Mission Mission

Katie over at Refinery 29 says a “source close to the project” revealed that the bike polo courts (AKA “tennis courts”) might be removed as part of the Dolores Park renovation. And just what do they propose to put in its place? A dog park, where your respective pit bulls and yorkshire terriers can frolic and socialize in perfect harmony.

Not sure of the validity of the claim, but true to San Francisco form, there is already a petition about it, so go sign that if you hate dogs and love bike polo (or tennis).

In other news, Mission Mission is now considering starting a petition to install outdoor ping pong tables in the “fruit shelf” area of the park. Stay tuned.

[via Refinery 29]

One-time Mission resident/college buddy/comedian/stuntman/clown Jeff Seal went on some kind of mysterious hobo adventure and jumped on a bunch of trains around the Eastern coast. Here’s a video he put together featuring the soothing sounds of Dan Deacon:

Maybe it’s just the COPS style shaky cam, but train hopping looks scary as fuck. Mission Mission does not endorse this awesome behavior and is not responsible for resulting loss of limb.

Pop’s July 4th Tricycle Race was a blast! Where else can you see Captain America, Batman, a state trooper, a Native American, a topless Mexican wrestler, some random old dude, and Elvis barrel down the sidewalk full-speed and drunkenly collide with stuff? Ok, maybe the Lombard Big Wheel Race… and Bay to Breakers.

Elvis and Raquel (the Native American babe) faced off in the final round, which is good because they had sweet costumes. I wont spoil it for you, but both of them were hella fast. Raquel’s handlebar-leg clearance helped a lot. Genetics are a bitch. Still, somehow Elvis was able to get by with pure technique. Could it be that he actually trained for the event? Is that considered cheating?

See below for the thrilling video of the final match:

[via reader Beebe]

Won’t you tell us what this is about, oh armpit-smelling-face-tats-sea-captain-banana-pants great one? Just want to make sure this is the right cult for me.

2010

• Consumer champion Ariel Dovas got naked to review a messenger bag
• Mission Chinese Food opened its doors. Seeing the now-discontinued Chinito made me sad.

2009

• Rainbow Grocery invited you to try its Vulva balm
• El Tonayense changed their perfectly good truck artwork to the Black Angus-inspired  design we know today

2008

• Dude, your beard smells
• Somebody wrote some swell haiku reviews of notable Mission taquerias

2007

• Nothing happened in the Mission July 2007 at all. It’s the only possible explanation.

Looks good enough to make a multi-billionaire wait an hour in line for, doesn’t it?

The video was shot by Eric Wolfinger and edited by Pete Lee.

[via petelee]

That NY Buffalo Wings place on Valencia that is probably a front for something is apparently for sale! Will you be the next money-laundering operation to occupy the space?

Actually, at $225K, it’s a hell of a lot cheaper and spacious than any house around here. Maybe you could move in, take baths in the industrial-sized sink, and crash in one of those comfy booths? It would be great. You could serve wings at all your dinner parties.

Check out the listing over at Zillow.

Update: VIDEO TOUR!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zS0CxzM6gc

This may be the significant thing that’s happened to St. Francis Fountain since they moved away from paper straws:

St Francis Fountain recently remodelled the space that used to be the kitchen that made candy for the fountain. They brought back life into the unused space by opening it up for events and to shorten the weekend brunch wait by offering more seating. The space will be available for events like birthdays, music shows, art openings, and to school functions (free of charge for schools)

The new space opens tonight with an art opening featuring terrariums made from unearthed vintage bottles from old overgrown forest dump sites. Check it out from 6-10pm.