Mission Mission

One of the latest from Jeff Diehl, who’s also responsible for Spots Unknown, which has featured all sorts of cool, nostalgic posts like this and this.

Damn.  Now I want some ice cream.

Wanna try the closest thing to #texasbbq in SF, come see me tomorrow 12-?@TheGalleySF for a 14 hr smoked brisket plate. will sell out fast!

— Wes Rowe (@Thewesburger) August 29, 2013

UPDATE: There was some kind of emergency or tragedy and this is no longer taking place

Have you had a chance to check out the new Adobe Books location on 24th Street yet?  If not, tonight’s the perfect excuse to visit and hang for a rad book reading and movie viewing:

• The evening will begin with a reception at 7pm.
• Then Jeremy and Matt will be skyping in to read certain passages of their book, Still Dots, from 8-8:30.
• This will be followed by a rare screening of Carol Reed’s The Third Man starting at 8:30pm, starring Orson Welles.

Details here!

Also, now would be a good time to look back on the recent history of Adobe, courtesy of Andrew McKinley, the owner of the former 16th Street location, in this deeply personal account that he wrote on notebook paper:

Blame it on the Internet; it is so easy but oh, so true. The number of bookstores diminished quickly. The content and knowledge in them was available elsewhere. When we opened, we were one of five street-accessible shops within one block of 16th Street and Valencia Street. Now there will be none.

Read on.

DSF Clothing Company is doing its part to help some of its neighbors. Here’s the deal:

Support your neighbors and grab this limited edition color way “Lower Haight” tee. All profits from the sale of this shirt go towards the recent 373 Haight street fire victims. This is a pay what you want design. Shirts will be available to pick up mid september at D-Structure.

Check it out!

Pal’s Take Away, making great use of their new space on 24th between Folsom and Treat, is KILLING IT lately. Here’s what was up today:

• Dave’s house-smoked brisket/Firebrand roll, spicy herbed slaw, rstd cherry tomato relish, Russian dressing, greens
• BLT Zarella/Bacon, heirloom lettuce, deep-fried green tomato, mozzarella, sriacha mayo/Josey Baker bread
• Rstd. turkey breast/firebrand roll, sharp cheddar-pimento spread, rapini, more greens, balsamic mayo
• Chili-lime Oregon Bay shrimp/Fire brand roll, rstd curried cherry tomato, avocado, cucumber, daikon sprout, arugula, wasabe mayo
• A veggie on Josey Baker bread/herbed dragon tongue beans, ranch egg, tomato, avocado, sprouted broccoli, greens,mayo

Eat there soon if you haven’t already!

What’s it look like? Boom:

Ok sure.

MetroList PRO adds:

Trophy Home! Exciting/Restored/Fabulous! Huge kitchen w/vintage detailing! Timeless, fun home! Approx. 1650 basement/garage-You’ll love it, includes 5th remote bdrm, wine room & can hold several cars! Vacation living w/pool that’s been resurfaced! French doors, balcony, period features. Light & bright floorplan. It’s easy to live really well here. Lake Tahoe Bedroom with Bath. You’ll never see another home like this! Great built-ins! San Francisco feeling.

Click through for interior pics: [link]

P.S. Our Sacto-lovin’ pal Agnes has this to say:

omg you guys are so mad at that sf style house. sacramento is our state capital, have some respect!!!!!

No doubt!

Sure, they have movies at places like The Metreon, where you can get some fro-yo in the lobby, or Sundance Kabuki Cinemas where you can pay a mandatory convenience fee because they compost, or you can see a movie at The Balboa, where they show you a whole ‘nother mini movie before the actual movie! Check out The Wolverine, starring a few buddies of ours:

YouTube user Kyle Smeallie uploaded a video from Jack Spade’s hearing in front of the Board of Appeals where Melissa Xides, Vice President of Global Sales and Retail at Jack Spade, remarked not only that they fell in love with the gentrification of the Mission, but also the “uniqueness and character”, which they apparently now intend to help erode. Note the nice little remix at the end.

Kseniya (not pictured) had a close encounter the other day:

Thrift Town employee unlocks a fitting room door for me. “Wait!” he says, and kicks at some sort of cloth bundle on the floor.

“Oh that’s NASTY.”

“Don’t go in there.” He closes the door and opens a different one, which is clear of nasty objects. “Someone made a poopie in there,” he says in a hushed voice, motioning to the other fitting room. “Nasty.”

Read on for the basically happy conclusion.

[Photo by Andrew G.]

[via Amos Goldbaum]