#MISS BIMBO BASE SKIN#

Interesting stuff, huh?Ĭamera Obscura took the stage shortly pale northern skin glaring in the stage lights, dour looks all around. We ended up good and close, off to the right. We need to be close enough for them to see, but it’s difficult to be in the throng when you block everyone’s view. But throw our ladies into the mix (both shorts, bless their hearts) and we have a conflicted situation. JP and I have it easy-we are both giants and always have the best spot in the house no matter where we are. “I Wanna Know Girls” was one song in particular that will encourage me to look further into the band’s catalog.Īfter their set, my wife called and I went outside to give her a ticket while JP hit the bar for more beers and DB held down our rock territory.

#MISS BIMBO BASE MAC#

Mac played some genuinely charming songs on acoustic guitar while Margaret switched between violin, hand percussion, and a Casio SK-1. I ran into a few more friends at the bar before finally going into the main room to catch half of Portastatic’s set.Īnother band whose name I have been hearing for years but know nothing about, Portastatic (for this tour anyway) is Mac McCaughan, of Superchunk and Merge Records (Camera Obscura’s label), and violinist Margaret White. I will miss living here.Īfter my impromptu urban hike I hooked up with DB and JP for a beer before heading inside Bimbo’s, one of the most attractive and dialed-for-sound clubs in the Bay Area. Still, it was a beautiful, warm night and when I got to the base of the monument, I had a fantastic view of both bridges, the San Francisco skyline, and the East Bay hills. I got completely distracted talking to him and ended up at Sansome and Greenwich-the opposite site of Coit Tower that I needed to be-which meant lots of steps to get over the hill. He was calling to help me plan my impending move to Albuquerque, New Mexico in May (let’s get out of the this state).

Before I had a chance to throw my iPod on, I got a call from my best friend LL. Following a post-work Guinness, I began walking from the Financial District to North Beach to meet up with some friends and my wife before the show.

Miss bimbo base