Mission Mission

Whenever I see a cool car around the neighborhood, I take pictures and send them to my pal Eric up in Portland who runs Other People’s Things, my favorite car blog. He responds with some knowledge and we post the results here and it’s called “Car Beat.” I prefaced my message to him with this: ”Would’ve gotten better pics, but I was hurtling past aboard a vintage open-top streetcar from Blackpool.” Also I sent him a photo of me in the streetcar with a bottle of Jägermeister in my hand.

Here’s what Eric has to say about this vintage Jag:

First, that streetcar needs to be its own post. Looks awesome!

Second, those are nice pics to be taken at speed with a bottle of Jägermeister in your hand (if it would have been Beefeater this would have been a full-on British post…).

Looks to me to be a great example of the original Jaguar S-Type, and while it spawned the Ford PAG version in the early 2000s, this is the legit ’63-’68 variety.

The S-Type is kind of a missing link between what was then old and new Jaguar. Really it’s one of their nicest proportioned sedans, not exactly long and low like the “new” X and XJ6, but not really upright and old fashioned like the old Type II. For me, these S-Types are the best of both worlds, just a bit of a classic look streamlined with modern updates. The low roofline, short overhangs, and subtle fender skirts are really what do it for me. The aftermarket ragtop is a nice touch as well.

Thanks, Eric! (Here are a couple posts about the streetcar from Blackpool.)

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3D City is year long stereoscopic photography project by Doctor Popular

Every time my wife brings her car to Mission Tires, I love to tag along. They have one of those electronic massage chairs, like you see in airports, but these are free. So I bring a couple comics along and spend an hour or two reading in the fancy chair. Last time we were there, I spotted this guy (in the pic above) going for a more old school reading position. I guess the chair was already occupied.
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At his larger events, he says, DJ Purple‘s been running into the problem of having too many song submissions, too many unprepared singers, and too many people who put in five or ten requests and then bounce. And consequently too many people waiting long waits to sing. So tonight at Folsom Street Foundry he’s trying out a new system, one that promises to eliminate factors that lead to frustrating waits. I can’t wait to see how it works!

Also, the venue will have half a dozen movie projectors blasting DJ Purple’s lyrics onto every available surface, which should be awesome. Folsom Street Foundry is located just a short distance outside the Mission:

RSVP and invite your friends!

For more info on the DJ Purple experience, read our in-depth interview with the man himself from back in 2011

And if you’re most into the pingin’ part, the SF Berlin-Style Ping Pong League kicks off its spring season this coming Monday at the same venue.

Jason Kottke writes:

Coffee, like almost everything else these days, is a sport. Everyone has a favorite team (or coffee making method or political affiliation or design style or TV drama or rapper or comic book), discusses techniques and relives great moments with other likeminded fans, and argues with fans of other teams. The proliferation and diversification of media over the past 35 years created thousands of new sports and billions of new teams.

Read on.

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Here’s the skinny on tonight’s opening night program:

One of the world’s “coolest film festivals” according to MovieMaker Magazine, The Disposable Film Festival premieres its 7th annual competitive shorts program here in San Francisco before screening it around the world. Be the first to see this year’s collection of the best disposable films made on everyday devices like cell phones, pocket cameras, and webcams.

The party is tonight 8-10pm at the Castro! Get tickets!