you know les claypool has a big ranch up here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urU7DXtCyuYSo, so, jealous. Not just because of the pot laws either...NoCal rules. I've twice now driven from Texas to LA and taken route 1 north...so damn gorgeous out there.
Also got to live in San Fran for two months or so many years ago....man.
If I had my "druthers," I would live in Santa Cruz. Big Sur area also has high appeal. Hard to go wrong, but I would stick as close to the coast as I possibly could. No offense to any Cali. residents who know more than me...those are just the areas I fell in love with.
Getting a job and buying a house that isn't a shack for a reasonable price both seem like impossible tasks from way out here, however. So bully for anyone who can do it, you have my best wishes.
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