Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk : Y&T

It's midsummer and as summers go here in northern California, many bands come out of retirement to play state fairs and local wineries and festivals. One of the best annual concert events is the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. 

Having grown up in the DC area, my idea of what Santa Cruz was like was all based on the fictional town of Santa Carla, in Lost Boys. I hoped that vampire gangs on motorcycles led by a rather evil Kiefer Sutherland was normal, but it's basically just a northern California beach town evening. With Y&T playing the soundtrack.

Aggro Bruce Willis guy, wife is tuning it all out

he loves summertime girls, and hell yeah that is a Coors Light in his hand

this guy was wearing this thing until the sun went down

this is the only shot I got of our buddy Kent!

Tony just fits right on in

Legends of Summer

Candlestick Park, 7/26/2013

With a promise of an armband for access and a parking ticket, wonderfully-amazing pal Hilary got me in to see the Legends of Summer tour. Basically all-access, except for on the stage, to see Jay Z and Justin Timberlake do up a massive production.

Not sure if even allowed, I decided to chance bringing my camera along and rode my motorcycle through standing traffic in Hunter's Point, lane-splitting between lined-up limos and homies selling fake tickets and black market concert tees. It took about 45 minutes to blaze through 3 miles, but so worth it.

I would have loved more of the audience, but I wasn't able to get there until late and I couldn't use a flash.. just me n' my pancake 40.

The 'Stick all aglow

parking lot girl wanted a photo with me and my bike..

the bestest!!! Hilary built this place!!!!

"I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one" (that's Mr Z on stage here)

"Champagne for the pain, weed for the low, goddamn I'm so high, where the fuck did I go?"
(Jay Z in Kanye's Welcome to the Jungle song)

JT, skankin'!!!!

this poor, freezing merch girl was sleeping in a box!