new years grieve
ok update on whats happened since the last update. we went from vancouver to seattle where we stayed for less than 24 hrs coz we wanted to get to san fran. we then flew to san fran where we checked into our hostel after a bit of fucking around with the reservation and and ventured to rasputin, a cd store with a reasonable punk section. i ended up spending too much money scoring silvertein, boys night out, the new further seems forever and a victory dvd. the next day we did lots of touristy stuff including pier 39, rode a trolley car (where you actually hang out the side) and walked as close to the golden gate as possible (the high terrorist alert meant there were soldiers on the road in). we then thought is a good idea to walk up lombard street which is supposed to be the steepest st in the world. good idea dickhead.
BTW thanks to everyone who messaged or rang us at 5 am to wish us happy new year particularly those who wondered why we weren't excited.
when then had to decide what we were gonna do on new years. i was REALLY fluey and not sure if i was even gonna make it to midnight so goin to see comedian joe rogan was on the cards but it ended up being WAY to expensive. so we decided to have a few drinks at random bars then end up at this club where Davy Havok of AFI was DJing. well the chicks in this club were fucken hot but problem one: it ended up being a retro/new romantic club. B-BOW!!! davy is now official the campest man on earth wearing some skin tight (not sure if it was white or pink) top with a star in the middle of it and his long locks flowing. anyway, we drank there for a while and they didn't even stop the fucking music at 12! biggest anti climax EVER. that combined with having none of my crew from home or good friends i'd made on the trip around meant all i wanted to do was sleep. but to make the night even better it started pissing down and we had to walk home. bout 20 blocks of hilly san fran. it was worse for poor chris who bought new DCs on the way out that night which CARVED his feet and covered his socks in blood. NICE.
so on the first we were pretty much over san fran so we organised to pick up the car early and drove to fresno, about four hours south east so we would be close to yosemite the next day. well we got to the foot of yosemite coz it was snowing and there was snow warnings but we should have some good pics. we then thought fuck it and drove through rural calif til we hit the coast and pismo beach (a cool reference for lovers of warner bros cartoons, they always went on holidays there) and FUCK ME IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! sun, beach, not to hot but for the first time on the trip we could walk around without a jumper on! we stayed in santa barbara that night in a $110us hotel with balcony and view of the bay coz we are over hostels and it works out the same price as three beds in a hostel here.
so yesterday we continued along the beautiful coast and i was able to wear shorts for the first time in like 4 weeks! we went shopping in santa monica which is fucken cool and we started a picture series: gaz humping random statues. pic one was entitled "gaz polishing a dolphin". we then drove along santa monica blvd to rodeo drive. fuck these ppl have way to much money. there was even a house with 2 storey FRONT DOORS! we then parked and walked along sunset blvd where i went to the house of blues to buy tickets for one of the gigs i was dying to see THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT! we then continued on and went to a music store where i saw the wireless mic system i want for like $550aus. imposible to pass up considering even if i didn't use it i would still be able to sell it for more than i paid for it at home. one problem. i find out that the frequencies on us wireless systems are the same as australian emergency services... FUCK! no bargin senniser for me! anyway, we went up to hollywood blvd and checked out hot topic where i got MORE t-shirts (i think i've got like 8 on this trip so far) and we got some photos of the hollywood sign and some moolie photos which you'll see when we get back..... oh and two more humping pics including one of me grabbing charlie chaplin on the ging-gang-goolies.
last nights show was AWESOME althought i think the other boys got over it coz the rev played for 2 HOURS but i loved it! the support acts were fucken pissers (hillbilly/country/pisstake/rock) including one where the lead singer looked like a bad blly ray cyrus (not that there's a good one) and the acoustic guitarist looked like kyle from tenatious d. anyway half way through their set the singer decides to bring out "his cousin" who was none other than JACK BLACK as elvis and they covered "everybody's workin for the weekend". i had a great night. thought sleep was shit coz i was thinking about a lot of stuff.
so onto now where i'm sitting here and am just about to go do venice beach to see the freaks, mullholand drv and the hollywood sign from closer.
then tomorrow is on to vegas! and after that the grand canyon..... this is the part of the trip i've bin hanging for and the last couple of weeks since we left the crew in canada will all seem mediocre..... BRING IT ON!!! and ppl please pray the good weather holds.
