBs7340gK9qPAKzHsTjvMeKU1DJjehZibPieGW3hiLkyRnmARbA2cXZoR5kdJxT2QXOcHPBiJYkWXFDovTLpGA5VJQ/s1600/sf2+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcvR_7km-c8AEgfkti777gSENEXaIfCoeUgG3zSLxKcLgNN3fqVBs7340gK9qPAKzHsTjvMeKU1DJjehZibPieGW3hiLkyRnmARbA2cXZoR5kdJxT2QXOcHPBiJYkWXFDovTLpGA5VJQ/s320/sf2+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545843476708528450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0g8Naj9D53wYVKgl5SHx2HtQ4teQR2ohn-Cexm26F79arWYVUV5m-plIgFWM-wkEqr2E7ZEBCEDdxn-WZzwgcCdDNzcH7ICVHK2i39p4XXeSn6t27f2L3GEj4qoZJECSRR16Fd2y93g/s1600/sf2+031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0g8Naj9D53wYVKgl5SHx2HtQ4teQR2ohn-Cexm26F79arWYVUV5m-plIgFWM-wkEqr2E7ZEBCEDdxn-WZzwgcCdDNzcH7ICVHK2i39p4XXeSn6t27f2L3GEj4qoZJECSRR16Fd2y93g/s320/sf2+031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545843463105351570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U85ABMrFtc6yT1Oy-I_VNTvfsw5VQwimrib6SULlqR9QTwO3fqILj_2L2286sqWQRhFZvLPwzt9eg0bnVtw5gc8oWVi5jqRilOwaRsnajWKImyo4BZuDXMOPbvPDgzyGw6q8sfUbRRw/s1600/sf2+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8U85ABMrFtc6yT1Oy-I_VNTvfsw5VQwimrib6SULlqR9QTwO3fqILj_2L2286sqWQRhFZvLPwzt9eg0bnVtw5gc8oWVi5jqRilOwaRsnajWKImyo4BZuDXMOPbvPDgzyGw6q8sfUbRRw/s320/sf2+030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545843452943324866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCgGNqcvcYBIj0_BKspN7TuXHaVsGNJHoU9p0wFuIXSYv-0QPVYXiiNn6tmL25X7ypBPLDqh59Ci-KmBhYJWW14mLGt2V-AiaATG7YnOGn3MVEWb0tTQhVwLAWjAZOH_ppdQcBcQNCJs/s1600/sf2+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqCgGNqcvcYBIj0_BKspN7TuXHaVsGNJHoU9p0wFuIXSYv-0QPVYXiiNn6tmL25X7ypBPLDqh59Ci-KmBhYJWW14mLGt2V-AiaATG7YnOGn3MVEWb0tTQhVwLAWjAZOH_ppdQcBcQNCJs/s320/sf2+028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545843404594146418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJW0p3G7Y29YkQhVsH0HRjSRgiohdjfDwAdGhjvxmIBA6lbdgREIEYuhyYrVRDOXVlkntldDPrCvFhUdX7pHnx1RnBz1Wsp8aVGIWSovwM8y_6IfOKrlXEVYmw6dMXgDu4lwFiOYIIZ8/s1600/sf2+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJW0p3G7Y29YkQhVsH0HRjSRgiohdjfDwAdGhjvxmIBA6lbdgREIEYuhyYrVRDOXVlkntldDPrCvFhUdX7pHnx1RnBz1Wsp8aVGIWSovwM8y_6IfOKrlXEVYmw6dMXgDu4lwFiOYIIZ8/s320/sf2+034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545844000918249474" /></a><br />After some jams and a few beers, I hopped on a bus to head to <a href="http://www.theeparkside.com/">Thee Parkside</a> to see a "rock show." I got there in the middle of a set by Elvis Christ, a new project with they guys from Nobunny. I only caught a couple of their songs but they sounded good, pretty country.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYkRJEtGyVUY6U7kTZh6T4oPJMafj_8Ew9o_MWKLVHsqmsZ5tx-jZ9dlzBuhFk0Gs_ShyphenhyphenBHnAK7wdso1fHg_bfsqdhcy73DmLZj8jBu6rii1L0DlJfDm0vrJbawJ3BvAcs5eRPsKP4Uk/s1600/sf2+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYkRJEtGyVUY6U7kTZh6T4oPJMafj_8Ew9o_MWKLVHsqmsZ5tx-jZ9dlzBuhFk0Gs_ShyphenhyphenBHnAK7wdso1fHg_bfsqdhcy73DmLZj8jBu6rii1L0DlJfDm0vrJbawJ3BvAcs5eRPsKP4Uk/s320/sf2+036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545849294304414482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbXx39dD_RzdGuNXeXT6Rpxi0Vu0Vq9tgyEHWr462cIdDDgptcLLSm2d5paqMokSM2eOJx3iaE78PKljvIVAhfGJTgOngHcsD-wycfSC_lZU8i88ZbNDx-I73-cZ7XHme-niA4qOlkBQ/s1600/sf2+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbXx39dD_RzdGuNXeXT6Rpxi0Vu0Vq9tgyEHWr462cIdDDgptcLLSm2d5paqMokSM2eOJx3iaE78PKljvIVAhfGJTgOngHcsD-wycfSC_lZU8i88ZbNDx-I73-cZ7XHme-niA4qOlkBQ/s320/sf2+035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545849285224866562" /></a><br />Thee Parkside seemed like a cool place. There was a back area where mad peeps were hanging out, drinking and smoking cigggggz. Had fun hanging with all the local punnnnnx.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihG2qwhmP26za4wRWDF2SCnXBrhITAQUGf4URmUWWuHq1N3Ucn8ugkS6o2z_lrL6VgbRXc7rj64nTsr0tkpycxef0gAFMVU9taREmwO4NNsZS2GbZ0A9JgNiN3ZE2OBiBpiqM1Hbgvy0/s1600/sf2+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihG2qwhmP26za4wRWDF2SCnXBrhITAQUGf4URmUWWuHq1N3Ucn8ugkS6o2z_lrL6VgbRXc7rj64nTsr0tkpycxef0gAFMVU9taREmwO4NNsZS2GbZ0A9JgNiN3ZE2OBiBpiqM1Hbgvy0/s320/sf2+040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545852109877813618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAZom7r446Tal1kgnZurU9TbYi2A9mTqZKha0DEACwwwVqaGmAc15GbJ-lTzwHVhNLAgJZDGQQrWWoiDor7mMCRhN8jihCvK_LtF8XOVGSK7QethU_4Z-5S7RDK6qv9NaxFsM419UaG8/s1600/sf2+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAZom7r446Tal1kgnZurU9TbYi2A9mTqZKha0DEACwwwVqaGmAc15GbJ-lTzwHVhNLAgJZDGQQrWWoiDor7mMCRhN8jihCvK_LtF8XOVGSK7QethU_4Z-5S7RDK6qv9NaxFsM419UaG8/s320/sf2+039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545852095060686658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqjjSLocP99CRAx3ic9J25xcyKap_zX917-i9rRKT-diy5mOtotB7e-CwHlk7b3Pr1tV5fNewXkAHruZtkcKiePtma6VpoYjDFPpqUjtFfuW6kC5COZTqvPW4PoaFTJY32hImCkloEDo/s1600/sf2+038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqjjSLocP99CRAx3ic9J25xcyKap_zX917-i9rRKT-diy5mOtotB7e-CwHlk7b3Pr1tV5fNewXkAHruZtkcKiePtma6VpoYjDFPpqUjtFfuW6kC5COZTqvPW4PoaFTJY32hImCkloEDo/s320/sf2+038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545852083287255490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsJh8mq9CIDOq2L2JM6Te3VILX1CaZ3bFa_bgEbWRvn-bxFUoxzh_YGP15TZjXH_Xxv_d2lh-Du8INGK3qERpLPiQWc8OKwuBFb6DQosKXsNBWnn3VWEmn6cIPd-7Fdtluz4JsHSNqiU/s1600/sf2+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsJh8mq9CIDOq2L2JM6Te3VILX1CaZ3bFa_bgEbWRvn-bxFUoxzh_YGP15TZjXH_Xxv_d2lh-Du8INGK3qERpLPiQWc8OKwuBFb6DQosKXsNBWnn3VWEmn6cIPd-7Fdtluz4JsHSNqiU/s320/sf2+037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545852082297238626" /></a><br />Next up was <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theoutdoorsmenmusic">The Outdoorsmen</a> who were good and loud and way punnnnnk.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHJBfrlG6_OyssfgZCyUsUgeuxO7mPiHGE9Ut2pgANn5T3dFKkJKuXfk6c6bMR1Rtgsi1n8f-4RqUrRK2dMHDt2ljhBljQM2iRjyA_zOtklih8CZEqrM8yo7DPU02jE0Ol1rYYu-LjYI/s1600/sf2+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHJBfrlG6_OyssfgZCyUsUgeuxO7mPiHGE9Ut2pgANn5T3dFKkJKuXfk6c6bMR1Rtgsi1n8f-4RqUrRK2dMHDt2ljhBljQM2iRjyA_zOtklih8CZEqrM8yo7DPU02jE0Ol1rYYu-LjYI/s320/sf2+041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545853323855997618" /></a><br />Then was <a href="http://www.myspace.com/missingmonuments">King Louie's Missing Monuments</a>. I had never seen King Louie before so that was exciting. Missing Monuments were good, super tight, etc.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hSrT82hSuaS7nxcXaRmJbOE9dBMQLjF-seBX3YxccReRzPdIokL6HLSrFlrVe61WgiYopMEaqE3NNCszc1C12PBP7DDtqpXrySDh0_-wNIb8hZ-c6qbYH0-tVq9gkvKSTsmSFhPR8OQ/s1600/sf2+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hSrT82hSuaS7nxcXaRmJbOE9dBMQLjF-seBX3YxccReRzPdIokL6HLSrFlrVe61WgiYopMEaqE3NNCszc1C12PBP7DDtqpXrySDh0_-wNIb8hZ-c6qbYH0-tVq9gkvKSTsmSFhPR8OQ/s320/sf2+044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545865948408581906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyGM8x68yQUDZdVWSSCVJqU0SqnJKX0dO87_Vfa1tM8HOJJaLBPH0u6PHeHtO4uFuP3wGEZco9SGhMHW2M5Jvvjol4HvXeSWOorm-RkCbNEV8SyMhygPoBTKtNhI_8V5LOBk4wHft0Jg/s1600/sf2+043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsyGM8x68yQUDZdVWSSCVJqU0SqnJKX0dO87_Vfa1tM8HOJJaLBPH0u6PHeHtO4uFuP3wGEZco9SGhMHW2M5Jvvjol4HvXeSWOorm-RkCbNEV8SyMhygPoBTKtNhI_8V5LOBk4wHft0Jg/s320/sf2+043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545865935030186098" /></a><br />Max, an ex-New Yorker, was at the show. I hung out with some cool kids, including David, a guy I apparently met the last time I was in San Fran that I didn't remember at all. Dan was wearing a button that said "<b>DON'T PANIC</b>" and he and I bonded over a little <i>Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy</i>, cuz 42 y'all.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKPAvK2TdtHg2jP2EajZJ4r2I4PsCyMJoc-SjSbb_V6WbjXQfvCATj-FKcumGtGn0qMIx8YsjQzZe-UGDveX1cRum4gEknSnrkmO10_6I_b_yAMdEZOwWcszyJhpTqg0b2VWOAyk1UN8/s1600/sf2+048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKPAvK2TdtHg2jP2EajZJ4r2I4PsCyMJoc-SjSbb_V6WbjXQfvCATj-FKcumGtGn0qMIx8YsjQzZe-UGDveX1cRum4gEknSnrkmO10_6I_b_yAMdEZOwWcszyJhpTqg0b2VWOAyk1UN8/s320/sf2+048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545867721001758514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDTqESCTs62ckzHZXalChFhU01He0zu0UlCc5Vwwcf5ZLbY1hu8HoXu5-FvKjFhoLStPMPtdn66d4VpjAGARW2odVe2u_ANXyrrhjuZe7nyHPZ0BtQmalV_Jk8S8qWdMr3C_LvY4WaIg/s1600/sf2+049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDTqESCTs62ckzHZXalChFhU01He0zu0UlCc5Vwwcf5ZLbY1hu8HoXu5-FvKjFhoLStPMPtdn66d4VpjAGARW2odVe2u_ANXyrrhjuZe7nyHPZ0BtQmalV_Jk8S8qWdMr3C_LvY4WaIg/s320/sf2+049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545867716307458066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY77qyK00tve_o8wy7JurF1mcsNDAyiXvOqxRK1b-zR_ghE6hLB627DMHaO9JDUMrsp9Qrtpj0dXz8WC4ImNzRcBc-iQZZfamUJKDoaWvcgTCCi82uDl7c0psZnyq8xIdILoeTvsk0Q0/s1600/sf2+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY77qyK00tve_o8wy7JurF1mcsNDAyiXvOqxRK1b-zR_ghE6hLB627DMHaO9JDUMrsp9Qrtpj0dXz8WC4ImNzRcBc-iQZZfamUJKDoaWvcgTCCi82uDl7c0psZnyq8xIdILoeTvsk0Q0/s320/sf2+047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545867715488561058" /></a><br />Then <a href="http://www.myspace.com/shannonandtheclams">Shannon and the Clams</a> played, who are always awesome and did not disappoint.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnIebf8K8uqIZpft74F51WlW5NO9c6ehtvByIRoPcUKJT5YhwpRP3_k4KMkGIyuoIDROSnhy3W6rCzvU8EF-yr_GdJPY89Q_YgRVOHjDnVEmssw5z3fAKWeX57Hn7oYsJHvHJZ7eOldE/s1600/sf2+051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnIebf8K8uqIZpft74F51WlW5NO9c6ehtvByIRoPcUKJT5YhwpRP3_k4KMkGIyuoIDROSnhy3W6rCzvU8EF-yr_GdJPY89Q_YgRVOHjDnVEmssw5z3fAKWeX57Hn7oYsJHvHJZ7eOldE/s320/sf2+051.