Tale of Adventure: Kevin Bacon Rocks The Marina

Kevin Bacon - That's me.
At least, that's what I was told tonight. It was some guy on the sidewalk selling flowers to feed his family. I gave him a dollar for his flattery. Hey, he knows how to make a man feel good. I'm so in love with my new haircut. Thank you Zip Zap.

Well, another phenomenal night.

I may have messed up my best set of the night.  Or, it may have been a blessing.  Not sure exactly how or when I fucked it up, but it felt good for what it was. She was an LA girl, and honestly, I didn't like her too much as a person. She had a very negative vibe and kept telling me how she hates San Francisco. But, she was damn sexy, and the sexual tension was sure there. Tall skinny Asian girl.

This was the amazing part. Her friends had "girl conference" at the end of the night. And I overheard her friends saying "You wanna hook up with this guy? It's ok. You should do it."

Return Of The Vikings

Actually, this has nothing to do with Vikings or anything like that. I just felt like being dramatic.

But, I do have a story to tell, so read on.

I went out tonight. Yes, it's true. And, I didn't really feel like writing a field report. Funny thing is, field reports used to be like my wingman, they helped me stay motivated and stay on things. (I totally recommend keeping some kind of journal for yourself if you're not already.)

But, recently, I've been doing my solo mission to really master the art of owning a social scene, completely alone. Walk in with nothing - leave with friends, lovers, and memories that will last a lifetime.

And, as I've gotten even more comfortable going out alone, the field reports seem to be less important. But, then I took it back to why I really do it. To learn and grow.

I learned a lot tonight and that's the best part. So, I wanna break it down and look at it again.

Avoiding Questions and Changing the Subject

What?
You want me to write what?
Anyway, the other day I was riding my bike across San Francisco. You ever notice how the sun just shines so perfectly through the clouds? Just touching the biggest buildings....

Huh?

Oh yeah... ok fine. I'll answer your question.

Changing the subject and avoiding questions. One of the most fun and enjoyable activities (and oh so sneaky...) The master of conversation will no doubt use this skill quite frequently. And as a man, it's your job to direct a conversation. You decide where that river flows, so you're going to have to know how to change it's direction. We're talking about Jedi convo-skills here.

Of course, there's an infinite number of ways to change the subject. Jumping in front of a bus and getting squashed to a pulp would be one way. Or, the old fake injury might get the same results with a little less pain. Faking insanity might work too: "Mommy!!! Why Didn't You Love Me?!!!"

Let's take a look at one particular method which, when executed correctly, will never fail to bring a smile to your face and your inquisitor's. I'm talking about Banter! If you haven't checked it out already, the basics of banter are covered on the Playful Banter CD in PickUp 101's Surefire Attraction Secrets So, assuming you have the foundations down, we'll proceed.

Here's rule one:

10 Days In Australia

[Update: The video is no longer available.  Read the report here, and use your imagination]

I wanted to write a long story of every cool adventure that happened while we were in Australia. Niels and I did a tour o Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, dropping PU101 gems on the local ladies men. There were many adventures, and probably a lot to write about. But, as I sit in the Super Shuttle now heading back in to SF, the whole trip seems like a blur. This is what I remember…

We were hitting on girls every single day that we were there. Even an hour before I had to catch my flight, we were still running around the streets of Sydney making girls giggle and smile. It was simply too much fun.

So, the obvious question is this: how are the women in Australia? Phenomenal.
Melbourne is the place to go for a true abundance of hot women. One girl I worked my magic on said that the ratio was 5 women for every guy. And, I tend to believe it. Everyone is super friendly on top of that. There were perhaps the few exceptions of snooty girls. Those ones seemed to go everywhere dressed in what looked like a gown from my 1996 high school reunion. No joke. But, even they were cool once they opened up.

New Turntables!

The New Turntables arrived today for our house! It's way exciting. Already, I've been matching beats and it turns out I'm pretty good. It took a little getting used to, and I know that I'll only get better.

Look mom, I'm gonna be a DJ!

What a fantastic day! Radio and Records. We're taking it back to the old school.

Video Killed The Radio Star

... But, perhaps not. In this case, video brought out the radio star. From CNBC, to KYGT - "The Goat". I'm gonsta bees on da Ray-De-Oh!!!!! Colorado, so everyone out in Denver area tune in.

I'm supposed to get the mp3, so don't worry, I'll put it up here and share it too.

Truth be told... I was nervous as hell. Craig called me and said, "hey, there's a radio interview today, wanna do it?" And, I said "uhh.... uh.... uh....." and then he said "it's an hour long." And I said "duhh..... uh... uh...." and then in the end, I knew that I had to do it. It's just the next step for me. 6 months from now, this will seem like nothing all over again.

There's something cool about agreeing to do something that you've never done before and don't feel comfortable doing. You can't fucking back out, so you better be on point.

I'm so glad I bought that Eminem 12" Lose Yourself.
"You only get one shot...
Success is your only motherfuckin' option,
Failure's not!"

In the end it was a really fun experience. I love talking about chicks.

Solo Mission: Three for Thursday

Thursday night, I went out to my secret spot. Great crowd, fun times. I only opened three sets. One was a guy and that hardly even counts. One was a waitress, but at least she was cute. One was a tall skinny gorgeous brazillian girl. That counts. I was tired and went home after that.

I've decided though, my original goal was to talk to 100 women on solo nights. Then, I changed it to 10 nights. But, now I'm going back to the original, and gonna say 10 sets per night for 6 more nights. I've gotta quit settling for the easy sets, and talk to more people.

So, that's the update. I'm going to Australia on Monday, so probably not gonna get more than one night in before then.