We left the Golden Gate Park and walked down Haight Street. We were accosted on all sides by hippies asking for money. It was dark (the sun sets early this time of year, like 5 PM.) I was a bit nervous, so I gave a lot of two-finger peace signs as I walked. Couple cool shops. We ate at Magnolia, which is on Haight Street, east of Ashbury. They had a Cask beer that was tasty, naturally carbonated and 10 degrees warmer than the other drafts. I haven’t seen that around.

Our feet were like swollen hams. We hailed a cab driven by a friendly ex-hippie guy who took us back to Union Square. On a phone call with someone he called Bud, he said, “No, man, I’m not partying. I’m driving. The woman needed a computer so we canceled the party. Call so and so, he might be partying.” He was pretty easy-going.

In Union Square, we saw a big TV production crew filming an episode of Monk. I mentioned that earlier in the blog. Even have a video of Tony Shalhoub walking by us!