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545875095711622402" /></a><br />I went back with David to his place in Berkeley, figured I should see other parts of the Bay Area while I was there. We listened to Love and The Troggs and had a great time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bJTuKvpZowg-UlaPQmf7tFgROpSl9tROJfJFWhwu3M4E4a7RL1vSAvC0kfGPGo1fgmpHRZ4JDkq2cEOdNzBOAAlbJrWOdptoKwTkSJIyffR_WFKD__EyEQl9FitzFL0K2AkmhN_asqU/s1600/sf2+052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bJTuKvpZowg-UlaPQmf7tFgROpSl9tROJfJFWhwu3M4E4a7RL1vSAvC0kfGPGo1fgmpHRZ4JDkq2cEOdNzBOAAlbJrWOdptoKwTkSJIyffR_WFKD__EyEQl9FitzFL0K2AkmhN_asqU/s320/sf2+052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545876468699700162" /></a><br />In the morning I made coffee and he made a great breakfast of ham and eggs. I met his roommate Bill who cracked me up with a story about a crazy girl he met in LA from J-Date. She took him to see some dance music, even though he "only likes country and country western."<br />Before driving me back to San Fran so that he could go surfing, David took me to Indian Rock for a minute, we climbed up it and admired the Bay. I gotta say, Berkeley is really beautiful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXcTTzXuUgsaY7srlC8opsA2oZQeNdnPfZzTwbRWbriWuB6vOPesFMoBBJ4HN4PVcv53MbsaJVbNicrx5GvGc27rh4Ap4umu_3-F6sW2Ra0GksBuJN82_UVg5JVQ8R6S0ZFwHIMMO378/s1600/sf2+057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXcTTzXuUgsaY7srlC8opsA2oZQeNdnPfZzTwbRWbriWuB6vOPesFMoBBJ4HN4PVcv53MbsaJVbNicrx5GvGc27rh4Ap4umu_3-F6sW2Ra0GksBuJN82_UVg5JVQ8R6S0ZFwHIMMO378/s320/sf2+057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878414154903362" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMoIFnobhdF5o5KDg6-dzFnFVzKTdlMLHjTysUKt9MrjZQVEjOGl-WhPWHxhck1CryxGnmWm2XKFj3MhyzQvH9IW95-5YkyGYg_1JIA6Mq4LXu71kN-4NTRExbYVV1NxisKiSFu4MfA0/s1600/sf2+055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBMoIFnobhdF5o5KDg6-dzFnFVzKTdlMLHjTysUKt9MrjZQVEjOGl-WhPWHxhck1CryxGnmWm2XKFj3MhyzQvH9IW95-5YkyGYg_1JIA6Mq4LXu71kN-4NTRExbYVV1NxisKiSFu4MfA0/s320/sf2+055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878404150895986" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR3EdqXwV8XSLuPFdjIKIKIEB-9DSufeeYR736q43ILVg0-g-afN-ubbfb-AG_mBEBcbC9DfLjp3xCXf77UE6xysEe9M7YrTKYYbWifyQW8Evg-HmTg6YzLZGGBuo6k5A6onZPWH6hN4/s1600/sf2+054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR3EdqXwV8XSLuPFdjIKIKIEB-9DSufeeYR736q43ILVg0-g-afN-ubbfb-AG_mBEBcbC9DfLjp3xCXf77UE6xysEe9M7YrTKYYbWifyQW8Evg-HmTg6YzLZGGBuo6k5A6onZPWH6hN4/s320/sf2+054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878399752834738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3QdVBF2NSzmtNF-8ccZOWWtrmoJC80j_XUw9NfwEDGph2Kr-hzfQ9XC4tfg7WHl9olMlU2MbdahzNyC1Fc1VUnB4-Jnzvh_zI4c5E1PYYcAbpVMZ3V-HyXNrOaVNKnPu-X-iY4SYD4g/s1600/sf2+053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3QdVBF2NSzmtNF-8ccZOWWtrmoJC80j_XUw9NfwEDGph2Kr-hzfQ9XC4tfg7WHl9olMlU2MbdahzNyC1Fc1VUnB4-Jnzvh_zI4c5E1PYYcAbpVMZ3V-HyXNrOaVNKnPu-X-iY4SYD4g/s320/sf2+053.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545878392259857026" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-28111745396002622362010-11-30T15:37:00.000-08:002010-11-30T16:27:55.455-08:00San-Pho-CiscoThe next morning Shayde had to go to work, but gave me a set of keys so I could come and go as I please from his apartment. First thing I did was wake up and take a run. I just ran all the way down Polk St towards the water, and on the way there was NBD. It was raining but it was pretty warm out so I didn't mind, and there were a few mild uphills and then a few bigger downhills. After about 1.5 miles I turned around to run back... and let me tell you <b>the hills in SF are <i>NOT</i> fucking around</b>. I haven't dealt with running up hills like that since serious high school cross country meets!<br />After my run I showered and got dressed and got pretty and called Teva to entertain me for a few hours. He suggested we go to a Vietnamese place near where I was staying and get, what he considered to be, the best pho in the country. We went to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/turtle-tower-restaurant-san-francisco">Turtle Tower</a> and some hot pho was pretty perfect after a run in the rain.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvd4wIexSU1FPTdsYQhYJW49Qe6-9OFhEFE_IJQEKdvY95E3SS0ZVSz3A6Ox-MWy-1btdpqUdvD3LOBFid5OmKWL1alfoALbp_aWZcjNcvmvgwMgo0-NY9CuUNTIqwokn2uxrncOVOkE/s1600/sf2+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvd4wIexSU1FPTdsYQhYJW49Qe6-9OFhEFE_IJQEKdvY95E3SS0ZVSz3A6Ox-MWy-1btdpqUdvD3LOBFid5OmKWL1alfoALbp_aWZcjNcvmvgwMgo0-NY9CuUNTIqwokn2uxrncOVOkE/s320/sf2+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545494822423065410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSh5COn8WDSlUENNOrLohfwNiDjidGzJEY04Tby5nGwzf-Z3z4iGSsusr44QDpiCbjlfsn1oEPQ7IoLEQGog67Go5Dmw_2OS0D27xy_U4tw540YSewDXiasKJdHqgT4Qlhqe4FHUYos8/s1600/sf2+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSh5COn8WDSlUENNOrLohfwNiDjidGzJEY04Tby5nGwzf-Z3z4iGSsusr44QDpiCbjlfsn1oEPQ7IoLEQGog67Go5Dmw_2OS0D27xy_U4tw540YSewDXiasKJdHqgT4Qlhqe4FHUYos8/s320/sf2+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545494813457154594" /></a><br />We then walked up to the Mission to find a "cool" coffee shop to hang out in, and on the way there I saw some really cool palm trees and had one of those "wow, guess I'm really in California" moments.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bLfsDSJxN6T7CiYkrT6f-SiC47ThCrwcyCuA0Uic6DAsYKC3xSU5pEexfkYWx29rk2291boEpUu4iJDTTD1vzZzANsIflMDuiOcvDwzhUVZOantQlTE3B_CIsKXgY19_qe2YAmyJUaU/s1600/sf2+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bLfsDSJxN6T7CiYkrT6f-SiC47ThCrwcyCuA0Uic6DAsYKC3xSU5pEexfkYWx29rk2291boEpUu4iJDTTD1vzZzANsIflMDuiOcvDwzhUVZOantQlTE3B_CIsKXgY19_qe2YAmyJUaU/s320/sf2+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545495452722773410" /></a><br />We went to <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7TSNB_enUS403US403&wrapid=tlif12911613782761&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=max+field+sf&fb=1&gl=us&hq=max+field&hnear=San+Francisco,+CA&cid=7321275367910934610">Maxfield's</a> to drink some coffee and do some writing before I had to go get ready for dinner with my college buds.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlBv7XTtfOpK820VRwPBaJ6eR7vbiGYDj4k-YhVl0vojuZaq7CBGU9INdcbOUt5Nwi5vLidyKMCzmqjaXEVq0xev4EUb-yGpLNTibvtzmB19OlcPtsHT8Prj0RI2lj_iyWZZPvPPCYVA/s1600/sf2+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlBv7XTtfOpK820VRwPBaJ6eR7vbiGYDj4k-YhVl0vojuZaq7CBGU9INdcbOUt5Nwi5vLidyKMCzmqjaXEVq0xev4EUb-yGpLNTibvtzmB19OlcPtsHT8Prj0RI2lj_iyWZZPvPPCYVA/s320/sf2+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545496924833979426" /></a><br />I then took the bus <b>all by myself</b> back to the Tenderloin, got ready, and then walked to meet my buds David and Jane from college at <a href="http://www.domosf.com/">Domo</a>, a really nice (but a bit pricey) sushi place. I got some "chef's selection" sashimi thing and it was small but super delicious, just like the freshest fish I've ever had.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrq9UGJNCGgAzLQOgABZm1hfdp_BlaIePemnb6t4eB80UxaJbcczXOGIBZ9HKKtHiF1bYtSTJBuqOlRIeuMDRcISsFf-cV8wV89scSCPoTrKPsAFMZdrSIvGN9CtnIi6Wfj_t84fzOYqw/s1600/sf2+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrq9UGJNCGgAzLQOgABZm1hfdp_BlaIePemnb6t4eB80UxaJbcczXOGIBZ9HKKtHiF1bYtSTJBuqOlRIeuMDRcISsFf-cV8wV89scSCPoTrKPsAFMZdrSIvGN9CtnIi6Wfj_t84fzOYqw/s320/sf2+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545500222746435490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-iNYVnyn_Yt4aLVT3B4KOJ-_HmUVFIMuK9CLlwVNVJjjPU-6dPyWvYR8Ja_xsCr3QblYleYdv7R8EEnmOp8WVHvhd6lZQ7Q8qxEStYM_OJiffCs-aWfwRTlGKXSMHBRN03C3WTDlfrA/s1600/sf2+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-iNYVnyn_Yt4aLVT3B4KOJ-_HmUVFIMuK9CLlwVNVJjjPU-6dPyWvYR8Ja_xsCr3QblYleYdv7R8EEnmOp8WVHvhd6lZQ7Q8qxEStYM_OJiffCs-aWfwRTlGKXSMHBRN03C3WTDlfrA/s320/sf2+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545500220232506418" /></a><br />We then walked a few blocks to <a href="http://smugglerscovesf.com/trapdoor/">Smuggler's Cove</a>, a little tiki-type bar with a practically unmarked door that specializes in crazy rum cocktails. We got fancy drinks and sat right near a waterfall.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUk9cHTXqlmMGNy26uRlS82GuKl7tq_jgyB_XEgmSJWtgPnpNZ4qSBCw-o5vJDZZAD3VGBy_wBGyjwAqUhyphenhyphen4kX1_7fh3y9URExmY6oGy2dBK4bZdDkPURKhDGldMOJsHZh9IL-ahbtMw/s1600/sf2+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOUk9cHTXqlmMGNy26uRlS82GuKl7tq_jgyB_XEgmSJWtgPnpNZ4qSBCw-o5vJDZZAD3VGBy_wBGyjwAqUhyphenhyphen4kX1_7fh3y9URExmY6oGy2dBK4bZdDkPURKhDGldMOJsHZh9IL-ahbtMw/s320/sf2+019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545501119570310034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHzuQYIMqJF38MJSrPLFhato8TK9cv3fKy6heNqM7yePvVx3bH6PmvzAOJEr2DQyBbg2GpIOki3QfMwfY3ILqmjUy5-Avnwu9X1rNIOBBQBs4HVo5d3eJuYAlrMAM9Dyzr9xJzVRB0YY/s1600/sf2+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHzuQYIMqJF38MJSrPLFhato8TK9cv3fKy6heNqM7yePvVx3bH6PmvzAOJEr2DQyBbg2GpIOki3QfMwfY3ILqmjUy5-Avnwu9X1rNIOBBQBs4HVo5d3eJuYAlrMAM9Dyzr9xJzVRB0YY/s320/sf2+018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545501118690333954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzitVLOOb5FD-lRfna1Pi5R6oK2NYMewtjaAzSl0EvP0g-f3v2T7Dk2eG8JRHoY-Qv_xVjUHBPvUDBq4YtL22ZBj9K5DAQGL8omNWfcq-Gqee5UX8Gk1-cfA8z4a4WJfXcwCI6v2Y-NQ/s1600/sf2+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzitVLOOb5FD-lRfna1Pi5R6oK2NYMewtjaAzSl0EvP0g-f3v2T7Dk2eG8JRHoY-Qv_xVjUHBPvUDBq4YtL22ZBj9K5DAQGL8omNWfcq-Gqee5UX8Gk1-cfA8z4a4WJfXcwCI6v2Y-NQ/s320/sf2+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545501108678563330" /></a><br />After gossiping about college friends and getting a little rum-tipsy we headed back to the Tenderloin to <a href="http://www.castlenews.com/">Edinburgh Castle</a>, a cool divey bar where a soul DJ night was happening. Met up with people I know there including Josh and his gf Holly and Teva and Anne Marie. Danced the night away!