1985 - Diary of U.S. trip

Saturday - Feb 23, 1985 - PLANE

Got on at Sydney. It really sucked until Auckland. From Auckland to Honolulu I met some guy called Carl from Boulder Colorado who talked to me most of the way. Then at Honolulu airport I met some hippy type called Tom. On the plane to San Fran was this real weird guy called Larry who got into bird collecting. He got his parents* to give me a lift to the youth Hostel.

*  I remember the parents warning me about AIDS on the drive to the hostel. Also driving passed the 49ers stadium and telling me about the super bowl. I didn't know anything about it (still don't haha).

Day 1 - Saturday - Feb 23, 1985 - LAND SAN FRAN

Went to youth hostel, met Tyler and other kids, then met Angelique and Geoff went drivin through streets, saw a taxi blow up*, ate at Chinatown. Yum. 

*  I remember the taxi at a gas station was on fire, and in a way it was what I expected to see after growing up with American cop shows and movies. I also remember I had to help Angelique and Geoff clutch start the car. It was a 'stick' as they called it and they didn't know the trick when you have a flat battery. I had an immediate crush on Angelique.

Sunday - Feb 24, 1985 - Day 2

Met Mickey and Suzi went to Fisherman's Wharf caught cable car to town. Caught Bart to Oakland. Met someone from Otto's Chemical Lounge, went to their house in Oakland. We all went up to Berkeley. Got real tired from jet lag, caught Bart back to city. Walked up Van Ness St. with skater. Went to hostel fell to sleep.

Monday - Feb 25, 1985 - Day 3

Got up had breaki with Mickey and Suzi then caught bus to look for Europa Youth Hostel. Couldn't find it. I got lost on the way to Fisherman's Wharf. Eventually got there and fell to sleep on a bench. Met some guy had a joint on the beach. Went back to hostel and got the shits with the place. Had a shower and went to the Mabuhay Gardens to meet Mickey and Suzi and saw Otto's Chemical Lounge. Got drunk on vodka before gig, played pinball with Dave also from Minneapolis, friend of Mickey and Suzi. Conned drinks out of gorgeous bar woman, Erica. Watched Ottto's, got bored and left.

Tuesday, Feb 26, 1985 - Day 4 - BROADWAY, MABUHAY

Walked out of the Mab., saw some girl on the street and said 'look I've come halfway across the world and I'm bored'. She thought I was cool. I told her I had no where to stay so we went back to a squat.* I fell madly in love with Pacific and slept with her in the squat. In the morning me and George,  a black guy who was at the squat went back to the hostel to get my gear. He was cool. We went back to the squat and the the owners came and kicked us out. I wrote a poem:

There once was a squat,

Where we used to smoke pot,

But then we got chucked,

And that really sucked

So me and Delphie and Pacific cruised around town all day and I had to carry my bags. Eventually I put...

*  I remember the squat was the former 'Swiss American Hotel' which was kinda ironic since my father was Swiss and I held Swiss Citizenship. If I remember right, it was across the street from the Mabuhay.

...em in a greyhound locker and worried about where I was gonna stay. I met some friends of Pacific's, and we all went up to Haight St. I wanted to fry so me and Wayne* and Jose got some acid and fried. We went down to Fisherman's Wharf and caused a lot of trouble. Lot's of fun. I was really being a kid in America now. Pacific taught me a lot. We found bus transfers and sold em for a quarter. Anyway Wayne and I went back to the Greyhound lockers and I got my stuff and stayed at his house.

*  Wayne was a skinhead and we bought the acid of some other skinheads in the Panhandle Park. Jose was another local kid amongst a group I bagan to hang around with, some of whom were homeless.

Wednesday - Feb 27, 1985 - Day 5

Got up at Wayne's and we got REALLY STONED. They've got good dope here. I walked up the street with Wayne and he showed me some hills. We sat on the top of the hills and we could see the S.F. International airport from there. I was amazed at the amount of planes that take off, one every 30 seconds. Same for landing. Later some guy from Wayne's house drove us into town. He drove SO FAST along the freeways and in town. I thought it was the end*. I cruised around with Wayne and got really sick. My bags were back...

