Video of lightning hitting Coit Tower, the Transamerica Pyramid and everything else downtown all at the same time

Wow, right? Here’s the video, lightning at the 0:16 mark:

The screenshot is the best part though I guess. Here’s another:

And here’s another short video I like:

Telegraph Hill parrot in street stencil form

[via Synecdochectomy]

Suffragette City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo_qM_T6zqM

“Rock music DJ night,” says the official invite (which also pointed us to the above Gun Club jam), “glam rock, powerpop, and more. 4 hours of rock music, dozens of beers on tap, no cover.” Tonight starting at 8:30 at Gestalt.

The weather’s too ugly to stray too far from home, so this might be just right (especially if you’re also planning to see the Jay Reatard movie at the Roxie right down the block, which you should). RSVP and invite your friends!

Let’s talk about ‘Asian Butthole’

You know — for your Kindle!

(I guess this is some kind of hilarious new comic strip in the Bay Guardian? I didn’t try going to the URL because it couldn’t possibly be a real thing, right? Funny though. Well done, Bay Guardian!)

[via Idiot Tempers]

Call a spade a spade: Have a ‘Yuppie Burger’ for lunch today at the Sycamore

I mean, it sounds pretty good, no?

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Hot new look for spring: Bowl-o tie

Now that we’ve got a kickass bowling alley in our neighborhood, we’d better start looking the part.

[via Cool Bitch]

The Real World is coming back to SF and casting starts this Saturday!

You could be the next Puck! (And hopefully not the next Judd!)

Here’s all you need to know:

UPDATE: Oh maybe I read that wrong. Still unclear where the next season is set. SORRY!

[link via Mission Local]

If you’re not supposed to wear Converse All-Stars anymore because Converse is owned by Nike now or whatever, what are you supposed to wear?

I’ve known no other shoe my whole lifelong. What’s a boy to do?

[via Everyday Photos]

Exceedingly entertaining Jay Reatard documentary returns to the Roxie this week

Two showings on Wednesday night, two showings on Thursday night. DO NOT MISS THIS. Whether you’re a fan of his music or a fan of AWESOME MOVIES, or both, you will love it.

Advance tickets and more info are available here.

CHP officer in a blue bow tie

Is that standard issue?

UPDATE: Yep. Say wha?

[via The Fog Bender]

Allan Hough

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Biographical Info:

"I joked that living in the Mission would be the end of me. And there were nights where it felt like the case.

One night I went out with my friend Allan to the bar that no one goes to on 16th Street, where I lost half my drink and money on the dance floor. Later we skated down 16th to Evelyn Lee, where I fell off my board and landed on my head as the 22 bus sped past behind me. A sobering moment. At the bar, I sulked and nursed my wounds until Allan put on Amy Winehouse’s 'Valerie.' We danced, he dipped me, and I felt better."

— My pal Valerie, writing about life in the Mission