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjvWYUHWJoALb6tv9QDsu27Wz54Baub1YzNwWQeTDJ648UANs45B50x7dMhIgindwkaGj-gUIZSrmDjRsQkz0jmqtGVC1EPVei-RAz9WGaEBFP8SbfO39GZTkdZpv78D4A_ou52yNGx0/s1600/sf2+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjvWYUHWJoALb6tv9QDsu27Wz54Baub1YzNwWQeTDJ648UANs45B50x7dMhIgindwkaGj-gUIZSrmDjRsQkz0jmqtGVC1EPVei-RAz9WGaEBFP8SbfO39GZTkdZpv78D4A_ou52yNGx0/s320/sf2+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545503063190877682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubNrdx7MrRXTnqums8xjzAtA1wBNNC1JLsUU5jjIKg1_PsTlRGTXDWu3-vqDkZ0h4fwuz7Ymha7eSxHyvKuXFm94rLsDi9Rsd7MvWO3gLEiqL3cCOts_WohlCvItfq43F2cy2hzz21Bk/s1600/sf2+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubNrdx7MrRXTnqums8xjzAtA1wBNNC1JLsUU5jjIKg1_PsTlRGTXDWu3-vqDkZ0h4fwuz7Ymha7eSxHyvKuXFm94rLsDi9Rsd7MvWO3gLEiqL3cCOts_WohlCvItfq43F2cy2hzz21Bk/s320/sf2+024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545503051350181250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDRVJYQBTCI3keFcmPYnC3upUGe9MGLufz1t0Ky8UE1Emrvex3KzT6zxpsbvzc5iRgl8-kANxuiCLnWOdkYKCfjnDw3DVFU5sJkLdl2Nu83cqixP-dxPGIpcAnfo-mmx4-DwAreZ0Ifg/s1600/sf2+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDRVJYQBTCI3keFcmPYnC3upUGe9MGLufz1t0Ky8UE1Emrvex3KzT6zxpsbvzc5iRgl8-kANxuiCLnWOdkYKCfjnDw3DVFU5sJkLdl2Nu83cqixP-dxPGIpcAnfo-mmx4-DwAreZ0Ifg/s320/sf2+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545503031005047170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsA-vDsKB0oNDPdAbaRFab5dSoSpbW91IIt0dsS-QCi9AptPNJxlx2vyzkyVLyZBjyIvMOGjwnfhSryL9nFPHgY3hg58eSEI2aJC5p2t7p5EYpzvK_sc_pZYMudrWLyZ1GGaZEPvlA6c/s1600/sf2+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsA-vDsKB0oNDPdAbaRFab5dSoSpbW91IIt0dsS-QCi9AptPNJxlx2vyzkyVLyZBjyIvMOGjwnfhSryL9nFPHgY3hg58eSEI2aJC5p2t7p5EYpzvK_sc_pZYMudrWLyZ1GGaZEPvlA6c/s320/sf2+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545503023074355346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdfhUv9dRjd7hWeDP435IQxsRglsyuKFV_s7AnkqtkJRd6zVG1jV7hVj57743CNFBNSlkBJc7IjrBh7Oe5EkKg4_jRIXSV_n-5097xLbD4T8Y9QX5wOzA8jukHaWPD6KBBU_57oXZdIw/s1600/sf2+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdfhUv9dRjd7hWeDP435IQxsRglsyuKFV_s7AnkqtkJRd6zVG1jV7hVj57743CNFBNSlkBJc7IjrBh7Oe5EkKg4_jRIXSV_n-5097xLbD4T8Y9QX5wOzA8jukHaWPD6KBBU_57oXZdIw/s320/sf2+021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545503014007922418" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-34592372343604371552010-11-30T15:13:00.000-08:002010-11-30T15:37:28.551-08:00SanFranPartyAfter meeting up with Brace, we went to some bars in the Mission to hang out with various friends of Shayde. First we went to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/uptown-san-francisco">Uptown</a> and met up with Jeremiah (who I met when <a href="http://www.myspace.com/boxelders">Box Elders</a> were in NY) and some other peeps and had drinks and fun. I know this is <b>lame and fan-girly of me</b> but I got especially excited to meet <b>Thee John Dwyer</b> (of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ohsees">Thee Oh Sees</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/coachwhipsvsfuckers">Coachwhips</a> fame) just cuz you know.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2N5hShVf1vZ45_IK1K0lz_HuzGoq_nZ6fXGBxnYZEDtSNoODfANaUCmydC7Lb-yxjEL5iO7rLiA1BtEyjbeRrjpT6f52j7mJuxNxFQUBHoh4ODUc5jBFpkJhuLykzVXwd-poFaYlmAAg/s1600/sf2+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2N5hShVf1vZ45_IK1K0lz_HuzGoq_nZ6fXGBxnYZEDtSNoODfANaUCmydC7Lb-yxjEL5iO7rLiA1BtEyjbeRrjpT6f52j7mJuxNxFQUBHoh4ODUc5jBFpkJhuLykzVXwd-poFaYlmAAg/s320/sf2+008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545487453715583922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEugQH40G3Lns_XRoPpkHpB0GhymUJIYoCJoaYRzrnE0WGZUyI6aw7bsnxDOT_JJZuiNcsRSdxU228YVq4OZc2U8Pbuzw_RjATr9dgeB93Esr7QTDosMobjBUDA7QBx5sEm2PIq42pXE/s1600/sf2+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEugQH40G3Lns_XRoPpkHpB0GhymUJIYoCJoaYRzrnE0WGZUyI6aw7bsnxDOT_JJZuiNcsRSdxU228YVq4OZc2U8Pbuzw_RjATr9dgeB93Esr7QTDosMobjBUDA7QBx5sEm2PIq42pXE/s320/sf2+007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545487446964754978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5e4UDXYf8w7uW9U7V48kJIupbRJ8lrQz3NHzPr71bQC5sd6rqjzZaZTksN1awtBACEX3XOj7jiLYyG8Vdch0sg0yagEeDp0twVGJPxq8-urK_D2gneMMTh8ANmGwg_LdQfIVIcIdTzW0/s1600/sf2+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5e4UDXYf8w7uW9U7V48kJIupbRJ8lrQz3NHzPr71bQC5sd6rqjzZaZTksN1awtBACEX3XOj7jiLYyG8Vdch0sg0yagEeDp0twVGJPxq8-urK_D2gneMMTh8ANmGwg_LdQfIVIcIdTzW0/s320/sf2+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545487439076413346" /></a><br />My buddy Josh who I met on my last trip also showed up and stuck around with us as we hopped around to other Mission bars including <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/homestead-san-francisco">Homestead</a> and the <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/500-club-san-francisco">500 Club</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFsUkh4faO6jGz5olTExekYU0XkLmvyfrgRVLQZQQoahN_iYPfI0g5ZiyX5bDqbG8Sb0I4npgi-pd8edtEr6J9Cuw3aOwLjIeWE9eLRTN0FjfK8FU7glTzLUzM8W4xNXzhTkqGu9ndVM/s1600/sf2+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFsUkh4faO6jGz5olTExekYU0XkLmvyfrgRVLQZQQoahN_iYPfI0g5ZiyX5bDqbG8Sb0I4npgi-pd8edtEr6J9Cuw3aOwLjIeWE9eLRTN0FjfK8FU7glTzLUzM8W4xNXzhTkqGu9ndVM/s320/sf2+010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545490338609123330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAYBHBPFtaLWWP6fu46hR7RuwjEgFTxosL5F4o6UfKsj3ilkoKL6PuSDAq0Kr2OWZ7PlKi2HMMUFjAIrrECrnhwYXU_5ihtlqTh698GHtNU-zDChIcK67J24rapT9c162ZsBZOEmktPg/s1600/sf2+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAYBHBPFtaLWWP6fu46hR7RuwjEgFTxosL5F4o6UfKsj3ilkoKL6PuSDAq0Kr2OWZ7PlKi2HMMUFjAIrrECrnhwYXU_5ihtlqTh698GHtNU-zDChIcK67J24rapT9c162ZsBZOEmktPg/s320/sf2+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545490331461531730" /></a><br />Went home at last call, NBD. Crazy few days still to come.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-17553188707252008582010-11-29T21:58:00.000-08:002010-11-30T14:28:34.060-08:00San Fran Tastic!The trip from Sacramento to San Francisco was one of the shortest Greyhound trips of my entire tour, so I left Sacramento at a reasonable hour and got into SF in the later afternoon.<br />I was going to be staying with Shayde, the bass player from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thefreshonlys">Fresh & Onlys</a>, but he was going to be working at Amoeba Records until 6pm so I had some time to kill. My buddy Teva, who moved to New York from San Fran and recently moved back again <b>for a girl</b>, came to meet me at the Greyhound station and we went up to the Haight-Ashbury area together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN1tzn5YnSdKoVkpy-3aYYV8t_ug6HCNq0hUvIyO7nwA3Hr6UR0LkWh_K_7LUhK1DkSsTVNZSwOlkRhGBCoEcFML897FMbrcgLzdTsx_HRMv3vnq89Tm9H_YVa7dOt-OTjZWhR_acKZU/s1600/sac2sf1+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN1tzn5YnSdKoVkpy-3aYYV8t_ug6HCNq0hUvIyO7nwA3Hr6UR0LkWh_K_7LUhK1DkSsTVNZSwOlkRhGBCoEcFML897FMbrcgLzdTsx_HRMv3vnq89Tm9H_YVa7dOt-OTjZWhR_acKZU/s320/sac2sf1+040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545222264088911922" /></a><br />The trip from Sacramento to San Francisco was one of the shortest Greyhound trips of my entire tour, so I left Sacramento at a reasonable hour and got into SF in the later afternoon.<br />I was going to be staying with Shayde, the bass player from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/thefreshonlys">Fresh & Onlys</a>, but he was going to be working at Amoeba Records until 6pm so I had some time to kill. My buddy Teva, who moved to New York from San Fran and recently moved back again <b>for a girl</b>, came to meet me at the Greyhound station and we went up to the Haight-Ashbury area together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN1tzn5YnSdKoVkpy-3aYYV8t_ug6HCNq0hUvIyO7nwA3Hr6UR0LkWh_K_7LUhK1DkSsTVNZSwOlkRhGBCoEcFML897FMbrcgLzdTsx_HRMv3vnq89Tm9H_YVa7dOt-OTjZWhR_acKZU/s1600/sac2sf1+040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeN1tzn5YnSdKoVkpy-3aYYV8t_ug6HCNq0hUvIyO7nwA3Hr6UR0LkWh_K_7LUhK1DkSsTVNZSwOlkRhGBCoEcFML897FMbrcgLzdTsx_HRMv3vnq89Tm9H_YVa7dOt-OTjZWhR_acKZU/s320/sac2sf1+040.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545222264088911922" /></a><br />We got to Amoeba where not only Shayde was working, but also Anne Marie, Teva's wonderful girlfriend. I dropped my bag off at the bag check and ran next door to <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/murios-trophy-room-san-francisco">Murio's Trophy Room</a>, where Shayde was on his break. We had a couple of beers and chatted about things and you know how it is.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nXoL_wcwtByY83j0x41tQp5YV5R2vMrFWS03koEVy7V8Af_DT6qw219rJdm7SgVY8VbrwSxeMLvP8UkbkTYxMaI0vNizqC3UnZmAR1c-Sp6I0EcAuEt5cEwsBdH3j9aqTn14sffCQBU/s1600/sac2sf1+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nXoL_wcwtByY83j0x41tQp5YV5R2vMrFWS03koEVy7V8Af_DT6qw219rJdm7SgVY8VbrwSxeMLvP8UkbkTYxMaI0vNizqC3UnZmAR1c-Sp6I0EcAuEt5cEwsBdH3j9aqTn14sffCQBU/s320/sac2sf1+042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545232339334121330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDr1RYGUj8AUAha294ZczZuUdlWAcRw-lTPpdzLWBzpjMZhwU2eavybrPpNlMh54cS6RYL5K24AkKGUoyKdoBDPXdbzTbkMi8xAHePfZDrVfHfiHtTNmnvTdJQKD4dLKgfyTzv4Cy-go/s1600/sac2sf1+041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDr1RYGUj8AUAha294ZczZuUdlWAcRw-lTPpdzLWBzpjMZhwU2eavybrPpNlMh54cS6RYL5K24AkKGUoyKdoBDPXdbzTbkMi8xAHePfZDrVfHfiHtTNmnvTdJQKD4dLKgfyTzv4Cy-go/s320/sac2sf1+041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545232334939094930" /></a><br />Shayde then had to go back to work, it was <b>Black Friday</b> after all, and I was really really hungry from the long bus ride, so Teva took me to <a href="http://www.papalote-sf.com/">Papalote Mexican Grill</a>, a "famous" place in SF for their "burritos"... I'm also pretty sure I saw them kick Bobby Flay's ass on <i>Throwdown!</i>. The burritos were good but pretty intense.