November 9th, 2009 - Los Angeles

Up early to return drums to Sam's and then down to Antioch to retrieve Tommy for our anticipated return to Los Angeles. We opted for the 6 hour drive south on Hwy. 5 through old California, as the coastal scenic route was unfortunately out of the question due to time.
An odd landscape, there were periods of wind turbine and grass covered mumps spaced intermittent with flat pasture and orange groves. Somewhere between Los Banos and Mettier, I could have sworn we were passed by the Fear and Loathing cadillac, equipped with a boom box in the back seat.Got into Echo Park after rush hour to Jared's house to retrieve drums, catch-up and then off for a stroll before load in. Stopped by Orgami Records (where we were to do an in-store performance the next night) to meet and greet and find out we're playing up in the loft. Met up with the gang at the newly relocated L'KEG gallery, loaded in, etc. Tonight's Line-up included us, Haunted Tiger, Seth and his new Sheila, Cariss'a band, Velvet Stars Collide (Seth's first show ever), Lately Blu Blu and LANTVRN. We played last to a pretty sparse crowd, but served as a nice warm up for the upcoming shows... Calvin's drum heads still bore the divets from our last trip to LA. Loaded up and off to the bar to meet up with Nate, Calvin and the rest of the crew, then home for more shots, found videos and Mighty Boosh reruns.

Soundtrack - U2 - Indian Summer Sky