Thursday 31st July 2003 - San Francisco CA
When I arrived back at Slim's, the Brats were already into their set and rockin' like the little bastards they are. I think this was the first time I actually realised that these guys were actually pretty good. This was really the first time that I had seen the Street Brats perform, as it were. I had missed their Sacto gig completely and in Reno, it was mid-afternoon and no-one is any good in the middle of a hot day.
Being young, dumb and full of attitude, you just want to tell them they've got a hell of a lot to learn and slap them upside the head. The Brats are good-looking (except for Ugly, of course) can actually play their instruments and have a singer with personality (sometimes a little too much personality!). What I liked most of all was that they have some good songs, which are quite catchy and you can really singalongabrats with them.
Believe it or not, I was actually looking forward to seeing these little shitbags again. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't miss their set again on the tour.
Being young, dumb and full of attitude, you just want to tell them they've got a hell of a lot to learn and slap them upside the head. The Brats are good-looking (except for Ugly, of course) can actually play their instruments and have a singer with personality (sometimes a little too much personality!). What I liked most of all was that they have some good songs, which are quite catchy and you can really singalongabrats with them.
Believe it or not, I was actually looking forward to seeing these little shitbags again. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't miss their set again on the tour.
The Skeptix acquitted themselves quite well in San Francisco, it has to be said, but they hadn't yet shown the same sort of fire that I had seen on stage in New York, at any of the west coast gigs. I knew that they could, and would, do better.
I had been pleased to see Davey's friend Chris, from Oakland, at the Slim's gig too. It made a change to see someone I knew at the gig!!
After the fans pose with the band pictures and the bands pose with the bands pictures, we were all set for the ride to LaLaLand. We were going to get out of San Francisco and make some headway whilst it was dark and cool. As we headed back out over the Bay Bridge, towards the freeway, I took one last look at this wonderful city by the bay. Of all the places I've ever visited, I loved this one the best. I didn't think anywhere would affect me the way New York had done a year earlier, but I definitely left my heart in San Francisco and I want to go back and get it some day.
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I had been pleased to see Davey's friend Chris, from Oakland, at the Slim's gig too. It made a change to see someone I knew at the gig!!
After the fans pose with the band pictures and the bands pose with the bands pictures, we were all set for the ride to LaLaLand. We were going to get out of San Francisco and make some headway whilst it was dark and cool. As we headed back out over the Bay Bridge, towards the freeway, I took one last look at this wonderful city by the bay. Of all the places I've ever visited, I loved this one the best. I didn't think anywhere would affect me the way New York had done a year earlier, but I definitely left my heart in San Francisco and I want to go back and get it some day.
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