rolling eastward

there's a new HUGE solar array outside VEGAS

I was pumped to eat an apple fritter

but I think this happened to me 5 years ago when I came through on a holiday

of course the dumpster was empty too

cruised around for a bit and then

Ryan showed up on his bike

he'd had a lite breakfast in anticipation for 4 donuts

we had a good visit and he chose the Cardiel pin

he went off to the motorcycle shop & I was back on I-15

steeps in the UTAH mountains

watermelon break in Green River, UTAH!

I chose wisely!

woke up on the Coalatree farm

the sheep didn't really like the watermelon, but the pigs came in to clean up

saved the seeds for the birds

harvested a few bits for the road

super blessed to roll right along the Colorado River

jehu

I essentially drove half way around the country to get here

riding across the bridge into the main part of Balboa Park

bike is parked, walking up on the organ pavillion

Jim & Greyson - not his 1st concert, but his 3rd!

Jen Jones & Robert

Sawdust got good seats

Felicia & Juan are recently wed.

Lia is also newly married! congrats!

Wesley & Kate - not married yet, but who knows!

used to always see John Brady at shows

the mystery man was on the scene

Sonny came in from Vegas and walked all the way from Pokez

Dr Carol Williams started jammin on the organ @ 6:45

found Jesse & Mike - you can tell the anticipation is killing him

the crowd was thick! ! !  ! !

this is where we rocked it for the 50 minute dance party

Dr. Carol Williams has been the San Diego Civic Organist and Artistic Director of the Spreckels Organ Society in San Diego

this administrator had a lot to do with green lighting the show and introduced JEHU

the fellas taking the stage

starting to ROCK as the light dims

it kept getting better and better

what we'd heard would only be a 30minute set, turned into 55mins

Rob Crow on back up vocals for Luau ' so worth the 1400 mile drive

and then they took a bow & it was over

Mike went right to burning out

it was at this point that MIKE made the decision to not drive up to LongBeach for this

Waters got tons of killer shots.  Jesse helps reload batteries.

p: Mark Waters

set list courtesy of Mark Waters / if it kills you was my fav

Rick is one of my favorite singers. Pitchfork, Jehu, Hot Snakes! p: Waters

Rick was rocking the Donut Friend shirt

Scott Pellet drove down from LA

ran into Yesenia on the way out

Vern got to see Johnny Rad, hopefully I'll catch them another time

grabbed my last VEG N OUT sandwich ever for a late dinner

snuck in one last visit with Ken

loaded the van & got in bed at 10:30pm. didn't sleep too well, so I got up at 2:30am and headed out. only made it 45 minutes up the 15 before sleeping again... this time til 6am.....

POKEZ

no better day for tacos at POKEZ than on Drive Like Jehu day

bumped into Alyasha & Mikey on the way to POKEZ

Chooce was on duty

Carlos holding it down in the kitchen!

vegan cookies now available for desert

an ode to Robert Purdue - the OG waiter from the mid 90's

I used to have a sticker machine placed inside POKEZ -Robert, me, Wyn, Rori circa '96

I went off the reservation from my normal Tom's Deep Plate

I had them prepare the innards of a tofu/potato/mushroom burrito in addition to the Tom's

made for the best tacos of my life!

and now for DRIVE LIKE JEHU ! !!