Going to California

[PeteRR]

So long to Jersey, I'm outta here. I loaded the Road Runner on a trailer yesterday. It'll be in Ridgecrest the 3rd week of this month. I'm loading up my Dodge truck Saturday and heading West. It's got 4.10 rears, so the top speed is about 70(And that's being generous ) It should take me 5 or 6 days to get out there.

I've been working out in Ridgecrest as a contractor all summer and the Maintinence Super offered us permanent jobs. Still doing what we're trained for, but they are going to build us a shop, a budget to build a set of resurfacing machines, and anything else we need. Plus, a butt-load more money.

I'm about sick of Jersey anyway.

Once I get settled in, I should be a regular at Willow Springs and maybe Button Willow(I haven't been to that track as of yet). Being closer to LA, I'll also have a better chance of getting the car in a magazine.

[THX 138]

Welcome to the neighborhood. I see magazine cars all over the place

[6'9"Witha69]

Moving before winter, good call. By comparison, you will wonder where winter went.

[Mean 69]

Pete, that's great news. Love to tear up some tires with you. Buttonwillow is awesome, you will love it. Give us a shout when you get settled in!

Mark
(aka Mopar B-body partner in crime)

[Damn True]

"California Love"
(feat. Dr. Dre)

California love!

[1]-California...knows how to party
California...knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.
In the citaaay of good ol' Watts
In the citaaay, the city of Compton
We keep it rockin! We keep it rockin!

[Verse One: Dr. Dre]

Now let me welcome everybody to the wild, wild west
A state that's untouchable like Elliot Ness
The track hits ya eardrum like a slug to ya chest
Pack a vest for your Jimmy in the city of sex
We in that sunshine state with a bomb ass hemp beat
the state where ya never find a dance floor empty
And pimps be on a mission for them greens
lean mean money-makin-machines servin fiends
I been in the game for ten years makin rap tunes
ever since honeys was wearin sassoon
Now it's '95 and they clock me and watch me
Diamonds shinin lookin like I robbed Liberace
It's all good, from Diego to tha Bay
Your city is tha bomb if your city makin pay
Throw up a finger if ya feel the same way
Dre puttin it down for
Californ-i-a
[repeat 1]

[2]-Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it mama
Shake it Cali
Shake it shake it baby
Shake it shake it shake it shake it...

[Verse Two: 2Pac]

Out on bail fresh outta jail, California dreamin
Soon as I stepped on the scene, I'm hearin hoochies screamin
Fiendin for money and alcohol
the life of a west side playa where cowards die and its all ball
Only in Cali where we riot not rally to live and die
In L.A. we wearin Chucks not Ballies (that's right)
Dressed in Locs and khaki suits and ride is what we do
Flossin but have caution we collide with other crews
Famous cause we program worldwide
Let'em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans
Bumpin and grindin like a slow jam, it's west side
So you know the row won't bow down to no man
Say what you say
But give me that bomb beat from Dre
Let me serenade the streets of L.A.
From Oakland to Sacktown
The Bay Area and back down
Cali is where they put they mack down
Give me love!
[rpt 1]

[dre] now make it shake...

[rpt 2]

[Outro: Dre, 2Pac]

uh, yeah, uh, longbeach in tha house, uh yeah
Oaktown, Oakland definately in tha house hahaha
Frisko, Frisko
[Tupac] hey, you know LA is up in this
Pasadena, where you at
yeah, Inglewood, Inglewood always up to no good
(Tupac) even Hollywood tryin to get a piece baby
Sacramento, sacramento where ya at? yeah

Throw it up y'all, throw it up, Throw it up
Let's show these fools how we do this on that west side
Cause you and I know it's tha best side

yeah, That's riight
west coast, west coast
uh, California Love
California Love

[Frank69]

Welcome to the sunshine state. Hope to see your car in person soon.

Hey Damn True.....ol' Tupac should have stayed in Cali and passed on that trip to Vegas.....but I have a feeling that he would have met the same fate here eventually.

[Damn True]

You are probably right. Run in those kind of circles and.....

More great California lyrics:

Eazy-E (though the Dynamite Hack Acoustic version is a riot get it off i-Tunes)
Boyz-N-The Hood

Woke up quick at about noon
Just thought that I had to be in Compton soon
I gotta get drunk before the day begins
Before my mother starts bitchin' about my friends
About to go and damn near went blind
Young (sic)African-Americans on the pad throwin' up gang signs
I went in the house to get the clip
With my Mac10 on the side of my hip
I bailed outside and pointed my weapon
Just as I thought, the fools kept steppin
I jumped in the fo' hit the juice on my ride
I got front and back side to side
Then I let the alpine play
I was pumpin' new (sic)stuff by NWA
It was \"Gangster Gangster\" at the top of the list
Then I played my own (sic)stuff, it went somethin' like this:

Cruisin' down the street in my 6-fo'
Jockin' the bitches, slappin' the hoe's
I went to the park to get the scoop
Knuckle-heads out there cold shootin' some hoop
A car pulls up, who can it be?
The fresh El Camino rollin Kilo G
He rolls down the window and he starts to say
It's all about makin' that G.T.A.

