WE ARRIVE IN OAKLAND ON OUR FIRST DAY OF TOUR ONLY TO RUN INTO A FORMER 

PORTLANDER OUTSIDE FULL HOUSE HOUSE,THEN ANOTHER ADDIE FROM NEW BLOODS...HER NEW BAND MOTHER POPCORN IS PLAYING AS WELL AS PURPLE RHINESTONE EAGLE...GOOD VIBES...THE HOUSE IS PACKED AND SUPER FUN,DESPITE SEAN'S FRIEND GETTING PISTOL WIPED OUTSIDE...ONE OF THE BEST STOPS ON TOUR.

AUGUST 16TH

WE AWAKE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND DECIDE THAT EVERYONE IN CALIFORNIA IS EITHER DRUNK OR UPSET.THIS BEING MY FIRST TIME TO CALIFORNIA I'M OVERWHELMED BY THE SCENERY...THE HOUSE IS AMAZING AND THE HOSTS SUPER HOSPITABLE...WE RUN DOWN TO AQUARIUS RECORDS AND DROP SOME TAPES AND TALK ABOUT E-TAP W/

THE CLERK... CONTINUE TO STOP BY A FEW BOOK STORES W/ JORDAN TO CONSIGN SOME BOOKS,THEN HEAD OVER TO DELORES PARK TO SHLAZE AMONGST POT BROWNIES AND SOCCER ENTHUSIASTS,BEFORE HEADING TO GOLDEN TRAPPER KEEPER...A SMALL BUT KILLER CROWD IS THERE...HANG TIME AND A KILLER SET BY GEORGE CHEN FOLLOW.

AUGUST 19TH

DRIVING DOWN FROM THE BAY WE STOP@ PIRATE'S COVE TO STRETCH AND MEET UP W/ OUR FRIEND TARA... ANOTHER CAR W/ OREGON PLATES PULLS UP,IT'S HARSH SUNSHINE...WE ALL HANG...THIS PLACE IS AMAZING...WE ARRIVE IN S.L.O. AND MEET UP W/SEAN'S FRIEND PATRICK WHO INSISTS WE GO TO THE BAR TO BY US ALL DRINKS...SUPER SWEET AND FUNNY DUDE...AS WE TURN THE CORNER WE SEE PURPLE RHINESTONE EAGLE WHO ARE  NOTICEABLY EMBARRASSED BY THE HEADING OUTSIDE THE BAR..."TONIGHT-PURPLE RING TONE EAGER"...HOLY SHIT...WE HANG W/ ALEX'S BRO'S BEFORE HEADING TO THE RADIO STATION...WE BOTH PLAY IN A SMALL AND BRIGHTLY LIT ROOM TO A HAND FULL OF KIDS AND DO A COLLAB SET THAT MELTED OUR MINDS...SUPER FUN.

AUGUST 20TH

AS WE HEAD INTO L.A. SLIGHTLY SLEEP DEPRIVED,THE TRAFFIC BEGINS STRETCHING OUR TRIP LONGER THAN WE HAD HOPED...FIRST STOP OOGA BOOGA,I'M SUPER EXCITED HAVING HEARD ABOUT THIS SHOP FOR AWHILE...AS WE WALK UP THE STAIRS AROUND BACK OF A BUILDING IN CHINA TOWN THERE'S A NOTE ON THE DOOR..."CLOSED FOR THE WEEK"... BUMMED,WE LEAVE THEM A NOTE AND SLIDE

SOME TAPES AND POSTERS UNDER THE DOOR AND HEAD TO FAMILY...THIS SHOP

RULES AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BUY A TON OF TAPES AND BOOKS...SUPER SWEET

DUDES...WE ARRIVE @ TRIBAL CAFE AFTER MEETING UP W/ OUR OTHER FRIEND PATRICK WHO JUST GOT BACK FROM L.A.,DRINK TECATE W/ OUR HOMIES FROM

ITALIC INDIAN AND WHITE LEOPARDS...AN ENTHUSIASTIC " L.A. ENTREPRENEUR"

WANTS TO SMOKE US OUT AND ASKS US TO PLAY A SHOW FOR THE MILITARY W/ A WET T-SHIRT CONTEST...NONE OF US SMOKE WEED AND AVOID EXPLAINING OUR POLITICAL VIEWS,BY CONSTANTLY MENTIONING THAT WERE ON TOUR AS HE TRIES TO SELL US ON HIS MOVIE PREMIER/SHOP/PR TEAM ECT...THE OLDER ASIAN MAN

RUNNING THE SPACE IS SUPER STOKED AND AWKWARDLY INTERVIEWS US AS WERE SETTING UP...FUNNY TIMES...WE LATER LEARN THAT"DOWN THE STREET" IN L.A.

