Mission Mission

See ‘em? As we departed the tunnel, I noticed them heading right for us. I was like fuck. Here they come:

Here’s a closeup:

Majestic.

Maybe they’re here to defend the bridge against the next wave of apester invasion?

We Built This City spotted this dude on 17th and Mission today.

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Bummerdude

[via The Fog Bender and SF Weekly]

[via hello, cheetle]

Local legend Amit Gupta reports:

Apparently Netflix is filming or doing a dry run for a shot for a show called Sense8. They’re on 18th and Dearborn and have been there since 10am with cameras, crew, and tons of motorcycles.

Here’s some video:

For more info on the show, which sounds pretty trippy, check out this report.

(Thanks, Amit!)

Aww.

[via Capp Street Crap]

Palo Alto Weekly just published a big feature on DJ Purple, and they dug deep. Here’s some epic DJ Purple history:

Hays came to the Peninsula from New Jersey in the ’80s to pursue an undergraduate degree at Stanford University. Although he was a capable student — he says he earned high marks in high school and that he turned down an acceptance letter from Harvard University — ultimately Hays gave up on his studies so he could pursue a career in music.

At the time, Hays played in a number of dance-music cover bands — some of which were well-known in certain circles of Stanford students, he says. Back when he dropped out of Stanford, Hays says he was thinking he’d continue playing live music in bands. His instruments include saxophone, keyboard and guitar among others. However, as time passed, he started playing solo shows, using samplers and laptops as his backing band, and before long, he had mostly abandoned live instrumentation in favor of mixing dance music at parties, bars and clubs.

Though it’s been more than a decade since Hays played regularly with a band, the lessons he learned while performing with other musicians on stage have greatly informed the work he does as DJ Purple. Hays frequently plays saxophone or harmonica during songs to spice up a musical interlude or give a certain passage more punch. He will sometimes sing backup harmonies. And he has even been known to reach out to regulars via Facebook to suggest a song he thinks they’d be good at or to give pointers on microphone and singing technique. [link]

Yeah, he once messaged me to suggest I do “Little L” by Jamiroquai and it took me about 3 years to work up the courage. (By the time I did it, he’d forgotten it was his idea.)

Be sure to check out DJ Purple’s show every Thursday at Slate Bar on 16th Street, and this Friday there’s the very special Singin’ & Pingin’ returns to the Mission party at Verdi Club:

[Photo by Corntard]

Twin openings inside the old mint! The first one is a group show, but you probably know Brian Brophy better as superstar blogger The Tens from Tumblr. The second one is by a guy named Troy Holden who way back in 2007 and 2008 was known as Plug1 and did a (now-defunct) blog called “What I’m Seeing” where he posted daily pics of his routine roaming around SF. It was like Instagram waaaaaaaaaaaay before Instagram, and it was inspiring. Now he’s doing portraits of his neighbors! Here’s the deal:

The San Francisco Museum at the Mint in collaboration with the North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District presents “Neighbors”, 50 environmental portraits by Troy Holden as a photographic essay of the Tenderloin, South of Market, and Mid-Market neighborhoods.

“Side Walks” is a collection of photographs made in downtown San Francisco by Bay Area photographers Chris Beale, Brian Brophy, Reynaldo Cayetano Jr., Brandon Doran, Troy Holden, David Root and Oscar Santos.

Zines available for sale.

Yeahhhh, zines too! RSVP and invite your friends!

[Photo and backpack by Motley Goods]

Oh, the indignity of being a porta-potty.  They can’t all be pagoda-potties!