Electric Apricot Page #2

Have you done

Ford Windstars before?

Oh man, we played so many...

We played, like-

we played basically

coffeehouses.

You know, we play all kinds of

different coffeehouses around town.

I mean, basically we'd set up

in front of the coffeehouse,

but we'd just

put our hats down.

And I think it was Don,

Don Kleinfeld, our manager,

who first introduced us,

me and Steve, to Lapdog.

He was like, Hey, man, why don't

you guys get some percussion?

I know this guy, Lapdog.

You know, I had been

in this band Illucifer,

which was

the illusive Lucifer,

which was this metal band.

And then I got

into the funky stuff.

So I was kind of trying

to combine the two things,

so it was kind of like this double

bass metal funky stuff, you know?

I think he had

some funk band,

Funky White Monkey

or something like that.

In doing the Funky

White Monkey thing

I learned that

there was more to music

with the whole

soulful groove element.

So we started

playing live,

we started doing our usual

circuit of the coffeehouses.

And then this guy shows up

with this big double-kit,

I don't know,

Tama Superstar Kit-

cymbals everywhere,

and he sets up in front

of Pete's Coffee.

I mean, I could

see their point.

I mean, we did block-

entirely block the sidewalk.

Just playing

on the sidewalk,

it's just not that

conducive to what I do.

You couldn't really

hear us sing or play

because he would...

Lap would just...

he would just solo

most of the time.

Just take five deep breaths

and open up that third eye.

And I'll tell you,

my brother,

we're going to go

on a magic carpet ride.

Because if you never

take the chance to look,

then you'll never know.

We'll go walkin'

through the backroads

Of my mind

Rolling down

that kaleidoscope

Of inner space

and time, yeah

Walkin' down

the backroads of my mind

Take it away, Gordo.

I couldn't dance

because it was so intense.

And I go in there and people are

like, Dude, what are you doing?

I'm like, Dude, what are

you talking about?

I've been to every show,

and I come here to dance.

I just want to feel the music.

I always have two headbands.

One, to get my sh-

because I like the shape

that it makes my hair...

and one to cover my watch

because when I'm

in the Apricot zone...

I'm living in a world

without time.

Yeah, we're going to be-

we're going to be

at the Sweetwater show,

you know?

I mean, whew,

what can you say

about Mill Valley, man,

that hasn't been said already?

I mean, it's where

mountain-biking started,

it's where cappuccino started.

The Sweetwater's been here

for 30-something years now

and it gets good people

through there all the time.

It's sweet to be

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