Cuz the boyz in the hood are alwayz hard
You come talkin' that trash and we'll pull your card
Knowin' nothin' in life but to be legit
Don't quote me boy, cuz I ain't said (sic)stuff ...

Bored as hell and I wanna get ill
So I go to a place where my homeboyz chill
The fellas out there try to make that dollar
I pulled up in the 6-fo' and hollered
greeted with a 40 and I start drinkin'
And from the 8-ball my breath start stinkin'
I gotta get my girl to rock that body
Before I left I hit the bacardi
Pulled to the house get her out of the pad
And the bitch said something to make me mad
She said somethin' that I couldn't believe
So I grabbed the stupid bitch by her nappy (sic)buttocks weave
She started talkin' (sic)stuff, would'nt you know?
I reached back like a pimp and slapped the hoe'
And her father stood up and he started to shout
So I threw a right-cross and knocked his old (sic)buttocks out

Cuz the boyz in the hood are alwayz hard
You come talkin' that trash and we'll pull your card
Knowin' nothin' in life but to be legit'
Don't quote me boy, cuz I ain't said (sic)stuff ...

Punk (sic)buttocks trippin in the dead of night
homies score and key is gonna fly, punk (sic)buttocks fly
they rippin off everybody, man

[Mean 69]

True, what the HELL are you smoking?!!! Step away from the crack pipe, young man, step away.
M

Er, go Pads?

[BonzoHansen]

I thought there was more room in the state today when I got up.

[Damn True]

Just giving Pete some travelling music.

[Beeper]

The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a special application and driver's test solely for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area.


GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA DRIVER'S LICENSE APPLICATION:

Name: __________________________

Stage name: ________________________________

Agent: _________________________

Attorney: ______________________

Therapist: _____________________
Number of therapy sessions per week: ____

Sex: (Please check all that apply)
___Male ___female ___formerly male ___formerly female
___Both

If female (or appropriate), indicate breast implant
size: ______

Will the size of your implants hinder your ability to
safely operate a motor vehicle in any way? Yes___ No ___

Please list:
Brand of cell phone: ________
(If you don't own a cell phone, explain on attached pages.)

Please check hair color:
Females: [ ] Blonde [ ] Platinum Blonde
Teenagers: [ ] Purple [ ] Blue [ ] Skinhead
> >
Please check activities you perform while driving:
(Check all that apply)
[ ] Eating
[ ] Applying make-up
[ ] Talking on the phone
[ ] Slapping kids in the backseat
[ ] Having sex
[ ] Applying cellulite treatment to thighs
[ ] Tanning
[ ] Snorting cocaine (already checked for ease of application)
[ ] Watching TV
[ ] Reading Variety
[ ] Surfing the net via laptop

Length of daily commute:
a. 1 hour;
b. 2 hours;
c. 3 hours;
d. 4 hours or more.


Please indicate how many times:
a. you expect to shoot at other drivers, and
b. how many times you expect to be shot at while driving.

TEST

If you are the victim of a car jacking, you should immediately:
a. Call the police to report the crime;
b. Call Channel 4 News to report the crime, then watch your car on the news on a high-speed chase;
c. Call your attorney and discuss lawsuit against cellular
Phone Company for 911 calls not going through;
d. Call your therapist;
e. None of the above (South Central residents only).

In the event of an earthquake, should you:
a. Stop your car,
b. Keep driving and hope for the best,
c. Immediately use your cell phone to call all loved ones
d. Pull out your video camera and obtain footage for Channel 4?

In the instance of rain, you should:
a. Never drive over 5 MPH,
b. Drive twice as fast as usual, or
c. You’re not sure what "rain" is.

Are you presently taking any of the following medications?
a. Prozac;
b. Zovirax;
c. Lithium;
d. Zanax;
e. Valium,
If none, please explain: __________________

When stopped by police, you should
a. Pull over and have your driver's license and insurance form ready
b. Try to outrun them by driving the wrong way on the 405
c. Have your video camera ready and provoke them to attack, thus ensuring yourself of a hefty lawsuit

[CarlC]

Welcome to Cali-fornia.

Hey Mark, how about this? We're getting old....

