Mission Mission

Hey old car, new car is gaining on you.

Just got a frantic text from Iron Davy:

Cop chasing dude into 24th st BART. Dunno what happened. Other dudes ran too.

What happened?

Everyday Photos just posted evidence that a lawless gang of freebooters has tagged our neighborhood’s beloved turreted Cadillac. Where’s the graffiti task force when you really need them? Link.

Previously:

Turreted Cadillac, and Joey Ramone, and the Pope

Back before the internet, there was this thing called a newspaper. Iron Davy Cole this morning was perusing the archives of one such enterprise, The New York Times, when he came across this stirring account of the life and death of one Jose Alvarado, a piratical mercenary who spent his final hours at Mission Dolores in 1875.

To read the the whole worthy-of-a-Warren-Zevon-song tale, see Cole’s post, “Come for the epic war stories, stay for the last sentence”.

(NOTE: Maybe if its editorial staff had had the presence of mind to refer to the characters in last week’s graffiti spree as “a lawless gang of freebooters,” the San Francisco Chronicle would still be around today.)

Oh and he has a ponytail coming out of his chin of bone. SF Citizen has this and lots more Cesar Chavez Parade pictures right here.

Plug1 just wrote in to talk up a street artist he’s into:

im surprised i dont see more Mildred on MM. mission based writer, has a blog here.

i emailed him a long time ago to get an interview and he politely declined saying “naw man, i just wanna get drunk, paint, and skate”. i couldnt really argue with that logic and the lifestyle seemed admirable — so i left it alone.

anyhow, i see him all over The Mish, stickers, quick throwies, etc.

this pic is from lower Valencia near 14th.

What a mantra though, right?

Previously:

Framed Mildred on the Wall at Fabric8

Mildred Stickers

Part of the Cesar Chavez Parade day festivities was a big car show on Harrison. As usual, Carlos Reyes delivers some high-quality lo-res documentation. Link.

Eats Tapes

Well, for everyone that was ever bummed that the Onion never put any of its local content online, now is the time to rejoice. Decider Bay Area launched this week, and today my first feature is up. It’s a Q&A with Toronado proprietor Dave “Big Daddy” Keene. In it, Dave gives us the scoop on Duvel Draft and the all-new lower-alcohol Saison Dupont, and the real story behind his first Belgian. Big thanks to Jesse for the photo, too. Link.

Tonight Self Edge hosts a little party celebrating style, motorcycles, vintage stuff, and maybe even blogging. There’s a blowout 15%-off sale where you can also get a free really expensive shirt just for spending $200 on other stuff. Blogger Paul d’Orleans (A.K.A. The Vintagent) will be in attendance. And they’re pouring some kind of locally brewed beer. Link.