<br />After our burritos Anne Marie was on her break, so we went with her to a coffee shop and got caffeinated while I blogged just a bit.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1TwioewWnNafBf9ZGkCzvRmdazTY6Y1-NPogvBtoJ5OL7WpL6NKSsW_2YaS4ETGiFJYP_b8G-SsAPATHOtZS6dmfklPx6sUDmJIJISnD5rP_C6rpKmi1H_uJqKM2iZMfhcCuECJXvXY/s1600/sac2sf1+043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1TwioewWnNafBf9ZGkCzvRmdazTY6Y1-NPogvBtoJ5OL7WpL6NKSsW_2YaS4ETGiFJYP_b8G-SsAPATHOtZS6dmfklPx6sUDmJIJISnD5rP_C6rpKmi1H_uJqKM2iZMfhcCuECJXvXY/s320/sac2sf1+043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545464579344138114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBSawSsxIjnSBWNBz2_ovnUrZCjFOrWQvr9BbNTWLjCXpoeIuGfTCf9lYqRqSpb7eUmmkAoaTRiN0MAB8yF00aJevmqKdbo2UzdGDFyjpTVD0ckeKEFq0rKx-IyoA-J2Bvh8jegQQyas/s1600/sac2sf1+044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCBSawSsxIjnSBWNBz2_ovnUrZCjFOrWQvr9BbNTWLjCXpoeIuGfTCf9lYqRqSpb7eUmmkAoaTRiN0MAB8yF00aJevmqKdbo2UzdGDFyjpTVD0ckeKEFq0rKx-IyoA-J2Bvh8jegQQyas/s320/sac2sf1+044.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545465443933328146" /></a><br />In a bit we had to go back to Amoeba... I had to meet up with Shayde to go back to his place and Anne Marie had to go back to work. Teva and I saw a funny cut-out on the door while we were waiting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sIr6j-jYljz2RqfqAe_-O5Q9rN0RmRZlvwtNrzuyYWAqdkVIBGVegaIPOqpITxEfTbLmJfnb6zG-8rVLpyBo87ibzN82SdVD5bMt9dr5KTqanWcW2_xxPv5-ZDAhi-0ZWwRqhMjLyzU/s1600/sac2sf1+046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9sIr6j-jYljz2RqfqAe_-O5Q9rN0RmRZlvwtNrzuyYWAqdkVIBGVegaIPOqpITxEfTbLmJfnb6zG-8rVLpyBo87ibzN82SdVD5bMt9dr5KTqanWcW2_xxPv5-ZDAhi-0ZWwRqhMjLyzU/s320/sac2sf1+046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545467099627118402" /></a><br />Shayde got off work and we went back to his place in the Tenderloin. It was a nice one bedroom he shares with his girlfriend, but she was away on tour. He had the <b>cutest cat</b> named <b>Bruce Springsteen</b> (but she was a girl). She and I bonded pretty much instantly, I think she'd get along well with my cat <b>Georgina Harrison</b>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNTOM58C7Qp-KcBIb7YQWbEAK60AYyuU0dWGZjT5x1HO6RadWPBotDjmxezk9CdPx7A7Pb9AqIFeIy65mKLYpcmoXQYRehVCOF5XNIq11r96VZimve1rsFsPObih-nFhxUkvVTnT4Qoo/s1600/sac2sf1+047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLNTOM58C7Qp-KcBIb7YQWbEAK60AYyuU0dWGZjT5x1HO6RadWPBotDjmxezk9CdPx7A7Pb9AqIFeIy65mKLYpcmoXQYRehVCOF5XNIq11r96VZimve1rsFsPObih-nFhxUkvVTnT4Qoo/s320/sac2sf1+047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545468091302454178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDlzmOf1NyBAKxMONU0QqILEtDveCpND-CgDhyphenhyphens1qi9XgvQRCau3obPSlPbEcpEHb00grImCveDL_tsYQR21Dn-b1Ip8AKcX3HmvsXb6DP5Q8Bc6k-brFoexJ7tMXiBfii0CReZcCh6M/s1600/sf2+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDlzmOf1NyBAKxMONU0QqILEtDveCpND-CgDhyphenhyphens1qi9XgvQRCau3obPSlPbEcpEHb00grImCveDL_tsYQR21Dn-b1Ip8AKcX3HmvsXb6DP5Q8Bc6k-brFoexJ7tMXiBfii0CReZcCh6M/s320/sf2+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545470442751791314" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6VEj4cLMCrBsh4Wt8eRF5DDhCKfvxNGKzO4mu6BXpNKstVQRYV-eQadwOIq0izLaSIDnPf7vr58y2NViOWJW5o1s9CK4eAu7fi8q5C6yPSywIGDW9JfaeFVaIfeOu3wQIOE4K5BbSsM/s1600/sf2+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6VEj4cLMCrBsh4Wt8eRF5DDhCKfvxNGKzO4mu6BXpNKstVQRYV-eQadwOIq0izLaSIDnPf7vr58y2NViOWJW5o1s9CK4eAu7fi8q5C6yPSywIGDW9JfaeFVaIfeOu3wQIOE4K5BbSsM/s320/sf2+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545470425888937346" /></a><br />After hanging out, listening to some records, talking about <b>all kinds of deep shit</b>, and drinking a six pack, it was time to go out and hang with some peeps. Brace, a dude I know from the Internet and the band <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wildthingsf">Wild Thing</a> came to meet up with us and we all piled into a cab to the Mission.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJq4ONR41CNsSbHh4B3Pc2SnKdW-1JOGGHrNsscSH6nH0Q9tXwwHNmh0Qe8I8rOoSs3OEvyUuxi3lMPSIb4Off_NIxhhhMFjjTwpNIpEA60DNHSXNlqT-CGax9NklbOAc2TQRw_eu0CQc/s1600/sf2+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJq4ONR41CNsSbHh4B3Pc2SnKdW-1JOGGHrNsscSH6nH0Q9tXwwHNmh0Qe8I8rOoSs3OEvyUuxi3lMPSIb4Off_NIxhhhMFjjTwpNIpEA60DNHSXNlqT-CGax9NklbOAc2TQRw_eu0CQc/s320/sf2+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545472425621432514" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-88239100224866602402010-11-28T16:00:00.000-08:002010-11-28T17:05:07.173-08:00Sacs-GivingThanksgiving is obviously an awkward time to be on the road. I've actually never spent a Thanksgiving away from my family, so that was kind of weird to me, but I was really THANKFUL to Melissa for letting me spend the big T-Day with her family right outside of Sacramento.<br />We all woke up early to cook things to bring with us. I made some brussels sprouts with bacon and red onions, Melissa made a veggie lasagna and a <b>turducken</b>. We loaded up in the car and headed towards her grand mother's house.<br />I had a great time! Melissa's family was super nice to me and all the food was great. 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There's a moment where all the toys come to terms with dying and accept their fate and hold hands solemnly! Crazy!<br />We then went on a walk, it was nice out and there was a dog.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8xEmRpVqMSnBfUxiG6HQ-q1B2EiURgWgmCQ6qSPA3Enz6utuAOW7OxdePkUe72g4qdTMTQkuMA5GSJ5WXFvfATlM7hZl7982ZqtWzjdkD0iEqtPRWCiZlc4MkBDt8z9bvt30V5B9vzs/s1600/sac2sf1+039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8xEmRpVqMSnBfUxiG6HQ-q1B2EiURgWgmCQ6qSPA3Enz6utuAOW7OxdePkUe72g4qdTMTQkuMA5GSJ5WXFvfATlM7hZl7982ZqtWzjdkD0iEqtPRWCiZlc4MkBDt8z9bvt30V5B9vzs/s320/sac2sf1+039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544771196736617890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsSgWCpw8oIiDiAsSye7-eXgWJoSR8RUtN_1OgCNoX1SAvlAjwAiGPZlEbAdp26qYvkMUitIYL-glBVrvh0xKxglj-8O6TEZsFBA8XY4xMtZ3LcDcp3WTFSzPQm5X4muyGysBEYzjj8c/s1600/sac2sf1+038.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwsSgWCpw8oIiDiAsSye7-eXgWJoSR8RUtN_1OgCNoX1SAvlAjwAiGPZlEbAdp26qYvkMUitIYL-glBVrvh0xKxglj-8O6TEZsFBA8XY4xMtZ3LcDcp3WTFSzPQm5X4muyGysBEYzjj8c/s320/sac2sf1+038.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544771186539210338" /></a><br />The next morning I boarded a bus to San Fran... Thanks for being great hosts Rick & Melissa!Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-42366687664089438802010-11-27T17:08:00.000-08:002010-11-28T15:55:10.468-08:00Lucky SackyWoke up on the second day and tried to do some blogging... I was crashing in a room that belonged to Kyle (of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ganglian">Ganglians</a> fame), but he was off on tour so I had the thing to myself. I eventually made it downstairs and DJ Rick was chilling there, watching some TeeVee, and we decided to go get some late breakfast.<br />He took me to <a href="http://www.blackbeardiner.com/">Black Bear Diner</a> which is some regional chain... like a <b>frontier version of Cracker Barrel</b> kind of? I got ham and eggs and the ham was ridic.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi66Ayj_9qWzASrv2Zpep9xwjoVvng21PDrldOONqN16YpBD8VOMZdkN9m0eoi4UEBr0rnolQcc56CIOV24Ojtdzqu9W1YfsoHceI1ao-muOX-4K68yu3YcoO_cQeKV3m_vBKEfv4P3o/s1600/sac2sf1+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSi66Ayj_9qWzASrv2Zpep9xwjoVvng21PDrldOONqN16YpBD8VOMZdkN9m0eoi4UEBr0rnolQcc56CIOV24Ojtdzqu9W1YfsoHceI1ao-muOX-4K68yu3YcoO_cQeKV3m_vBKEfv4P3o/s320/sac2sf1+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544406717997609826" /></a><br />Then Rick took me around to some touristy stuff, Old Sac was cool (and sounds funny), then we stopped at some "hip" coffee shop and met some very young punks that Rick knew outside.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPDwYkpWmlSW8UAqa05xhchsBQDfZ6-p9fERhmoczVjPP7inUlbf54tVwOlDVWSQWZ7viWAJPkMiCfVSE0zDxz3aUVSAgVmXflHI0kW8gKMKCzoKTFxFBjbj5yeGj60v_JwGHtAj9e5I/s1600/sac2sf1+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVPDwYkpWmlSW8UAqa05xhchsBQDfZ6-p9fERhmoczVjPP7inUlbf54tVwOlDVWSQWZ7viWAJPkMiCfVSE0zDxz3aUVSAgVmXflHI0kW8gKMKCzoKTFxFBjbj5yeGj60v_JwGHtAj9e5I/s320/sac2sf1+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544408219588089618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YZW3_HieJJHV9rN5d4jLeunOpWjIZu9KG1v9Lw-xEM1pzOwHNRmcNrPyoNWeK1V9DbFx0rmtxVYgpTKqynC5tHZwcIXwD8ozL1XDtO_4-apgaQlUgEQvhHcZLn5KOU2-L8JPIXv3h4k/s1600/sac2sf1+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YZW3_HieJJHV9rN5d4jLeunOpWjIZu9KG1v9Lw-xEM1pzOwHNRmcNrPyoNWeK1V9DbFx0rmtxVYgpTKqynC5tHZwcIXwD8ozL1XDtO_4-apgaQlUgEQvhHcZLn5KOU2-L8JPIXv3h4k/s320/sac2sf1+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544408216866322002" /></a><br />Rick then told me he had the perfect place to show me so we hopped in his car and drove out. Rick was a great person to stay with because he's an obsessive information sponge and just knows things and everything, especially California. In the car ride he told me all about California history (especially relating to touring bands) and a crazy story about shows he booked for <a href="http://www.deadmoonusa.com/">Dead Moon</a> and Elliot Smith's old band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heatmiser">Heat Miser</a> when he just a young lad in college.