LED ZEPPLIN; GOING TO CALIFORNIA

SPEND MY DAYS WITH A WOMAN UNKIND
SMOKE MY STUFF AND DRANK ALL MY WINE

MADE UP MY MIND MAKE A NEW START
GOING TO CALIFORNIA WITH AN ACHING IN MY HEART

SOMEONE TOLD ME THERE'S A GIRL OUT THERE
WITH LOVE IN HER EYES AND FLOWERS IN HER HAIR

TOOK MY CHANCES ON A BIG JET PLANE
NEVER LET THEM TELL YOU THAT THEY'RE ALL THE SAME OH

THE SEA WAS RED AND THE SKY WAS GRAY
WHY HAD TOMORROW COULD EVER FOLLOW TODAY

MOUNTAINS AND CANYONS STARTED TO TREMBLE AND SHAKE
THE CHILDREN OF THE SUN BEGAN TO WAKE

WATCH OUT
SEEMS THAT THE HEART OF THE GODS GOT A PUNCH ON THE NOSE AND IT STARTED TO FLOW I THINK
I MIGHT BE SINKING

THROW ME A LINE IF I READ YOU THE TIME
MEET YOU UP THERE THERE'S A PATH RUNS
STRAIGHT AND HIGH

I FOUND A QUEEN WITHOUT A KING
THEY SAID SHE PLAYS GUITAR AND CRIES AND SINGS
LA LA LA LA

RIDE A WHITE MAN ON THE FOOTSTEPS OF DAWN
TRYING TO FIND A WOMAN WHO'S NEVER NEVER NEVER BEEN BORN

STANDING ON THE HEAL ON THE MOUNTAIN OF DREAMS
TELLING MYSELF ITS NOT AS HARD HARD HARD AS IT SEEMS MM.

AH AH AH

[BonzoHansen]

[Damn True]

Even older:

All the leaves are brown
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
And the sky is grey
Ive been for a walk
Ive been for a walk
On a winters day
On a winters day
Id be safe and warm
Id be safe and warm
If I was in l.a.
If I was in l.a.
California dreamin
California dreamin
On such a winters day

Stopped into a church
I passed along the way
Well, I got down on my knees
Got down on my knees
And I pretend to pray
I pretend to pray
You know the preacher likes the cold
Preacher likes the cold
He knows Im gonna stay
Knows Im gonna stay
California dreamin
California dreamin
On such a winters day

All the leaves are brown
All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
And the sky is grey
Ive been for a walk
Ive been for a walk
On a winters day
On a winters day
If I didnt tell her
If I didnt tell her
I could leave today
I could leave today
California dreamin
California dreamin
On such a winters day
California dreaming
On such a winters day
California dreaming
On such a winters day

[Damn True]

Much newer, and cooler

Bad Religion:

"Los Angeles Is Burning"

Somewhere high in the desert near a curtain of a blue
St. Anne's skirts are billowing
But down here in the city of the lime lights
The fans of santa ana are withering
And you can’t deny that living is easy
If you never look behind the scenery
It's showtime for dry climes
And bedlam is dreaming of rain

When the hills of los angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And los angeles is burning

This is not a test
Of the emergency broadcast system
Where malibu fires and radio towers
Conspire to dance again
And I cannot believe the media Mecca
They're only trying to peddle reality,
Catch it on prime time, story at nine
The whole world is going insane

When the hills of los angeles are burning
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And los angeles is burning

A placard reads
"the end of days"
Jacaranda boughs are bending in the haze

More a question than a curse
How could hell be any worse?

The flames are stunning
The cameras running
So take warning

When the hills of los angeles are burnin
Palm trees are candles in the murder wind
So many lives are on the breeze
Even the stars are ill at ease
And los angeles is burning


Sometimes when I'm depresed that the giants suck this year I listen to this song and the thought of LA on fire kinda cheers me up.

[Damn True]

My wifes personal favorite LA song:

Artist: X
Song: Los Angeles


she had to leave
los angeles
all her toys wore out in black and her boys had too
she started to hate every ***** and ***
every mexican that gave her lotta ****
every homosexual and the idle rich
she had to get out
she gets confused
flying over the dateline her hands turn red
cause the days change at night change in an instant the days
change at night change in an instant
she had to leave
los angeles
she found it hard to say goodbye to her own best friend
she bought a clock on hollywood blvd the day she left
it felt sad she had to get out

[zbugger]

Ummmm.... Hey True, are you bored?

Oh, and welcome to California, Pete. Ridgecrest, huh? Don't be surprised to see Kris Horton's Chevelle around town.

[MrQuick]

damnit carl see what you did??? Is that TRUE or CASEY KASUM??? welcome to the west Pete....love to see that thing tear up buttonwillow. Ridgecrest? better lock that baby up! j/k not

[ironworks]

Welcome to town, Buttonwillow track days are awesome. I just bought a truck load of parts to make my mustang go better around truns and stop on a dime.

We have small group from my shop that go out their to set the pase for the imports.

Rodger

[manny z]

I hope to see you out on the road courses of KALI soon. Try to venture up north fruther and check out THUNDER HILL RACEWAY. I am sure you will be able to stretch out you runners legs their.