its great to hear that EVERYONE in melbourne seems to have had a cracker new year..... maybe it is better if gaz isn't around :)
i love you all and live up the next weeks and a bit coz its less than two weeks til i'll be back and all my bullshit will start again.
hf nuf sed XOXOXOXOX
BTW thanks to everyone who messaged or rang us at 5 am to wish us happy new year particularly those who wondered why we weren't excited.
when then had to decide what we were gonna do on new years. i was REALLY fluey and not sure if i was even gonna make it to midnight so goin to see comedian joe rogan was on the cards but it ended up being WAY to expensive. so we decided to have a few drinks at random bars then end up at this club where Davy Havok of AFI was DJing. well the chicks in this club were fucken hot but problem one: it ended up being a retro/new romantic club. B-BOW!!! davy is now official the campest man on earth wearing some skin tight (not sure if it was white or pink) top with a star in the middle of it and his long locks flowing. anyway, we drank there for a while and they didn't even stop the fucking music at 12! biggest anti climax EVER. that combined with having none of my crew from home or good friends i'd made on the trip around meant all i wanted to do was sleep. but to make the night even better it started pissing down and we had to walk home. bout 20 blocks of hilly san fran. it was worse for poor chris who bought new DCs on the way out that night which CARVED his feet and covered his socks in blood. NICE.
so on the first we were pretty much over san fran so we organised to pick up the car early and drove to fresno, about four hours south east so we would be close to yosemite the next day. well we got to the foot of yosemite coz it was snowing and there was snow warnings but we should have some good pics. we then thought fuck it and drove through rural calif til we hit the coast and pismo beach (a cool reference for lovers of warner bros cartoons, they always went on holidays there) and FUCK ME IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! sun, beach, not to hot but for the first time on the trip we could walk around without a jumper on! we stayed in santa barbara that night in a $110us hotel with balcony and view of the bay coz we are over hostels and it works out the same price as three beds in a hostel here.
so yesterday we continued along the beautiful coast and i was able to wear shorts for the first time in like 4 weeks! we went shopping in santa monica which is fucken cool and we started a picture series: gaz humping random statues. pic one was entitled "gaz polishing a dolphin". we then drove along santa monica blvd to rodeo drive. fuck these ppl have way to much money. there was even a house with 2 storey FRONT DOORS! we then parked and walked along sunset blvd where i went to the house of blues to buy tickets for one of the gigs i was dying to see THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT! we then continued on and went to a music store where i saw the wireless mic system i want for like $550aus. imposible to pass up considering even if i didn't use it i would still be able to sell it for more than i paid for it at home. one problem. i find out that the frequencies on us wireless systems are the same as australian emergency services... FUCK! no bargin senniser for me! anyway, we went up to hollywood blvd and checked out hot topic where i got MORE t-shirts (i think i've got like 8 on this trip so far) and we got some photos of the hollywood sign and some moolie photos which you'll see when we get back..... oh and two more humping pics including one of me grabbing charlie chaplin on the ging-gang-goolies.
last nights show was AWESOME althought i think the other boys got over it coz the rev played for 2 HOURS but i loved it! the support acts were fucken pissers (hillbilly/country/pisstake/rock) including one where the lead singer looked like a bad blly ray cyrus (not that there's a good one) and the acoustic guitarist looked like kyle from tenatious d. anyway half way through their set the singer decides to bring out "his cousin" who was none other than JACK BLACK as elvis and they covered "everybody's workin for the weekend". i had a great night. thought sleep was shit coz i was thinking about a lot of stuff.
so onto now where i'm sitting here and am just about to go do venice beach to see the freaks, mullholand drv and the hollywood sign from closer.
then tomorrow is on to vegas! and after that the grand canyon..... this is the part of the trip i've bin hanging for and the last couple of weeks since we left the crew in canada will all seem mediocre..... BRING IT ON!!! and ppl please pray the good weather holds.
its great to hear that EVERYONE in melbourne seems to have had a cracker new year..... maybe it is better if gaz isn't around :)
i love you all and live up the next weeks and a bit coz its less than two weeks til i'll be back and all my bullshit will start again.
hf nuf sed XOXOXOXOX