Wednesday, Oct. 27. San Francisco, CA. A Boat in the Bay.

Bryan met up with Cheryl Leonard in San Francisco today to do a recording session. Cheryl played rocks, seashells, penguin bones and brushes of pine needles. Together with Bryan’s homemade instruments, the room was full of amazing things.

We went down to the pier. My Aunt Mysty works for a company in San Francisco that does boat rides around the bay, and she got me a sunset show on one of their boats. This turned out to be a lot of fun.

We had a good time hanging out with Mysty and her husband John and their friends on the boat.

Golden Gate Bridge

Playing on the boat

Bryan playing the flute in the warehouse

This morning we left for Eugene, Oregon. Now we’re driving through mountain forests full of mist. It’s about 45 degrees outside. There was just a road sign for a bear crossing. We can see snow on the rocky peaks above the pines as we pass exits for Dunsmuir and Crag View Drive.

Sunday, Oct. 24. San Francisco, CA. Amnesia.

Tonight I played a show at Amnesia in San Francisco, a dark bar on Valencia street full of red lights and curiosities.

We are going to be in the Bay Area for four days, the longest we’ve stayed in one place since August. We’re staying with Bob Marsh and Sandy Yolles in Richmond.

Here is a large spider in a shop window near Amnesia.

Here is the real thing near the agave in Bob and Sandy’s yard. These things are everywhere.

The morning after the Amnesia show, Bob and Sandy took us swimming in the citizen-restored Richmond Municipal Natatorium.