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Front End Work – Nevada City, CA
In the early evening we rolled into Nevada City, a place I’ve never been. I was blown away. Wow, this town is awesome! It’s in the heart of gold country and is probably one of the most well preserved towns … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys, Mechanical
Tagged brakes, bus building, CA, farm, Nevada City, radiator, transmission
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Bay Area – Spring!
It had been way too long since Edna and I had spent much time in the Bay Area. Other than one day at Occupy Oakland, it had been over a year, and even then it was a short visit. So … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys, News, On the Street
Tagged Arcata, Bay Area, CA, Eureka, Hollywood, Ithaka, Lake Merritt, Oakland, Occupy, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Stanford, University Ave., West Coast Live
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Old Polka Madre Videos
A day or so after I bought Edna Lu the tea bus (early 2008), I picked up a gypsy polka band called Polka Madre. Their van had broken down in Mexico and they needed to get to their gigs up … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys, Video
Tagged CA, Los Angeles, Mexico, Polka Madre, San Francisco, video
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25 Hours at Occupy Oakland
Bridget and I rolled around the block looking for a place to park Edna Lu and serve tea at Oscar Grant Plaza – the heart of Occupy Oakland. Only one side of the plaza is open to the street and … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys, On the Street
Tagged CA, crackhead, diversity, General Strike, kids, Lightfoot, Oakland, Occupy, Occupy Oakland, police, serving tea, tea blending, tea party
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Rootstalk Festival 2011 – Salem, OR
Cultivate Revolution! For so long I have been guided by an idea that my father taught me: If you really want something to get done, you have to do it yourself. I live this when building and fixing my bus. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys
Tagged community, DIY, Eugene, festival, Free Tea Pavilion, Kelly Kettle, Lightfoot, Mountain Rose Herbs, OR, Rootstalk, Salem, serving tea, solar hot water, sun tea, tea party, Turbo Kettle
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On the Road to the Oregon Country Fair – CA, OR
I left Northern California with so much joy to give and tea to share with people. I arrived Ashland and served tea all afternoon in the park after getting some tea donations from Eco Teas and Adelante! Gallery and Tea … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Journeys, On the Street
Tagged Addelante, Ashland, bum, CA, Eco Teas, Elephant Revival, festival, hitch-hike, hobo, hobo code, nomads, Northern CA, OR, Oregon Country Fair, permit, serving tea, tramp
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Steeped Leaves and Elephants – Northern CA Coast
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
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Springtime Tea Party with Common Vision
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
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Spring Break with Common Vision
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
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Tagged Awaketrain, CA, Common Vision, Edna, Fruit Tree TV, host, serving tea, Springtime, tea party, WVO
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