Slight anxiety at the precipice

[Berightback]

Hi everyone, 43 yo male here, and it seems I'm about to be afforded the opportunity to finally do what Ive felt i oughta for some time now. Short backstory, I'm from Alabama, been bouncing around in ambiguous frustration for years, couch surfing and the like, essentially remaining with the familiar, and being homeless in a little ole town like Tuscumbia is....challenging. I won't attempt a whole psychological dissection, just suffice to say that im uncomfortable in life and have been for a while. So I wound up in Costa Mesa, CA, but in about ten days I'm faced with either A) back to Alabama or B) striking out on my own with nothing but my guitar, my grub stubs and a bicycle. I'm in the process of acquiring a bicycle kiddie -cart for my stuff and guitar, and I'm choosing B. I've been playing for about 30 years, mainly classic rock, folk, OLD country, and a whole lotta 90's stuff, plus my own jams I've come up w through the years. I just wanna formally introduce myself to the folks here on this awesome site, and I'd love advice on where I may have the most luck busking, things I may not think of before striking out on the road, really any advice. I do enjoy head changes, no real motive throwing that out there, just rather be transparent and open about what I know of myself. Oh, and I was giving serious consideration to Slab City as an initial destination, but as I say, guidance from those who know more than I is welcomed with gratitude. Thank you all, glory to Glorzo.

 

[Sameer]

You appear to be quite talented. You could always head up highway 101 and busk in towns like downtown Santa Barbara or Fillmore and work your way somewhere. Earning some cash. I spent a decade going to the slabs every winter. Not such a viable place anymore. You have lots of options and for winter the west coast is the best place or the southern desert but you would really need to be a van dweller or we will fitted to live on public land. In Southern California the ocean towns and cities like Venice or Santa Monica and Long Beach you could earn a little cash there too. It's probably better to have a great adventure than to return to Alabama.
Good luck!

 

[pcflvly]

Gulf Shores, Alabama and the beach along there is pretty nice in the winter. Last time I was there, five years ago, there were slabs where houses had been destroyed in hurricanes and it was easy to find sleeping spots. Also, you could bike there and that'd take up a bit of the winter. Lots of people stop by slabs on their way across too. Definitely check it out but not necessarily a good place to spend the winter. I mean, you could pass the season on the Colorado River too between Yuma and Vegas. Adventure waits!