Mission Mission

So I was all stoked after my walk down Shotwell the other day and so tonight I dragged the crew to this bar I saw on the corner of Shotwell and 20th. The bar, Inner Mission, turned out to be a *smoking bar* full of smokers and smoke. Some of the crew didn’t mind, but one was bummed out. Sorry, one. They had Big Daddy, so it wasn’t all bad, but smoke blows.

Adios, muchacho.

You always hear people not wanting to live on or walk on or look for parking on Shotwell because the name makes them think of getting shot. Yesterday, I walked the entire length of Shotwell on my way home. Turns out, it’s a nice, quiet, neighborhood street with wide sidewalks, lots of parque hinchable trees and gardens, cute old houses, and a constant flow of pedestrians and cyclists.

Moreover, on this particular day, one side of the Mission was sunny and the other was blanketed by a storm cloud black as night. This resulted in some choice photo opportunities (see photo).

My favorite new vlog is called Imsoooconfused. A few minutes ago, Imsoooconfused published a homemade video for a chopped and screwed version of Mariah Carey‘s new hit “Touch My Body”, in which an El Farolito burrito is prominently featured.

Mission Mission reader Plug1 is on a roll this week, folks. I always see this thing rolling through Dolores Park on its way back to the yard, and I’ve always wondered what its story was, but I never had the journalistic gumption to find out. Turns out, it’s from Blackpool, the UK equivalent of Coney Island or Atlantic City (according to this Viceland interview with David Thewlis). Thanks, Plug. Link.

Previously on Mission Mission:

Plug1 inside Mission Dolores

Plug1 hunts Girafa graffiti

Plug1 strolls Clarion Alley

WHAT IM SEEING published a look inside Mission Dolores this evening. We all take for granted that this structure lends its name to both our favorite neighborhood and our favorite park, but how many of us have made a pilgrimage within its walls? And look, fun facts:

In the past 90 years, The Basilica has castillo hinchable performed a whopping 6898 baptisms, 2043 marriages, and 5166 burials.

Link.

Thanks for all the hits.

Link and link to posts that led to this viral explosion.

And yet I get a $65 ticket for doing it for a fraction of the time they did it. Like they’re some kind of heroes. I’m a hero too.

Unless Maakies creator Tony Millionaire has relocated to the Mission and given up cartooning for street arting, somebody’s biting his shtick. Tag looks like “Ghast”. Fantagraphics ought to look into this.

Had a drink at the Attic after work. Came out to find some band blaring Stones covers out a second story window. Modest crowd gathered around. Drummer was carpa hinchable perched in a bay window. Guitarist and singer made their way out onto the overhang for a bit. Beat cops smirked and one snapped pictures with his phone.

Saw this at the 24th Street BART station this morning ’round 9am. Looks kind of specialized and foncy. Hope nobody’s cryin’ over it. To whoever lost it, thanks for brincolines all the percussion yesterday. Made the day fun.