*  I remember smoking a joint while sitting in the back seat on the drive back to the city. I got so stoned and totally thought we were gonna crash.

...in the greyhound lockers. I had to find somewhere to stay, I met a friend of Wayne's called Barry and stayed in his hotel room. I slept really early that night.

Thursday - Feb 28, 1985 - Day 6

Got up, decided to leave my bags in Barry's room. Dave*, friend of Wayne and Barry's who lived downstairs in the hotel came up to see what we were doin. He was with this girl called Kristina. We all decided to go up to one of the free food places to eat. Then we just hung out on Market or Haight st. and talked to all the kids.  Later on we got some beer and I fell in love with Kristina. Dave and Jenean and Wayne and Kristina and me all stayed in Dave's room cause Barry had gone out.

*  Dave, Barry et al. were S.F. Skins and I had long hair but they were always friendly to me. Dave let me, and sometimes a bunch of his skin friends sleep in the room. They would sit around and make home made tattoos with a gun made from a hairdryer engine, a pen, and a guitar string. One morning I remember they pinned me down on the floor (where I slept) and started to tattoo my arm. They were just kiddin around and I still have the dot on my arm to this day. 

One of the members got a tattoo on his forehead of a pic of a metal plate with four screw holes in the corners. Inside the metal plate it meant to say 'Made in U.S.A.' but Barry (or someone) accidentally tattooed 'Made in U.S.S.' and then tried to go over the second S with and A. Poor guy.  

Friday - March 1, 1985 - Day 7

Got up and went to Barry's room. We all went up to Market St. and bought burritos. Dave and Wayne and me went to Aquarius records to meet Husker Du but they were snobs and didn't want to say much. When we went back into town, we went into Castro St. and panhandled enough money so we could see Husker Du, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, and Saccharine Trust. I went to the show and got depressed and REALLY tired. Kristina started talking to some dumb guy so I went outside..... 

...and hung out on Broadway. Then I saw Pacific and got really depressed. She didn't have much to say to me and told I couldn't go to L.A. with her. It's strange how I felt about her but I'll have to forget it. Later on I met Will Shatter* outside the Mab and said I could do an interview with him on Friday when A3I play. Then I met some guy who thought I was into metal because of my long hair. He thought it was cool to be from Aus as did most people I've met. Anyway, he said I could stay at his place and he'd get me a job but I lost his phone number, but we got really drunk. I ended up goin home with Barry and two girls from somewhere.

*  Will Shatter was formerly in Flipper and had a new band called A3I, which was a satire on all of the punk bands that had 'Any Three Initials' as their name, which there were many at the time.

Saturday - Mar 2, 1985 - Day 8

A knock on the door woke me up in Barry's room. It was Kristina with some jerk. I got sad again. Barry and I and these two girls (Anthia, Margaret) went down to Market St. where I bought my walkman**. Later on we all went up to the Haight and hung out. Some guy said he had seen me on Friday night on Broadway and told me I told him I was from Aus. He told me about this amazing acid he had printed on a business card and me some (quite a lot). He said it was originally made in Aus. I rung up Negativland* later and left my address book at the phone on Haight. I went back to get it, but Barry had left the bus stop when I went back. Then I bumped into Bags and Eric, Leon and all the San Fran kids. We went bought some food. Then I caught the bus down to Market St. with them and went back up....

*  I had already been in touch with Negativland via mail (maybe through Subterranean Records) when I lived in Australia. 

** I would later record an interview with Will Shatter and secretely a conversation with Joe Pie at Subterranean records on this walkman.

...to Dave's room. Dave and Jenean and me went to the Farm to see some bands. I ate this L.S.D. the guy gave me it was really good stuff. I saw a great animated film which was incredible on ACID, I mean amazing. Then I went back to Daves' and slept.

