Mission Mission

… but, unfortunately, no one showed up.

Meli over at Bikes in the City brings us the party analysis.

From the “I-wish-I-thought-of-this-on-Saturday” department:

Pool party on 19th by Dolores Park.  Besides the amount of guilt associated with this and the inevitable angry letter from my landlord, this is a killer idea for another hot weekend.  These things will support the weight of a few lanky adults, right?

(photo Choyberg)

Apparently Stevie Wonder decided to jump on stage with The Jazz Mafia at Coda Saturday night.  Sounds like fun:

When Stevie Wonder got on stage at Coda he acknowledged the band and was very polite and gracious. Stevie got a mic and did a short “sermon” about how beautiful this music is – talked about the connection between John Lennon and Donny Hathaway, and how those songs moved him when he first heard them. I think Joe’s version of that song really did inspire Stevie to get up on stage with us – I feel like if we woulda played a funk jam instead, it would’ve probably not happened the same at all. Anyway, as the song wound down and Joe gave 110% we could tell Stevie wanted to SING too – he was inspired. So we chatted with him for 5 seconds and decided on the tune “All Day Sucker” which is a tune we used to play a lot in Supertaster and also with Realistic Orchestra for the annual Stevie Wonder Birthday Tribute that we put on. I have to say that when he started singing the song it was beyond goosebumps…the crowd was going completely insane yet being very respectful, the band was playing better than ever and we honestly had no idea that Stevie would even want to sing with us. He did what I felt like was my favorite version of that song ever. As the tune was nearing a stopping point a leaned over to Bagale and suggested testing the water by playing the riff from “Can’t Help it”, the hit song he wrote for Michael Jackson. Joe gave me a huge smile and head nod.

(Read the rest of the TL/DR writeup)

(Photo Kathleen Neves | Thanks to EPA and Around the Bay for the writeup tip)

If I made comics, I would totally crash this party:

24 Hour Comics Day is an event where cartoonists all over the world attempt to create their own 24 page comics in 24 consecutive hours.

If you are interested in taking part in this years event, please email Doctor Popular at at yoyogenius at gmail dot com with your name and phone number. Space is limited to 20 seats (per shop), so serious inquiries only, please. Additionally, we are asking for a $5 fee to reserve a space, this money goes to the shops to help cover costs.

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Just isn’t what it used to be.

(Photojournalism courtesy of Sex Pigeon)

Holy shit!  Two headlines from SF Appeal today:

Mission Stabbing, Tenderloin Shooting Leave 2 Injured

Police Man Was Shot In Outer Mission During Attempted Carjacking

Oy.  Terrible.

Related: did everyone witness the overwhelming cop presence in Dolores Park this weekend?

Something I am amazed worked out: this guy climbed nearly to the top of a tree in Dolores Park, had his friend toss him up a glass bottle of Red Stripe, caught it, and proceeded to drink it.  Bad ass.

I hope he didn’t die trying to get down.

Also, doesn’t this other guy climbing the tree remind you of the kid from Bad Santa?

I don’t know if you realize this, but there are 5 movies in the “Bring It On” franchise. Which is kind of amazing.

Awesome neighborhood video store Fayes Video & Espresso Bar (a former employer of mine) are more than just a witty sandwich board. They review all five so you can decide what kind of drinking game to put together for your cheerleader slumber party.

Read the reviews and more musings from 18th and Guerrero here.

Blurry Photo. Sorryboutit

Last night I was rolling by Chile Lindo, my favorite empanada spot in the Mission, and noticed they shifted locations to 2944 16th St. at Capp.  Seems like they upgraded to a larger space, which was definitely a needed change.  That said, one of my favorite things about the place was the ability to swing by for an empanada to-go at 11pm while hitting up one of the many bars on 22nd.  WHAT WILL I DO NOW?

Previously on Mission Mission:

• It’s Always Sunny in the Mission: Chile Lindo Empanadas

Folsom Street Fair this weekend!  Time to get sexy with some beefy dudes.

The fair goes from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be affecting the following Muni lines:

6 Parnassus
9 San Bruno
12 Folsom-Pacific
14 Mission
19 Polk
26 Valencia
30 Stockton
47 Van Ness
49 Mission-Van Ness

Basically, don’t take the bus.  Get on your bike, fatty.

[Source: SF Appeal]