We said our goodbyes & thank-yous to Rea & Goran for havin' us ( we'd see em again in Sf on sat ) & jumped into Kim's car for our next road trip . I think we travelled bout 50 miles ...kim stopped for breakfast , to pee , to fill up with gas , to smoke , to pee again , to smoke again.....i'm joking , but only just ! At this point i must remember that i'm not supposed to mention that Kim had also forgotten her underwear ! oops , i just did !! well , Kim wore a dress & it was windy so she had to be real carefull ....we were scared ...VERY SCARED !! HEH just kidding ...we had a right laugh with Kim all the way to L.A , we had to make a stop at KIM LENZ' house as Kim ( too many kims !! ) had to collect some stuff for her show in SF the day after ...Ms LENZ was very welcoming & gave us all a copy of her new cd ...back on the rd we drove thru santa monica checking the sights . After some dinner we headed to Kim's friend's house , LUCKY . After a quick stop & a re-application of make up ( Kim , not me ! ) we made our way to the PUKA BAR .

A fantastic bar all decked out TIKI -STYLE ...my buddy TOPPER showed up with my guitar ( he babysits it for me , brought it to VLV then onto L.A ...top fella !! ) & my cuz lloyd & his girlfriend Regina also turned up . Also on the bill was ROCKIN RYAN ...a funny guy & really talented . In his band that nite ...RIP CARSON on guitar & RORY JUSTICE on bass ...PHEW ! Bout midnite we tore into our set , it was good to get playin again , that's what we were there for ...a good reception with some good dancin .

We headed into the nite with my cuz , he was puttin us up for the next 2 nites ...we arrived at CLUB L in bout 1/2 hr & got straight off to bed .

FRI 17TH APRIL ....

Woke up mid morning & hit the shower , when i got out lloyd's mum had arrived with some breakfast ...just right ! I hadn't met PAT before so this was nice , she's been researching my family name for about 30yrs now & has found out some real intresting stuff bout the BUTFOYs ...we had a long chat before she had to head off to work . We just hung out in the sun , havin a beer & chillin ...nice ! lloyd then showed us his guns !! wow ...some handy pieces of equipment ...don't enter club L uninvited !!

we then had a drive round TUSTIN saw a few sights & had lunch before we all crashed out for a afternoon nap !

All too soon it was time to head out again ...we had a gig at SPIKES that nite . Lloyd drove us in his monster truck & we soon found the venue. a nice surprize was seein our friends from the u.k ...DAVE n SUZIE show up as well as MARIA n TAMMY ...the nite warmed up nicely with the HI-STRUNG RAMBLERS ...great band ! Then it was our turn ...we hit em with all our best known stuff & they loved it ! It was great seein other artists jumpin' about to our songs right in front of us ...SANTOS ,MARLENE FROM THE RYHTHM SHAKERS , GIZZELLE & HI-STRUNG RAMBLERS to name a few !! We were joined onstage by Colleen of DEVIL DOLL fame for a off the cuff duet of FEVER .

A handfull of encores later we left the stage ...a KILLER gig , a fitting way to end our L.A stay . Lloyd drove us back to his for a few hours sleep , we had a early flight next day to San Fran !

SAT 18TH APRIL .....

After goodbyes to Regina & the kids , Lloyd drove us to LAX airport for our short flight to SF , it was real good of him to ferry us about as he was feelin under the weather , we thanked him & headed to our flight.

Flying up the coast was really nice & soon we were landing in SF ...we took the shuttle to the Clarion hotel where our final gig was gonna be .

The BOMBSHELLS had arranged our flights & our hotel rooms too , we checked in & took some time out to relax & shower before we took in the car show .

The sun was shining , so a beer & a load of rods & customs seemed like a good combination...we checked out the vendors & had a chat with rea & goran on the cock grease stand.

Later on we watched some of the other bands & hung out with THE DELTA BOMBERS , a young band from las vegas who are keeping the sleaze going. Soon it was time for us to hit the stage & we gave San Fran all we had , lots of audience participation & we even had 2 gals ( vanessa & jezz ) join us for all the video dance moves to KITTEN WITH A WHIP ! After several encores we ended up sellin cd's , signin & posing for pix which was a fitting ending to a great mini tour in the U.S.A .

SUN 19TH APRIL.....

We flew outta SF airport very early , with only a few hrs sleep but with a great trip behind us ..thank you U.S.A !!!

Some personal THANK - YOUS .....

Tom Ingram , Kim Smallwood , The Bombshells , Brando , Randy , Nick Curran , Angel . Topper , Rea & Goran , Ricky Mcann , Alex Vargas , Cuz Lloyd & Regina , Texas Steve ,The Delta Bombers , Arsen Roulette & everyone who supported us , bought our cds & sung along to our songs .....THANX  !!

BOB & JRS