Sunday Mar 3, 1985 - Day 9

Got up and vegged at Daves' all day. Just stayed asleep, then came out to see Negativland at about 7:00pm. I talked to Chris and Mark for a while then fell to sleep at about 11:00pm.

Monday Mar 4, 1985 - Day 10

Don from Negativland woke me up at about 12:30am in the morning to go into KPFA to do a radio show from 2 - 7 am. Yep 5 hours. It's called Over the Edge and is very similar to what Kimmo* and I did on Monday nights. A giant 5 hr sound play. We came back at about 8am and I slept until about 2pm. Then I went down to the bank and did the laundry. Most of the evening I spent talking to Mark about Negativland. I played him the Bats** and Justin's tape and he like it. Went to sleep. Rung dad from laundry, told me about the fire.

Tuesday Mar 5, 1985 - Day 11

Got up. Took Negativland recs and other mail to the post office. Caught Bart back to Dave's. Went down to Burger King and met super weird guy from Florida with heaps of money. He was crazy. Supposedly according to Kristina he shot speed up in the B.K. *Fell to sleep early in Dave's room. 

*  Kimmo also volunteered at 2XX in Canberra. I think we hosted a music konkret show or we just made noises for a few hours. 

** Refers to the Baseball Bats (see bands)

*** I seem to remember him shooting it up right in front of us in the B.K.

Wednesday Mar 6, 1985 - Day 12

Generally hung out, played pinball went to Burger King. Went down to Rough Trade and got tempted to buy heaps of records. Luckily they didn't take credit cards cause I had no money. Talked to a guy called Brian about Artwank*. He pretended to be interested but don't think he was. Went to Oasis to see Scraping Foetus of the Wall. Wouldn't let me in cause I wasn't old (enough).

Thursday Mar 7, 1985 - Day 13

Got up rung up C.D. several times but found it fucking impossible to get hold or 'em. So went to Grant Ave. which turned out to be their mailing address. Went to Subterranean in the arvo talked about Artwank, lashed out on seven LPs, met Joe Pie. He ruled. He gave me a number I could ring to stay somewhere. Rung up Rachel (JPs friend) and she said to come over meet  em at 'Mission A,' met Rachel and other people who live here. Met Darren H, drummer out of the Dead Kennedys, met Steve de Pace, got excited. Had dinner at mission went back to Daves. Got stoned heaps. Went to sleep. 

Friday Mar 8, 1985 - Day 14

Kristina greeted us in the morning. She said granny had kicked her out and she had to find somewhere to stay. Went to C.D. presents got fucked around and told to come back on Monday. Back to Daves. Back to Mission A. Hung around got drunk. Took $10 worth of speed. Hello Mr/Mrs. C.I.A.** Went to the Mabuhay to see A3I, with Will Shatter in 'em. They were fuckin' great. Got and interview with Will. Stuffed up the interview, but had...

*  Artwank was a somewhat fictitious distribution company I had wanted to start in Australia with a friend, Peter, who worked at my dad's business, Stonehenge. Under the Artwank premise I would write to Subterranean Records and other American record companies to obtain promotional records. I also bought many records via mail to support the companies. As a consequence, for e.g., I'm pretty sure I was the first person to own the first Butthole Surfers E.P. in Australia, and the first to play it on the radio, since I had volunteered at Community Radio 2XX in Canberra, from 1983 to 1985.

**  I remember while walking along Broadway (I think) what looked like a marked late model car filming me out the window. They were parked on the corner of a cross street. I may have been having paranoid delusions due to all of the substances I had been taking.

...a really good talk to Will. Met Stacey at the Mab, took a line of coke in a friends car. Drove around for ages up to the Haight and down to Market and back to Broadway. Stacey and friend went home so I got let off at Broadway seeing as I couldn't sleep. Went to a taxi who said $6 to Mission. I said no and walked Broadway till I found Delphie and heartbreak Pacific. Heaps of kids (7) got into some ones V.W. and cruised S.F. looking for a party. None of the ones the we'd heard of were on. We all went down to the beach and froze. Went home in some boon chick's Trans Am. Mad driver. Caught the bus along Mission with Jose.

