Today is National Margarita Day WHAT DO WE DO?

Apparently, today is National Margarita Day 2013. Three options come to mind off the top of my head:

  1. Make your own lime/strawberry swirl frozen margarita at Puerto Allegre. (Pictured above.)
  2. The “Carbonated Margarita” (featuring CARBONATED TEQUILA) at Kronnerburger.
  3. Get fucking tanked at Latin American.

Any other ideas?

What does Monster Truck Bike eat for breakfast?

Corntard knows:

MONSTER TRUCK BIKE EATS MUNI RAILS FOR BREAKFAST

Aha! [link]

Kids say the darnedest things, on the bus

No neighborhood is safe

Not to be alarmist or anything, but:

Gas leak at 24th and Bryant

Reader Alex C. reports that this is why helicopters are currently circling overhead.

Lion Dance wiv me

Rice Paper Scissors‘ monthlong Lunar New Year celebration continues this Friday at the legendary Verdi Club! Here’s what’s up:

Growing up, the Lunar New Year meant dinner with the family and lots of li xi (both great things.) But why not celebrate the Lunar New Year like you would for the January New Year?

It’ll be everything you know and love about the Lunar New Year: red envelopes, traditional dress and new year foods — but done with a modern take.

Red envelopes will be filled with Asian candy. Attendees are encouraged to dress in their best ao dai or cheongsam to sport in the photobooth. Vietnamese street food snacks will be available purchase.

The best part? Professional lion dancers will come join the dance party — all combining our favorite Lunar New Year traditions starting Year of the Snake our way.

Let’s party, B! Tickets, menu details and more right here.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Now let’s watch the Rice Paper Scissors team’s take on the Harlem Shake:

Questions asked by a guy laying in a puddle

McAwkward shares a little interaction:

On the way to catch the bus, I walked by a guy laying in a puddle and he said to me, “Hey, what’s up with those pink pants?” I’m wearing black jeans.

What a scene! Read on.

[Somewhat related graphic by Honey Jets]

Slip ‘n’ slide weather

Lovely!

[via Hood Rat Stuff]

P.S. Here’s some video.

Drink of the Week: Hop vodka

So I’m over at Thieves Tavern for “Fuckin’ Wednesdays” on Wednesday afternoon, and bartender Luke sets this bottle in front of me and says, “Have you seen this?” And I’m like, “‘Hophead’? Sounds dum– HOP VODKA???” Full disclosure: I myself am not a major hophead. I can appreciate the qualities of a fine IPA, but I usually prefer to drink beers that don’t make me sneezy and deaden my taste buds to other flavors. (I guess I could see an allergist or something.)

Hophead is basically like essence of hop. Real powerful. You have one sip and your mouth tastes like you’ve been drinking Blind Pig all afternoon. And some days, that’s exactly what you want to feel like you’ve been doing, am I right? Luke also mixed up a Hophead dirty martini, which worked pretty well, the salty and oily mingling with the hoppy nicely. It’s definitely weird. But it’s fun to drink.

So if Beer Week has you all beered out, but you still require a hop fix, Anchor Distilling‘s got you covered.

Drink of the week is brought to you by Poachedjobs.com.

Spend Valentine’s Day with DJ Purple!!!

If anybody knows romance, it’s DJ Purple. Just look at that golden jumpsuit! Here’s the deal:

It’s Valentine’s Day! Bring your Valentine to the best Dance Karaoke in town, or come find love on the dance floor and sing a duet or a love song with your new Valentine! No cover!

I’ve definitely fallen in love on DJ Purple’s dance floor a number of times. (Mostly it was with Candy, but there’ve been a few other babes too.) RSVP and invite your friends and lovers! And then peruse the songbook so you’ll be ready.

Allan Hough

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Biographical Info:

"I joked that living in the Mission would be the end of me. And there were nights where it felt like the case.

One night I went out with my friend Allan to the bar that no one goes to on 16th Street, where I lost half my drink and money on the dance floor. Later we skated down 16th to Evelyn Lee, where I fell off my board and landed on my head as the 22 bus sped past behind me. A sobering moment. At the bar, I sulked and nursed my wounds until Allan put on Amy Winehouse’s 'Valerie.' We danced, he dipped me, and I felt better."

— My pal Valerie, writing about life in the Mission