It's That Time Again: Who Wants to Start A Band with Me and Use This Picture As Our Album Cover?

Unclear whether this is the Mission or not, but photographer visivo is the Mission and that’s good enough for us.

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Burnt Bed

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If you happen to be missing a mattress, I may have found a clue. On Capp Street, of course.

Man Gets His Wallet Stolen and Does Nothing About It

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Brittney Gilbert reports that a man on the 49 around 26th and Mission had his wallet stolen right out of his hand.  It sounds like the kids who stole the wallet did not even try to be discrete about it:

“To clarify, two teens on the 49 took a man’s wallet that was in his hand, and hared him to do something about it.  He did not.” (link)

To reiterate:

Get a u-lock

Extreme Makeover: Taco Truck Edition

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All I have to say is that I wouldn’t want to smoke any DMT prior to looking at that thing.

(Eater SF has the scoop)

My .gov Listens to Every Phone Call

Tangobaby found some anti-authoritarian graffiti on Clarion Alley.  Look, the Government does not listen to every phone call, they just record them so they can listen to them.

My .gov listens to every phone call(link)

Long-Shelved State DVD Finally Arrives

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Available here. Read that interview I did with some of them (in which they lament the long-shelvedness of the DVD project and list everything that’s cool about it) here.

Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat on 26th and Harrison

The SF Examiner reports that a 17-year-old guy was brazenly shot in front of Bob’s Liquor and Grocery at 26th and Harrison yesterday afternoon:

Sgt. Lyn Tomioka said the teenager was standing in the doorway of the business when a two-door car pulled up. A passenger exited and shot at the victim, she said.

The victim ran into the store and the shooter got back into the car, driven by a female, and fled.

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Pal's Take Away Update

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By the way, Pal’s Take Away now has outdoor seating (pictured above) AND is occasionally serving up Ryan Farr’s hotdogs (pictured above) AND is open on Saturdays now (pictured above) AND will be set up out front serving sliders for Sunday Streets on Sunday AND — AND — look at what’s on today’s menu:

Meat loaf club on a Pan De Mie Bun w/ Marin Sun meat,applewood bacon, pickled onions, heirloom tomato and BlueHeron greens

Meat loaf club? Bacon? Pan De Mie (you know, for Bastille Day)? I’m there.

P.S. And remember to follow them on Twitter.

Previously:

Die Happy With Ryan Farr’s Hotdog in Your Mouth

Crocheted Afghan Squares Found

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Reader kati jackson spotted this announcement near 23rd and San Bruno. I hope this makes someone’s day. Someone that is missing a series of crocheted squares for their afghan.

Thanks, kati!

Call for Competitors: Mac 'n' Cheese Food War

SF Food Wars next month brings us Mac Battle Royale w/ Cheese, what will surely be an epic test of the mettles of the best mac ‘n’ cheese recipes in the neighborhood and beyond:

Bacon? Truffles? Sour Cream Ruffles? Nettles? Skittles? Your cat’s Tender Vittles? Whatever the secret ingredients may be, our fierce competitors will go head to head to claim the ultimate glory of being crowned champion at SF Food War’s inaugural event, Mac Battle Royale w/ Cheese! Get ready for a deliciously cheesy, enticingly carby, gastronomically explosive food fight where your votes and palates will decide the fate of 20 hopeful foodmasters.

Competitors sign up here. Spectators get tickets here. (Space is limited in both cases, so make haste.)

Full disclosure: I get in for free.