<br />We eventually got to <a href="http://www.locketown.com/">Locke</a>, an old Chinese town a little bit outside of Sacramento. People still live there but it pretty much looks like a weird ghost town. There were a bunch of cats everywhere and they even have a bar called <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/al-the-wops-locke">All The Wops</a> that was unfortunately closed while we were there, but I got to <b>ride a dragon</b>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWIGpHNye6rbkoC0_hcQGQEA3zXumoh9x58ChM9FO9kcQMrwj-L3fW2MqwlJuDNbCyRWoev9xrwQV6zDh-CpqJzUlwW1bsilnSMo7zsHKcLwUfYcaYkucJ1Bmk5b___KfWahFCWuv5rM/s1600/sac2sf1+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWIGpHNye6rbkoC0_hcQGQEA3zXumoh9x58ChM9FO9kcQMrwj-L3fW2MqwlJuDNbCyRWoev9xrwQV6zDh-CpqJzUlwW1bsilnSMo7zsHKcLwUfYcaYkucJ1Bmk5b___KfWahFCWuv5rM/s320/sac2sf1+008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544717733645976402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NdpUxlhyphenhyphenimCuc6BWuMYP0jR0XOPAmQa7FCoULS-4niym6hXHIgoofgHyt_0Qj8UhOw4kxYq9WN_zr5uLn39CxJx9pm89TkYUfSoyVOES2K_m0M2Qu6L_UBiam9XZR23qbSsO1Bc-NLY/s1600/sac2sf1+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5Js96knZmoTlKtB7qbyfX-dq9Wws-yT4BP852cCcQneCMP8zIpxKfPlreJbWlOxh_h7XcSq8GSep3-8stGjhALBQRH6oP80YZz1VWApyHFchKtgdssA_HV7RyGub7mAgKa3g091ekcs/s320/sac2sf1+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544720578203023234" /></a><br />After Locke we headed back to Rick's place to see Melissa/hang with the cats/watch HGTV before hitting a grocery store to shop for Thanksgiving things. Man, I had heard rumors about California produce but never really took it too seriously... ummmm... <b>it's insane</b>. Vegetables just look different in California, make New York veggies look gross!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2VA-4hNoT0hQRYHayOdxqlanZ4Ydup9O6km7z5nMNZPGN7GyjqL86-iuX9UABWOQoPOmzEn4Oss5989PhZ_ETyuKz5dWDcV3QUx7cbrdKgWdxCL-zCMB-cAK7jFM5VZjMg90AO7jxs0/s1600/sac2sf1+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2VA-4hNoT0hQRYHayOdxqlanZ4Ydup9O6km7z5nMNZPGN7GyjqL86-iuX9UABWOQoPOmzEn4Oss5989PhZ_ETyuKz5dWDcV3QUx7cbrdKgWdxCL-zCMB-cAK7jFM5VZjMg90AO7jxs0/s320/sac2sf1+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544725330600094818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2L_VH66sSjufnjzKDiaMkDKbenj7QXWg3NdSMKJoX-36hAGZPusZkfpnjA9zhKbuif05bnh7bmUZz26gbsIJbKPO3vTo4YmZpNMrdBjXeUR_T-gfKKPrdi7SkmmRfijT5scAw0u3jjI/s1600/sac2sf1+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2L_VH66sSjufnjzKDiaMkDKbenj7QXWg3NdSMKJoX-36hAGZPusZkfpnjA9zhKbuif05bnh7bmUZz26gbsIJbKPO3vTo4YmZpNMrdBjXeUR_T-gfKKPrdi7SkmmRfijT5scAw0u3jjI/s320/sac2sf1+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544725326069702770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_v4FkzOalZCyzcUKiWQWip1fmIXMHZ8b0Akvg5zdqLu-XiBUWktY7dfPpMkdUQW69DJ6BvAZbt8pb9T4rJL5h-eWlYkGBDnPSjBQUuN0knizxU4-i0zZ6lCSQ9z5Cd4kp9wasii2a2o/s1600/sac2sf1+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_v4FkzOalZCyzcUKiWQWip1fmIXMHZ8b0Akvg5zdqLu-XiBUWktY7dfPpMkdUQW69DJ6BvAZbt8pb9T4rJL5h-eWlYkGBDnPSjBQUuN0knizxU4-i0zZ6lCSQ9z5Cd4kp9wasii2a2o/s320/sac2sf1+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544725316052667938" /></a><br />After shopping, Rick and Melissa insisted on taking me to their favorite pho place, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=pho+saigon&find_loc=Sacramento%2C+CA">Pho Saigon</a>. I actually had never had pho before, I guess it's not really common in New York, but apparently there are a ton of Vietnamese restaurants in Sac. The Pho was good.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbhPyzXomPue3HceVw4NxCUtzViVALZMJzr_hSv2oRNVYTmiLKpXxYXAGBHb0t0Ku3D-GZd7P5brwMGIYqwh29yMc88MtaR-7Jkwv_D5XPA5r8XNqPZ9-yZDbuVXmXW7oHU8G1h7o3TY/s1600/sac2sf1+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbhPyzXomPue3HceVw4NxCUtzViVALZMJzr_hSv2oRNVYTmiLKpXxYXAGBHb0t0Ku3D-GZd7P5brwMGIYqwh29yMc88MtaR-7Jkwv_D5XPA5r8XNqPZ9-yZDbuVXmXW7oHU8G1h7o3TY/s320/sac2sf1+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544739743708197378" /></a><br />We then went to pick up Andrew at the random weird record store he works at... the kind of place that sells things like Taylor Swift records on vinyl and weird/fancy beer bongs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsL8ZGErDSoZWCKAB7vzVg1l6wH7QZ5M0gSPkCMEhH2S6z3FTszwJnLk3TZxSUmgMfSwMlPpYf1zV68E9egTZJJIRUt73n6IOTwbqpv6UA7HxJGNIU0QhT9_wMoz0hyctg-B6zJEA67S8/s1600/sac2sf1+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsL8ZGErDSoZWCKAB7vzVg1l6wH7QZ5M0gSPkCMEhH2S6z3FTszwJnLk3TZxSUmgMfSwMlPpYf1zV68E9egTZJJIRUt73n6IOTwbqpv6UA7HxJGNIU0QhT9_wMoz0hyctg-B6zJEA67S8/s320/sac2sf1+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544741084572032210" /></a><br />We then embarked on part 2 of <b>DJ Rick's Great Dive Bar Tour 2k10</b>. We drove around to a bunch of places, a few were closed for the holiday, and one (<a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/swiss-buda-sacramento">The Swiss Buda</a>) was closed for a private 40th birthday party (which we were very bummed not to be invited to).<br />We did get into a few notable ones. The first one was <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-cinch-sacramento">The Cinch</a> and it was pretty much just grossss and kind of scary. Andrew had half a burrito and all the weirdos at the bar were giving him a hard time about not sharing it with them...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxxMV96PGx2rzpjfq46Uf8IfHKcc_hNftJ_Hqi3qvVixMVvHcZNYtn3PavJ2PscEfF0wyazpxupfcFPaeJtsUpy4PsH8mSQqAawaIFXeNnioe0XF76b_Rifo1aAnKgSAd7tK-SvOhJw8/s1600/sac2sf1+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxxMV96PGx2rzpjfq46Uf8IfHKcc_hNftJ_Hqi3qvVixMVvHcZNYtn3PavJ2PscEfF0wyazpxupfcFPaeJtsUpy4PsH8mSQqAawaIFXeNnioe0XF76b_Rifo1aAnKgSAd7tK-SvOhJw8/s320/sac2sf1+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544745687158448562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nrhxa2FDtSpCr2dnFulwG_3j_WifZVXmXtbFiVmXfW6cTme6z3y2uccSbuJ6SRdX2ur7y0WtPNarFhyphenhyphenlIQIuUgFPTta0Fjx7xnlbLA2iV5njltO9W_RjQLlAxgi3ihKRgDTK9VDmXzs/s1600/sac2sf1+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nrhxa2FDtSpCr2dnFulwG_3j_WifZVXmXtbFiVmXfW6cTme6z3y2uccSbuJ6SRdX2ur7y0WtPNarFhyphenhyphenlIQIuUgFPTta0Fjx7xnlbLA2iV5njltO9W_RjQLlAxgi3ihKRgDTK9VDmXzs/s320/sac2sf1+019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544745683772809154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vsSoYUUsDDUG7QTSJJEIgD3nSb5KEViXKoXWhy6eBH8ek7gtwPDYqstjmaFpEfi8LuTSiKWhBnXzBIELB7b5luxY5plS6w_bTeUUfpFWUZ7LEXjWsUMztC4optDZXw9Nspav2JiOOak/s1600/sac2sf1+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vsSoYUUsDDUG7QTSJJEIgD3nSb5KEViXKoXWhy6eBH8ek7gtwPDYqstjmaFpEfi8LuTSiKWhBnXzBIELB7b5luxY5plS6w_bTeUUfpFWUZ7LEXjWsUMztC4optDZXw9Nspav2JiOOak/s320/sac2sf1+018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544745674103596210" /></a><br />Second was <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-trap-sacramento">The Trap</a>, apparently one of the oldest dives in Sacramento. It was a total hole in the wall and had really nice staff and didn't serve liquor. It seemed like most of the regulars were just pissing off the bartender and he was happy to talk to us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJnXX2bS5dxukQfuD_gfCl5VIn7CH9ZsO81-uAfMDm4wavsJ3F_V1VHSEeJ8vcU6i2H-NSg0zZ2WDBbYGyd0LeU4Z_KLbtr3ygKJpQmDLikZeSWnwHP0zzWuuf7bh-qCgAwr2_yDmpXQ/s1600/sac2sf1+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeJnXX2bS5dxukQfuD_gfCl5VIn7CH9ZsO81-uAfMDm4wavsJ3F_V1VHSEeJ8vcU6i2H-NSg0zZ2WDBbYGyd0LeU4Z_KLbtr3ygKJpQmDLikZeSWnwHP0zzWuuf7bh-qCgAwr2_yDmpXQ/s320/sac2sf1+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544749114989027154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f4Nno2e3wpovv0c2-KkefHQKBPTRXgVg-Ydl1ln_6Ej-eJtBPc5AmFvXAURMvgGQV8nQayK01cM4GpU665h_dh4_6PGsTc67yRTSFOBHAOhBHsek8vo5YW5qB67AXQUnSjsecQbNshc/s1600/sac2sf1+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6f4Nno2e3wpovv0c2-KkefHQKBPTRXgVg-Ydl1ln_6Ej-eJtBPc5AmFvXAURMvgGQV8nQayK01cM4GpU665h_dh4_6PGsTc67yRTSFOBHAOhBHsek8vo5YW5qB67AXQUnSjsecQbNshc/s320/sac2sf1+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544749108862126946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdDB5QVagjVZ4vve_rhgjdi4h3OSzG7KJ4_zRxvPoabTGDGz8Y-8dG1IzyFQ39OGOnYbquoD7qLsVq0gVev2pNWzUxE7WPTdmHl0HVXW9rDPRjhsTN7wDMNgRG-td37wBfnGl9G_8JhU/s1600/sac2sf1+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdDB5QVagjVZ4vve_rhgjdi4h3OSzG7KJ4_zRxvPoabTGDGz8Y-8dG1IzyFQ39OGOnYbquoD7qLsVq0gVev2pNWzUxE7WPTdmHl0HVXW9rDPRjhsTN7wDMNgRG-td37wBfnGl9G_8JhU/s320/sac2sf1+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544749101163260546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TPUwVTjICLKmZEE_ACXaLnoZAaSOBuc9xu4NP2z0PZj1m1OURDpqxqfUzovyYnsZ3S88GGCoyfSjkoJKq7hLbIf8G_7PPB7vZNNvbFwHgwGn8hDGjQDpNrB0EzRa4R5gBFouDXUxbOE/s1600/sac2sf1+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3TPUwVTjICLKmZEE_ACXaLnoZAaSOBuc9xu4NP2z0PZj1m1OURDpqxqfUzovyYnsZ3S88GGCoyfSjkoJKq7hLbIf8G_7PPB7vZNNvbFwHgwGn8hDGjQDpNrB0EzRa4R5gBFouDXUxbOE/s320/sac2sf1+021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544749095494129154" /></a><br />Last was <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/on-the-y-sacramento">On The Y</a>, a pretty authentic metal bar that was playing cool music and was pretty full for Wednesday night.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ5C6rTOUgVg3Eb3CECbvpDtT5Ri5-G0OjY3mPVIpYrR4Ipkm5BRAkkdhuFokF9VGcG_UZaU0hCHeBwkbF0XCmKmmNuhQ1kN-PWzfb7I9KDOffiP-xjp0zCcqw8ZK6l40T3qCf3eAKng/s1600/sac2sf1+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQ5C6rTOUgVg3Eb3CECbvpDtT5Ri5-G0OjY3mPVIpYrR4Ipkm5BRAkkdhuFokF9VGcG_UZaU0hCHeBwkbF0XCmKmmNuhQ1kN-PWzfb7I9KDOffiP-xjp0zCcqw8ZK6l40T3qCf3eAKng/s320/sac2sf1+026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544750541623393170" /></a><br />Then it was home to rest up to give some thannnnnxxxx.Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-77316448964551726402010-11-26T17:49:00.000-08:002010-11-27T16:56:57.111-08:00Sacto-FactoAfter my long bus ride, I ended up in Sacramento around 9pm. I was gettting picked up by my friend DJ Rick, of <a href="http://www.terminal-boredom.com/forums">Terminal Boredom</a> fame, and I had never met him before so I was a little worried I'd miss him, but he grabbed me in his white boxy car and we were off.<br />He took me to a taco place, but I wasn't hungry since I ate some ill-advised Burger King during my bus trip from hell. After he had a few tacos and I had a beer we were off to a house show!