Post-defense I took a little celebratory trip to San Francisco. It was one of the best solo trips I have taken in a long, long time. This trip rivals even the notorious 4-day excursion through blue-cowed Brugge and haze-laden Amsterdam. We'll save that story for another time.
The drive down I-5 S was breathtaking and if I had a camera with me, I would share the views of baa-baa black sheep, lonely snow-capped Mt. Shasta, California orange farms, Daliesque "melted" green hills, sun-reflected bays, and a city skyline ensconced by fog. I loved every minute of the cloudless blue skies, the burning sensation from the sun on the left half of my face and left arm, a 65 degree brisk breeze funneling through the open sunroof, and the music blaring from my totally kick-ass stock Honda Civic sound system.
Because I feel I express myself better through music--that would be other people's music, not my own--than through words, I have included a selection of musicians that provided the soundtrack to the sublime sights seen through my car window.
Tschuess Portland!
Peter Bjorn and John "Writer's Block"
Pete Yorn "Nightcrawler"
Grant's Pass
Aqualung "Memory Man"
The Clash "Combat Rock"
Ashland, OR
Compilation made by k. "this suit is not black" (I'm diggin' Deerhunter and Cold War Kids)
Stereophonics "Live from Dakota"
The Postal Service "Give Up"
Weed, CA
Stars of Track and Field "Centuries Before Love and War"
Winterpills "The Light Divides"
Coldplay "X&Y"
Radiohead "The Bends"
Death Cab "The Photo Album" and "Plans"
Redding, CA
Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness" (Blue)
Thom Yorke "The Eraser"
Vacaville, CA
The Bravery (on repeat)
Thievery Corporation
I-80 W
Oasis "Be Here Now"
The Fratellis "Costello Music"
Crossing the Bay Bridge
Citizen Cope "The Clarence Greenwood Recordings"
The Killers "Sam's Town"
Song #1 Pete Yorn
Song #2 Thom Yorke
Song #3 Stereophonics (live in London)
Pictures to follow.
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