Not a nice day in the city by the bay.

We ventured out around noon, heading to Amoeba Music on Haight St. It was a bit of a walk from our hotel, and with the hills in this city, it made for a good work out. The trip would have been ok if it did not start to rain. It was a very cold rain.

We started to pass the hippie stores, lots of wanta be hippies around. Amoeba Music was cool, posters from past Filmore shows all over the walls and ceiling. Lots and lots of vinyl, even 45’s. I took a look for a few different things while mark picked up a few vinyl records he was looking for, one being the Sadies.

It is still raining so we look for a place to eat, lots of vegan to select from. We spot a Burger and Brewery and head in. Very coll atmosphere with lots of beers on the menu. Mark and I both pick the Sara’s Ruby Mild, very tasty.

With our bellies full we venture out for our walk back, still raining! We take shelter at a buss stop, and then decide to cross the road to a phone booth to call a cab. Still only on 7 digit dialing here. A cab comes a long and we flag it down. The cabbie got into a conversation on how he was trying to move to Canada but he did not have enough money. He also went on about ow he is turning 55 this year and that young girls do not consider him attractive anymore. Finally we got back to our hotel, we dried out and got ready for the show.

We walked down the few blocks to the Filmore and ran into Steve, a taper I meet on the last tour. He was there with his son in front of the line. Nick and his wife showed up and asked me to save a place at the front, sure no problem. The Filmore is so laid back, and very professional at the same time. We went to the pat down, but when the guy asked what was in my bag, I said recording gear, he said cool and just let me pass.

We were greeted at the top of the stairs by another fellow that was just there to Welcome People to the Filmore. There was the barrel of apples, I did not try one.. What a cool place, I just went WOW when I entered into the main hall.

I headed up front to hold a place for Nick and his wife. He comes in and then I head back and setup my gear. Only audio taping tonight. The Sadies put on a standard set. The Hip did a similar set from the previous night, and the cover was Bob Dylan’s Gotta Go. Mark mentioned that they played it during the pre music, that was strange, bands do not usually do that.

Mark, (The Sound Tech) brings his own Cappuccino machine to the show. That is cool!

I got a text message from Tony saying he made it back to Bellingham airport. Good to hear he made it back, and I hope the best for him.

We head back to the hotel and order a pizza, then fell asleep pretty quickly.