Sat Mar 9, 1985 - Week 3

Got to Mission A* at 6:00am stayed up and joined in the consant party that runs here. Smoked heaps of dope. Tried to sleep, couldn't, felt sick. Went down to get Chinese lunch, only ate a third. Bought shampoo. Rung mum for birthday. She was sad. Came back to M.A. slept got up re-heated rice, ate it, felt better. Got stoned. Wanted to see Jungle Studs, new S.F. ban with Steve de Pace and Darren H and other cool doods. But went to sleep instead.

* Mission A was a three story house on the corner of Mission St and 21st St. (maybe 20th). D.H. mentioned above slept on the couch in the living room of the middle floor, I slept on the floor in the same room. Upstairs was a porn star, Tim, the sax player from Romeo Void, Sweet on the middle floor and Michell Rebel was the queen B of the house. Steve de Pace lived in the front room. Others lived there. Ted Falconi had a Trans Am spray painted matt black, which he supposedly lived in.

Sun Mar 10, 1985

Got up at six and wrote the last weeks worth of this book. Did a piss. Looked out the window and the sky pissed back. Wrote some letters. Went down to do the laundry. It sucked. Came back to Mission. Got stoned with Bruce (Loose?) Walked up Mission St. Caught bus to Market. Met George, Eric, and other doods, Derek. Went up to Haight got depressed till noticed Stacey on the other side of road. Hung out with Stacey. Got a free meal at the One Mind Temple. Excellent vegetarian. Got pretty tired. Came back to Mission. Tried to sleep couldn't. Got up, got drunk with Michelle and stoned. Got energy....

...and decided to go out. Caught bus to Market. Bumped into Eric. Told him I was goin to Haight. While crossing sixth noticed a woman in a parked car on the edge of the road. She wouldn't stop staring at me. Eric left and I crossed the road and was fuckin stupid enough to smile at her. Then I noticed she was writing things down. The next thing I saw some kind of video camera on the corner of Six and Market. Then as I looked across Market noticed a broken down cop car. I don't know what organization it is but someone has interest in me and watches me. Anyways went to Haight. Bumped into Casey who was goin home. I asked her where Stacey was and she appeared. She was with some guy called Stan. Went up to Stan's room on Haight and Masonic. Amazing set up. Stan came from way back and knew a lotta people in the scene. He was a name dropper but so are heaps of people around town. Went to the Double Rainbow with Stacey. Eric was ther and some other doods. Saw Kristina earlier in the day and got pissed off at me because of Stacey. Anyway went back to Market. Noticed several fuckin' C.I.A. agents (or whatever) at the Double Rainbow and various other places. Buses, etc... Caught a taxi down Mission St. To scared to catch bus. Got freaked out by the taxi driver. I was ready to run but I was just bein paro(noid). When I got to Mission A there was 3 really heavy guys hangin outside the enterance. I thought I was gone. I noticed one of em had a radio. Some kinds of C.I.A./cop type fuckers. No one was answering the door and I was scared. Then Bruce let me in. I told him about em and we listened. They were talkin' about some kinda bust they were gonna so. Then Bruce go me stoned. A really scary day. fucken freakout.

Monday Mar 11, 1985

Got up at 1:00. Shower etc. Went downstairs got drunk and stoned with Michelle. Talked...

...heavily. Eventually we got back to Mission. It was the best drive of my life. Went back to Tim's room went to sleep.

