Before they began their joint DJ, I was asked to read a passage from the book to all the shoppers inside the store. Trent and Russell of the Mummies joined us at Amoeba Music in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury district. And the crazy thing was everyone paid with real American dollars and not some sacred herb typical Portlanders use for currency. Spoiler alert: The Rose City would be the one spot where we sold the most books in one sitting. The panel featured Tina, Cecilia, Kelly Gator (Fireballs of Freedom) and Scott Pilgrim (Satan’s Pilgrims). Scott and I were slinging and signing books nonstop at the Florida Room while Tina Luchessi (Trashwomen/Bobbyteens) and Cecilia Meneau (No-Talents) spun hits from their 45 collections. And for the second night in a row, Crider wore his new flowery shirt. We also had killer DJ sets from Easy Street’s Andy Nelson and local promoter Romany Peterson. Saturday night’s Easy Street Records stop marked the first panel of the tour, which featured the Makers’ Michael Maker, Gas Huffer/Monkeywrench guitarist Tom Price and the Statics’ Zack Static. Who would have thought a megaphone got everyone 86’d? Plus, Al Von Zipper made it down from Calgary! The night ended with a bar-clearing set from Machine Animal at Ramble Tamble. We got a special toast from Watts frontman Jeff Braimes, who recognized all those who are part of the local Estrus community. The late afternoon affair at the Cabin Tavern was a reunion for many longtime Belly-Hammers, ’Hambillies and 3B Devotees. The tour started out where Estrus all began: Bellingham, Washington.
Crider came along for a few of the events as well! Here’s how it all went down for those who missed the Shovelin’ USA Tour… October 6th - Bellingham, WA Each weekend this past October Scott (Sugiuchi) and I were on the road selling special advance copies of Estrus: Shovelin’ the Shit Since ’87.