I dare you...

...to guess what decade this jam was recorded. Guess!

During my stay in San Francisco, I walked into what looked to be a hole-in-the-wall bar in the Mission neighborhood. This bar, Elbo Room, was everything BUT a dive. It was extremely dark, with candles lit on each table. There was a microscopic television behind the bar playing old black-and-white films. The vibe was super chill and sexy. There was even a photo booth. But this was no ordinary photo booth. It took SIX high-quality images and printed them out on a large glossy sheet, with the name and address of the bar. It's a nice piece of memorabilia for out-of-towners or locals even. If I lived in San Francisco, Elbo Room would defiintely be my date spot.

And the DJ was playing all sorts of random music, all stuff I have never heard before. It was mostly instrumental and laid back. But I noticed the music and the DJ right away. I love it when DJs play obscure music you wouldn't hear anywhere else. At one point, I heard this track, and — you know me — I went straight to the DJ and demanded to know the name of the song. He obliged and showed me the vinyl. I didn't even know he was playing actual records. Elbo Room immediately got bonus points for that one.

So here it is...it is such a surfer track. This song makes me think of hippies back in the day, having a blast on the California coast. Think... the beginning of the movie Blow, when Johnny Depp first goes to California and meets his buddies on the beach.

I think I was born in the wrong decade!


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