Saturday Mar 16, 1985 - Week 4

Got up and went to Berkely with Sweet. Went to this used guitar shop that had really weird stuff in it. I saw a National and some Mosrites and heaps of weird Italian stuff. They had some Dan Electros and even a Mosrite. Except they knew they were worth. then we went up and checked out around Berkely. Its such a hippy area. We went to KLAX but only as far as the front door. Eventually we came back via the bay bridge which is the fukn amazingest bridge out. Had a bit of speed then heaps of the Mission A's went to buy BBQ. Buckwheat (Marc) he was this cool guy with hong hair and it was black and gold and he was into skatin' a lot, Chi Chi, Sweet, and some other doods - that's all who went. Anyhow the place was down of 3rd St. But there was heaps of us. Came back to Mission, ate - yum. Ted Falconi came over and he was cool, talked to him for ages and got drunk with him. Went to the Mab. Hung out for ages. Saw Dune had a joint with her at the backdoor, she told me I was bent, managed to steal her sunglasses by accident as I found out the next day. Met Cathy and Lisa at the Mab from C.D. Alien Sex Fiend or Andi Sex Gang as they are called ow from Eng. were playin, they were shithouse. Community FK supported them, who were pretty good and I talked to them and they said maybe we'd do an interview. Anyway Mab finished and me and Lisa and Cathy and Jose, who we'd picked up from somewhere all went up to Haight St. to look for a party which we never found. I crashed at Cathy's place in Page St.

Sunday Mar 17, 1985

Got up at about 12:00. Me and Cathy went up...

to a small cake shop in Haight St and had an excellent breakfast which included the best poppy seed roll and carrot cake in history. Then we went down to Market St. to watch the end of the St. Patrcks day parade. We met Lisa there. The parade had some of the coolest Packards (cars) out in mint condition. Anyway I managed to con Lisa and Cathy into takin me up Coit Tower because when I went up with Sweet the tower itself was closed (and I was fryin') So we went up there and it was cool. Then we went for some Pizza and a beer. Then we went to Lisa's place and Cathy and I dropped some MDA. It was excellent. We went back to Cathy's place and did nothin. Then we came back to Mission A. via the cake shop in Haight St. to buy more carrot cake. Cathy new Sweet and Michelle and all the M.A.'s as did the whole city. Anyway we got there and just went into Sweet's room and smoked some pot. Cathy left, I went to sleep.

Monday Mar 18, 1985

Got up. Walked down Mission. Rung up C.D. Ray said to come over at about 1:00pm. I walked around all the pawn shops, in 6th street - man there's millions of 'em - and checked out all the 2nd had guitars. Saw an 8 string B.C. Rich for $600. Then went to C.D. hung out. Lisa gave me a lift to Rough Trade as she was heading tha tway up the S.F. P.O., where we dumped off a whole heap of recs. At Rough trade I manged to get wholesale (deal) for Artwank. I met Victoria there and then went up to Systematic. They were cool too but hadn't heard of Artwank. But I got wholesale with them too and talked a lot about recs. Then I came back to M.A. Went and got some spag and came back and ate it. Rung up Cathy and went over the I-Beam via Cathy's and vie the carrot cake shop. We saw Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry who I heard an LP of at Lisa's the day before. They were from England. Anyway....

...Cathy and I arrived there and as I walked passed the Double Rainbow I saw Stacey who gave me a big nice smile and I wanted to be with her. Anyway Cathy and I got in the back door of the I-Beam and told 'em we were with C.D. because the support band was Crawl Away Machine who were on C.D. Pres recs. Anyway I was rood to them (CAM) and Cathy and I drunk all there free beer and played pinball. Then I met Victoria from Rough Trade and List turned up. I also re-met Craig from Alter-Defay who I had previously met somewhere else. Anyway I went home with Victoria and slept with her.