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8_N-NHzWXBMr408iz-42CDq7mhEliYKm3uxYDy90ErSNIjaiFTg_-PhXBcycctQc-AP619vnuUEIpjuNGVSelP3-qmWs3_Vh8_AarW0yoXGu_4Mwzj2ZXyDnrOvDR7bs9WDxgrZYLZA/s1600/slcsac+028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8_N-NHzWXBMr408iz-42CDq7mhEliYKm3uxYDy90ErSNIjaiFTg_-PhXBcycctQc-AP619vnuUEIpjuNGVSelP3-qmWs3_Vh8_AarW0yoXGu_4Mwzj2ZXyDnrOvDR7bs9WDxgrZYLZA/s320/slcsac+028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544386741413219906" /></a><br />The show featured a few punnnnk bands including <a href="http://hotfacehotface.blogspot.com/">Hot Face</a> from Portland and Religious Proteins and Stimulus from Sacramento (BLOGGING HAS GOTTEN VERY HARD THANKS TO THE "NEW" MYSPACE AND I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT IT).<br />The house was cool and had this home-made hot tub thingie in the backyard. It was way too small for a show though and I really couldn't see anyone in any of the bands during the show. I did, however, get to meet Andrew and Liz from <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ggreenz">G. Green</a>, who I had interacted with on the internet but never in real life. Also, Ben Greenberg (of <a href=http://www.myspace.com/pygmyshrews">Pygmy Shrews</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/zstheband">Zs</a> fame) was there for some reason, but I was really tired and dillusional from the bus and had trouble having a conversation with him. Oops!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZse1-_oexogtVHDAmE3UvLINxILEXingvTAXI9jZkyBr-otNKsyYVAxYbY5PX2HXZUn-bYBBFCpL-S40b5RLdWQ8E6VYZxJB8fZYxcKl7NU2CTvUBtagbkvmlOBxCIz_nf-k5ZVcpC4/s1600/slcsac+033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZse1-_oexogtVHDAmE3UvLINxILEXingvTAXI9jZkyBr-otNKsyYVAxYbY5PX2HXZUn-bYBBFCpL-S40b5RLdWQ8E6VYZxJB8fZYxcKl7NU2CTvUBtagbkvmlOBxCIz_nf-k5ZVcpC4/s320/slcsac+033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544390932175372146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrGFJkCb1aom7UMKJGJx2QBTL-GNypTEaWXWF7Z4AY2r_yORA7H9hTXbLEQUOpdobDFFMEPKTy8pQIOLlhtrD87sOooMaobhMnbsV3MdOIryiyfabKDx31ZukZpYnvUabjEzW5gxyTg4/s1600/slcsac+032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrGFJkCb1aom7UMKJGJx2QBTL-GNypTEaWXWF7Z4AY2r_yORA7H9hTXbLEQUOpdobDFFMEPKTy8pQIOLlhtrD87sOooMaobhMnbsV3MdOIryiyfabKDx31ZukZpYnvUabjEzW5gxyTg4/s320/slcsac+032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544390923884520866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUKSU1JkF8AhsdbmOeo_7BVIWHKTTix7O1Mp-ZjmtBWlafNdRBh83deuRtRmtgFPbmSfuLrNRIbLntD4CQrElM7bhHtHMElYbCSB2Z1aAG-B08WX-xGHbeGHujfYRDQpNg-r9WZLMLQU/s1600/slcsac+030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUKSU1JkF8AhsdbmOeo_7BVIWHKTTix7O1Mp-ZjmtBWlafNdRBh83deuRtRmtgFPbmSfuLrNRIbLntD4CQrElM7bhHtHMElYbCSB2Z1aAG-B08WX-xGHbeGHujfYRDQpNg-r9WZLMLQU/s320/slcsac+030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544390917928783010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7fGX-cwjRnQysWm1y2dddytcQ-BnBr7fyX_rHYkbmbshBwHBYkhDwxCPRqVciIrb2d0e0C2AYDiA5h3yGaH7F3eZ-i0_UgfZagA3FIT7KgyKiooC6o8j6Erj-EVgC5uRJyS9hvFlLyQ/s1600/slcsac+029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7fGX-cwjRnQysWm1y2dddytcQ-BnBr7fyX_rHYkbmbshBwHBYkhDwxCPRqVciIrb2d0e0C2AYDiA5h3yGaH7F3eZ-i0_UgfZagA3FIT7KgyKiooC6o8j6Erj-EVgC5uRJyS9hvFlLyQ/s320/slcsac+029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544390913731241810" /></a><br />After the show was over Andrew and I piled into Rick's car and we stopped by his house to pick up his lovely lady Melissa, and then we headed out to a bar that Rick promised us we'd be impressed with.<br />The first stop was <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/pied-piper-sacramento">The Pied Piper</a>, a total divey hole-in-the-wall which was awesome. I bought the first round: 2 Bud Lights, 2 shots of Jim Beam and a rum and Coke all for <b>$12</b>!!! Crazy, also, you could smoke inside, which apparently is only possible if the bar has fewer than 7 employees and they're all related? Anyway, it was a cool place.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeh2oO9tKER_nLP_D2JvmMLup1KLrlRYRA-dXhonGEg5R84Z1IfqfKU0MQCa4LHTX4gu6jQ5DWeLGW0r5GFpEUVk9HYiex3i8BmUnbHZsSJ7Bvk_qwqN2T8Vf5omNULo9IE3aLoiAsVo/s1600/slcsac+035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeh2oO9tKER_nLP_D2JvmMLup1KLrlRYRA-dXhonGEg5R84Z1IfqfKU0MQCa4LHTX4gu6jQ5DWeLGW0r5GFpEUVk9HYiex3i8BmUnbHZsSJ7Bvk_qwqN2T8Vf5omNULo9IE3aLoiAsVo/s320/slcsac+035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544395276772628914" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwIlxLQ1AM7QACVAwP6dww3rKuN_rHmZT8TKfbibPCDdpPpD5ncYLjbQAS2iqnWp91q_SExYQlqmf5D2njYX7nSnyED38sRP57GrVu0LmtHjpsIP4p-BsEjASwbFP_tPnqUAzcdLfRcI/s1600/slcsac+034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwIlxLQ1AM7QACVAwP6dww3rKuN_rHmZT8TKfbibPCDdpPpD5ncYLjbQAS2iqnWp91q_SExYQlqmf5D2njYX7nSnyED38sRP57GrVu0LmtHjpsIP4p-BsEjASwbFP_tPnqUAzcdLfRcI/s320/slcsac+034.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544395269047333714" /></a><br />After hanging for a few rounds we went back to Rick's place and I got to meet his adorable cats: Tulu, Ree Ree and Bo...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUwzxfU_JQCLzydQoMwWtT-ZGA1eQZYaaHEj6NnUCXmjevHeG5scjbV_tnpZXxViThujoqjJAeQae5rrwvqsRIi7lLXxVKmAJPBTW28f9ZCDGAEBKxh3JrKa-8CK_jVEURatA3To7REo/s1600/slcsac+037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUwzxfU_JQCLzydQoMwWtT-ZGA1eQZYaaHEj6NnUCXmjevHeG5scjbV_tnpZXxViThujoqjJAeQae5rrwvqsRIi7lLXxVKmAJPBTW28f9ZCDGAEBKxh3JrKa-8CK_jVEURatA3To7REo/s320/slcsac+037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544397787072389394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYzk6DIHms2Sz0ldxV_RP4KYkSAx2VF3o7ad1h6CDW4ZCzoTJKoS5Ut5gEtMyBUo1WAPOlP5sqxIa4nvcrpkWeB5UJ9_YY1ATjLisutHDSViucdmXaUhj9hfaoDJsHidsjj30w3qdDq8/s1600/slcsac+036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYzk6DIHms2Sz0ldxV_RP4KYkSAx2VF3o7ad1h6CDW4ZCzoTJKoS5Ut5gEtMyBUo1WAPOlP5sqxIa4nvcrpkWeB5UJ9_YY1ATjLisutHDSViucdmXaUhj9hfaoDJsHidsjj30w3qdDq8/s320/slcsac+036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544397781570138658" /></a>Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-51070526614450669632010-11-25T18:45:00.000-08:002010-11-25T21:50:38.158-08:00Trouble at Donner Pass!<a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/02/09/oregontrail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 468px; height: 308px;" src="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/02/09/oregontrail.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />So it finally happened, I finally had my first really hellish ride on the Greyhound and now I feel like I know what it was like to be a pioneer, desperately trying to make it to the east coast, and experiencing terrible tragedy, like sitting next to an annoying dude for hours <b>with only Burger King to eat</b>. Yes, things got bad in the Donner Pass.<br />Annnyway, after getting dropped off at the SLC bus station I got in line at the gate to wait for the bus... it was not good, everyone else waiting was pretty disgruntled, a lot of people had been on the bus for hours and hours, after numerous delays and re-routings, and seemed pretty psyched to get back on the bus. Unfortunately, the weather was bad and the bus was re-routed because of certain closed roads.<br />The mood on the bus was pretty friendly, which was good because we were completely full, no free seats on the entire bus.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl_hdK9j4-T0MBjEfUkSS7nq2T-jyUn-5jQ1W4nsUlJMcUQ1MKuA5liioamP9JryymsHp229zpC37tpPBmR6Vl_vnf4BYx3RqJNb4tZZFxHl762ZnUY6itkUH3D0VZ5qvPoj5XkTS1Xc/s1600/slcsac+024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl_hdK9j4-T0MBjEfUkSS7nq2T-jyUn-5jQ1W4nsUlJMcUQ1MKuA5liioamP9JryymsHp229zpC37tpPBmR6Vl_vnf4BYx3RqJNb4tZZFxHl762ZnUY6itkUH3D0VZ5qvPoj5XkTS1Xc/s320/slcsac+024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543698496111269634" /></a><br />I tried to sleep as much as I could after leaving Salt Lake City, but the ride was bumpy and I kept waking up. Plus, the Israeli ex-pat sitting next to me kept accidentally cuddling with me in his sleep.<br />As the sun rose over Nevada I woke up to see... well... <b>nothing</b>. That's right, it was actually impossible to see out the windows of the bus due to all the snow.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9AejYMJrXLoiylWyU8KVMz7FixgLT6XN0WHulEkbN6jnM1rzdnREtrzdzB25nQ6cw05RBOZlckvszpdXI5cdXTIsNbntR2wXkcuZPjIL6TTjmI06AqTbXpRuMF7qdWTXmmt7-DcLz7A/s1600/slcsac+025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9AejYMJrXLoiylWyU8KVMz7FixgLT6XN0WHulEkbN6jnM1rzdnREtrzdzB25nQ6cw05RBOZlckvszpdXI5cdXTIsNbntR2wXkcuZPjIL6TTjmI06AqTbXpRuMF7qdWTXmmt7-DcLz7A/s320/slcsac+025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543701161355142578" /></a><br />Everyone on the bus started getting angry, as the bus slowed to about 10mph, and people started screaming at the bus driver and saying things like "DON'T YOU DARE STOP THIS BUS" and just getting super angry. I was pretty scared that the bus was going to crash, as the road was not visible... After a few harrowing miles, all of a sudden there was a break in the clouds, the sun came through, and we could see. The entire bus erupted in applause and we all were happy that we weren't going to die <b>yet</b>.<br />Unfortunately, we ended up pulling over in the town of Winnemucca to assess the bus and pick up a new family.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNw8aP0r9ybXb1dPeLFjJSxDxlkgpCyfIP31oqKwmIQEoV-SQoSLnjwarwZiSdkQiOHPeamduLj4JKshqH642T1Lsm4ZYItrWzZEuaNbz8v7ofXSFhC6KXR5Dqgf6ZPCrkf9nh2OB9KE/s1600/slcsac+026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNw8aP0r9ybXb1dPeLFjJSxDxlkgpCyfIP31oqKwmIQEoV-SQoSLnjwarwZiSdkQiOHPeamduLj4JKshqH642T1Lsm4ZYItrWzZEuaNbz8v7ofXSFhC6KXR5Dqgf6ZPCrkf9nh2OB9KE/s320/slcsac+026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543708880048833698" /></a><br />Everyone was way pissed that 6 more people (2 parents and 4 kids) were going to get on the bus, and we were pretty mean to them, until we heard their story... they had been driving and their car flipped over on a snowy road and pinned the entire family (including all 4 kids) inside. Luckily, none of them were harmed, and from then on everyone on the bus started calling the kids "<b>The Miracle Babies</b>."