(Picture caption: "This is where Gwen Stefani does her Christmas shopping – well, that's what I heard Gavin Rossdale suggest, right before I almost tripped over her son's pushchair...")
More insights and observations from Paulo, our man (on holiday) in San Francisco...
"Met a few interesting people in the last couple of weeks. A good chat on a train with Clare, a bikini dancer from San Jose. She has to get pretty drunk to get on stage, has done other jobs but they don't pay as well.
"Met 67-year-old Barbara in a launderette. Self-confessed old hippy born and raised in SF. Married to a guy from Fiji who's descended from their royal family, is convinced Michael Jackson was murdered, and once she gets home and puts her laundry away is going to smoke some pot as it relieves her arthritis. She was delighted to discover we were both Geminis and she gave me the peace sign when we parted.
"Hooked up with Matthew whose band toured with [Bristol band] Secret Shine over here. Went and saw Sonic Youth play in Oakland, an amazing gig at a great venue, the Fox Theater. Turns out he works for Adobe and designs the user interface for Photoshop. His girlfriend works for Pixar – it's like a Douglas Coupland novel."
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