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I mean really… Wow, what an incredible week to week of great music and awesome times that swirled in our world like a storm.  A storm of epic porportions outside and on the dance floor and like lightening catching the wilderness on fire within my soul. The totality of days culminated the celebrations of the many ways that we party it up for our birthdays, half birthdays and all the many other reasons to get together and do what we do. And I speak on the companys behalf…for those who know…aw yeah

It started out on Thursday and I couldn’t agree more, that Thursday is the gateway to all that the weekend has in store. I got the party rollin’ at about 8 o’clock and headed out the door, I was first to arrive to greet the band and jive and then take it to the floor. A band of my good friends from San Francisco (area) was the first to grace the stage, they go by the name of FIVE EYED HAND and man, they are they rage. We danced it up and filled our cups until the night ran out. And that’s exactly how a good night goes and what it’s all about.

The next night was our friend Friday and so I headed up the coast. With a gorgeous sunset drive and feelin’ amazingly alive, ya know that’s when we rock the most. So upon entering the city the plans started coming through, pre-game action satisfaction carried it right on cue.  The show tonight was BLUE TURTLE SEDUCTION at the legendary Connecticut Yankee with many folks coming out, and at midnight it would turn my birthday and so i’d then surrender to the clout. Had sushi before the show at this place I found randomly in the Mission, it was a Live music sushi bar and not too far to walk right over to the venue where I was wishin’. Hahaha, alright, that was fun, but now, I gotsta move on in regular lingo. So, yeah, It was an absolutely super fun festive feast of groovage and we took it to the bridge. The band brought it for an outta hand show and represented for us in the special surroundings and then…  We really did, we brought it to the f’n bridge. After the show when we decided to go with a crew of a few we headed over to bridge to Oakland afterwards where we entertained a dance party til dawn. Thanks for all the hospitality folks!

I was stoked to awaken back home in Santa Cruz the next day to the fine feeling of another year. I took the day just like any other but a little bit slower and sweeter and all along with a smile. As the night neared again it nudged me in the direction of the music once more and it was off to the city for round two…or twenty two but who’s counting? Another beautiful drive and my phone blew up the whole way and I gotta say that all the calls that came in were the absolute accentuation of my day. I couldn’t have felt happier from all the words from my friends and all the songs sung to me by my favorite musicians that serenaded my way back up to the city, simply the best feeling I could explain, thank you, I really do have the best friends ever.

So Saturday night fever was upon us and we gathered here and there, the show that night was GALACTIC and it was ON!…that was clear. After fancy Martinis and the stroll with my bad ass crew through the Jazz District, we headed into one of my favorite venues, The Fillmore, and proceeded to acclimate ourselves accordingly. The show was the second of a two night run and it was a serious funk get down throw down non-stop blast! At one point the lighting guy had the lights going all crazy and lighting up all the grandiose chandaliers above the dance floor and at one really cool point, the very observant OB noticed that the chandaliers were being lit up only at the tops and flickering so they all looked like birthday cakes! It was so awesome and our bellies laughed whole heartidly in the excitement. Good lookin’ out OB! And thanks to everyone who shared in the party on this night, it was definitely my best birthday all around to date. F’n awesome.

Sunday morning came too soon and once we all came out of our nooks and crannies of the city and called a rally to this really cool place i’d never been before right on Ocean Beach called The Beach Chalet. Several of us met up to enjoy the spectacularly gleaming ocean view and indulge in debonair coctails on what would appear to be the most beautiful November day that San Francisco has ever seen. I had an interesting sandwich that i’d never heard of before and the best Mojito ever. It was so hot outside that I got a fall tan just by walking down the street, crazy I tell ya. Overall, it was a fantastic way to wrap up a stellar weekend in the city with friends, fun, freedom and funk. Fuck yeah!

Til next rhyme mi amigos… Mad love to ya all!

Next up…BYRON SPACE CIRCUS at The Crow’s Nest TONIGHT!

And for all you East Coasters; TURBINE plays their last NYC show of 2008 @ The Knitting Factory this Friday!

It really doesn’t ever stop…

See ya there!

-Mgmt

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