Tag Archives: Common Vision

Spring Update – Trabuco Canyon, CA

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Guisepi

Today is a big day! Not only is it the first day of Spring, but it marks 6 years since the day I bought Edna and the one year mark of our Two+ Year North American Tour. According to plan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged Abbot Kinney, Anneliese School, art walk, CA, Common Vision, community, Costa Mesa, drum circle, EarthRoots Field School, elementary school, Farmers' Market, Free Yoga, Friday Night Festival, full moon, Gift and Take, Giving Garden, Harbor City, health inspector, health permit, Hollywood, Hollywood Bl, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Monrovia, North American Tea Tour, Ojai, Orange County, Pacific Crest Trail, Pasadena, San Pedro, Santa Monica, spring cleaning, street fair, Sugar Shack, TerraVita Herbal Symposium, Trabuco Canyon, Venice Beach, WVO | 1 Comment

Village Building Convergence – Portland, OR

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Guisepi

In 1996 – ten whole years before I started serving free tea out of my pickup truck on Hollywood Boulevard – Mark Lakeman and other folks at City Repair, were formulating and putting into action a mobile free teahouse called … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged City Repair, Common Vision, community, Dalai Lama, free tea, Fruit Tree Tour, Hollywood, Hollywood Blvd., Last Thursday, Los Angeles, Mark Lakeman, OR, Planet Repair Institute, Portland, Portland Fire, Rootstalk Festival, Sh'Bang, Shook Twins, T-Horse, Village Building Convergence | 2 Comments

Oly Moly – Olympia, WA

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Guisepi

I’ve driven through Oly many-a-times, but never really stopped here. I’ve known many people who went to Evergreen, heard about this city from many on the road, and my dad even lived here briefly. From all I had heard, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street, Video | Tagged Common Vision, Fairytale Tea, It's My Darlin', Make Olympia, military, Olympia, One Man Band, parade, Procession of the Species, Spring Art Walk, tea truck, WA, Western Washington University, WWU | Leave a comment

Sh’Bang Festival – Lookout Arts Quarry – Bellingham, WA

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Guisepi

What I like most about the Lookout Arts Center (AKA The Quarry) is that it’s an amazing gypsy camp of old buses, trailers, tents, and RVs. It is a constantly shifting community of nomads, performers, and tinkerers. Some people … Continue reading →

Posted in Events | Tagged Bellingham, circus, Common Vision, Fruit Tree Tour, gyspy, Lookout Arts Quarry, serving tea, Sh'Bang, vaudeville, WA, WVO | 2 Comments

Steeped Leaves and Elephants – Northern CA Coast

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Guisepi

This past week, Edna Lu the tea bus caravaned with Ivan Dured, the late great space-shuttle/tour-bus of the Colorado-based band, Elephant Revival. For six days we traveled from show to show, down the coast, over hills, and over bridges. On … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged Arcata, Bay Area, Berkeley, CA, CO, Common Vision, Edna, Elephant Revival, Free Peoples, Ivan Dured, Lavender Tea, Santa Cruz, Sebastopol, serving tea, tea party, Telluride, The Steeping Leaf | Leave a comment

Springtime Tea Party with Common Vision

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Guisepi

On Sunday March 20th, the third anniversary of when I first bought Edna, it had just been the longest I’d been apart from her since we met. I know it seems kind of funny for me to make such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News | Tagged birthday, CA, Common Vision, community, Edna, freedom, Fruit Tree Tour, serving tea, tea party, WVO | Leave a comment

Spring Break with Common Vision

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Guisepi

As many of you know, I am taking some time away from Edna to be with some other buses. However, during this time Edna will be celebrating her 3rd rebirthday (she’s 22 years old in total, which is 44 in … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News | Tagged Awaketrain, CA, Common Vision, Edna, Fruit Tree TV, host, serving tea, Springtime, tea party, WVO | Leave a comment

Springtime Journey – Northern CA to WA

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Guisepi

Oh, and what a journey it was! A little break time in Shelter Cove at the house of the Andrews Family – a great crew of folks who have helped me immensely with the bus and keeping me fed, showered, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street | Tagged alternative building, Arts Alive!, Ashland, Berkeley, breakdown, CA, CO, Common Vision, DC Power Systems, diesel, Earth Day, East Bay, Eco Teas, ecovillage, Edna, Eugene, free, Healdsburg, hitch-hike, Hopland, ID, Lost Valley, Mate, Meridian Collective, Oakland, Ocean Beach, OR, Patchwerk Press, permaculture, Pleasant Hill, Portland, PSU, pu-erh, rideshare, salvage, San Francisco, Saturday Market, Seattle, serving tea, Shelter Cove, Sonoma, Stem, tea house, tea party, Ukiah, WA, We Share the Same Stomache | Leave a comment

Green Festival 2009 – San Francisco, CA

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Guisepi

I can’t even get over this weekend. It went so well. A long drive with a bus full of ridesharers brought Edna and I to the Green Festival in San Francisco. Mountain Rose Herbs gave me a pass for the weekend, and when I was checking in I realized that another … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, On the Street | Tagged Bay Area, CA, Common Vision, Dead Prez, Enjoy the Walk, Green Festival, Hamsla Lila, Immortal Technique, Make Tea Not War, Mountain Rose Herbs, Organic India, Peace Pilgrim, San Francisco, serving tea, Starhawk, tea party, Zhena's Gypsy Tea | Leave a comment

Green Festival 2008

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Guisepi

A trip to San Francisco, CA to volunteer at and attend the Green Festival became laden with adventures. Everything from free pretzels to free bread to a free sequin studded jacket came our way. We served all over SF including … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Journeys, On the Street | Tagged CA, Common Vision, festival, Goddess Alchemy Project, Green Festival, San Francisco, serving tea, Summer Meltdown, tea party | Leave a comment