Monthly Archives: September 2003

Radiohead at the Shoreline

Posted by chad on September 24, 2003 Comments Off

Radiohead put on a great show last night at the Shoreline. The set list had a little bit for everyone, including Lurgee from Pablo Honey! VERY NICE!

Yorke and the rest of the band seemed a bit off to me. I’m not sure if it’s because this is the first show of the second leg of the US tour or if was just the Shoreline.

Let me tell you, this venue really sucks! We were lucky and got reserved tickets so the sound wasn’t too bad for us, but if you are in the lawn then forget it. Plus with the way the seats are laid out, if you are not 6′ 4″ then you will most likely have trouble seeing anything on stage.

I’m pretty sure this is the LAST show we will see at the Shoreline. I know, I’ve said this before. :)

Vespa Work

Posted by chad on September 15, 2003 Comments Off

A good 6 hours were spent yesterday dropping the engine from my Vespa. The Haynes manual claimed it should take about 1 hour, but I am guessing that is for someone who has experience doing this sort of thing and doesn’t have to make a trip to Sears for a new 22 mm socket head.

I’m finding it interesting how many pieces of the bike have been replaced with unmatched parts. For example, the 5 nuts on the rear wheel are not the same, two are 13 mm and the other three are 14 mm. I am guessing a couple of them may have stripped on the original owner and it was easier to just use what he had laying around in the shop instead of going to the store and getting the correct size. I plan on renewing these to make it easier on myself if I get a flat. It’s frustrating enough with requiring multiple wrenches.

The plan is to document the process as I go. We’ll see how long that lasts…