Mission Mission

Everyday Photos was on the scene.

Burrito Justice has the scoop.

So proclaims a new public service announcement from Bikes and the City. Just ride your bike already and let all your woes be gone, okay? Meli’s got a bunch more gorgeous photography right about here.

So wishes Alapan. See the spectacle a little bigger here.

Evelyn is apparently not a professional photographer, but it don’t worry me. A lot of murals, and a lot of other stuff too, here.

Survival Annex opened the other day on Valencia Street. Our buddy Al tells us “this is going to be adorable,” because somebody named Aurora worked really hard on it, and I’m inclined to believe her because the label on this bag of organic river rock is pretty cute.

I’m out of town at the moment, and it’s too late to call and ask anyone for more info, and the website doesn’t quite make clear what’s on offer exactly. But it looks like that might be a big part of the fun.

Hidden Host knows cinema:

Link.

The Dave Hillyard Rocksteady 7 is playing tomorrow afternoon at Bender’s. Heard of it? It’s on 19th and South Van Ness and they don’t serve fried pickles anymore. They start at 3:30pm and will play until about 6:30pm.

You may recognize the group from that Give ‘em the Boot Vol.1 Hellcat compilation that everyone had in high school. Expect some old school instrumental ska and rocksteady sounds with a heaping of jazzy improvisation.

Dave is the sax player for the Slackers, a great NYC ska/rocksteady/reggae group that everyone tried to sound like (including me!). He will be joined by percussionist Larry McDonald, a Jamaican legend who played with pretty much everybody that mattered (no big deal, just the Skatalites, Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytals, and Lee Perry to name a few). The group will be filled out with members of Hepcat and the English Beat! It’s an all-star lineup all the way.

The 19-year-old rude boy in me is losing his shit right now. Caution: you can’t hang your Vespa up on the bike racks at Bender’s.

Woman: Where are you from?
Man: Honduras.
Woman: …
Man: You know where that is?
Woman: …
Man: Central America.
Woman: W-w-wamerico?
Man: Central America.
Woman: Wamerico?
Man: AMERICA.
Woman: Mamerico!?
Man: Mm, yes.

This photo made me salivate.  Short sleeves and skylines, swoon!  Love u, D. Park!

[From zendritic]