Fall Wish List

Summer is gone. And I'm OK with that... mainly because October really is one of my favourite months of the year. I know I say this every October, so you all know that lol, but still. Halloween, moody atmosphere, storms, scary movies... awesome clothes.

I'm not buying much, if anything, this year because of my budget. But I did manage to buy the perfect pair of boots while I was in San Francisco. They were exactly what I have been looking for.... low, sliver wedge. Camel colour. Knee high. Wide at the top. Almond toe. Real leather. Comfy... and just $129! (you can't get a better deal for real leather than that) It's Steven available at Nordstrom and they came in a bunch of other colours.





If I had a bunch of money though, I would be spending my moolah on the following:


How sleek and stylish is this Modcloth coat? And not too expensive for a coat $70


Seriously considering getting this one, also from Modcloth. Been looking for a fitted black jacket for some time and I love the collar.


I heart these Jeffrey Campbell Ericson boots and all the colours they come in. But I can't deal with the price of $179 (especially when I have plane tickets that will cost the same!) Maybe one day I'll randomly get them.


These Gojane boots are much more doable... $30!


This ring by Low Luv x Erin Wasson is an affordable way to add some zip (though I'm not sure if I would spend $60 on a ring. I'm picky like that. Unless it's something special like diamonds, you know? Not that those are that cheap lol).


Loving these copperish earrings too - so Day of the Dead!by Bing Bang.


A grey bag. Been wanting one for a while and just haven't gone for it. This one by Antik Batik is too expensive for me, but it's hard to find a real leather bag for cheap. Meh. I'll keep my eyes open :)






And finally, these snazzy form-fitting dresses from Modcloth. They would all probably end up being those "ride up my legs when I walk" type deals, but maybe if I could just stand around in them...

This post is supported by My Jewelry Box's diamond promise rings. If anyone wants to buy me one, I'd be OK with that :P

Greetings From .....

EDIT: I wrote this last week... too lazy to change the tense ;P

Right, so I'm in San Francisco. Covering the Hardly, Strictly Bluegrass Festival... main focus, Mondo Cane. And hanging with friends. Actually I'm probably more excited about the epicness that will be Sunday night's show because I will be with some pretty fucking rad people.

Already I am blown away by the peeps I am renting a house with - they rock! The house is this tall, yellow, typical San Fran house in the Haight area, actually very close to Haight and Ashbury.



It's dope and we like to call it the Mondo Cane Party House, except at the moment most of our partying has been taking place outside of the house.

I flew in by myself on Wednesday and spent the day dicking around the city center and what not. Stayed at a most awesome hotel (Des Artes) with the most awesome, fitting hotel room:









Next day I interviewed one of my heroes, Bill Gould, the bassist and brainchild behind Faith No More. How amazing was this? The coolest guy (which I already knew), good food on Haight St (he paid, what a gentleman) and a really intriguing 2 hour lunch - You can read the article HERE :)



Afterwards I met up with my housemates, went out for Pho at a noodle bar, also in Haight, it was huge:



We went out for a few drinks in the Mission area at Benders (Bill wrote me a guide to San Fran and recommended this bar), saw a the most hilarious, ironic hipster speech at this impromptu sit-in outside the BART station. It was like open mic-night:



Next morning we walked to Golden Gate Park to see MC Hammer... haha it was awesome.



Here I am doing my Hammertime impression:


Then my BF showed up and we went to Humphrey Slocombe's famous ice cream shop for it's million flavours. I had schezeuan strawberry, Mike had Jesus Juice (coke and wine) and Helen had olive oil. Seriously subtle and tasty:



Then we continued our culinary escapade through the Mission district to the tiny Pirate Cat Radio Cafe... a radio station/coffee shop that serves... BACON MAPLE LATTES! If you like bacon (and who doesn't), you'll love this. Smokey, sweet... mmmm bacon fat infused steamed milk with maple syrup and bacon bits. DROOL! Heart attack in a cup!



We went past the Mission Delores, the scene of Carlotta Valdes's grave in my favourite movie, Vertigo:



Next up, acting like dorks in front of the Painted Ladies... cue "Full House" theme song:




Sign says "This is NOT Full House!"

Then a jaunt around Little Italy or North Beach for some appies and drinks:





Followed by the organic, tiny, extremely popular Mexican restaurant (part of Bill's recommendation) Nopalitos. Worth the two hour wait for a table (we busied ourself at an Ethiopian bar):



After that, we were pretty tired but we managed to meet Bill for drinks at a few Lower Haight bars. Joining him was a familiar face, Marc, the guy who interviewed me after The Warfield show. I was surprised he remembered me! Really cool dude, great stories and some pretty funny moments.



He snapped this cute pic of us and sent it to me :)



What a great start to San Fran, right? Well, the next day I ended up having my iPhone stolen. Yeah.... sucks big time. I can't ever have a trip where nothing goes wrong, can I? LOL oh well, good times regardless and Thank God I have brilliant friends who are lifesavers in these situations. So... all is well that ends well!

Mike Patton's Mondo Cane in SF

I'm trying to be a timely journalist here and my written review WILL be out tomorrow at www.consequenceofsound.com, but in the meantime, how about some photos of this wonderful, historic event?

I should also mention that I went to San Francisco over the weekend, but I'm sure you got that already ;) It was an amazing epic weekend, as my trips usually are. I got to interview Bill Gould for CoS (fan-fucking-tastic), met up with some great people, watched Mondo Cane with Bill and Neil Hamburger (it felt like the Warfield all over again... sorta haha) and once again, get wrapped up with the magical air that is a Mondo Cane concert. It was brilliant... just... brilliant. I think San Francisco was blown away.

As most of you know, Mondo Cane played with ex-Mr.Bungle Trey Spruance on guitar, a young 12-piece string section and composer Daniel Luppi. The set wasn't as long as it was in Poland (naturally) but Patton seemed to be super relaxed and psycho happy and the crowd (and venue) was just wonderful. Ahhhhh... what a night.





















































I'll be back with more San Fran details and stories on Wednesday.. AND a givewaway!