Graham Hancock

I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here before, but I couldn’t have picked a more perfect spot to live. Close to work, close to everything, and a nice quiet neighborhood :)

It’s my day off and I didn’t have anything planned so I decided to take a trip to Cupertino, CA to visit the Apple Campus. There are a few spots of the campus that are open to the public including a few restaurants nearby and the Apple Company Store (a gift shop with Apple branded goodies).

The campus isn’t as big as you would think, although I’m sure that the buildings surrounding the main campus are also Apple owned as well. Rumor has it that Steve Jobs was back at work today, too, now having recovered from a liver transplant in Tennessee. Though, of course, my visit to Apple was uneventful and I didn’t see anyone walking around in a black turtleneck and jeans.

Proof that I'll buy anything if it has an Apple logo on it.

Today was the official start of Summer. To celebrate, a local radio station here in San Francisco threw a free concert in Golden Gate Park called “Summerthing” I caught wind of the free concert action early last week and made plans to go. The lineup for the afternoon was Parachute, Sugar Ray, Matt Nathanson & Gavin Rossdale! Oh, and did I mention the concert was FREE?

I’ve already had such an amazing time out here for the past month, but to have my Summer officially kicked off by seeing Gavin Rossdale perform live from what was essentially the front row, will be something that I will never forget, and something that I will probably never be able to top. Bush was (and still is) my #1 all-time favorite band, and the CD’s Sixteen Stone & Razorblade Suitcase are still my favorite albums of all time. But what made this concert extra special is that, even though Bush is history, Gavin Rossdale’s new touring group knows exactly what the audience wants.

Gavin walked out on stage to the heavily vocoded song, This Place Is On Fire from his solo CD “Wanderlust, playing over the speakers, but then interrupted it with the screaming opening riff from Machinehead! Wow! I had expected him to play a few old school Bush songs, but as the concert continued, he mixed in songs from his solo CD, his side-project band Institute, and several more Bush songs that I have always wanted to see him perform live.

The set list (as best I can remember it):

This Place Is On Fire
Machine Head (Bush)
Boom Box (Institute)
Front Line
The Chemicals Between Us (Bush)
Everything Zen (Bush)
The Trouble I’m In
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac Cover)
This Is Happiness
Love Remains The Same
The People That We Love (Bush)
Comedown (Bush)

All in all, hands down the best concert experience I’ve ever had. I’m still trying to process it, really. I never thought I’d get to see “Bush” perform live, and honestly this was close enough. To me, Gavin Rossdale is Bush, and I’ve been a fan of everything he’s done since.

Be sure to check out a few more of my pics from “Summerthing” below in the Flickr Slideshow. Be sure to full screen it for the best quality!

Went up to Twin Peaks this afternoon to take some pictures. Unfortunately it was cold & foggy today, but the view was still impressive. Below is some video that I shot. It’ll definitely be worth my time to go back on a clearer day, or at night. Very cool place!

While I have time I figured I would update you guys on my experiences since arriving here in San Francisco. Just wanted to bring you guys up to speed with where I’ve landed; I’ll save my updates about the stuff I’m working on at Revision3 for a later post.

After a tedious three day long search for an apartment I found the perfect place in the Diamond Heights neighborhood. The neighborhood isn’t too close or too far away from downtown and the area is really nice.

From my neighborhood, my commute to work takes about 30 minutes. Driving would of course be shorter but riding a train straight to the front door of Revision3 every morning is really convenient, and there’s no parking to worry about!

Since finding a place I’ve caught up with friends who are in the area. On friday I went to see stand up comedian Doug Benson with Kim Jordan and friends, and last week I caught up with a long time friend from my hometown, Brad Corban, who’s been attending UC Berkeley for the past few years.

My first day at Revision3 was yesterday and it was a blast. I’ll post more about it very soon (with pics). Thanks for following!