I can't believe I witnessed this last night...aaaaaaaaah!:
I even got word from my buddy Justin, that he scored a few tickets to the West Coast premiere of Jonny Greenwood's "Popcorn Superhet Receiver" in San Francisco at the Herbst Theatre for Thursday night. What a perfect way to start my journey...ahhhh! More info on that can be found here.
Here's my itinerary. Lets hang out if you're free:
-Thursday, Aug 21: Fly into Oakland around noon, attend the Popcorn Superhet Receiver premiere at Herbst Theatre in the evening, do whatever in between.
-Friday, Aug 22: Run around the city during the day, meet up with friends who are there from out of town, head to the festival site around 4 PM to get my credentials. I hope to meet up with possible employers during this time as well (I hope I can work something out!).
-Saturday, Aug 23: Land in Ontario around noon, head to work, do the show and go home for rest.
-Sunday, Aug 24: Sleep in, then prepare for Radiohead at the Hollywood Bowl.
-Monday, Aug 25: Work in the office, leave early, prepare for Night 2 at the Bowl.
-Wednesday, Aug 27: Catch Amtrak around 9 AM to San Diego and either bike or find some sort of bus to Chula Vista (anyone know which station is the best for this, or the easiest way?)...if I can't figure that I out I can drive solo, though I want to keep that as my last resort.
-Thursday, Aug 28: Depending on finances and how tired I am, I may end up in Santa Barbara for the final N. American show of the tour. We'll see...
Please come, it may be one of my last shindigs before my SF departure (actually, who am I kidding - you know I'mma have a big blow out before I really bounce...but still, come anyway and see our work, plzzzz!):
...but still do a ton of random and crazy shit that I'd like to document, I created a Twitter account! Check it out here! Oh, and add me if you have one!
See you soon So. Cal.
After seeing Justin off, I walked around the city with my camera, but didn't shoot much. I did a lot of observing and checked out some of the local areas that might be of interest once I move here. I eventually returned to the Castro where I wandered throughout the neighborhood, occasionally stopping in touristy shops to browse things like humorous cards, and raunchy sex toys. After that lost it's appeal I sat alone in Dolores park, where I did some reading and writing, and a little bit of sketching, while I watched locals enjoy their Friday afternoon. Going to Berkeley was the next on my list, but first, I wanted to take advantage of happy hour, so I grabbed a couple of drinks.
Once I made it to Berkeley, I found my friend Eric right as I exited the downtown station. We had dinner plans and afterward we were headed for the Oakland Art Murmur, but I ended up getting sick right after our Thai cuisine. We still made it there, but had to exit the bus early so I could throw up everything in my system. Earlier before lunch I'd taken some Valium, so I figured maybe that with the drinks got me a little nauseous, or maybe it was the burrito itself. Either way, it was no bueno, and made me cut my evening short. After the Murmur I caught the 19th St. BART back to San Francisco and I think that ride back to Justin's had to have been one of the worst experiences I've had in a long time. I felt queezy the whole way, dry heaving in a slow daze and tried my hardest not to look like something was wrong while standing amongst the crowd in the packed train car. I was also a little nervous, since I didn't have change when buying a ticket and skipped out on paying so I could get home as soon as possible.
I eventually made it back safely, took a shower and crashed out around 11 PM, sleeping on and off throughout the night, nauseous and in a ball.
I'm up in the Bay. Here's some of yesterday, in photo form:
