There’s me getting in my California ride. I don’t own it, I just borrow it when I’m in town.

These are some photos from some recent goings-on. I hope you like looking at them as much as I liked living them.

Now it’s time for guerilla street promotion!

That’s how you do it.

Thanks for bringing me a burger, Rando!

The End!

It was a big weekend at Beatles Fest West in San Francisco. I found several new homes for my Beatles prints, and made some great connections in the Beatles world. And I scored 100% on Beatles Rock Band, Expert level, this time in front of a big crowd! And got a huge ovation!

That’s me working on a custom cartoon portrait. Rand took the pictures here but he only made it for a little while on the Sunday. I wish I had pictures of some of the custom art jobs I did at the event. I did this one George Harrison that was one of the best things I’ve ever done!

That’s me and Christina Trillo, one of the singers from the theatre.

OooooOOOOoooooh, Beatles prints that you haven’t seen yet! Coming very soon to the Super Party store!!

They say that when you reach the centre of the labyrinth, you will have a mystical experience.

My last couple of weeks have been all about spreadsheets and Word documents, planning and meetings and blah blah blah. But I’ve still found a little bit of time for fun!

I have acquired such a taste for travel the last year. I can’t imagine staying in one place for very long any more. I love taking the long way, getting where you’re going by some round-about route that leads you along streets you’ve never walked before. Or better yet, heading out with no destination in mind at all, just wandering off to see what you see.

Jayme – my San Fran BFF.

My hair is no where near this long any more.

I love this place!

More pictures to come.

One of the things I look most forward to about a trip to California is In-N-Out Burger. Canadians: you know how Canadians go nuts about Tim Horton’s? That’s how Los Angelinos feel about In-N-Out. Last time I was in San Francisco, i discovered that the city has one In-N-Out, located in Fisherman’s Wharf.

I have been in California for two weeks and have not hit In-N-Out Burger yet!! Can you believe it? We’re going to rectify that situation today. Let’s go out for lunch.

Here is one corner of the pad, semi-strewn with Rock Band paraphernalia.

This photo is entitled Portrait of a Man Looking Forward to Burgers.

Yes, these burgers are this exciting.

This is the hood we’re starting out from. It’s a walk north to the wharf.

Chillin’.

We’re getting close. There’s Alcatraz across the Bay, and Fisherman’s Wharf along the water. It’s just a walk down the hill from here.

And if you’re standing in the spot where you take the previous picture, you see this view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Presidio.

These are the homeys taking this voyage with me. That’s Rando Calrissian with the backpack, aka. Rand Shuler, producer of the Revolution 9.9.9 event. The other dude is Mike, a crazy local we brought along.

This is one of the steepest hills I have ever been on. I got running down it at full tilt for the picture, and then had a hard time stopping. And of course Mike and Rand are laughing about how funny it would be if I wiped out.

It’s getting close…

Notice that this is the entire menu. The pressure to add chicken, veggie burgers, etc. to their menu over the years must have been enormous as fads came and went. But In-N-Out doesn’t get into that nonsense. They specialize, do one thing, and do it better than anyone.

Below, we start getting to the serious part. Finally enjoying my burger after looking forward to it since leaving California the previous time at the end of April.

I really wanted to sell how good these burgers are in these photos so I was thinking of a particular woman as they were being taken.

The last bite…

Rand likes his fries Animal Style with cheese.

Good-bye for now, In-N-Out Burger! It was wonderful to see you again! You are just as beautiful as ever.

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We had a blast. The Vows (performing as The Rebuttals, combo Beatles/Rutles cover band) were terrfic. The art was amazing. Thank you so much, everyone, for making my first show in San Francisco such a hit for me.

The Blue Meanie was our man on the door!

John Lennon greets the people

Yoko in effect.

That’s Yoko (D in disguise) with Ray, the owner of Space Gallery

This Father/Son duo travelled all the way from England to see the show! They might have already been in town when they heard about it, but we’ll just say that this show is why they came.

Rohini at the bar. I wonder if she minds if I call her Ro-Ro.

More as I get ‘em.

Special thanks to:
Amoeba Music for sponsoring the event and getting us involved in “Beatle Day at Amoeba”
Harmonix for giving the show a Beatles Rock Band Bundle
Isotope Comics and RVCA
everyone at Space Gallery

Walking along Haight Street in San Francisco a couple of days before the show, guess what I saw in the window of Amoeba Music! In fact, Rand had done a pretty good job of getting that poster up in what seemed like every store on the strip!

“In these economic downturn times, we bring the entertainment to you.”

Our street promotions yesterday amounted to running an extension cord outside to plug in a karaoke machine to perform at a neighborhood barbecue.

Taking a bow with Rand, the barbecue man, and a random neighbor.

Somebody dropped a bottle of balsamic on the pavement.

Video coming soon, with luck.