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Mission Express Slams Central Coast

Like some exotically named winter storm, Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express blew into Santa Cruz Thursday night. We had been tipped off early via the surf report so we loaded up the woody and hit The Crepe Place around 6:30 to get a good barstool. Met up with some fine fellow travelers and started to put on our wetsuits with the help of our lifeguard, Nick The Bartender. We were bobbing around out in the kelp, watching the otters frolic when all of a sudden, a Great White Truck eerily glided up to the curb. However, instead of franticly paddling back to shore we stayed put. Hell we recoiced! The otters rejoiced as well. It was our old pals Moondoggie and Gidget and as usual, they had me at the soundcheck. Oh it was a fine evening at the beach. Being from Fresno and all I really cant surf that well, but I know more than enough to recognize and appreciate genius on the waves. Moondoggie and Gidget and their crew make it look easy. At one point Moondoggie says "Hey gang! Lets do something wrong and stupid! Lets all catch this next one together!" And so we did.

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Nick The Bartender2.jpg Musicians Get All The Chicks2.jpg Chuck and Kevin Soundcheck2.jpg
Kids2.jpg Chuck and Stephanie2.jpg Balinese Dancer2.jpg

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Guy Neal Williams
Saturday, 31 January 2009
The sneering, meany face that James DEPRAVO is trying to wear standing next to Todd will be hard to beat for flat-out funny this year. James' whole _head_ could fit in Todd's mouth. Which might makee a nice cartoon.

Chuck still looks like roadkill. Well, not as roadkill as me, but pretty dreadful.

Great snaps, Padre Reno. Who's in the last one? An usual and arresting photograph.
Paul Hawkins
Monday, 02 February 2009
Reno/Guy,


Nice report.

I think peach boy has a touch of the Elliott Smith`s about him in that top picture.

Todd has an empty tortoise shell on his head?..........what happened that night?

Really......
Reno Sepulveda
Monday, 02 February 2009
What happened was you had a packed house full of rowdy college kids and a bunch of us more seasoned... stalwarts. Standing room only. Rowdy crowd that seemed to know the lyrics to almost every song by heart. You can see for yourself here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlDQPD_MEJY

Guy Neal Williams
Monday, 02 February 2009
Both of you idjits: Please, please check out a couple of things:

1.) Page A9 of today's New York Times for a glimpse inside The Garage (a place Paul already knew actually existed) the world's finest rock and roll bucket of blood, owned by three wildly different, but personally close, gentlemen -- one of whom has a mighty appendage and a taste for firearms.

Goddman, though -- what a pity about the sugar plum on the bench! I remain bereft.

2.) AEG sent a couple of "fresh" templates and my pitiful brain finally congealed enough to solve the mystery of why the Brink sucks donkey dicks in terms of user-friendliness. I started attachking the mystery with my mighty command of middle Latin (before the Greek influence became so pervasive) and then realized that the clue was in the here and now. I know why it sucks to use and I said so flat out. What a pathetic thing that Danny et al would neither listen nor offer any explanation of why this new Brink couldn't perform some simple industry-standard functions (i.e. accepting 'Word' composed text. But I figured it out. Know how? Because I really am kind of almost pretty smart.

3.) When you want me to fix up the campesino, Paul? I could maybe wait until next year, but I'm getting closer and closer to no longer buying green bananas. Heading out in fighting trim, and kind of eager to start whatever's next any fucking way.

yr STALWART Q pal,

gn
Paul Hawkins
Monday, 02 February 2009
I catagorically confirm the existence of The Garage.w That confirmation will remain in the sole ownership by PH forever. I`ll contact you in your cave entrance. By 15.00 hours brighton time. Sounds good.
Chuck Prophet
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
Reno,

When you came back later to check in with us as we'd lost the van key? Dude, I was touched.
Reno Sepulveda
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
We had our AAA card out and ready for you guys. Last week was an amazing holiday for us. Please extend our appreciation to Stephanie and that crackerjack band of yours.
aprudy
Friday, 06 February 2009
I cannot believe that the little burger place across from the Crepe Place is still there... given rents in SC, how is that possible?! I hope folks hung out and had breakfast at Zachary's... they used to all-but burn their coffee beans but lord the size of the servings...!
Reno Sepulveda
Friday, 06 February 2009
The burger place is now Charlie Hong Kong and it's usually packed

http://www.charliehongkong.com/
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