Long drive down - 10 hours each way in the blasting heat with holdiday traffic on the way... Eeek. At least I could get a tan with the sun roof <g>...

And who says you can't live on Easy Street??? Sign found near Mt. Shasta...

And there's Mt. Shasta from the road. Not much snow left this time of the year.

Staying at Mom's pad...

Alright - don't get all touchy feely here... Grrr! <bg>

Mom and her flowers in beautiful, scenic, downtown Concord...

Is it time to get up, already (it's only noon)...

Alright then - if I must get up: Daily morning fruit shake. Vitamin slams, baby!!!

Chris and Laura on a night out in Oakland's bar scene. NOT!

Beer - GOOD (sweeping motion with hand). And no - not my Budweiser <g>...

Isabella "gettin' pretty"... Oh man, one prissy little girl coming up...

Jackson Street Studios - hanging with Kontos and his new band Mad Servants. Chris and I also played here later.

Mad Servants at Jackson Street

Kontos pounding it... why is it that pictures never capture the intensity of a drummer, huh?

Oh no... DRUM FACE. Run away, run away!!!

Close up of Drum Face... now *that* is really scary!!!

Nice pants dude <s>. Dave being in his own little world while playing...

The band hanging out at the studio

Tony and Bosko goofing around. These guys will never have a straight photo in this batch...

A bunch of smart alecs with a few beers in 'em...

Out into the wilderness... Riding a 50 pound rental bike in 100 degree plus heat. What the hell was I thinking???

Anybody in there?

Made it - top of the summit at Mitchell Canyon. Long way to come in this heat...

One happy family - Chris, Donna and Cody and the Rude dog...

Night out eating a shitload of Sushi at Blowfish... it pays to have friends in the right places <g>...

Chris and Gwynne

Bean heads

Arrghh... none of the stage pictures turned out, although a few have some, uh, nice blurry effects. Death Angel rocking the house...

One bite - right off!!! That roll was definitely NOT small!!!

I fit it, I fit it!!! Well, sort of...

Presentation is everything?

Sucking down oysters. First time - I think I can live without it!

You're going down, man!!!

Gwynne and Tony's girlfriend Rhonda who got us the pro deal on the sushi <s>...

Relaxing at the bar trying to digest 10 pounds of raw fish <s>...

Rick and Chris at Jackson St. recording a few songs...

We're gonna do it - MY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!! Oi!

Bosko working on his Bass licks <s>...

Show me your anger, boy...

I'm so fucking metal I'm scaring myself!!! NOT!

Speaking of metal - Venom has nothing on us <s>... Dry ice optional!

Vocal warmups with Dr. Walker...

Sick Inside - Johnny Walker Edition. Chris doing his Phil Anselmo vocal overdubs <bg>... Walk on home boy!!! Those vocals turned out killer, man!!!

Chris K. and Andy with his, uh wife <g>... Maybe I'll see 'ya in Maui for your honeymoon, eh?

A Ruthies moment - a few of the people from the days long gone by: Rob, Chris, Rick and Sean.

Ok - to more obnoxious days... Hmmm. Alright, maybe not. Drinking *water* isn't exactly part of the SR*R'nR plan, is it??? <s>

The man - William Howell - with his steel lockbox full of records to get signed by all the bands. Alright, alright I'll sign the damn thing already <g>...

Gary Holt with his typically enthusiastic mode <g>. Flash Gordon stage outfit optional, bra...

And one more with a crowd view. Maritime was packed for the Thrash of the Titans gig.

And another from behind Andy's set... what's with team dread, boys???

The cat in the hat...

... or is it this cat??? Mark O. coming down of his stoke after the DA played a killer set...

I'm not going to ask Rob... hanging out in lounge clubs too much lately, yah?

Again, what up with the grimace???? A bunch of tired guys arriving from a long tour ride. Oh yeah, and Monique - Rob's wife...

What's going on here? Hey, man, Joey you look a little stressed, but hey, it all went real smooth for that many bands in a single night!

Wingnut at The Pound.

Swarm at the Pound.