Montclare Posted August 7, 2017 Posted August 7, 2017 1 minute ago, pacejunkie punk said: Love the pictures @Montclare I'm blanking on the Berkeley Marina reference. What's the song? Thanks! The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink from Short Music for Short People. Oh, and one other note- I was carless, so I couldn't get to the sites up north. One day I'll get to Christie Road.
pacejunkie punk Posted August 7, 2017 Posted August 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Montclare said: Thanks! The Ballad of Wilhelm Fink from Short Music for Short People. Oh that explains it, I've only heard that a few times, the words haven't stuck in my brain like every other damn GD song. 🙂 Thanks.
solongfromthestars Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 So me and @basketcase4933 did our proper Green Day sights tour this month. It was one of my favourite Green Day experiences. I feel like I have a whole new understanding of this music I've loved since I was 12 years old. We're still missing a few crucial places, like Christie Road and Stuart & the Ave., but I'm hoping to go back later this year (or drop my suitcase in my partner's apartment and never leave) for those. I've bundled it up into these images for easy viewing, but if you're interested in reading the full story, you can read my full blog post. I've tried to include info and quotes with everything where I could. You can also read it on Wordpress if you prefer.
Biddymc Posted July 30, 2018 Posted July 30, 2018 This is so cool @solongfromthestars. My son and I were thinking of making this trip next March.
solongfromthestars Posted August 29, 2018 Posted August 29, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 2:08 AM, Biddymc said: This is so cool @solongfromthestars. My son and I were thinking of making this trip next March. You should! I'd definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Green Day's history. March is an OK time to visit too - the weather shouldn't be too bad.
deleteduser7593 Posted August 31, 2018 Posted August 31, 2018 I've spent the whole past night reading this topic. Thanks, YOU everybody! I wish you could visit all for the spots, Lol I'm already saving money for Santa Monica (L.A.) but, life's long, there's time, eheh... Thanks again to all of your beautiful photo work 🙂
Sankuta Posted September 20, 2019 Posted September 20, 2019 This tour seems sick! That must have been really great! Thanks for the photos and comments! May I ask a question please? Is it necessary to have a car to do a green day tribute trip like these or can you do it with public transports like bus? Thanks again and congratulations
pacejunkie punk Posted September 20, 2019 Posted September 20, 2019 30 minutes ago, Sankuta said: This tour seems sick! That must have been really great! Thanks for the photos and comments! May I ask a question please? Is it necessary to have a car to do a green day tribute trip like these or can you do it with public transports like bus? Thanks again and congratulations For the Oakland sites you can get around with public transport I would guess. Many of the sites are outside of the city and you would need a car.
solongfromthestars Posted September 20, 2019 Posted September 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Sankuta said: This tour seems sick! That must have been really great! Thanks for the photos and comments! May I ask a question please? Is it necessary to have a car to do a green day tribute trip like these or can you do it with public transports like bus? Thanks again and congratulations It's easier and quicker with a car, but definitely all possible on public transport. Christie Road is the hardest place to reach, but you can do it quite cheaply by getting buses to Hercules and then Ubers to and from Christie Road (not sure how the signal is there for calling one back though). You can also easily do Rodeo or Crockett from Hercules to make the trip more worthwhile. Day tickets on AC Transit (Oakland city buses) are $5.50 and on WestCat (north of Oakland) they're $5. The BART is more expensive and isn't as close to most of the sites as the buses.
Sankuta Posted September 21, 2019 Posted September 21, 2019 18 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said: For the Oakland sites you can get around with public transport I would guess. Many of the sites are outside of the city and you would need a car. Ok! Thanks a lot :) 14 hours ago, solongfromthestars said: It's easier and quicker with a car, but definitely all possible on public transport. Christie Road is the hardest place to reach, but you can do it quite cheaply by getting buses to Hercules and then Ubers to and from Christie Road (not sure how the signal is there for calling one back though). You can also easily do Rodeo or Crockett from Hercules to make the trip more worthwhile. Day tickets on AC Transit (Oakland city buses) are $5.50 and on WestCat (north of Oakland) they're $5. The BART is more expensive and isn't as close to most of the sites as the buses. Ok! Thanks a lot for tour answer which us really precise I'm french and I'm planning a Green day tribute Travel since several years. As I've Never been to the USA it's hard to imagine if public transports are handy or not. So thanks a lot :)
solongfromthestars Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 So towards the end of our last trip we took the 86 bus (!) to Art of Ears, where 1000 Hours, Slappy, 39/Smooth and Kerplunk were recorded. We expected to just take photos but Andy "Andro" Ernst spotted us and "wondered what these punk rockers were doing out here." He was kind enough to invite us inside and showed us around. Sadly, the studio is now up for sale and Andro is considering moving to Las Vegas - so now's the time to go if you want to see it. Andro also invited us to take a photo with him. Definitely a photo and memory I'll treasure forever. My tour is actually complete now! I'll be back with a link to my website when I've sorted it all out
Lenny Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 On 7/29/2018 at 12:56 AM, desertrose said: anyone know who runs that insta page? is it someone from the forum?
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Sheenius said: anyone know who runs that insta page? is it someone from the forum? @Goofygoldfish
solongfromthestars Posted January 13, 2020 Posted January 13, 2020 Heads up for people disappointed about the Christie Road sign being stolen - you can see the original sign in Broken Guitars, where it's definitely not going anywhere. This is the actual sign, which was photographed by Billie’s ex Arica when they hung out there, so it’s more relevant than the stolen one! That was just a railway marker for the Christie area (which is sad for the railway enthusiasts who also visit Christie Road, but anyway). There are also farm signs with addresses further down Christie Road. Again, these are actually more relevant since they refer to the road, not the railway and further down is where the band hung out. This railway enthusiast actually has some interesting info about the history of Christie Road and the station that used to be there.
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted January 21, 2020 Posted January 21, 2020 If anyone is interested I've been posting (and still have more to post) some pics of the Green Day sites around the Bay Area on my instagram. We did part of the tour back in 2018 and finished off earlier this month. This is one of my posts and is of the Art of Ears Studio in Hayward, CA where we were lucky enough to meet Andy "Andro" Ernst who produced GD's early stuff: There's also some cool GD stuff on there for anyone who is interested in collecting.
solongfromthestars Posted February 3, 2020 Posted February 3, 2020 My full tour and the stories behind it are now all up on my website Full list of landmarks with photos Story and more photos, part 1 Story and more photos, part 2
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