Fire Dancing Practice

Wait for it.

Coyotes Fairly Close to the Mission!

We Built This City spotted a specimen (or two) in Glen Canyon today. For those that don’t know, Glen Canyon is 2.4 miles southwestish of the Skechers store. Hold on to your babies!

Previously:

Coyote Faces $5.99 Each

Eating From Sidewalk-Adjacent Herb Gardens (Don't Do It?)

Kati over at Ohio to San Francisco (from whence this picture came) says:

I’m not sure about eating basil from a planter box on Harrison.

Me neither. But, I looove me some pesto, so I won’t ask and please don’t tell.

A Look Back at World Cup Fever 2010 in San Francisco

Photographer Charlie Russo got in touch to share his collection of photos of San Franciscans watching the World Cup last month at various locales around town. The guy up top is at the Napper Tandy; the guy below him is at Bissap Baobab. And then there are a ton of pictures of people at Civic Center, like this one, from when the USA scored that one epic goal late in that one game:

See the whole series here.

Thanks, Charlie!

Previously:

USA FTW at the Phoenix

Toshio Hirano Tonight at Rite Spot

Just got an email from Toshio Hirano:

Hello Everyone

I am having a set at Rite Spot cafe tonite at 9:00 with the same old
Jimmie Rodgers songs and some classic country tunes.
Hope see you there.

Toshio Hirano

“Same old” never sounded so good as it sounds when Toshio does it.

Photo is a still from a PRI video profile which you can look at here.

Shredding on the Interstate

Dang. Don’t tell me the kids in LA are having more fun than us kids in SF. This series of photos published by Jumping Ghost says this just might be the case.

Let’s get on it.

[via Emma Cooper]

Previously:

Los Angeles

How Iz It?

Oh, good!

Photo by dana dana.

Previously:

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Photo by We Built This City.

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What’s On Your Vanity Plate?

Target Shuts Down Timbuk2's Recycled-Plastic-Bag Messenger Bag Project

Oh look, another reason to be down on Target.

Actually, this one might be a blessing in disguise. I don’t know too many folk who would wear the Target logo with much pride anyway.

How about this: Do the same thing with plastic bags from smaller regional chains. All the cool kids transplanted here from Ohio would go crazy for a Giant Eagle messenger. And the kids from down south (and plenty of kids not from down south) would shell out for sure for Piggly Wiggly messengers. The Michiganders would lose their minds over a Meijer messenger. And how about a Kum & Go? And a Kroger’s?

Blessing in disguise, T2! Capitalize!

Timbuk2 has the cease-and-desist order here.

Photo by YMFY.

SFPD Shuts Down Lemonade Stand

From our pal Bob Brust:

Kids at Dolores shutdown by cops.
Can,t make exceptions.

I hope they don’t get deported.

Thanks, Bob!

Previously:

SFPD Shuts Down Hangry Tweaker

SFPD Shuts Down Friendly Jedi

SFPD Deploy Mobile Guard Tower in Dolores Park

Allan Hough

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Email: allanhough@gmail

Website: http://allanhough.bandcamp.com

Biographical Info:

"I joked that living in the Mission would be the end of me. And there were nights where it felt like the case.

One night I went out with my friend Allan to the bar that no one goes to on 16th Street, where I lost half my drink and money on the dance floor. Later we skated down 16th to Evelyn Lee, where I fell off my board and landed on my head as the 22 bus sped past behind me. A sobering moment. At the bar, I sulked and nursed my wounds until Allan put on Amy Winehouse’s 'Valerie.' We danced, he dipped me, and I felt better."

— My pal Valerie, writing about life in the Mission