Mission Mission

Hard French is everybody’s favorite Saturday-afternoon vinyl-only soul music dance party, but this Sunday they’re going all out with another all-day Pride party! It is going to be unreal:

Hard French Hearts Los Homos Pride 2012
SOMArts Cultural Center
934 Brannan Street
Sunday, June 24, 2012, 4pm – 11pm
$25 General Presale, $60 Hard French Lovers Day Pass!
Presale tickets now onsale at http://hardfrenchpride2012.eventbrite.com/

As always:
DJ Carnita & DJ Brown Amy with the Hard French Jiggalicious Dance Babes
Spinning the baddest all-vinyl girl group grooves, northern soul stunners and funky foot stompers this side of the ’60s

Live Performances by:
SSION (Kansas City)
Art-punk dance/design/film collective from Kansas City, Missouri, headed by Cody Critcheloe.
Sugar Pie DeSanto (Oakland)
Bay area 60’s soul and rhythem and blues sensation
Beyondadoubt (Portland)
Original, boundless bounce production using drag, vogue, genderfucking, twerk fierceness.

Featuring guest DJ sets by:
Mustache Mondays (LA), Mrs. (Portland), Stay Gold, Bearracuda, Ships In The Night and OH!

Wow. And the prize pack is similarly jam-packed:

2 VIP Tickets to Hard French <3′s Los Homos
2 Guest List Tickets to Pride Nightlife At The Academy Of Sciences (HF is DJ’ing in the coral reef!)
2 $20 Gift certificates to Explorist Records
1 $25 Ike’s Place Gift Certificate

Wowow. To win, in the comments section below, ask the Hard Frenchers a question NOT on their Hard French Hearts Los Homos Pride 2012 FAQ. Make it a good one. Hard French and Mission Mission will pick the best one, based on merit, and maybe they’ll answer it or maybe you’ll just win the contest. Contest ends at noon on Wednesday.

Just look at this band. This is the Crystal Ark. Not only do they look like this, but also at least two of the people in this picture were also in our dearly departed LCD Soundsystem. Omg, right? You will want to attend this show (which takes place this Friday night).

To win tickets, tell us your best crystal-related or horse-meat-related story in the comments section below. A winner will be chosen based on merit and awarded a pair of tickets. Contest ends at noon on Wednesday.

To buy tickets, see here.

Thanks to local crew Honey Soundsystem for making this contest possible.

Wait, it’s kind of triangular. It’s not a merkin, is it? Oh dear.

Wow!

[Both photos by Finch Linden]

The song builds and builds and gets better and better. Just watch:

Follow local band Windham Flat for updates.

While great strides have been made on the new soccer field and children’s water park, the long-awaited re-opening of the public Mission Pool (and Playground) is still a ways away, but that didn’t stop this merry band of revelers from having their own pool party at that very same intersection. According to MM reader Shawn who happened upon this scene on his way to the park,

These guys were just about to dine on carefully prepared pool-steaks. Their invitation was appealing: “I want you in here right now!”

Indeed, this weekend witnessed one of those magical 80+ degree days that also happened to occur on a Saturday, which only happens about 3 times a year, so you’ve gotta take advantage of each one to the fullest, otherwise you’re totally blowing it. I hope for your sake that each and every one of you was able to get into some kind of mischief or amazing adventure that reminded you that we live in the best place ever.

[Photo by Mike Forbus]

It was so hot in the neighborhood this Saturday. How hot was it? Well, I sat in a window booth at a bar and tried to capture it by drawing various hot feeling guys as they walked by. It’s possible I embellished a bit for effect.

Dudes. New juice bar on 22nd. Oddly, it has almost the same name as the wine bar that used to be on Valencia at 24th… must be something about leaving your heart here?

Super Fresh on left features fresh mint, pineapple, cucumber, spinach, apple, and a foamier head than many beers I’ve had.

Red Zinger on right has beet, ginger, orange, and apple. Do you know how rare it is to find a menu that offers a carrotless beet-ginger juice? As a vehement carrot-hater and passionate beet and ginger lover, I can tell you: it’s very rare indeed. And if you ask most juice bar employees to leave them out, they’re likely to act all exasperated and put out, or else they try to get you to change your mind.

Corazon also has Mexican flavors of Sno-Cones, like guava and tamarind. Yes.

Friday night, with the shops closed, and while other people socialized in bars or at parties, a few of us walked the streets like creeps and browsed some promising future shopping opportunities. I now present to you:

THE MASK

Now you can dress like the titular character of the 1994 Jim Carrey film, based on the comic book of the same name! Somebody stop you! They can’t!!

THE BOOTY

Now you can have the booty you’ve always wanted, with cheeks clenched tight enough to turn a lump of coal into a diamond!

THE WATCHMEN

Now you can watch yourself watch a tiny monitor that displays a live feed of you squinting into an empty storefront to see what the hell is on the tiny monitor on the ground at the far side of the bare floor!

So much fun to be had out there!