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Also, Judah Friedlander will perform his world-class standup act beforehand. SF Sketchfest 2013 gives us the rundown:

World Champion Judah Friedlander (“Frank Rossitano” on 30 Rock), the trucker cap-wearing comedian who also happens to be the best athlete in the world, the greatest martial artist, the sexual desire of every woman, and a master ping-pong player brings his stand-up to the Verdi Club in this very interactive night of entertainment. Following his set, join Judah and the American Tripps partiers for an epic throwdown of “Berlin-style” ping-pong. Ridiculous athletic wear encouraged.

Tickets available at the door or here.

[Photo by USA Today]

Noise Pop is only a couple weeks away — time to get excited!

Today we’re giving away tickets to the !!! show (also starring the Mallard) on February 28th. Here’s the trailer for their forthcoming new album, “Thr!!!er”:

If you’d like to win tickets, please come up with a brand-new way to pronounce “!!!” and submit it in the comments section below. One entry per person please. Winner will be picked based on merit. Contest ends one week from right now.

Buy tickets here.

God just didn’t want us to burn down our beautiful city.

— Shotwells Bar – Beer (@Shotwellsbar) February 4, 2013

I’m not sure I believe in god, but okay maybe.

Who is to blame for this Super Bowl loss? Valencia Street. The whole street.

— OMG the Mish (@omgthemish) February 4, 2013

I’m not sure I get it, but it sounds interesting.

“The City Goes Wild.” Must’ve been fun.

[via Scene and Not Heard]

Sounds ok to me! Go Niners!

[Photo by Dan K.]

“The City bleeds gold,” it says.

[Photo by Lil Stinky]

Grab a Candlestick T in Niners red this Saturday at the Ferry Building or Saturday afternoon on Valencia +19th. Sunday on Valencia 11-2:30.

— Amos Goldbaum (@AmosGoldbaum) February 2, 2013

The Bold Italic asked them why:

We were so sad to hear you’re closing up shop. Why is The Curiosity Shoppe closing?

Don’t be sad! The simple answer is that it’s time. We’ve had an amazing run and met so many unbelievably creative and talented people through the Shoppe, we just feel that now is the right time to open up some space in our lives for other creative opportunities.

We keep hearing about the rising rents on Valencia St. You guys have been there for years – were rent prices factors in your decision at all?

No. This wasn’t a financial decision, it was a creative one. That being said, of course the neighborhood is changing, and it is a lot of work to run a business in the Mission. But we never wanted to be anywhere else, and in the time since we opened we’ve seen Valencia go from a local destination to a national (and even international) one as well. We’re extremely proud of all of the other small businesses in the neighborhood that continue to make it such a unique and inspiring place.

Read on for talk of their future plans, their collab with Target and more.

Oh and note that the online shop is closing too, so get it while the getting’s good.

[Photo by Street View]

Tom Madonna from Shotwell’s tweets about it, and then the whole incident turns up as an essay in The Atlantic:

I called up Madonna to get a little more information about what happened when the Glasses couple walked into Shotwell’s.

“When you buy a new phone, it’s in your pocket, but this, you’re wearing something on your face. Anyone that cares what they look like is not gonna wear Google glasses. That’s my opinion,” Madonna said. “If you are super nerdy and you like to show off that you’re in tech and smart and all those things, I can see you probably wearing Google Glasses, but you are probably in a bubble or … new. We’ve all heard all this stuff. Like, this guy moved to SF and he comes to the bar. He’s from Scottsdale and he’s using all these [tech] words. I had to stop him. I said, ‘You sound interesting and different in Phoenix, but you sound boring here. You are cliche.’”

Read on for talk of SF vs. Brooklyn, more interaction with the couple with the glasses, and lots more sass from Tom.

[via Paul Suway] [Screenshot by Honey Jets]