Tuesday Mar 19, 1985

Got up early. Found out that Unsound mag moved across the road from Vic. Went back to M.A. Had a shower etc. Got extremely stoned with Tim. Rung up all the Driveaways and none of em would let me do it cause you had to be 21. Anyway walked around all day. Went to a cool junk shop in Valencia St. and bought Goldilocks and the bears. Came back to M.A. Had diner with Chi Chi in a Mexican restaurant where I got the best $2 burrito - in the world. Anyway I actually went to that restaurant when I was fryin on Friday night. (with Chi Chi and Buckwheat.) Anyway went back to M.A. then we all (Darren, Sweet, Tim, Steve de Pace, Me, 2 other doods) went to the I-Beam party where they played a Bauhaus video - heaps of free food and I played my favourite old pinball machine. I saw Arlene who I had scene and met several times and liked lots. Me and Tim and Steve and another guy Craig for Alter-Defay all smoked some hash. Then I went to play some more pinball. I started talking to some girl nearby who was called Deanne who asked me what I was doin there. I told her how I'd got an invite from C.D. She said really I work there at the recoriding studio next door where A3I had recorded. We fell in love, ha ha ha. I said I'd ring her later but haven't yet. Anyway then I saw Ricky...

couldn't stop looking at the freeway. Then we arrived in Hollywood. It was very hot. I caught a taxi to the YMCA/youth hostel, with Helen, a Swedish girl I met on the Green Tortoise. We got here and checked in. We could lock our bags up, but couldn't sleep till 4:00. I met someone from T. And Helen and he (Saan) and I went walking up Hollywood Boulevard. I was the hill that says Hollywood on it. Man this is it. Unfortunately, I was feeling really tired becuase of all the speed and acid in my body. I hadn't eatin for a day or two and my stomach felt like it had shrunken. We went to Downtown L.A. and checked it out all day. Then we came back to the hostel. I had a meal and fell to sleep. 

Sunday Mar 24, 1985

I walked up to Hollywood Blvd and ate a Falafel. Further down the street I met some PUNX and hung around with them. They were like sniffin glue and stuff on the street. Real street kids. We went down to Melrose Ave., the hip St. in L.A. I went crazy in the record shops and let my VISA card get to use. I went to an icecream shop, but it was too expensive. The I walked down to a record shop and decided to spend up big. I spent 2 hours there. When I walked back past the ice crean shop the girl behind the counter started waving at me. I thought it was cool and just waived back. Then I went to Posuer and noticed some Ramones shirts for sale and got really excited. I met a girl that worked there called Carri, who did promotions and promoted The Moodists when they came over. She was real cool and told me about a party. WE back to ice cream shop and talked to waving girl (Mary). She asked me if I wanted to get drunk with her at her house after work. I couldn't resist.

Went back to Poseur and told Carri I couldn't make it to the party with her, but I'd meet her there. WEnt to Mary's. Met Ricky and Howie * (Gelb). Ricky's real cool. He took us to the party via a freeway (just for me). Mary and I were very drunk. I chucked up. Steve's a gay guy who is the manager of this block of flats where Mary lives. Came back from party, slept with Mary.

Monday - Mar 25, 1985

Got up hung around Mary's until 3:30 when we walked down to her work. I went to Koala Blue, the Australian shop on Melrose Ave, run by O.N.J. It sucked, full of Aus T-shirts and vegemite and stuff. So the I went to Vinyl Fetis (record shop) and went wild. Caught a bus back to the hostel. Ate. Got accused of ripping off the kitchen because I was in the area. Rung up Mary at work and told her I was gonna stay at the hostel, so it wouldn't look like I had stolen from the kitchen and ran for it. Went to sleep.

Tuesday - Mar 26, 1985

Got up early, locked at my eye in the mirror. It wouldn't open properly. Rung up Mary, met her on Fairfax and Melrose. Went for food - yummy pizza. Walked around for a bit. She went to work at 3:30. Went to another record store and went wild. Oh ho I love my Visa card. Took all the junk I'd bought back to Mary's Ice Cream shop so I wouldn't have to carry it around. Before Mary went to work we'd gone back to the hostel. When I got there I got hassled about the kitchen. After I had shown 'em my funds - well my false evidence, they didn't think I'd done it. Both the manager of the hostel and the restaurant owner got really embarresed and said sorry, and that they would by me a free meal which I gladly accepted. While eating my free meal, I met someone called Cathy. We talked for a while and I told her I was gonna see Johnny Winter. She told me I should go and see another show with her and I said I'd think about it. She asked me over to her house and I went. She had Ramones sticker on the back window of the '64 push button, red Dalgeso. I knew she was cool. Went to Cathy's and played....

