Mission Mission

Suck it, haters, this is art.

Sexpigeon knows why.

Broke-Ass Stuart just wrote in with breaking news:

There’s a car on fire in front of Cafe La Taza on Mission btw 21st and 20th. Thought I’d let you know cuz you like to write about that kind of shit. Its very on fire.

(Emphasis mine.) Thanks, Stu!

Photo by Sally Kuchar. Thanks, Sally!

UPDATE: Another angle. Thanks, Davy!

I Live Here SF keeps getting better and better. This week, Mission Mission contributor Ariel Dovas makes the scene, and we learn that he is one wigged-out cat. Here he is on an artifical grassy knoll at his art space, The Secret Alley. For more pics and a wild flurry of San Francisco memories, read on.

Previously:

Plug1 Lives Here

Beth Lives Here

Brittney Lives Here

Allan Lives Here

This photo published today by chartno3 (click to view photo page) calls to mind a fateful comment from several months back left on a Mission Mission post about mopeds by one Tad Benton:

I used to ride a moped back in, oh, 2003. It was fun. Even picked up a DUI on it. They’re a huge pain the butt maintenance-wise, and yeah, not much better than a bike when it comes down to it. I was never much for joining clubs, either, and didn’t like pestering from the moped kids to do so. Now it’s just sort of rotting away in my backyard. Can’t bring myself to sell it, can’t be bothered to ride it. That said, having a girl on your back is delightful and people will smile.

Poetry, I say!

[photo via Jonathan Percy]

This is the best thing on the internet today (besides news of Kevin Montgomery’s firing). What do you imagine when you think of your coffee brain?

[via I Don't You]

And thus, the Mission Bicycle Company storefront, former bastion of nothing but custom-made track bikes, began selling clothing and accessories too. Buyer/Curator Jefferson explains:

“A lot of our customers are cyclists. They come in and they don’t need a brand-new single-speed bicycle. But they wanna buy something. People wanna buy stuff.”

Fresh off spending sprees at Paxton’s and 826, folks roaming the Valencia corridor happen in and find nothing to impulse buy. So Mission Bikes decided to start stocking an array of locally made and/or responsibly sourced products. A placard with Google Map and fact sheet accompanies each item.

“People wanna buy stuff.”

We asked the obvious: “Even in this economy?” We got a shrug. People wanna buy stuff.

More pretty pictures by Mollie C after the jump. And a full set (complete with hi-res versions) here.

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Somebody named Katie F. who we met at a party last weekend just spotted this handsome scene on Dolores between 19th and 20th. Sure there is no gun slinging going on, but you can tell by the look in his eyes: He’s a gun slinger.

Previously:

Yay Kittens!

Two Very Different Cats

Simon Stark is on the scene: “truck apparently rear-ended what appears to be a 9 muni bus 24th + potrero.”

Link and link.

You could make a pretty decent ’70s movie with this chariot as the main character.

Photo by Roberto Lartigue.