Street Scene 8/28/04

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Day Two of Street Scene. Randomly I remember having a Chipotle burrito here for the first time with guacamole. I’ve not had one without guacamole since. This was the day there was a fiasco because the trolley ran right through the parking lot where the event was and at some point there were so many people trying to get to one of the stages that the trolley was blocked. I remember watching Eek-A-Mouse because Dee is into reggae, which worked out nicely to stake a spot for Cypress Hill. For this performance they had lost the two guitarists I had previously seen them with and went back to just DJ Muggs, Sen Dog and B-Real. Lots of marijuana smoke in the air but if you know anything about Cypress Hill then you already knew that. I got my fill before the main attraction for me: Foo Fighters. I had only saw them once before and had not seen them since the release of One by One. The picture of Dave Grohl in the red shirt was taken around this time period but not at this show. I included it because it invokes the main moment that sticks out in my memory. He strapped on this tuned down Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser guitar (apparently given to him by Dale Jr.) and ripped into “Stacked Actors.” Awesome. There was also a moment during their set where some guy jumped up on the stage and Dave said something along the lines of “you’ve got the balls to jump on the stage but do you have the balls to show the audience your balls?” The guy did it and Dave said “You’re awesome dude. Nice balls. Now get the fuck off my stage.” I think P.O.D. ended up not being at this show for some reason but I do remember seeing some of Jack Johnson’s set.

Street Scene 8/27/04

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Street Scene was a San Diego institution held every summer since 1984 that I learned of through my new friend Dee. Before this it was set up in the streets of downtown San Diego but this year it was set up in the parking lot of the newly opened Petco Park where the Padres play. I was most interested in seeing Cypress Hill and Foo Fighters again but in hindsight there were quite a few artists I wish I would have tried harder to see. The problem with three stages going simultaneously is that you are forced to choose your favorite of the three.

On this particular day I do not remember seeing anyone’s full set. I think we were just cruising back and forth between stages. During A.F.I.’s set the barricade in front of the stage collapsed and caused some havoc but I think everyone escaped injury. I remember thinking that Jimmy Eat World had a lot of songs that sounded the same. I vaguely remember seeing some of Louis XIV’s and Ben Harper’s set but do not remember seeing The Black Eyed Peas, Ludacris or Patti Smith at all. Idiot!