...me some recs, and some songs on her guitar. Then she asked me if I was goin to J.W. or goin to a show with her. I said J.W. She drove me there (as it was nearby) but J.W. played on Monday night. I'd got it wrong. So then I agreed to go to the Lauderea with her. Of course they carded me and wouldn't let me in, which is just as well cause Cathy was after me and I wouldn't cross Mary. So then I went back to Mary's work and went home with her.

Wednesday Mar 27, 1985

Got up. Tried to sought all my recs and other junk out as far as mailing goes. Dick Dong (a friend of Howie's) drove Mary and I to the P.O. where we never even got round to posting the recs. Went to Mary's friends place - Erin. She could only talk about 2 things - Sex and dope (smak, wako). Got drunk on J.D. and coke - yay! Went to a small bar called the Firefolx, it was borin. Went back to Erins, went back to Marys.

Thursday Mar 28, 1985

Got up early. By this stage all of my stuff was at Mary's, thanks to Dick Dong (who had been to Aus) Caught a bus to Disneyland, didn't even end up gettin there until 3:00. Decided to come back. The bus takes 1 1/2 hours. L.A. is so fuckin big. Went to Poseur, saw Carri and bought Ramones T-shirts and badges and other stuff. Yeah. Came back to Marys and wrote all this and did the laundry. Yeah.

Friday Mar 29, 1985

Got up went to Disneyland with Mary. Met Adam and Annalisa. Went to there house and scored M.D.A., mushrooms, and Acid. Went to Marys. Mary came home from work at 11:30. Snorted the M.D.A. Went to sleep.

Saturday Mar 30, 1985 - Week 6

Went down to the Tar Pits with Dick Dong. Dropped mushrooms with Mary and went to the Anti-Club. Saw some amazing guy with videos and synths and sequencers and a giant ego too. Met Javier and Wendy. Went back to Wendys. Saw Mark Rodos room. He does all this amazing artwork including Tex and the Horseheads cover. Went driving with Javier. Went back to Mary's. 

Sunday Mar 31, 1985

Got up late. Rung up Zulekha. Tried to get over the her house but didn't get there until about 3:00 after getting lost and not knowing which bus to catch. She wasn't home. I got really pissed off. Caught the bus back to Hollywood. Visited Cathy. Went back to Marys. Dropped Acid.

Monday Apr 1, 1985

Got up at 2:00 after bein up all night on acid. Took all my records and junk to the P.O. Bought some food. Learnt you cant fry ric without boiling it first. Stayed at Mary's.

Tuesday Apr 2, 1985

Went to Venice beach. Wrote letters. Bought pot at beach. Went to Marys smoked it. Got drunk with Mary and played the BB.

Wednesday Apr 3, 1985

Went to Venice beach with Mary. Drunk Kahlua. I spilt coffee on the girl at the pizza shop.

Went back to Marys. Went to Marys band practice. 

Thursday Apr 4, 1985

Can't remember

Friday Apr 5, 1985

Saw the Nip Drivers and Haircuts that Kill. They ruled yeah. Meet Dizzy who drove me back to Marys.

Saturday Apr 6, 1985 - Week 7

Went down to Farmer's Market. Visited Cathy who took me to the Screamin Jay Hawkins sound check. Then went to the Cathay de Grande and got really really bored. Went back.

Sunday Apr 7, 1985

Went up to Hollywood Boulevard. Bought a Cramps Gravest Hits poster and the Text tape. Went back to Marys. Left for The Hags headquarters in Venice. Ate food with Sara. 

The diary entries seem to get shorter and all the days seem to get mixed up at this point. I will do my best to correct them here. Lot's of drugs at this time. I somehow left Mary's and went to Sara's. Probably the worst decision I could've made. I still miss you Mary. Shame there are no stories about her GTO, which she named Puncho. We used to drive everywhere in that thing.  

