Mission Mission

Sexpigeon, the best blog in the world, is spending some time on Caltrain this week:

Here is a thing of commuter trains that pass through affluent areas: there are besuited and groomed men who not only commit the sin of hogging the outside seat, they also slop the inside seat with their bag, their briefcase, their repellant backpack. They then insert headphones so that you must ask them to remove their headphones in order to then ask them if you might take that seat that their accessories are currently occupying. Men of less careful habit, who are suitless and of ordinary grooming, find themselves intimidated to ask this series of questions, and so they stuff themselves standing into the vestibules at the end of the carriage.

Men who hog seats are no men at all.

Read on.

“Bar of the ’80s and now the ’90s!”

(Thanks, Jay!)

In the wake of yesterday’s officer-involved shooting, protestors apparently took to the streets:

@missysb @missionmission @lascanner There’s a 400 (“Demonstration/pickets”) at 15th and Mission. Calling for all avail wagons #sfscanner

— Ed Hunsinger (@edrabbit) September 21, 2012

A whole lot of SFPD responded seriously quickly:

After the jump, a bunch more show up and march down to the BART plaza:

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Local cinephile David Enos offers a remembrance:

In 2007 I saw Blade Runner here for the first time – I’d never been interested, it looked too boring when I was growing up.  They had the re-release for a couple weeks.  Anyway, a memorably good time.   It was freezing cold outside, and during the movie it started raining loudly on the panels of the ceiling. [link]

Sad beans! Beasts of the Southern Wild opens there tomorrow; shall we? Here’s everything else that’s playing.

Also, let’s all go patronize the Roxie a bunch before they have to shutter too.

Our pal Lizzy is in the middle of a great series called Grandparents’ Matchbooks. Many are from Michigan, a few are from SF, all are awesome blasts from the pasts.

This is making the rounds on Facebook today:

Dear Mission Community!
…

After many years, the 24th Street BART Plaza will get a fresh face. However, BART is not planning on putting the face of the Mission Community on it. BART staff and committee members have decided to hire an artist from LA to do the work. They have said that the Mission is changing and that the new face must reflect that change. So, they are looking to give it a “Burning Man flavor”.

It was for this reason that Precita Eyes’ approved plan was rejected by the committee. Almost all of the committee members don’t live here.

The people of the Mission paid a huge price when BART was imposed on Mission Street. We need to let them know that we will not accept the wiping out of the community just yet!
So far the process has been flawed. We are still here and want the process stopped and redone with our voice included. We need to have people who live in the Mission be on the committee.

BART will host the next Community Meeting to update
you on the 24th Street plaza redesign next Wednesday night.

We hope you can join us for this meeting of the Community Advisory Committee.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012
6:30pm – 8:00pm
Abel Gonzalez Apartments – Community Room
1045 Capp Street, SF

Miguel Bustos
415-760-5277

I mean, I thought we were all in agreement about Burning Man being a thing of the Mission past.

(Thanks, Ricky!)

(Thanks, Rebekah!)

After 15-something years of sitting there just collecting wheatpastes on its facade, it’s open — as a western store. But apparently all they have in stock is ’80s and ’90s western wear, so expect a lot of acid wash. Anyway, hurray!

(Thanks to Heather for the initial report, I think, and to Jess H. for reminding me.)

Tag made Idaho. What can you make?

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