April 24, 2009
This world is nutty
photo by Philip DeFalco
I arrived home from my Canada adventure to a stolen VW van and a show at Anthology. They stole my van dammit! My heart sank and I felt so sad. I loved that van as much as one can love an automobile. I had just made my last payment on it. I camped in that thing and it carried me to many a gig and never complained.
Then I got a call from The San Diego Police Department.
"Is this Steven Poltz?"
"Yes."
"This is The San Diego Police Department."
(adrenaline rush. heart beating fast. did I do something wrong lately?etc...)
"your van was reported stolen and it's about to be towed."
"yay! yikes. don't tow it. I'll be there. Hang on!"
The cops found it downtown in San Diego. They were going to tow it because it was covered in parking tickets. So when I put the key in to start it, my poor van van just sputtered and coughed and then I realized it was out of gas. The crooks ran out of gas. There were two half smoked joints in the ashtray and the air conditioning was cranked all the way up, the seat was pushed all the way forward and the radio was cranked to 11 to a spanish radio station. I think the cops found it on 4-20. Weird. Nutty.
The way I figure it, it was a couple of white supremacist militiamen trying to blame it on Mexico. It's just too obvious and in all my years of studying crime in college and from all my detective work I am positive I'll get to the bottom of it.
I'm just glad that the stoners left my van unharmed and I hope they fall down while crossing the street and twist their ankles and hobble around for the next couple of weeks.
Tonight Im driving to Ventura for a show at Zoey's Cafe. It's a 10pm show and I sure do enjoy playing at this fine venue where the owners treat me like a royal prince and bring me tea and slippers and fresh linens. I do hope to see you.
Your friend,
Steve
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Posted by steve at April 24, 2009 8:46 AM
Yay for getting your beloved van back,
it just didn't have the heart to truly leave you
alone with your wacky Twittering!!!
See ya tonite dood!
Play "Every Hour Every Day" and "Tree Hugger", por favor.
who knew a dry ol' sap like you could still benefit from the karmic wonders of 4.20? i suppose that's your due ~ you probably racked up a few bonus rounds in your hayday!
i'm so glad the van is back! those pesky thieves have good vehicular taste. i was afraid it was the cops who had stolen yoru ride and it was gonna cost you an arm and a leg to get it outta hock. did you get a posession ticket for the roaches? i have to ask - if the cops are so damn good, why didn't they realize it was stolen while they were getting liberal with the parking tickets? give lovely rita a hint SDPD!
travel safe & buy the vw a gallon of premium to make up for the dryspell.
Zoey...LIFE! May ripe zest be yours,
L.
that is good news. i hope they catch the people who stole it. you are very lucky to get your van back.
i am from SD, but am living in NC while my wife finishes her phd. we are at a music festival and just heard a talk by someone the wife thinks is that lady who did the interview that you put up to download. i will try to find her tomorrow and find out.
please come play winston-salem. we wont be back in sd for 2 more years.
Yea for the Van return!! Some people are just downright stupid and suck...I remember driving you and the van from Philly to Harrisburg in the monsoon years back, good time indeed my friend. Go Pads!! Lub Friz
PS I shouldn't have been driving that night, I was one eying it the whole way up the turnpike!!
Hey Buddy , Could you please roll those two halves into one whole and bring it with you to The Barn ? Thanks , you're the best !!!
