Mission Mission

BREAKING: SFPD source says garbage truck struck & killed cyclist at 16th & S. Van Ness within last 20 minutes

— Stan Bunger (@BungerKCBS) May 23, 2013

One more shot from 17th & South Van Ness.cc: @missionmission twitter.com/terrapin_sf/st…

— terrapin_sf (@terrapin_sf) May 23, 2013

This morning on South Van Ness between 16th and 17th.

[via KRON 4's FB page]

@kcbstraffic serious accident at van ness and 16th. Van ness blocked. twitter.com/cruisezero/sta…

— pcruise (@cruisezero) May 23, 2013

UPDATE: SFist has identified the cyclist as 21 year old Dylan Mitchell.

Behind 826 Valencia.

Some motorbike cops rolled up at one point, one of the organizers ran up and shook their hands and had a chat, and they left. The crowd wasn’t huge, but they were having a blast. And there was a dancing robot.

Now let’s rock:

Two girls. Same age, same 16th and Valencia. One is saying, “This nigga gon’ get stabbed.” The other, “Is it on the @7×7 list?”

— Allan Hough (@missionmission) May 22, 2013

(And 7×7 retweeted it first thing this morning.)

If you’ve been to Bender’s in the last decade, chances are real good Self Edge founders Kiya and Demitra were partying right next to you. Now, on the occasion of the Bender’s 10-year anniversary, they’re doing an official collab, and there it is in the pics, modeled by Bender’s co-founder Johnny Davis. Oh and there’s a party to celebrate its release…

Here’re some particulars:

Self Edge co-founders are paying tribute to the place they use as a second home by doing a limited edition t-shirt made by Flat Head. This Self Edge x Bender’s tee is heavy weight tubular knit t-shirt with a triple stitched collar and contrast stitching at the hem-line and arm-holes, fully made and printed in Japan.

To commemorate ten years of Bender’s and this collaborative Self Edge x Benders t-shirt, they are throwing a party at the bar this Thursday night from 7pm – 10pm. There will be Self Edge themed drink specials (Indigo Juice, beer & shot specials, and more), a rockin’ jukebox, a pool competition, and an end of a night, which you probably won’t remember.

The t-shirt will be released Thursday May 23rd at all Self Edge stores and online at www.selfedge.com. The same design in different colors on a Gildan tee will also be available at Bender’s on the same night. Tee modeled by the one and only Johnny Davis at the height of Twin Peaks. Self Edge will offer only 50 of The Flat Head tees made with loopwheeled heavyweight 100% cotton for $125, and Bender’s will offer 50 Gildan tees for $25, while supplies last.

Indigo Juice! Can’t wait!

Courtesy of the best thing to ever happen to Google Maps, Jenny Odell.

The Pal’s website, which is updated every morning with daily specials (and the song of the day), explains:

MAY 31 FRIDAY IS OUR LAST DAY MAKING LUNCH INSIDE TONY’S..THEN WE’LL BE MOVING TO OUR NEW DIGS AT 3066 24TH ST. BETWEEN FOLSOM AND TREAT…

STAY TUNED FOR THE DETAILS!!

Can’t wait!

But I’ll also miss getting sandwiches at Tony’s. Anyway, enjoy it while you still can!

We’ve been big fans of Primo‘s poster art (for his own DJ nights like 2 Men Will Move You, Oldies Night, Soft Opening and lots more) for like ever, so we’re excited he’s got an official show coming up. It opens tomorrow at Four Barrel, in fact!

Now, links to lots of classic poster art by Primo:

Yum!

UPDATE: Oops y’all, this is the NYC menu. Please disregard unless you’re in NYC. Oops!

[via Mission Chinese Food on Facebook]

On Tuesday evening Steve Fox opened up the doors to the space at 1096 South Van Ness, future home of his mini golf restaurant bar, Urban Putt, and let people wander inside and look around. The former mortuary was most recently renovated to be a bar and club, but retains a lot of the original flair and regality of a classy/cheesy 20th Century mortuary, including some creepy little brick chambers and a stairway to nowhere in the basement. I spoke with Steve and his designer Christopher Myers about their plans.

The plans for the holes are pretty ambitious and sound like they’re going to be a lot of fun to make. As someone who has also built an indoor park with building exteriors in this neighborhood, it’s right up my alley. Many of the holes are going to be locally themed, recreating monuments and places from San Francisco that go beyond the typical postcard locals, such as the spot where the 1906 Earthquake survivors meet every year. There will also be a private room to rent out, bars around the space and dining upstairs. We wrote about Urban Putt previously here.

Anyway, back to the holes, most of them will be on the main floor, but some will also lead the golfers into side rooms where they will step into a submarine environment. The fabrication will happen on site and Steve is looking to include local artists/designers to help create one or two of the holes. You can contact him if you’re interested.

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