Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Strange Days 2015

Guess who went to Strange Days this year!!!!  Me!  As a first timer, I had no idea what to expect other than the flier said it was a hippie biker thing.  I was all down with the description.  I thought, hell, even thought David Alan Coe is playing at Lowbrow Getdown, I'd still kinda promised my lady that we would do some biker shit that weekend, and by the time Friday was rolling around, I knew we wouldn't make the Friday night show all the way out in Ohio for Davids set, also my lady on the back of my shady splitting tire for 400 miles?  I didn't think so.  So instead I figured we'd shoot for a close campout.  It worked out perfectly because Friday night my lady and I attended her friends birthday party, and then Saturday morning we had a nice easy take off for the Strange Days thing.  Now I'm not used to the East Coast New Yorker/New Jersey crowd yet, but it was sure a lot of fun, and the folks were really nice.  We rode about 60+ miles from Brooklyn to the property in Vernon NJ.  We had excellent weather.  Sunny, and just perfect.  I really love the countryside rides around these northern eastern woods:  Peaceful, green, isolation.  With my lady on the back we sunk into the center of each New Jersey country curve winding up to the property.   We passed a couple small towns on the way in, stopped for gas, a handle of whiskey for the night, and to use a bathroom.  Then there it was.  Off to the right, and approaching I could see the gathering of cars, campers, and bikes atop this open hilltop.  Then up the gravely broken half-dirt half paved road.  We pulled right up to the booth, where when they saw me they came out with wrist bands, and said "20$ for you and Bitches on the back, are free."  I love that!!!  I was like "Bitches on the back!  hahaha"    So yea that ruled.  Then we rolled in and around the fire pit, and found a nice spot on the lawn about 50 yards from the stage.  A ripping band was jamming some psychedelic rock, and it was such the vibe I thought it was gonna have.