I had to roll out the rack at 9 am to watch a horribly boring Michigan win over Miami of Ohio. The highlight of the game was the Papa John's guy coming to the door. Papa John's is essentially Little Caesars. Just more expensive, but nonetheless, great.

So we did that and got ready to hit San Jose for the day. San Jose, or more specifically, Santa Clara....amazing. Modern and clean, and beautiful.

We went to this monstrous mall to kill time. It's the biggest mall I have ever been in. Fancy stores that I can't even pronounce the name of filled one entire wing of the mall. It was like the Palace Shops at Caesar's in Vegas.

After that we went to a place called C.J's, a sports bar right off the UC Santa Clara campus. We, or I, watched the USA/Cuba soccer game while Tinny played MegaTouch...best part....I met some fellas who KNEW THEIR SHIT. We talked about the U.S National Team and why Kenny Cooper should at least get a shot over Eddie Johnson, much less Brian Ching. We discussed the new ownership at Manchester City...all things I am sure you are concerned with. It was phenomenal. I was loving it.

...worst mascot ever


From there we went to the San Jose Earthquakes vs. D.C United soccer game on the ridiculously modernized UC Santa Clara campus. San Jose won, and again, I fell in love. The younger fellow behind me was wearing a freaking NEW Tottenham jersey (in English soccer they literally change their new jerseys every season...seriously). So this was the NEW 2008/09 away Tottenham jersey....We talked about the three Spurs games this season and how gutted we were at the start of the season. Talked about the new additions. talked about the Aston Villa game on the 15th, and I sat down with an erection that was induced by actually speaking to Americans who knew their shit about the Premier League.

San Jose won the game, we drove home through Silicon Valley and it is now bed time.

Day One of S.F

The day started at 5:10 EST Friday morning and ended at 4:45 EST Saturday morning.

The flight was fine...we got the car and got the hotel without any incident. We chilled for a little while then got going to Berkeley to see Dave Matthews at the Greek Theatre on UC Berkeley's campus and I am confident saying it is the most amazing concert venue maybe in the world?

Dave was on fire, they played for three hours and he was hammered. Carter lit up the drums. Usually the long drawn out versions of the songs drive me insane, but with Tim Reynolds ond there and Carter having like 4 drum solos, it was as good as I have ever seen Dave. The set-list was kind of dark and somber, maybe influenced by the death of Leroi Moore.


Seriously. All stone. The chairs weren't there, it was all GA, and the stone seating you can see to the right and where the picture was taken from, runs all around like a horseshoe. The seating is all stone, but provided a ton of legroom, and just riculous visuals to see them playing on what looked like the front of the Parthenon or something.

The set-list was (besides 3 songs I didn't know):
- The Stone
- One Sweet World
- Don't Drink the Water
- So Damn Lucky
- Dancing Nancies
- Eh Hee (no idea...not good)
- Water Into Wine
- Gravedigger
- Grey Street
- Dreaming Tree
- Stay or Leave
- Corn Bread (no idea...not so good)
- Burning Down the House (Talking Heads Cover!)
- #41
- Anyone Seen the Bridge (no idea -- but great)
- Tripping Billies

ENCORE
- Sister (new to me but an AMAZING song)
- Two-Step


...Taken from K.O's phone....no cameras allowed, but EVERYONE had their cameras...and weed...lots and lots of weed


Ridiculous set-list. A lot of non-radio songs which is always the best...And anytime The Stone, One Sweet World and Dancing Nancies are on the set-list, it's a phenomenal show. It's hard to describe, probably because the incredible venue has to be so energizing to play in, but Dave was on-fire with the dance moves only Tinny can duplicate.

AMAZING show, ridiculous venue, and Obama love everywhere you looked. Even Dave said "Vote on November 4th, unless you're voting for McCain....then don't vote."

Hanging out in Santa Clara for Day 2.

Pregame

Just wanted to get this up here before tonight's speech in which he'll clearly ignore what's happened to this country in the past 8 years, like his V.P did last night...and I'm sure he'll distance himself from W.

...Seriously, this pic will (channeling Chris Tucker) never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever get old.

Karma

He shaved the beard...



He lost.

Can't Seepy

Can't sleep, but not suicidal. That's a fun sentence to type!

Could the "Gridiron Ice" Slurpee (without marketing it's called Orange Flavored) at midnight be the culprit to my lack of sleepiness?? Despite a medication I am now on that is pretty much sedation, I am still up...This slurpee was supposedly an energy drink slurpee. How is that legal? That's like slamming a 32 ounce Red Bull after doing three lines.

I have a lot on my mind, the move is in full-swing as a trip to San Francisco hangs in the balance Friday! Tinny's first MLS game in person Saturday night!!! Let me tell you, she's fucking thrilled. She is losing sleep. The San Jose Earthquakes vs. D.C United -- it's a dream come true for her really. I am kind of geeked to see the city of San Jose (the 10th largest city in America) and the UC Santa Clara campus.

Sunday, we found a Bills bar in the trendy North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco (you can see the Sabres jersey hanging on the wall in one of the pics). There are Sabres and Bills decorations all over the walls of the bar, and they have Labatt Blue on tap. I can't really explain to you how beautiful San Francisco is, and North Beach is the most amazing nook in the city. You have to see S.F for yourself, but the fact that there is a Bills bar in North Beach is perhaps the greatest thing I have ever heard of in my entire life. I still can't wrap my head around it. All I need is to walk into the bar and see Stephen Jenkins (Third Eye Blind lead singer who lives in North Beach) sitting at the bar, and I will seriously not be coming home.

North Beach may be my most favorite spot, hamlet, neighborhood, or whatever you call it, that I have ever been to. I cannot stress enough to you how utterly ridiculous it is that there is a bar there for Buffalo Bills fans on Sunday mornings.

We may go see Sarah Silverman Sunday night, she actually is performing very close to North Beach....and then Monday is freaking Monday Night Football in Oakland. I will sneak the Broncos logo on me into the stadium, somehow, some way and get a picture. Maybe just a pic of me doing the mile-high salute? BTW --- I love the Raiders +3 in that game...How are they getting points at home, on Monday Night Football in the opening week of the season?

This trip is a god-send. How about London, New York City and San Francisco in a five month time-frame....HOW THE HELL AM I SUICIDALLY DEPRESSED!?!? That's amazing!

BTW -- How good is Venus vs. Serena followed by Nadal vs. the American Mardy Fish (power of the beard!!!) tomorrow night at the U.S Open? Fish is marrying a "Deal or No Deal" model, and is twice as good-looking as Andy Roddick (no homo)...