Morcheeba Day 20, San Francisco, CA
We figured that even though we were in a fairly "dramatic" neighbourhood, it might not be so bad during the day. Right. We got up and went for coffee and the scenery included lots of people drinking from paper bags at 10am, endless lineups at AIDS clinics, general panhandling and a huge loaf of feces, and it wasn't from a dog...
Thankfully the coffee was amazing. Got back to the hotel unscathed and hopped on the bus to head to The Fillmore, one of the most legendary venues in rock history. It's really incredible. It's a beautiful room, top notch gear, great people, and loads of history. They have posters on the walls throughout the venue from all the sold-out shows they've ever had. And it goes way back. The posters in the dressing room are Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Rolling Stones. Insane. Pretty much anyone who's someone in music has played there, it's one of those "rights of passage" type venues. It made for a really great show too; everyone seemed to step it up a notch.
After the show, we went across the street to the Boom Boom Room, and contrary to what it sounds like, it's just a blues bar. The highlight is that there's a booth in the corner known as the John Lee Hooker booth; it's where he always used to hang out. You just had to get over the absolutely horrid stench of vomit in the entire club to actually want to sit down and have a drink.
Didn't stay out and suffer the stench too long though, had an early departure to get to San Diego.
Thankfully the coffee was amazing. Got back to the hotel unscathed and hopped on the bus to head to The Fillmore, one of the most legendary venues in rock history. It's really incredible. It's a beautiful room, top notch gear, great people, and loads of history. They have posters on the walls throughout the venue from all the sold-out shows they've ever had. And it goes way back. The posters in the dressing room are Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and Rolling Stones. Insane. Pretty much anyone who's someone in music has played there, it's one of those "rights of passage" type venues. It made for a really great show too; everyone seemed to step it up a notch.
After the show, we went across the street to the Boom Boom Room, and contrary to what it sounds like, it's just a blues bar. The highlight is that there's a booth in the corner known as the John Lee Hooker booth; it's where he always used to hang out. You just had to get over the absolutely horrid stench of vomit in the entire club to actually want to sit down and have a drink.
Didn't stay out and suffer the stench too long though, had an early departure to get to San Diego.
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