Yup - arrived there in SF - in the spring of 1978 - departed early 1983 - back then most all of the bums/junkies were south of Market Street - around 6th Street - near the Greyhound bus terminal - and over in the Tenderloin district -ever been to california?
- I managed to couch surf for a while - working on Broadway as a bouncer/door staff - then got a cheap room - $60 per week at The Skyway Hotel - just across from The Mabuhay Gardens - where I had some work - helping to run and organize various gigs - at 'The Fab Mab' -