IS TOTALLY SUBJECTIVE...THE ITALIC INDIAN KIDS PUT US UP AND WERE SUPER HOSPITABLE,MAKING US STIR FRY AND COFFEE IN THE MORNING.

AUGUST 21ST

WE WAKE UP EARLY AND HEAD TOWARDS TEMPE,IT'S 108 DEGREES OUT,PRETTY BRUTAL DRIVE...WE ARRIVE @ ANN MARIE{HELL KITE'S} HOUSE AND WALK THREE BLOCKS DOWN TO  NEW CONDO DEVELOPMENT WE SCOPED ON THE WAY TO ANNE'S TO HOP THE FENCE AND GO SWIMMING...NO ONE APPEARS TO HAVE MOVED IN AND THE POOL'S KILLER...WE WALK TO THE MARKET AND GET GREETED BY THE TECATE

GIRLS LAYING US W/ BOTTLE OPENER NECKLACES AND ASKING US IF WE "LIKE BEER"... TEMPE'S ALREADY FUN...THE HOUSE WERE PLAYING @ IS A CRAFTS AND MUSIC DEN...SUPER NICE KIDS AND AMAZING ART ON EVERY WALL...THE SCENE HERE IS SMALL BUT CLOSE...WE HANG W/ THE KIDS OF PIGEON RELIGION,SOFT SHOULDER AND TENT CITY... EVERYONE'S SETS WERE AWESOME,ENDING W/ BLACK FLAG!... DAMAGED IN 6 MINUETS!... TOTALLY RIDICULOUS AND FUN... AN ALMOST MONSOON ERUPTS OUTSIDE AS WE RIDE SKATEBOARDS AND TALL BIKES OUT FRONT... ANNE AND JAME'S HOST US AND MAKE AMAZING POLENTA,BEFORE HITTING UP THE POOL GAIN FOR A  MIDNIGHT SWIM SESH,OVER HEARING DRUNK A.S.U. CHICKS AND LAUGHING...FUN TIMES.

AUGUST 22ND

BACK TO L.A.,WE FIND A LAUNDRY MAT AND ARE HAPPY TO BE OUT OF THE CAR AND HAVE CLEAN CLOTHES...WHILE DRIVING THROUGH L.A. I DO A DOUBLE TAKE AND REALIZE IT'S MY FRIENDS JASON AND DIANNA FROM PORTLAND,WHO RECENTLY MOVED DOWN HERE...WE HEAD TO ECHO PARK... HEAVEN ON EARTH,SURROUNDED BY PALM TREES AND FOUNTAINS...THE SHOW @ L'KEG IS A LATE START,SO WE SIT ON GLENDALE AND GET SERENADED W/ SPANISH SUNG PRAYER SONGS...IT'S SOUNDS

PSYCHEDELIC AND BEAUTIFUL... WALT THE OWNER ARRIVES AND IS SUPER SWEET 

OFFERING US WINE AND HELP... AS I LOOK @ THE CONSIGNMENT AREA... "MATTRESS,FOREVER,PURPLE RHINESTONE"... PORTLAND LEAVES US CLUES...WE FIND OUT THE MIKA MIKO AND NO AGE ARE PLAYING @ SUNSET FEST DOWN THE STREET... BAD TIMING,THOUGH A DECENT CROWD DEVELOPS AS IT GETS LATER... MEGA WAND

KILLED IT AND WERE SUPER NICE... WALT PICKS UP SOME SHIRTS AND TAPES FOR 

THE GALLERY...AS THE NIGHT BECOMES MORE OF A GLOBAL RAVE... JASON AND DIANNA HOST US IN THERE SPANISH VILLA STYLE APT. IN ECHO PARK... AS I SIT UNDERNEATH A BANANA TREE, L.A. GROWS ON ME... WE WAKE UP TO BISCUITS AND COFFE,FAR FROM NEW YORK OR PORTLAND BUT FEELING @ HOME...