Mission Mission

Our buddy Carl is on Fashionist today, and he says his fashion inspirations are “travel and action.”

Read on for Fashionist’s analysis and a closeup of those kicks. (And check out Carl’s photography while you’re at it.)

Apparently the previously announced four-in-a-row Sunday Streets in the Mission schedule is just the first part of a grander plan. Here’s the deal:

Sunday Streets Mission Community Meeting
Monday, March 19, 2012
6:30 pm
Brava Theater, 2781 24th Street (x York)

Come participate in a discussion about Sunday Streets 4-series pilot project in the Mission. The Mission Sunday Streets Pilot features four consecutive events the first Sundays in May, June, July and August (5/6, 6/3, 7/1, 8/5) on the popular Mission route – Valencia from 14th-24th and 24th Street from Valencia to Hampshire.

The purpose of this pilot is to explore the feasibility of holding more frequent Sunday Streets events on an established route. Our first step is to hold one Sunday Streets per month in the Mission on a regular schedule for consistency – the 1st Sunday of each month – to see what the challenges are and how it works for the community. We will be doing an Economic Analysis among businesses along the route, and gathering input from residents, business owners, local employees, religious institutions to gauge the impacts and support for the idea of having a regular Sunday Streets route in the Mission (or in another area of the City if it does not work out here).

Sunday Streets presenting City agency, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) is offering flat rate parking in two Mission area garages on Sunday Streets days: $10 for the Mission Bartlett garage, and $7 at SF General for all vehicles entering from 6:00 am to noon, the flat rate covers parking until 6:00 pm. Vehicles entering after 12 noon pay the hourly rate.

Senior staff from Sunday Streets presenting agencies, Livable City and SFMTA will be present to answer questions, address concerns and take input from the those in attendance. We look forward to the opportunity to discuss this program with the community on Monday, March 19th.

Sounds good to me. Let every Sunday be a Sunday Streets Sunday!

Our BFF Jess Kelso went bowling at a Mission Bowling Club preview party last night, and took a bunch of beautiful photos and told us all about it:

Apparently they rolled the scissor lift out 5 minutes before we arrived, but you never would have known it — the space looked amazing. As well as being responsible for a lot of the decor inside (including the curtains and the bowling stripes along the wall), Sommer’s mum has also created a beautiful garden wall in the space out the front of the alley. The outdoor space was still a bit bare but there are tables, chairs and bike racks on the way.

The food was delicious and beautifully presented, I especially liked the Home Fries on a Stick (literally served on a stick poking out of a piece of wood that was once part of a bowling lane) and the Buttermilk Pannacotta, served in a vintage teacup.

You seriously have to try the house cocktail, “TBD,” a blend of mescal and jalapeno jam. I’ve never tasted anything like it (it made my nose itchy), and it will be named after the first person to score a perfect 300. Challenge accepted! Although since I only scored 58 I think I have a long way to go…

You can do it, Jess! Now let’s look at more pictures:

Lots more pictures (of the food, the drink, the dining room, the garden and more) after the jump:

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Our pal Pavla made us VIPs for this showcase in which Carson Daly was gonna be introducing Thee Oh Sees. I don’t go to many official showcases, but Carson Daly introducing Thee Oh Sees? C’mon. So we get there and he introduces them and it’s awesome, and then they place and it’s awesome — and THEN, for their traditional closer “Dead Energy,” for which they sometimes invite up a guest drummer (such as Nick from White Fence or someting), they invited up Carson himself. I thought it was a joke but it was not. I almost died. Best night ever! Oh Sees rule!

Our colleagues over at Rolling Stone were in the house as well (albeit they didn’t manage to get as close as us) and managed to shoot some video. Watch it here.

There will be more thorough video on Carson’s NBC show next week.

[Photo by Lizbones] [Thanks, Pavla! Thanks, Sony Music Unlimited!]

Symmetrical pint stacking! Mass hysteria! Fun new game!

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It’s called “Blackout Drunk” and it’s by Erin M. Riley. She also has lots of good tapestries that depict babes making out and smoking weed.

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I was going through the archives looking for pics of DJ Purple and instead found all these. Though I love the Evelyn Lee, part of me will always miss this expertly curated collection of smut:

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And they get arguably more NSFW after the jump:

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[A little birdie happened to mention hearing something about DJ Purple starting up a new party at Showdown on 6th Street, so we got in touch with the man himself in order to get the real facts. Incidentally, the birdie looked a lot like Ryan Gosling.]

I hear there are some changes coming to the DJ Purple Karaoke Dance Party Schedule. What’s happening exactly?

Lots of changes. I’m switching from weekly to monthly at Jack’s. After four years – we’re celebrating our 4 year anniversary in April – it’s time for a change.

Karaoke at Jack’s will still continue every week. I’ll be there the first Thursday of the month, the incomparable Glenny Kravitz will be there 2nd and 4th Thursdays, and we’re still looking for the perfect KJ for 3rd Thursdays.

So April 5th will be my last weekly Thursday at Jack’s, and we’ll also be celebrating 4 years of Purple at Jack’s that night, so come join us!

Meanwhile, starting Thursday, April 19th, I’ll be launching a new monthly show at the Showdown in SOMA! That will be on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Come check it out!

Also, starting April 9th, I’ll be adding a second monthly show at the Make-Out Room! So I’ll be there on the 2nd and 4th Mondays every month.

I think that covers it. I’m also looking for new places to try out, plus the pink books are coming…

This is all so exciting! Did the move away from Jack’s have anything to do with people being bummed about the $4 cover?

Well, I don’t want to try to analyze all the factors involved – the recent vacation I took gave me a chance for some bigger perspective, and it just felt like I needed to make something new happen with my gigs in the city.

What can people expect from Glenny’s show? How is it different?

Glenny Kravitz is the official 2010 Best KJ in SF (SF Weekly) and one of my role models for karaoke. The words “wild & wacky” come to mind, or I could quote from the SF Weekly:

“He cues it up, calls your name, and rocks out next to you, often soulfully harmonizing with even the most off-key performers. He’s like a nurse on the front lines; a saint among the lepers.”

Can’t wait! Are there specific things you’re looking forward to regarding Showdown? I know they have some great whiskey specials, and you can have food delivered from Show Dogs around the corner — karaoke and sausage, oh yeah!

Number one, I’m most excited just about playing at a new venue! I haven’t launched a new show for over a year, when we started at the Make-Out Room! It’s always fun transforming a new place into karaoke heaven…

Thanks for reminding me about some of the specialties at Showdown. The thing that most struck me about it so far is how positive people are about the place, the staff, and the owner, Johnny Venetti.

Just looking at the Yelp reviews, the enthusiasm comes through. Also, while most nightclubs average 3 stars, Showdown averages 4 stars…

Can you tell us anymore about the pink books?

The pink books are going to take the “Karaoke Dance Party” to a new level. My books are already very dance oriented, but the new books are going to take it even farther…

We did an experiment a few years ago with similar books at the Zen Lounge in Mountain View, and the results were amazing. Imagine karaoke at a real dance club, with the dance floor packed the whole night…

Wow.

[Thanks, Jon!] [Photo by Lizzy!]

It’s not bad. Watch it here (because Ah fuck is a Tumblr, and you can’t embed videos people post on Tumblr).

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