Mission Mission

Readers Meghan and Zach noticed that a meter maid Interceptor (or is it a Cushman?) had flipped on its side, but fortunately the driver appeared to be okay and was climbing up out of the side door.  What follows would perhaps have been the greatest Vine captured in the brief existence of that app, but you’ll have to settle for an animated GIF instead:

Good Samaritans assisted with righting the vehicle, only to have it launch into gear and jump the curb.

Maybe it’s not so safe for Allan to be riding around in those things after all?

Previously:

• Historical Cushman with catechismic surprise
• San Francisco is Cushman Crazy
• Mystery Cushman Spotted?
• Mystery Drunken Golf Cart?

Our transit-obsessed buddies at Muni Diaries are bringing a bunch of cool people up on stage to entertain you with tales of life on Muni.

Eugenia elaborates:

Everybody has a Muni story: nail-clipping, whiskey-sharing, mythical-creature-spotting, and it just gets weirder all the time! Come hear true transit stories from riders, writers, and even a BART operator. Bonus: this show will also feature the second Muni Haiku Battle as our Lit Crawl champion defends his crown!

Storytellers:
Johnny Funcheap, master of frugal living
James Nestor, writer and reigning Muni Haiku champion
Anna Pulley, sex/relationship columnist and Muni haiku ninja
Kelly Beardsley, BART operator
Richie Nakano, chef at Hapa Ramen
Lucky Jesus unplugged!

Muni Haiku Battle is inspired by Dirty Haiku Battle, presented by our favorite Oakland show,Tourettes Without Regrets (first Thursday of every month at the Oakland Metro). You should definitely check it out every month. Like, seriously.

Details:
Muni Diaries Live
Saturday, March 2 at the Elbo Room
647 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Doors: 6 p.m. Show: 7 p.m. Tickets: $12
Take Muni there: J-Church, 12, 14, 22, 33, 49, or BART: 16th or 24th St. stations

Get your tickets here before they sell out!

Lovely!

[via Hood Rat Stuff]

P.S. Here’s some video.

‘Cause my sinuses and this tree seem to think so.

Javier sends this in, adding “…found on Valencia St a few nights ago. I don’t even know what to say.”

I think this poop speaks for itself.

UPDATE: Commenter KC points us to Bernal Heights occurrences a couple of weeks ago, via Bernalwood.

So I’m over at Thieves Tavern for “Fuckin’ Wednesdays” on Wednesday afternoon, and bartender Luke sets this bottle in front of me and says, “Have you seen this?” And I’m like, “‘Hophead’? Sounds dum– HOP VODKA???” Full disclosure: I myself am not a major hophead. I can appreciate the qualities of a fine IPA, but I usually prefer to drink beers that don’t make me sneezy and deaden my taste buds to other flavors. (I guess I could see an allergist or something.)

Hophead is basically like essence of hop. Real powerful. You have one sip and your mouth tastes like you’ve been drinking Blind Pig all afternoon. And some days, that’s exactly what you want to feel like you’ve been doing, am I right? Luke also mixed up a Hophead dirty martini, which worked pretty well, the salty and oily mingling with the hoppy nicely. It’s definitely weird. But it’s fun to drink.

So if Beer Week has you all beered out, but you still require a hop fix, Anchor Distilling‘s got you covered.

Drink of the week is brought to you by Poachedjobs.com.

If anybody knows romance, it’s DJ Purple. Just look at that golden jumpsuit! Here’s the deal:

It’s Valentine’s Day! Bring your Valentine to the best Dance Karaoke in town, or come find love on the dance floor and sing a duet or a love song with your new Valentine! No cover!

I’ve definitely fallen in love on DJ Purple’s dance floor a number of times. (Mostly it was with Candy, but there’ve been a few other babes too.) RSVP and invite your friends and lovers! And then peruse the songbook so you’ll be ready.

Yeah, I know, Valentine’s Day is dumb, blah blah blah. But, maybe it’s a good excuse for a scavenger hunt. Something to inspire you to look at the stuff you see every day in a new way. Where around the neighborhood do you see hidden VD or anti-VD messages?

Dude.

What will Ken Ken think of next? Here’s this weekend’s menu:

Sunday Brunch Set

Salmon Course Brunch  $13.00

Salmon Shioyaki / house cured salted salmon

Tamago Yaki – Japanese Traditional Egg Dish

Atsuage, Daikon Nimono // fried tofu, daikon

Miso Soup with wakame & tofu

Nori - seasoned sea weed

Tsukemono – Japanese pickles house made in 30 year old nukazuke

Side orders @ $5

Kabocha Nimono - Japanese pumkin nimono

Snow White Salad Yukke Style - daikon, jicama, nagaimo, raw quail egg yolk

For Vegetarians we also offer a beautiful Veggie Main consisting of  Grilled Eggplant in a miso / shoyu glaze

Can’t wait!

[via Ken Ken on Tumblr]

Dandelion is the new chocolate shop on Valencia. This Valentine’s Day, they’re doing something fun:

On Valentines day from 12pm to 5pm, Pam DeLuco from Shotwell Paper Mill (www.shotwellpapermill.com) will be offering free to the public the opportunity to letterpress print valentine cards on paper made from recycled Dandelion cacao sacks. Each person can add to the phrase: “I love it when….”

Dandelion will have Valentine boxes and treats inside the store.

Cute! More info here.

P.S. Valentine’s Day just happens to be Mission Mission’s anniversary too, so feel free to make us a Valentine