The O-A-K
Last night Tar and I went to the "Least Bay" to see Jean Marie play at Mama Buzz Cafe (23rd and Telegraph) in Oakland. You all should see Jean Marie. Jem and Jasmyn play precious, delicate lullabies that are meant to sooth you to sleep. In fact they are playing tonight at Amnesia Bar in SF.
Jem has a real intimate whispering style of singing. I've said this before, but it's easy to imagine I am sitting cross legged on the floor of her bedroom, while she sits on her bed and tells me all of her secrets. Jasmyn is self taught on drums, so she often throws in refreshing, unconvential rhythms and patterns instead of banging away at 4/4.
After the show, we tried to go to a DIY shop next door called Rock Paper Scissors. Alas they were closed, but we could see people milling about inside. We were about to leave when a happy, friendly crew of people walked passed us and went in. One of them held the door open and asked if we "were getting onion facials?" We responded with confused looks on our faces.
Then the very friendly proprieter invited us in to look around, but told us the cash register was closed. Inside the smell of cooking onions teased our olfactory sensors while we looked at tons of cute and creative hand made, locally produced clothing, jewelry, zines, music, and assorted trinkets. It was pretty rad and inspiring, and the people were warm and inviting.
It seems like East Bay has more of this kind of thing going on. Over the bridge, you get the sense that people are just doing things because they can't help it. It's not a conspiracy to party and get laid like it is in San Francisco. Please, please prove me wrong tho.
Rounding out our East Bay adventure, Tar and I went to Golden Lotus (13th and Franklin) for some yummy dinner. Golden Lotus must be the sister restaurant to Golden Era in San Francisco. They have nearly identical menus and the food is so yummy good. Get the Vegetable Combination Soup, it is truly magical. There tons of mushrooms, cauliflowers, carrots, tofu, and veggie ham in a clear Vietnamese style broth. I could eat it everyday all day.
It's nice evenings like these that make me think I could really enjoy living in the East Bay. Sure, it's not San Francisco, but there's lots of good restaurants, the weather is always warmer, a fella's rent money goes a little bit further, there's all sorts of creativity going off there and life seems to be a bit more mellow and relaxed.
I took a picture of the sun setting in front of Mama Buzz. You can see it at my photoblog. Thanks.
Jem has a real intimate whispering style of singing. I've said this before, but it's easy to imagine I am sitting cross legged on the floor of her bedroom, while she sits on her bed and tells me all of her secrets. Jasmyn is self taught on drums, so she often throws in refreshing, unconvential rhythms and patterns instead of banging away at 4/4.
After the show, we tried to go to a DIY shop next door called Rock Paper Scissors. Alas they were closed, but we could see people milling about inside. We were about to leave when a happy, friendly crew of people walked passed us and went in. One of them held the door open and asked if we "were getting onion facials?" We responded with confused looks on our faces.
Then the very friendly proprieter invited us in to look around, but told us the cash register was closed. Inside the smell of cooking onions teased our olfactory sensors while we looked at tons of cute and creative hand made, locally produced clothing, jewelry, zines, music, and assorted trinkets. It was pretty rad and inspiring, and the people were warm and inviting.
It seems like East Bay has more of this kind of thing going on. Over the bridge, you get the sense that people are just doing things because they can't help it. It's not a conspiracy to party and get laid like it is in San Francisco. Please, please prove me wrong tho.
Rounding out our East Bay adventure, Tar and I went to Golden Lotus (13th and Franklin) for some yummy dinner. Golden Lotus must be the sister restaurant to Golden Era in San Francisco. They have nearly identical menus and the food is so yummy good. Get the Vegetable Combination Soup, it is truly magical. There tons of mushrooms, cauliflowers, carrots, tofu, and veggie ham in a clear Vietnamese style broth. I could eat it everyday all day.
It's nice evenings like these that make me think I could really enjoy living in the East Bay. Sure, it's not San Francisco, but there's lots of good restaurants, the weather is always warmer, a fella's rent money goes a little bit further, there's all sorts of creativity going off there and life seems to be a bit more mellow and relaxed.
I took a picture of the sun setting in front of Mama Buzz. You can see it at my photoblog. Thanks.
posted by pete g at 8/18/2005 10:24:00 AM
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