No direction out.

July 23, Hayward.

Killer heat continues, time to head for the coast, except not, or rather together with half the valley's population, or so it seemed.
Highway 92 stopped at I-280, tried to beat the crowds by going down to highway 84, only to get caught up in the same bumper to bumper traffic. Two hours of diesel burning amounted to two u-turns and a lot of frustration, Dylan-wise and otherwise, and no relief from the scorcher at all.
Nothing compared to what the performers had to face: today was a difficult day, a worn-out Ekaterina confessed when we met after the last of the three shows in 100-plus-degree heat.
The tired smile when you try to look for all the world like you feel good, for the audience.

Ekaterina (July 18.)