La Marquesa, MX
Today, I discovered the only supermarket near our hotel was a Walmart. I haven't been in one in years because I don't approve of their corporation's lack of environmental responsibility, lack of fair wages, and disregard for child labor producing their items. Not to mention, female employees of theirs are treated even worse than their male counterparts. So, needless to say, it was a stretch for my band mates to convince me if I wanted produce, we had to go there.
When we did go, security followed us around the whole time, and as I frantically searched for hummus, I settled on just fruits, veggies, and bread instead. They have a whole panaderia with all kinds of fresh pastries and bread loaves, and Calum pointed out the oval style rolls called pan agua that he knew never contain dairy. All that Calum bought for lunch by the way, was vegan black refried beans in a bag...anyways, I could smell the guavas from the time I walked near the produce, and I was happy to find a huge section full of the little yellow pieces of heaven. Guava is my second favorite fruit of all time (strawberries being the first), but they are a rare commodity in San Antonio. When we do have them, they are over ripe and bruised badly, so I was ecstatic about my find. (Guava is also one of my favorite Synergy Kombucha flavors!! Try it!!!)
When we returned to the hotel, I made two sandwiches using Calum's leatherman knife and a towel for a cutting board. My friend from Philadelphia, Greg Daly, is staying in the hotel too, so I invited him for a picnic at the duck pond next to the hotel. Our sandwiches had avocado, cucumber, and tomato. Then I quartered a few guavas, grabbed two Indio beers, and we were on our way.
The pan agua was the most delicious, almost hoagie style bread I've ever had. Crispy on the outside, but very soft and fluffy on the inside. The ducks wanted in on our picnic, and hung around us while we tossed them bits of cucumber. Then, Calum, Bryan, and a couple of the guys from Doom came and sat and drank beers with us under the willow tree by the pond. Somehow, these guys didn't hesitate when I invited them across the street to the mall with me to look at a pair of boots I had seen the first day we were here. So, we all made the small journey over to the outlet mall, just to find some of Napalm Death and Destroyed In Seconds, wandering the mall for food. I pointed them in the direction of the Walmart (UGH!), ordered another cafe latte con leche de soya, and my little crew and I headed towards the Mexican style Forever 21, called Sasha. I got the approval from the guys on these dark brown, vegan boots with buckles, and found Calum some black aviator sunglasses. I also bought a white pair of heart shaped glasses (which I collect!!), then we finished our journey back at the Walmart. I stayed outside this time while the guys bought some food and alcohol essentials.
When we eventually made it to the Fest, it was rainy and cold. I used my soup ticket right away and it had zucchini, mushrooms (shiitake I think), and dark greens that tasted like collards. I drank a few Indio beers, but was waiting til after we played to eat. It was 6 hours later that we did play and it was a really strange set. The stage was super lopsided and really hard to keep your balance on. I kind of just took a power stance and stayed there. Also, since it was so cold, my guitar had a hard time staying in tune and my fingers didn't move how I wanted them to. Not to mention, there was an insane amount of colored strobe light effects going on and it made me super dizzy!! Regardless, we got thru the set, and afterwards, Bruce from DIS had started a great campfire in the back, and we were finally warming up. I found a tent making tamales, and ordered one for $15 pesos. It was great because I was so hungry, but it was mostly masa, and barely any frijole filling. The salsa was amazing though. Since I have all day to do whatever I want at the Fest tomorrow, I'm going to eat all day long and try all the different options!! Also, I am gonna shop my ass off because there are a ton of vendors with all kinds of band stuff for dirt cheap (they're bootlegs....)
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