| Cindy, Mom and I were on the way back to our hotel after a concert at the Orange County fair. Cindy and I had just gotten in the van when we saw someone running up to us with a bass slung over his shoulders. It was Steve! He ran up to us and asked if he could have a ride. Cindy and I nodded yes, and he hopped in and set his bass down on the floor. He shut the door and we were off. Cindy and I started babbling about Al and the wonderful concert. Steve sat there, quietly getting freaked out at our fandom. ;) �The Al god smiled down upon me on Friday!� I said to Cindy, referring to my Nirvana cup. �Yeah, I got the cup on Wednesday!� she said back, grinning. (Even though in real life she didn�t even get into California until Thursday�) Steve joined the conversation with �I knew him back when he was funny, not famous.� Whatever that means. ;) We talked for a long time. Steve somehow ended up sitting in front of me on the floor, leaning his head back against my legs (which I had drawn up onto the seat, sitting cross-legged). Somehow we got around to talking about the Great Luke Ski, and how he performs. �I think when he performs, it�s just a tape that he sings to, whereas when you guys perform-� Steve reached over for his bass. �Yeah, it�s us up there going-� and he starts faking frantically playing his bass. It was hilarious. Then he started playing Dueling Banjos. As he played, somehow the van morphed into a bus full of people traveling heaven knows where. Someone towards the front yelled �Rock �n� ROLL!� We can�t have that. �POLKA POWER!� �POLKARIFFIC!� The Dementites (located in the back of the bus) were having a marvelous time. Luke Ski (who was sitting in front of us) screamed out �POLKA TILL YOU PUKE!� We all started laughing hysterically. Steve (sitting in between Cindy and I) looked like he was very very tired of talking about Al, but Cindy and I just couldn�t shut up about the concerts and how cool Al was. We talked for about another hour and then I woke up. My Take On It Next Dream |
| Bassist Bus Ride 08/11/02 |