8/3/07 Ashkenaz (Berkeley, Ca)

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We took the drive into Berkeley from Caspar and had the chance to walk around and grab some food and chill for a minute before heading to Ashkenaz. Ashkenaz is a community cultural center and looks like a barn from the outside. We loaded in and met one of the weirdest sound engineers ever, he smelled like bqq'd patchouli oil. We were sharing the bill with our boys the Bayonics. We had a good set and met a lot of new people. Bayonics came on and killed as usual. Our friend Jeff and his wife came through (we played at their wedding last year) so it was good to see them as well as Gerard and Crystal driving from Sac. My wife(7 mo pregnant) and Brooke also came through. Ashkenaz is a really dope venue full of rich culture and a great staff, although the sound booth could use a little Fabreeze.