![]() I’ve been getting work offers for various tours, but nothing that jumped out at me to take, or more so pull me away from moving, so there is a convenient break in my schedule to do a move. I’ve been taking a lot of time off, so that has given me time to think about life in general, and where it’s going and what I want to do with, and with all that is has come time to try out that pesky dream in the back of my head. With my fathers recent passing, change seems to encourage more change. Denver always had a bit of a lead over NY state, though with friends and family in both states it was tough to choose. I always knew I wasn’t going to stay in SF forever, and always had a dream of moving to one of the two states eventually, with some of the delay in moving from deciding which of the two. Moving to Denver, or somewhere in up-state or Western NY has always been in the back of my mind. I’ve always lived with roommates since I left home 15+ years ago, and while I have lived with all good people, no crazy hassles or anything throughout the years, I’m now wanting to get a place of my own. While this could be accomplished here in SF, it’s a bit out of my budget. While the Steiner street flat is rich in lore, it is time to move into a nicer place. It’s had Lopez Family Circus in it since 1992 or so, and that will certainly take it’s toll. Why has it finally come time to move on? Well, I’ve been in this flat since about 1996, a bit more than ten years, and while the rent is cheap, there is a reason, as the rooms are small, and the place is pretty old and beaten up. I could write gigabytes on all the great people and events that are are my history here in the San Francisco bay area. I have met many great friends out here, many fellow Fredionia alumni, and it will be tough to move far away from everyone I’ve come to know and love here, but in this year of many changes, the time has come for yet another and a change of location. First moving in with a friend of mine in Oakland, then in with some friends of my fathers in Fairfax, and then in with the Family Lopez Circus on Steiner St. Not wanting to live in any of these places, and with the recommendation of a friend in Fredonia, I chose to head out to San Francisco. After finishing at SUNY Fredonia, my main choices for places to go with a good chance of finding work were New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles. I first ventured out to the bay area in the hope of a cool place to live and the possibility of finding work in the studio or live sound. – By doing just a little every day, you can gradually let the taskĪfter about 12 years of living in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s now finally time to get moving on to Denver, Colorado (or back to Denver, as I used to live in the Boulder/Denver area from about 1st grade till 10th grade, and a summer or too in college). – adds that don’t put the address or even part of town its in, so let me get this straight, and you want me to waste my time calling you to find that out…īut for real the search doesn’t look too bad, there are a lot of places available in my price range, just a matter of sorting out the good and the bad. – “$575 studios available!” – yes, I’m calling about the studio you have for rent per your advert on craigslist posted today – ooo, that place is sold, but we have 1 bedrooms you would like so much better for $700! – umm, no, I’m calling about your add, not your bait and switch project I just wasted cell phone minutes on…. – “Cute/Cozy studio for rent!” – used quite a lot in descriptions of places, read “small”, it’s not fuzzy and it doesn’t have big weepy eyes like a puppy, or baby cute. ![]() – “1 bedroom studio for rent!” – ummmm, is it a 1 bedroom? or a studio, and your just reminding us that a studio is just one room, and if you feel sad about living in a box, you can call it a 1 bedroom studio, and it sounds more impressive? Upon arrival, if lucky I’ll be moving into a new place, but more likely I’ll be storing my stuff with a good friend, and the search will continue. While a place has yet to be found for a new home in Denver, I’ve reserved the truck and hotels for the trip, and there by committed myself to the journey to Denver leaving San Francisco on August 2nd, and arriving in Denver on the 4th. “You’d like to do it instantaneously, but that’s too slow.”
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