We pull up to Moe's Alley in Santa Cruz at about 5:30PM. It's so hard for me to piss in a moving vehicle - definitely going to have to practice that. I tried doing the piss bottle thing but holy shit - my boinker just kept pulling a scared turtle and I couldn't go for the life for me. Watt drove the whole trek to Santa Cruz with only one stop for gas at about 4:30PM - but by 2PM I had to piss so fucking bad. We pick up Tom at about 11AM at his house in Manhattan Beach and it takes us almost 2 fucking hours to get out of L.A., which was sort of expected. I say goodbye to my ma and my pop - of course I'm going to miss them, especially because of what just happened with my grandma. Watt and Miss Hiyori pull up to my house in the boat about 10AM. I owe Pete so much for how my life turned out. In theory, I will forever keep Petezo in my top 10 people in my life - if it wasn't for him, I'd probably still be listening to the shit that I listened to in middle school - Metallica, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue.who the fuck am I kidding? I still listen to them. Long story short - that record completely changed my life. My pop told Pete that I was a drummer and Pete gave him a CD Double Nickels on the Dime to give to me. I vividly remember walking inside right at the beginning of "the glory of man". Needless to say I was completely floored by the energy that Watt, Tom, and Raul brought to the stage. I had no fucking clue who watt, the minutemen, or what the fuck "punk" even was at the time. My dad's friends from work, Johnny Aralica and Pete Mazich (who also plays in the secondmen), were playing with their now-defunct group "The Angry" at dipiazza's and mike watt + the missingmen played after them. I must have been 12 years old when I saw Watt perform for the first time. I know this is going to be a learning experience on so many levels. I want to come home a better musician, and even a better man, if possible. I hope that I make them, and all of the gig-goers proud. It truly is an honor it's hard to put into words how gracious I am. I am so grateful that Watt & Tom have put their faith in me to fill in for Raul. I'm glad I got to say goodbye to her before I left. I also told her that every show that I play on this tour will be dedicated to her, and that she would be a constant thought on my mind. I thanked her and told her how much I loved her for doing such an amazing job being my second mother and being the absolute best grandma that a kid could ask for. Last week, I was lucky enough to have one last articulate conversation with her that I'll be forever grateful for. Her and I were very close, as we've lived in the same home together since I was in the 7th grade. My grandmother, Angie Giacalone, passed away last week.
You'll hear about my digestive issues another time.
I really made sure to not overpack like I did last time (with Neighborhood Brats) which was only three weeks - this time I only brought a week's worth of clothes - 7 shirts, two pairs of pants, 1 pair of shorts, 10 pairs of socks, 10 pairs of underwear.okay - maybe I'm saying too much here. I just bought a sweet bag from REI last week that fits everything I need right on my back, none of that wheel bullshit like I brought on my last tour - it fits all of clothes, toiletries, laptop, snacks, medications + vitamins, konk sack, etc. I made sure to be all packed up by Wednesday night, that way I could wake up early enough to enjoy my favorite breakfast in Pedro from the Omelette & Waffle Shop - turkey sausage and eggs with spinach, zucchini and bell peppers and (extra crispy) home-fried potatoes from the Omelette & Waffle Shop. I woke up at about 8:30AM yesterday morning.
Wednesday, october 30 at the bunkhouse saloon Thursday, october 24 at the white oak music hall Tuesday, october 22 at lafayette's music room Monday, october 21 at the blueberry hill duck room Tuesday, october 15 at cat's cradle back room Monday, october 14 at the richmond music hall
Sunday, october 13 at the red room at black cat Saturday, october 12 at the mercury lounge Thursday, october 10 at the space ballroomįriday, october 11 at the once somerville Wednesday, october 9 at the rose & kettle Saturday, october 5 at the horseshoe tavernĢ785 euclid heights bl, cleveland heights, oh Tuesday, october 1 at the 7th street entry Monday, september 30 at the reverb lounge Sunday, september 29 at the lion's lair lounge Saturday, september 28 at the lion's lair lounge Wednesday, september 25 at the lucky you lounge Monday, september 23 at mississippi studios
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