Twenty Thirteen - New year's back in CA, gettin' stoned with the McKinley boys. Liz off with her folks visiting her Papa Frank in Chico. I moved the shop in to 811 Carleton St., Berkeley: the Macaulay foundry, supposedly the oldest ironworks on the west coast. First the shop was in a shipping container, then a prefab office, shared with
Alan Grizzell, who's studio is in the back. Trevor West and Greg Choy stop by once in a while. Recording four songs in the basement studio with Dave Polk: The Ballad of Susie Q, 74 Matador, Can You Feel Me, and Sink Or Swim.
I went to Cincinnati for Dad's 60th birthday. It was a surprise, conspired with mama. I woke him up on the morning of his birthday after flying in on a red-eye. I was there for two weeks. Dad got two porsche 924s from Ryan's dad Kent. One runs and the other is a parts car. The running one is an 1984 Weissach. I visited Bob at the BMV. It was sleeting or snowing and shitty out pretty much the whole time I was there. It was great spending time with Mom & Dad. Olivia was even there for a couple of days between jet-setting from DC and Austin! I miss my folks. I got to see Brad Duban, Glen Eric & Leila, and even Nancy P. I hosted my first ever 4 track club - Sonic Elf and DJ JJJJJJ were the sole attending members, with Chad Cully & and a couple of his friends as spectators, along with my parents.
When I got back, Liz and I went to Joshua Tree and Death Valley for spring break with Taylor Meizlish and Kaori - saw lots of desert flora and fauna. Reminded me of our awesome Thanksgiving trip to Bridgeport and the hot springs there (burners and russian babes on e getting naked and freaking out Kaori). Coming back from slab city we got searched by border patrol - k9 and everything - but they let us go after running our I.D.s.
We've been suing the landlord thru Oaklands Rent Adjustment program for three months of no heat, bad wiring, leaky windows and general shittiness. Work work work...tryin' not to stress the medical stuff.
I went to Cincinnati for Dad's 60th birthday. It was a surprise, conspired with mama. I woke him up on the morning of his birthday after flying in on a red-eye. I was there for two weeks. Dad got two porsche 924s from Ryan's dad Kent. One runs and the other is a parts car. The running one is an 1984 Weissach. I visited Bob at the BMV. It was sleeting or snowing and shitty out pretty much the whole time I was there. It was great spending time with Mom & Dad. Olivia was even there for a couple of days between jet-setting from DC and Austin! I miss my folks. I got to see Brad Duban, Glen Eric & Leila, and even Nancy P. I hosted my first ever 4 track club - Sonic Elf and DJ JJJJJJ were the sole attending members, with Chad Cully & and a couple of his friends as spectators, along with my parents.
When I got back, Liz and I went to Joshua Tree and Death Valley for spring break with Taylor Meizlish and Kaori - saw lots of desert flora and fauna. Reminded me of our awesome Thanksgiving trip to Bridgeport and the hot springs there (burners and russian babes on e getting naked and freaking out Kaori). Coming back from slab city we got searched by border patrol - k9 and everything - but they let us go after running our I.D.s.
We've been suing the landlord thru Oaklands Rent Adjustment program for three months of no heat, bad wiring, leaky windows and general shittiness. Work work work...tryin' not to stress the medical stuff.
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