Mission Mission

#TrickDog new new drink menu: tattooed backwards on the entrails of a galloping unicorn, in a herd of identical unicorns, on another planet.

— Wow Throngs (@wowthrongs) January 11, 2014

Now let’s rock out:

[via @jokesless]

In a post called “I Remember Valencha,” local blog Ticklefight takes a look back at a Valencia Street of the not-so-distant past:

KFC used to own this stretch and they knew it. For blocks and blocks you could smell it, sometimes all the way up to the other KFC on 14th or the Taco Bell near Saint Luke’s.

The 26 would get you all over, that is if it ever showed up. Plenty of seats and hardly any riff-raff.

The Gardens on 15th were a jungle and you stayed away if you could because you knew better.

Read on for the scoop on $2 slices and some pondering about the future of La Rondalla.

Also, let’s all be sure to read former Mission Mission editor Kat Malinowska’s stirring remembrance of the 26-Valencia (sample excerpt: “Riding the 26 always made me feel like I was taking public transit in Santa Barbara”).

Via our Facebook wall, this message:

THIS SUNDAY JAN12
ORBCO RECORD SWAP & MUSIC GEAR SALE
1962 HARRISON @ 16 12-6 SELL YOUR OLD VINYL AND GEAR ,,,RESERVE A TABLE OR JUST BRING IN A FEW CRATES

Sounds intriguing! Follow the Orbco Blog for updates.

[via The Tens]

I mean, I dig it, but my friend Paul wants an answer.

[via Paul Suway]

PianoFight’s new place is gonna be awesome! We took a look at this space last month, and now the Kickstarter campaign is on its final week!

Watch the video for a look inside, and a full rundown of everything that the space will offer. Here’s the quick version:

SF’s next landmark entertainment space for artists & audiences with 3 stages, film & rehearsal studios, offices & full restaurant/bar.

Here’s the deal:

Love our parties but wish there was a way you could play Berlin-style ping pong EVERY WEEK instead of just every once in a while? Join the SF Berlin-Style Ping Pong League! New season starts Monday January 13, register now so you don’t miss out!

The League is a little more organized than our parties, but the number one rule is still having fun. It’s a great way to meet new people and start your week off right

Plus it’s at the awesome new Folsom Street Foundry! Register!

I saw Cocktails open for Mikal Cronin last night at Rickshaw Stop’s 10th anniversary party they RULED, and tonight at 6pm they’re playing a free show at the Converse Store downtown!

Here’s their latest single:

Nap’s lives! Here’s the deal:

Every Thursday night starting January 23rd Virgil’s will play host to a night of karaoke you won’t remember, but will never forget. Nap will be back with his song books, harmonicas and signature MC’ing.

You can sing the songs you love while sipping on cocktails from Virgil’s Local Heroes Cocktail Menu, including the Nap Urbina, a fresh grapefruit margarita named after Nap himself.

Hurray! RSVP and invite your friends!

Also, read Vic Wong’s classic review of the Nap’s karaoke scene from way back in 2010.