Monday Apr 8, 1985

Helped Chuck put together his Harley.

Tuesday Apr 9, 1985

Went for a drive over to the valley to sell some motorbike parts. Had lots of fun with Chuck and Sevy.

Wednesday Apr 10, 1985

Went down to to beach with Sara. Went to P.O. Dropped acid. WEnt to Sherrie's house (Ted Falconi's ex) Went to Monsters house. Back to Sherrie's. Had a line. Back to Monsters. Back to Sherries. Lost Cramps poster. 

Thursday Apr 11, 1985

Back to Chuck and Sevy's. Slept. Got up. Watched T.V.

Friday Apr 12, 1985

Went to a great party in Long Beach with Monster and Kim. Detox played...

...Jeanie, got hassled by security cars. Monster has this wierd theory about Kim and I and even her as well. I leave a not for Monster hidden in a book. Paul moved into Monster's as did his record collection; so did John (crazy speed head). Dave VH and I cooked and excellent meal. Back to Carmel's fry - what about the party at Todd's (Todd bought a nice blue Triumph bike, him and I went out to the valley with Chuck to buy it of a Viet), it was "one of Carmel's fry parties". Beautiful bodies, driving with Carmel, Jeanie, Dave, Me - backed into a car in from of cop car, went to amazing graffitied tunnel, back to Carmels. The perfect trip. I love Jeannie and the Nip Drivers. Boys Market. Ted Falconi visits Monsters with Sherrie and Sara. Saw Dave VH's band practice. Joey who did videos told me Arizona was cool. Spent that night at Mike and Felicias. Went garbage scabbing. 

Wednesday May 8, 1985

Got up taped the ND's recs. Dreamed of Jeanie. Caught a plane to Phoenix. Caught buses to hostel. Bought some beer. Slept.

Thursday May 9, 1985

Got up, caught buses through Phoenix, bought spoon, got confused as to where to go. Slept. 

Friday May 10, 1085

Went to P.O. Started hitchin to Wickenburg. Got lift with guy to Glendale. Talked to girl at bus stop told e not to hitch. Got lift with weird young guy with about 20 bottles of Pepsi in small red car. Got lift with little bit - female for few blocks. Got lift with guy in van - gave me a beer. Got lift with 2 guys from Oklahoma in blue Ford P.U. to Wickenburg. Saw a car catch on fire in Wicken. Got a lift with Harold, missed turnoff...

...to Jerome/Prescott. Decided to go to Las Vegas. Saw Hoover Dam, gambled at Casino, payed $10 won $20 ended up with nothin. Stayed at Harold's family.

Saturday May 11, 1985 - Week 11

Went riding bicycles to downtown with Danny. Checked the bus + train. Saw weird guy climb in back of pick up truck. Bought ice cream at Thrifty's on way back to van park. Ate spaghetti that Sonny cooked. Went out. L.V. sucked bad met disco nips. Hated it. Yuk. Went to van, rung up mum + dad - everyone was ringin for mother's day.

Sunday May 12, 1985

Drove Harold's car to Flagstaff/Wickenberg junction. Tried to hitch. Noticed another guy hitchin further on down the road under the overpassing freeway. Another dood hopped out of another car. Said g'day, asked me for a joint, didn't have one. Walked on down the road and talked to the other hitcher, then he just kept walking on. Got a ride with Adam and Mick in Cadallac towing boats. Decided to go to Prescott and stay at Mick's and wife. So do that. 

Monday May 13, 1985

Got up. Hung around M+H's. Did the laundry. Went down to Embry Riddle. Got shown around, got application etc... Went back to Daves. Went to some pub, where Sherry was servin' us beer. Got reel drunk + chucked up in the bar. Bought some pot. It's cheap. Slept at M+H.

Tuesday May 14, 1985

Hung around M+H's. Walked around.

Wednesday May 15, 1985

Got a lift to the 89A:89 junction with Mick. Got a lift with strange school teacher in small blue jap car to Cotttonville. Got a lift...