<br />From then on everything was pretty easy until Reno. It was kind of slow and we were a couple of hours late, but nothing dramatic.<br />At the bus station in Reno things started getting weird again. Everyone on our bus was pretty huddled together, gossiping and speculating about what would happen next, but everyone thought it would be bad. After an hour and a half in Reno (it was supposed to be 30 minutes) we all got back on the bus, Sacramento bound.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4m8jzbmVQZ1Z7Fz6gCOTbU69MSE-sDj8RxqF-jFnQnYsxyvDZXBFikJifBc-MfFNviqvi982pXBi_5qS-Qu1HVguTUy_XIaPV98eW4Ho1BzZCVUi0xAHLs49vvgQuQawQF4m8XvDuAc/s1600/slcsac+027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4m8jzbmVQZ1Z7Fz6gCOTbU69MSE-sDj8RxqF-jFnQnYsxyvDZXBFikJifBc-MfFNviqvi982pXBi_5qS-Qu1HVguTUy_XIaPV98eW4Ho1BzZCVUi0xAHLs49vvgQuQawQF4m8XvDuAc/s320/slcsac+027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543716740147337234" /></a><br />When we first got to the road that led up to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Pass">Donner Pass</a>, it was closed and we basically had to park on the freeway (along with a ton of other trucks and shit) for about an hour. Eventually they opened the road and we were off.<br />Unfortunately, our troubles were far from over. The ride up the mountain was pretty perilous, just slow and snowy... and I got to see people put on <b>snow chains</b> for the first time. Some dudes in the back of the bus started <b>smoking pot</b> and some little kids started crying because of the smoke, it was mad dramzzzz.<br />We stopped towards the pass at a Burger King, and at that point we were far behind, but progressing steadily. Once everyone was back on the bus and ready to leave the rest stop, the bus's tires started spinning and we were unable to move. As if we were in a scene from a movie, all the men on the bus jumped up and ran off the bus and worked together to push the bus until it broke free of the ice.<br />After that, against all odds, the worst was still not over! We made it out of the rest stop, but when we approached the freeway entrance there was a <b>stalled tractor trailer</b> blocking the entrance and no one could get by... we had to turn around (which took forever in the snow) and find our way back to the other exit and take the freeway the opposite direction for a few miles.<br />Eventually, about 7 hours late, we made it into Sacramento. Man, it's <b>rough</b> crossing the country!Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338682188865481193.post-41063593227420635712010-11-24T12:24:00.000-08:002010-11-24T20:15:55.035-08:00Salt Lake PrettyWhile waiting for the bus at the Denver Greyhound station, I ended up meeting a friendly trio of dudes, they had all been on the Greyhound for about 48 hours together and were all headed to Salt Lake City to go to training for truck driving. They were nice and funny and seemed to be amused my me. It was kind of comforting to have some big dudes to look out for me on the bus.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9TVczErQEANevzGuX6-4rml2to3-luQXCzx2QXBy_09SxvZoJfthjGC5oO_ef4ZSyeNwCNjaZgggcff3A8EY1WVERjIsgAflikXPVc2nyKZzwaMHao-oBoJBHmYDVchJ9mMIG9qCIKI/s1600/slcsac+001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9TVczErQEANevzGuX6-4rml2to3-luQXCzx2QXBy_09SxvZoJfthjGC5oO_ef4ZSyeNwCNjaZgggcff3A8EY1WVERjIsgAflikXPVc2nyKZzwaMHao-oBoJBHmYDVchJ9mMIG9qCIKI/s320/slcsac+001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543217757334084674" /></a><br />Once I arrived in SLC, I bid adieu to my trucker budz and met up with David, my very nice SLC host. I had met him once at Silent Barn, when he came through to visit Kevin, but we didn't really hang out then.<br />He took me to grab a beer at this local movie theatre/bar called <a href="http://www.brewvies.com/">Brewvies</a> to grab a post-bus-wind-down beer (something that has become a necessity to me in the past few weeks). David got mad at me when I tried to order a Bud Light (my favorite beer, so sue me!) so he made me order a craft beer... it was pretty good but I don't remember what it was called.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4k_hun-WqaWtWPcpYZ1cR77NM2c3mGV3vGvKS910EHKwnuE23f9aU6q3fAPgXaMZMvXJ6ae7A3LEDzN3lP59z-Hj4mDdZs7S_iZx2HOCWKFN9VSqAoGwJL9ZrPeyckcMADSEQwFdq1g/s1600/slcsac+003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4k_hun-WqaWtWPcpYZ1cR77NM2c3mGV3vGvKS910EHKwnuE23f9aU6q3fAPgXaMZMvXJ6ae7A3LEDzN3lP59z-Hj4mDdZs7S_iZx2HOCWKFN9VSqAoGwJL9ZrPeyckcMADSEQwFdq1g/s320/slcsac+003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543290025862203618" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmA8DCPd3pshpMcA7ysfz_0ZhU_9Z9MuWGsOfu50VETSigJTWj2Ad-BrHl3L-wHgEF7m32spCNcIqZ-xt2kGsP_xV494Hprks3lk6Qf2htYngvaLOX9VlvfqbCgM2XazmjH4-VI6HqRlA/s1600/slcsac+002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmA8DCPd3pshpMcA7ysfz_0ZhU_9Z9MuWGsOfu50VETSigJTWj2Ad-BrHl3L-wHgEF7m32spCNcIqZ-xt2kGsP_xV494Hprks3lk6Qf2htYngvaLOX9VlvfqbCgM2XazmjH4-VI6HqRlA/s320/slcsac+002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543290020150863906" /></a><br />After one beer and some quality chatting we hopped into David's Jeep and drove to his house in Kaysville, a little town not far from Salt Lake. He lives in a nice big house that his parents own, and it was a pretty night with snow all over the ground.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp-kUbd0HsMau2aEaT9Dq-DwQB17p6CiHaNQOpaTmQnQ-fpYwusQlJYVPXJLCd8oKz6QCRFGSJaowAF5Pm5zLS7cNytERHQHhakntMjp2B-NcLW73_i4bMaoz3bVqLjlJxgy4KL2DegI/s1600/slcsac+004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlp-kUbd0HsMau2aEaT9Dq-DwQB17p6CiHaNQOpaTmQnQ-fpYwusQlJYVPXJLCd8oKz6QCRFGSJaowAF5Pm5zLS7cNytERHQHhakntMjp2B-NcLW73_i4bMaoz3bVqLjlJxgy4KL2DegI/s320/slcsac+004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543291062717366738" /></a><br />Once inside, I got to meet David's adorable cat and we hung out and listened to records for a bit. David has a really great collection of punk and garage records, and the evidence of extensive mailorders from <a href="http://www.siltbreeze.com/">Siltbreeze</a>, <a href="http://www.floridasdying.com/">Florida's Dying</a>, <a href="http://www.s-srecords.com/">S.S. Records</a>, and <a href="http://www.goner-records.com/mainpage.php">Goner</a> was visible. We listened to some cool stuff and talked about people we knew in common and he showed me <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Destroy-Movies-Complete-Guide-Punks/dp/1606993631">Destroy All Movies</a>, a really cool glossary of every movie that has ever had a punk in it, but I was sad to see they missed <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164114/">Drive Me Crazy</a></i>, a movie that depressed me a lot in middle school because the popular girl reforms the punk rock boy and he realizes he's happier that way. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRyC6lzH9sQDpOiMi1drdIqif9_ifZYBansu6nG9ZFhuNYc2LklRTqPvBcbfS3RU4DuydEYa7aAdWj7vkk8yfRd1baeTPyyV01hey9OGHeKfLeWWm4C1zE7rwjgpOQXaO-8lK0MkzVLE/s1600/slcsac+006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRyC6lzH9sQDpOiMi1drdIqif9_ifZYBansu6nG9ZFhuNYc2LklRTqPvBcbfS3RU4DuydEYa7aAdWj7vkk8yfRd1baeTPyyV01hey9OGHeKfLeWWm4C1zE7rwjgpOQXaO-8lK0MkzVLE/s320/slcsac+006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543294668025336978" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzkVHTVpKrZz_aGnhzcJOI4PeIv6Gmg23i6-ChLY46SewPrI6rBmoCNhNxsHPhy8DLuh3E2ytTARk0h1GE_gnz_yz1uzCi05GW-Ji2avtIQU-2HLjt8FQkXyyU0ISlq6dlxgDYphSKXc/s1600/slcsac+005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzkVHTVpKrZz_aGnhzcJOI4PeIv6Gmg23i6-ChLY46SewPrI6rBmoCNhNxsHPhy8DLuh3E2ytTARk0h1GE_gnz_yz1uzCi05GW-Ji2avtIQU-2HLjt8FQkXyyU0ISlq6dlxgDYphSKXc/s320/slcsac+005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543294652546659314" /></a><br />In the morning I woke up and got to meet David's parents. They were super nice and had seen me on TV so they kind of knew me already. I ate a locally grown apple and a hard boiled egg from David's sister's chickens, it was delicious. David's mother is from Germany and she used to run a German Deli. The Deli had a cookbook and she showed it to me and gave me a copy. I will cook delicious German food when I get home. I think she really liked me, which will be good for when David decides to marry me... <b>JUST KIDDING DAVID, DONT WORRY</b>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA16S8aXlxetEidkJADCLt8gEPD1mG9bTlNCAgdam9vU2OTZ53XEIoCucc7uPxozlZFSzNShDfsXj-Xh7nhA05WiCW13Rxplh0CWTKB6Dh3ZRjpIRGjJoLi0UJGM7WhlrMf0Zb66_4zs/s1600/slcsac+009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA16S8aXlxetEidkJADCLt8gEPD1mG9bTlNCAgdam9vU2OTZ53XEIoCucc7uPxozlZFSzNShDfsXj-Xh7nhA05WiCW13Rxplh0CWTKB6Dh3ZRjpIRGjJoLi0UJGM7WhlrMf0Zb66_4zs/s320/slcsac+009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543298087839753186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDAtwp53iKq4x-1p_RlD5ySDCjyZO16ym_6UmWh7U0XPHFEo2-sN0WJXXYUXn7AVU9mmE8pRknVywuxVhv3SpMxHRKqegglFk2P9dJTkcBcI-uAYvaVoKxhy5R1r5tCCFSX_693RGibU/s1600/slcsac+008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguDAtwp53iKq4x-1p_RlD5ySDCjyZO16ym_6UmWh7U0XPHFEo2-sN0WJXXYUXn7AVU9mmE8pRknVywuxVhv3SpMxHRKqegglFk2P9dJTkcBcI-uAYvaVoKxhy5R1r5tCCFSX_693RGibU/s320/slcsac+008.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543298078733510258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4FNB7rG4urCgVbYtG67LtAOTRuuESCA2Zy6xWa-NyLlwqqh3EVbthRvjfVEY6M8PUuGiICFVhZr_QGV0ryqejSbJGes9ne8GDnfpEifnSTlJtETAneS5KI5UlH1Op5y2VYrZKs8hADY/s1600/slcsac+007.