Nothing beats hitting the streets in December.
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009karaoke with elvis
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009What a lovely weekend. HWY 1. Pacific Ocean. Free Bananas in California. Three hour gig at the San Simeon Lodge/Bar & Grill. We warmed up the place for the regular Saturday night entertainment: karaoke hosted by “Elvis” Jim. I got down on some Midnight Special.
goodbye l.a.
Saturday, December 5th, 2009Good times and great oldies, on the US-101. A night in Isla Vista. More music tomorrow. I just want to be a pedestrian again. Let’s roll!
the caravan is on its way
Friday, December 4th, 2009I s’pose we leavin’ this town now an’ this here is ar portrit.
rock show no. 2
Thursday, November 26th, 2009Not so much a rock show. We played all our honkiest tonkiest hits for this bar off Venice Beach, Brennen’s Pub. Relax. Drink a beer. Play more tunes. Besides my guitar pickup having trouble, the show was a very good one. At least, we sounded superb in the mix, played with youthful urgency, and had a bass player–Tien Nguyen. We even got people to sing along and wave their beer glasses in the air.
This California trip is a trip, where cars stand still while driving and anywhere one needs to go is 20-60 minutes away. No more, no less. We took a walk up La Brea Blvd and almost get hit by a car running a red light. Freeways turn into freeways into other freeways, but it all comes back around. It’s hell. But what the hell? Summer in November. That’s a vacation.
If this ain’t nice, what is?
Arriving
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009Something like a music tour. Something like a strange trip. Getting tired, getting coffee, taking pit stops for bathrooms and gasoline. Two days from Eugene to Los Angeles stuck in a truck. Through a blizzard, Christmas town, dark misty mountains, gold hills, radios, nothing to see, too much road, 400 miles, 300 miles, 200 miles left to go, nothing to it. Playing music, finally, we entertained–ourselves mostly, and a few interested people. Another cup of coffee, then we had to go. First concert complete. Midnight rambles.
That funny looking kid is our good buddy, Casey Larios.
Poster ideas
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
This might be our biggest, bestest gig on our silly tour. The Mile High Club at Busby’s East in Los Angeles. With Dayplayer, who shares our drummer, Matt.
Are YOU going to be there?
California dreamin’
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009Cold weather is coming, so Free Bananas is heading down south. OK, only for several days, and then it is back up to Oregon for December. But the point is: Free Bananas is going on tour! Why? Because we want to reunite with Mr. Fleming, our drummer, and take a relaxing road trip up and down the I-5. Two L.A. shows are confirmed, hopefully we get more, but it don’t matter. We’re going to end up in a drunken stupor regardless. Do you see what our music does to people?! Take a look:
Please see our MySpace totally wicked awesome cool website for calendar updates: http://www.myspace.com/freebananas
And speaking of California, on that MySpace is a live recording of us playing San Francisco Bay Blues.
Where am I?
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Folks, you know, it looks like summer has moved on along, and I ask myself, “Where have I been?”
I do not know. All I know is that my two good music buddies, Matt and Jake, moved out of state, Free Bananas is bewildered, and I cooked up some thick-ass beercheese soup. What a summer!
I made t-shirts:
I built a fabulous bicycle–a refurbished 1980s Schwinn LeTour–named Nematoad, or Neemy, for short.
P.S. Free Bananas is playing a show at the Oak St. Speakeasy with the Whiskey Spots on October 3, 2009. Word to yo motha.
Free Bananas T-shirts?
Monday, August 10th, 2009Do you want one?
WARNING: Shirt may or may not look exactly like image above.