Strictly Hardly Bluegrass

There is a festival going on right now at Golden Gate park called Strictly Hardly Bluegrass Festival and it is a hoot. Two of my friends I was biking with for a little bit in Oregon were heading here for it and we exchanged numbers so we could meet up in the city, and what do you know. I am standing on to the left of the stage waitin for MC Hammer(!!!) and I get a phone call from Tom asking where I am, I tell him and we meet up after MC Hammer(I KNOW!!!!) he is still with Chris, an English bloke who started biking from the tippy top of Canada and is heading down to the Tipy bottom of the South A. I hook onto their group of folks who are some good people for the rest of the day. We go to get some lunch and we happen on a nice looking dum sung(?) place and head in. There were ten of us so someone tells the woman just to keep the buns and dumplings coming, and that is exactly what she did. Sooo much food and she brought veggie ones me and wow it was awesome. We then ask for the bill and she is like naww, "3 dollars a person" what?! this was like a big old legit meal for 10 people for 30 dollars. We end up paying like 40 because it was just to convenient, she tried to not take the 10 extra but we insisted on it. We walked back to the festival and watched some funky music for the rest of the day, I guess there were some big names playing but the only one I was familiar with was Lovit. But Boots from The Coup was invited up during someone elses set and he rapped a bit which I was surprised and pleased to see. Oh, all this is going on on my 21st birthday. Right, so that evening I meet up with Willie and his friend Elliott and Chris is kickin it with us because Tom is going to some show that costs money and Chris didn't want to go. Chris didn't have his bike with him but Willie Elliott and myself all did. Have no fear, me and Chris double road through the streets of San Francisco and it was awesome. I felt like a coxswain again sitting at the back pushing him through it. We went to a cafe first and WOAH! Chris, the guy I Couch Surfed with in Eureka was there! He wished me a happy birthday and we talked for a bit and then we headed to a bar near Willies place that has an oldies night once a month and it was a blast. It was quality oldies, not like an oldies radio station. I danced a lot and then when they closed me and Chris went next door and got some Mexican food and tried to figure out how he was going to get to where he was spending the night. At the Restaurant there was a nice lady who was also turning 21 and we talked about that for a minute and then she helped us get where we thought we were going. Us, her and her boyfriend started walking to the bus and waiting for it but they decided to get a cab and I think Chris went with them and got back alright because I didn't get any calls from Tom But I am going to meet up with them today so I will hear how that turned out. I biked slowly back to Mulligans place and slept very well. Yesterday was pretty chill, I slept in and then Maya and I walked downtown to see what the Love Fest was all about. I got a smoothie on the way and then some dried mango, ohh yeah. We got to the fest and were both pretty glad we hadn't made a day of the place. It was a sea of 16 year olds wearing bright colors and awkward sunglasses and dudes with arms way to big for their size. That night Mull and Maya were sitting for the kids upstairs so I explored a bit and found Mission Pie, a pie place in the mission. I ended up hanging out there for a few hours reading and talking with one of the employees named Alex. I told him bout my trip and how I would be coming out here in the spring and would be looking for a place and he was all. Cool, I have a house in Potrero and there is a good chance a roommate or two will be heading out in the spring. He gave me his number and told me to call him and check in in December. Everyone is so friendly so far! 

I am heading back to strictly hardly to see Billy Bragg Dr Dog Booker T Aimee Mann and Neko Case real soon so yall have a good day!

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