Mission Mission

And it is goooooood:

Here’s something you might not know: the cartoon biz as of late is no stranger to Mission/Bay Area talent.

Take Bob’s Burgers, for example. Do those Mission-style Victorian buildings in the background art look familiar? That’s because they were designed by local artist Sirron Norris. The character design in the show was done by none other than Jay Howell.

Regular Show, a hilarious Cartoon Network show about a couple of 23-year-old dudes who are also animals, features the writing/storyboarding talent of local indie comics darlings Hellen Jo, Calvin Wong (my bro!), and Minty Lewis (additional voice talent)! I have it on relatively shaky authority that pages of Mission Mission may have been source material for the cutting-edge fashions in this episode:

More recently, Jay Howell has announced his own show on Nickelodeon called Sanjay and Craig… with and additional Mission bonus: music by thee Oh Sees!! Check out the awesome promo for it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7nP1p7MARw

Granted most of these jerks have moved to LA to, you know, actually make a career out of art. Zinefest doesn’t pay the bills. Still, let’s take every opportunity to claim all the credit for their talent just like Modesto tries to do with George Lucas.

Just another day on Muni.

[Photo by @bdonohoe via The SF Kid]

Awesome! The first time I ever saw Thee Oh Sees in San Francisco was at Potrero del Sol, at some kind of premiere for some kind of movie about surfing. It was awesome, and they’re always great outdoors, so this is going to be killer! (YACHT rules too! And don’t even get me started on B. Hamilton.)

Here are some ticketing details courtesy of The Bay Bridged:

Tickets are on sale right now, with a limited number of discount six-packs available (save $5 per ticket by grabbing six for you and your friends). VIP tickets are also available, which include access to a shaded viewing area for the main stage, drink tickets, VIP bathrooms, and a tour of Tiny Telephone Recording led by John Vanderslice.

Cool!

On Friday evening, a man tried to steal my phone on the 14, ripped it out of my hands and ran off the bus. In some fit of animal instinct, I ran after him off the bus, fought him, and got it back. I will spare you most of the details here, but if you want to read my full account of it, redirect yourself here.

Here some quick thoughts:

• Be vigilant, obviously. Keep aware of your surroundings, and avoid using your smartphone or tablet on public transportation, especially if you’re sitting near a door. I know that this is a big fat DOY but it’s also easy to forget.
• If you must use your device, look around you and take note of who is around you. I am not asking you to profile anyone. Just be aware and remember faces.
• If you see a person in distress, do something. I understand the impulse to ignore what is going on and not be nosy, to stay safe. But I am a 26-year-old woman barely over 100 pounds and I was screaming and fighting a man twice my size who had struck me in the face and thrown me to the ground, and between the 20 or so witnesses on the sidewalk and nearby, none intervened until it was over. Apparently, several people thought it was a domestic dispute, and thought, “wow, what an odd couple.” No.
• I am not implying that what I did was the smartest or best thing to do, but I had no time to think and adrenaline is one hell of a drug. This worked out in my favor, but it could have gone terribly wrong.
• If you are a victim of a crime, file a police report. If you are hurt, tell the paramedics and police everything. Shock can delay physical pain until later, and later might be too late for anyone to be held accountable. I was tempted to just get on with my day and get to whatever I was trying to go to, but I’m so glad I didn’t.
• I don’t care how much you resent the new “techies” moving into the neighborhood, but this kind of crime (or any other kind of crime) is not justified. I do not work at a startup or tech company (and it really shouldn’t matter if I did), and I certainly don’t have the paycheck or means to justify buying a new phone if mine was stolen.
• It is easy to forget that this neighborhood can still be a rough one, despite the price tag and all of the big white shuttles. Carry pepper spray, choose well-trafficked paths, don’t walk alone at night, etc. etc.

I don’t know what became of the mugger, and I’d like to think that my altercation with taught him a lesson and scared him enough to lay low for awhile (or, optimistically, to retire from mugging!), but the reality is that he is still out there and he may strike again. Stay safe, everyone.

Got a quick tip from bartender David:

New Menu release party on Monday the 13th of May, 7pm-2am! We’re gonna do discounted drinks and some snacks and the more the merrier.

See y’all there!

We hope to have a burger ready this week!

— Say Ray’s (@RheasDeli) May 13, 2013

This is a still from a Vine by our pal Jeff Seal, who will be doing seven minutes of standup at the Dark Room on Wednesday. Jeff is gonna be in town to attend a wedding, a wedding which is the theme of the following podcast. (Also, watch the Vine in its entirety after the jump.)

Discussed:

• Old 97’s
• Port Costa
• Friendster
• Red’s Java House
• Clump of fried false eyelashes
• Panko
• Swedish American Hall
• Mother’s Day
• Cafe du Nord
• Readyville
• Spotify/Pandora/AMI Internet Jukeboxes
• Comedian Jeff Seal
• Miming
• Clown school
• Vine
• Converse All-Stars
• Club Deluxe
• Comedian Sean Keane
• The Business
• The Dark Room/Balazo/Mission Records
• Haunted brothel
• Strippers
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?
• Ghostbusters
• The Hi-Dive
• Ping pong/Ping Pong Gallery in the Dogpatch/Joey Piziali
• Non-alcoholic beers
• The Bay Bridge Lights and how long they’ll be there
• Warriors’ new arena
• “San Francisco Warriors”
• The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Burgers/cheeseburgers/fries at Red’s Java House
• Girls (band)
• Hot girls from Santa Rosa
• People from Florida
• Rent is too high
• Josh Yule
• Thee Oh Sees
• “Naked, Spitting, Pissing Dude”
• Butts
• The splits
• The Ferocious Few
• Unhinged woman in the park
• Quevanzhane Wallis
• Unfit mothers
• Child Protective Services
• Chris Brown
• The Mint
• The Tenderloin
• Podcasts

(more…)

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