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4FNB7rG4urCgVbYtG67LtAOTRuuESCA2Zy6xWa-NyLlwqqh3EVbthRvjfVEY6M8PUuGiICFVhZr_QGV0ryqejSbJGes9ne8GDnfpEifnSTlJtETAneS5KI5UlH1Op5y2VYrZKs8hADY/s320/slcsac+007.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543298073849698978" /></a><br />We finally left the house and I made David take me to see the Great Salt Lake. We went to <a href="http://www.utah.com/stateparks/antelope_island.htm">Antelope Island</a> to look at nature and all that cool stuff. We parked and walked down the beach to the shore of the lake... it smelled pretty bad. I tried to run up and taste it but David stopped me... now I'll never know for sure if it's actually salty or if <b>that's just a rumor</b>. Maybe next time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPD5dyPsHXIXFvuelPkbPyjUdnKE5o6FEK3CuLXu5fQKduTCku-wYnAO3OMT4uAgLaKIsJoRigXxJQAwB4jxNx16FH2H7v38-OnPyomRi5OhPYhfn1LlcLbTRJ5zS0xDegH7DQBePZrA/s1600/slcsac+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPD5dyPsHXIXFvuelPkbPyjUdnKE5o6FEK3CuLXu5fQKduTCku-wYnAO3OMT4uAgLaKIsJoRigXxJQAwB4jxNx16FH2H7v38-OnPyomRi5OhPYhfn1LlcLbTRJ5zS0xDegH7DQBePZrA/s320/slcsac+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543300933730495826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJB1R70xjBPPU-HaWBboAeH1h65G7lf4ZcK8rOni3rp82U0KI1t47aeNJxUSWKtZEvKR2ScOU1BIEcy50QxN6VrDzNUPgkclNbKRZX1R3RWp-pouI1Xb0l6IplJ6WkTBKO6ofS3CJclY/s1600/slcsac+013.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJB1R70xjBPPU-HaWBboAeH1h65G7lf4ZcK8rOni3rp82U0KI1t47aeNJxUSWKtZEvKR2ScOU1BIEcy50QxN6VrDzNUPgkclNbKRZX1R3RWp-pouI1Xb0l6IplJ6WkTBKO6ofS3CJclY/s320/slcsac+013.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543300925435298706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi_yThW89dqpadeujBZl-kVD00XEqSUBecD_M1Hf0Zkppy2EOlmsz7NmkJfdm_kgsqMEyvg05Sx4M_Jp_bNXazYpP7m5q18-KVbdiSQVImWNLrO4V4rl27CIMUDwkGL4W-GK9R9aCDXE/s1600/slcsac+012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZi_yThW89dqpadeujBZl-kVD00XEqSUBecD_M1Hf0Zkppy2EOlmsz7NmkJfdm_kgsqMEyvg05Sx4M_Jp_bNXazYpP7m5q18-KVbdiSQVImWNLrO4V4rl27CIMUDwkGL4W-GK9R9aCDXE/s320/slcsac+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543300918682872178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyEoSj6rM8Ydg6PDZ7ApqIgy8MbQGYY3q5BxbD71a5hFETsi6D8msmoSMa4V5qLU3ciSOGFUdeglQhYkdL11DKhcAA0PplRknzQ3Iu2g4I8GP__QUzh3qAlzFXPACfG_kPsOHgefAchQ/s1600/slcsac+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyEoSj6rM8Ydg6PDZ7ApqIgy8MbQGYY3q5BxbD71a5hFETsi6D8msmoSMa4V5qLU3ciSOGFUdeglQhYkdL11DKhcAA0PplRknzQ3Iu2g4I8GP__QUzh3qAlzFXPACfG_kPsOHgefAchQ/s320/slcsac+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543300914261964402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4xttME03hhBHts363fGuEsL76iwl_HjDHqcMLgIxZ8BDFKd-p2w8_PH9Y0J4LRklGv0RmdGGI6QzTkHkkdRRKLdY6yY5udMV8ugJ7BVH8aDwI0REvPltCGaRFCCgHbHKS_u4krOWPcM/s1600/slcsac+010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4xttME03hhBHts363fGuEsL76iwl_HjDHqcMLgIxZ8BDFKd-p2w8_PH9Y0J4LRklGv0RmdGGI6QzTkHkkdRRKLdY6yY5udMV8ugJ7BVH8aDwI0REvPltCGaRFCCgHbHKS_u4krOWPcM/s320/slcsac+010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543300908138276674" /></a><br />After that we picked up my stuff and headed out to do some sight seeing in SLC (after David played me some music from his old band The Zillionaires). We first stopped in a "cool" coffee shop and then hit two record stores. First was <a href="http://www.slowtrainmusic.com/">Slowtrain</a>, which was the kind of record store that carries mostly mainstream indie stuff. It wasn't bad but definitely not the kind of place that makes you want to dive into the bins and shuffle around until your fingertips get sore. Second was <a href="http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-11264-raunch-records.html">Raunch Records</a> which was a teenage punk's wet dream. They also sell skateboards and skateboard parts, and have an extensive collection of band t-shirts and stickers. The owner was a really nice guy who seemed to know every customer... when David walked in he told him about some record he got in that he would like, and then when a 14 year old girl walked in he told her he got in the stickers that she wanted and this chick was <b>fucking thrilled</b> to get them. The kind of place you would totally love to hang out in high school.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyptYaXx13ygp2sZa6EZIibh2B3J8fLUry9EMzH_ayTqD4ZYP4HMrtyGytAfHrjThIwoGnNAM98JJYWm_y9_TPo4EeaZhd0NeZK8FXg4YsmXhXKtDETjZ6mngECtS_grX21rXTmuuVZMU/s1600/slcsac+017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyptYaXx13ygp2sZa6EZIibh2B3J8fLUry9EMzH_ayTqD4ZYP4HMrtyGytAfHrjThIwoGnNAM98JJYWm_y9_TPo4EeaZhd0NeZK8FXg4YsmXhXKtDETjZ6mngECtS_grX21rXTmuuVZMU/s320/slcsac+017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543308785859564802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmVza_40drTaKHn-tz435eozHBkOby1lF4EASoZadu8dhdyEMPvv-3HGDatyCpUirUVb1CJYoIlmUYzQUevWyAcegmXG66ZfPPqJCePc1V18UkOyWzZkrH1YgM2uvlmeIalBn4IdUhFs/s1600/slcsac+016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmVza_40drTaKHn-tz435eozHBkOby1lF4EASoZadu8dhdyEMPvv-3HGDatyCpUirUVb1CJYoIlmUYzQUevWyAcegmXG66ZfPPqJCePc1V18UkOyWzZkrH1YgM2uvlmeIalBn4IdUhFs/s320/slcsac+016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543308767838199922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3xFmm7syrpzRx2BfxulTyepnGIXY-KHtepMF6Cz475662kXJqpgeqWNhkkqdjfGZclN3-uLM75h5p26s3X1BbpOXUYCkODg3jbXHzXDREP_4IniuK1m5fMmVJu-YaeBra14q4R-6yRw/s1600/slcsac+015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3xFmm7syrpzRx2BfxulTyepnGIXY-KHtepMF6Cz475662kXJqpgeqWNhkkqdjfGZclN3-uLM75h5p26s3X1BbpOXUYCkODg3jbXHzXDREP_4IniuK1m5fMmVJu-YaeBra14q4R-6yRw/s320/slcsac+015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543308754699530146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5H32XWPknsuNNB3ub5ls3dwgK9mV-uyH4R7mwU_pzZsGmaq8bZk3rskKJzFVIT1YljfoJ1a2hlrHrr5VJW2rYhX4B0Nnap0_tdohuhI1pZKga7WE-W4iY0dewLy3zFhMbpSA_5hSzRs/s1600/slcsac+018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5H32XWPknsuNNB3ub5ls3dwgK9mV-uyH4R7mwU_pzZsGmaq8bZk3rskKJzFVIT1YljfoJ1a2hlrHrr5VJW2rYhX4B0Nnap0_tdohuhI1pZKga7WE-W4iY0dewLy3zFhMbpSA_5hSzRs/s320/slcsac+018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543309389752218642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiqpdn97dC6X-ytecpcVXe8YXyJYFAEcEF6vZtamqd44p34cEg0G9zR0d-B4EbUXinGg5qyYePIr3JUoca78xrrqF6AsdEyi1UHe-bDdB_FgDkfTZ4F7poHiQwd1xj0iPor0FhDUiNqQ/s1600/slcsac+019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiqpdn97dC6X-ytecpcVXe8YXyJYFAEcEF6vZtamqd44p34cEg0G9zR0d-B4EbUXinGg5qyYePIr3JUoca78xrrqF6AsdEyi1UHe-bDdB_FgDkfTZ4F7poHiQwd1xj0iPor0FhDUiNqQ/s320/slcsac+019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543315716598123282" /></a><br />We then went to meet up with fellow Termbo User Jared and go eat at the <a href="http://theblueplatediner.com/">Blue Plate Diner</a>, the third <i>Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives</i> featured restaurant of my trip so far. It was pretty underwhelming, I didn't see anything that interesting on the menu so ended up just getting a cesar salad with salmon. It was fun meeting Jared and bullshitting about music. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFkXaLaHlUSJszEfeuRYC7y5wgKHf4q6OiQAsLal_vfnbh-xXi6YyZkuxxP9NlXxWojtxvmQOK9FSm5EbhGEoLBLYdtZe4upwKwc7kPxhjWYPKb4Lc4xOESLBAHgZL7Oo1jDu6nKbASY/s1600/slcsac+022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFkXaLaHlUSJszEfeuRYC7y5wgKHf4q6OiQAsLal_vfnbh-xXi6YyZkuxxP9NlXxWojtxvmQOK9FSm5EbhGEoLBLYdtZe4upwKwc7kPxhjWYPKb4Lc4xOESLBAHgZL7Oo1jDu6nKbASY/s320/slcsac+022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543316230290326194" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOdaJbRsSBm_ospoZhu1GGSDSGB1l6y7STdhdH4vDYP4o2E07fQjz70ENdNl8AY3teapQltlMHUo4xuaxElGvpPzgGFQGEmlW671OdhJB0TWsdRC69YH82t83JBLzqXbZNgzi9Vlbr0M/s1600/slcsac+021.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOdaJbRsSBm_ospoZhu1GGSDSGB1l6y7STdhdH4vDYP4o2E07fQjz70ENdNl8AY3teapQltlMHUo4xuaxElGvpPzgGFQGEmlW671OdhJB0TWsdRC69YH82t83JBLzqXbZNgzi9Vlbr0M/s320/slcsac+021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543316218243906866" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhI3grsTaCEy_CxfwpzY5d5kOixjIrDhp0Xs3EllLle4KuJGwfJj4jJNcro0JJQztTY3KklVjPKzc2XYcyMrHIj-36L-99AdK-DElTSClptSTkYCmz1xaJmo0YJ188lCjAde3xfyIJR8/s1600/slcsac+020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhI3grsTaCEy_CxfwpzY5d5kOixjIrDhp0Xs3EllLle4KuJGwfJj4jJNcro0JJQztTY3KklVjPKzc2XYcyMrHIj-36L-99AdK-DElTSClptSTkYCmz1xaJmo0YJ188lCjAde3xfyIJR8/s320/slcsac+020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543316211596588610" /></a><br />After that we had several hours to kill before my next bus so Jared, David and I went to <a href="http://www.twilitelounge.com/">Twilite Lounge</a> to have a few drinks. It was a cool place, but eventually Jared had to leave to go back to school so David and I were on our own.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-Lhz98bc65sMcHs-1V7jrq7Ioqruo7XhDqjk9QUnNK6DbI20XiU3eFF2A4QbMjacC3kc_2ED-wDbgPgS2WtJL50d2CbEvi__rx3tBpLOuSxjUIywNyQxZhQ6UEfDIYr0_7lrFXmBOa0/s1600/slcsac+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-Lhz98bc65sMcHs-1V7jrq7Ioqruo7XhDqjk9QUnNK6DbI20XiU3eFF2A4QbMjacC3kc_2ED-wDbgPgS2WtJL50d2CbEvi__rx3tBpLOuSxjUIywNyQxZhQ6UEfDIYr0_7lrFXmBOa0/s320/slcsac+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543334778411002962" /></a><br />David and I headed back to Brewvies to drink a bit and watch a free showing of <i>Lost in Translation</i>. I had never seen it before and I enjoyed it. I can't believe that Bill Murray was a <b>ghost the whole time</b>!<br />David then dropped me off at the Greyhound station around midnight and I was sad to leave. I really had a great time in Salt Lake City, David was maybe my favorite person I've "met" so far on my trip... <b>SORRY EVERYONE ELSE</b>, I just have a soft spot for old, record collecting weirdos.<br />Gonna miss you, SLC, now on to Sacto...Rachel Speedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01220994060661385223noreply@blogger.com1