“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” -Not Mark Twain

🌁🌫It’s Fogust Among Us!🌫🌁

Being a San Francisco resident and intrigued by the fog here, I dedicate this latest set to the “mist-erious” Karl the Fog (https://twitter.com/KarlTheFog).

For those “early birds” at the most recent Serotonin Sunday backyard BBQ event, you got a special sneak preview to a part of this set.

May I also add that this particular weather pattern, in addition to being my air conditioner, is a remarkable and humorous book author! You’re welcome Karl for the free advertising, haha. It’s such a great read! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781452173832

“Whenever the sun tries to set through me, I turn into cotton candy.” -Karl the Fog
 
I’m not from San Francisco originally. Hard to believe that this year marks the 10th anniversary of doing The Big Move to the SF Bay Area from the Texas Panhandle. The whole idea of living near a large body of water always fascinated me…mostly because I grew up land-locked my whole life. Fortunately, there were lots of family trips while growing up to tropical beach destinations.

Yes, over 10 years ago…I was that dreaded tourist buying the infamous $20 SF fleece from Fisherman’s Wharf. Yes, I really had no idea about the weather in the SF. You won, Karl. 

For those visiting this page, and are unfamiliar with the fog in San Francisco, let’s just say it is quite famous. See links above, and then you will have some idea. I’ll take this opportunity to share what I have learned as well.

The name “Fogust” comes from the weather that is so common in SF during the month of August. Fog covers SF the most in the summer months. Why? Well, the Pacific Ocean happens to be a size queen…and is the largest and deepest ocean basin on our planet. Like, we are talking 30% of Earth. There is some pretty interesting cool subsurface ocean water temperature and Ekman spiral action going on as well. The clockwise direction of ocean currents plays a huge role too. For those who aren’t experts in world geography (I am not either for the record), that means that the cold ocean breeze from Alaska and the northern Pacific hits the land of “warm and balmy” West Coast. The warm land air from the summer months rises (because physics), and the cold ocean breeze replaces this warm air…creating our dear friend Karl the Fog, as it has been lovingly named by locals. Why is SF so unique in terms of the fog? It is my understanding that it is where SF is in relation to the low air pressure zone of Central Valley in California. This forces the fog inland to the Bay Area through the Golden Gate passage.

If you have made it this far into reading about my set, you may be wondering why it is titled Fogust. This set is an interesting combination of sunny California summer vibes here and there…combined with the “Deep Fog” jams you may already expect from me. MelleM fans will recognize a few tracks from my previous sets, including Vol. I!

Keep Calm and Fog On.

Yes, I couldn’t resist.

Happy Summer!

Album Art Credit: I took this photo from my phone during the very first weekend of Fogust 2019, from Potrero Hill. This photo is from a pretty iconic point in SF…and from a pretty unique time for me personally. Let’s just say, a huge blend of sunshine and fog.

Fogust 2019

Classically trained musician since the early 1990's in Texas. Aficionado of electronic music since the early 2000's. Moved to California, and started getting serious about DJing in early 2018. The sets I share here are a result of all of those worlds colliding.

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