Mission Mission

You might remember Ezra Furman from this song about sunglasses from a few years back. Now he’s a Mission resident, and his solo debut dropped this week.

You can listen to the A-side for free on his website, and you can attend his release show this Saturday night at Hotel Utah.

Noise Pop and American Tripps this weekend present a two-night Berlin-style ping pong extravaganza featuring THE RETURN OF THE MISSION BURGER. Chef Anthony is taking this opportunity to preview some of the fare he’ll eventually be cooking up at the forthcoming Mission Bowling Club.

And looky here, Eater SF just published an exclusive look at this weekend’s menu:

Menu for Friday (2/10)
Mission Burger (granulated patty, caramelized onion, monterey jack, caper aioli)
CA Spring Roll (fresh peas, radishes, cocoa butter, rice, nori)
Sopaipilla (roasted cauliflower, pickled apple, edamame, eggplant)
Buttermilk Pannacotta (chamomile brittle, spring herbs, mint oil)

Menu for Saturday (2/11)
Spring CA Roll (fresh peas, radishes, cocoa butter, rice, nori)
Jerk Pork Shoulder (smoked, with black beans, sour cream, plantain flatbread)
Vegan Sandwich (chickpea, kale & shitake fritter, topped with fennel and spicy avocado)
Babamisu (mascarpone stuffed baba with espresso bubbles)

Omg! Must… formulate… plan… for not… getting so stuffed… I can’t… play ping pong.

Anyway, as if that weren’t enough, this party will also feature two ping pong tables, one foosball table, TWO FULL BARS by Stoli and Trumer and Hudson Whiskey and Fernet, DJ sets by DJ Wesley Frazee and DJ PJ, party photography by Allison Donlevy, bacon-wrapped chicken and waffle sandwiches by Soul Groove — and it all takes place at the brand-new Bold Italic headquarters, which was expertly designed and furnished by Kelly Malone. Phewf! Don’t miss out! (21+ only, sorry.)

RSVP and invite your friends (Friday) !

RSVP and invite your friends (Saturday) !

Fashionist spotted this pair on Mission Street. See the rest of them here.

[Photos by shanestar]

Reader Zarah P. shares these photos and this piece of news:

Just got an update from an officer. The US Bank was robbed and the suspect(s) is still at large.

Thanks, Zarah.

UPDATE: Mission Local has a great quote from SFPD:

According to Mission Police Captain Robert Moser, a suspect slipped a note to the teller asking for money. “He was too slick, he got away,” one officer on the scene said. [link]

Burrito Justice snapped this pic of the golden phonebooth out front of what used to be the International Club. (Tiffany is that diagonal street cyclists and pedestrians use to get from lower Valencia out to Mitchell’s and the Front Porch and San Jose Avenue and points south.) Now it’s gonna be Rock Bar, a cocktail place with a bunch of fancy cocktails named for rocks and stuff.

Note that there’s a menu in the phonebooth too. I’m looking forward to trying a “Fire in the Hole” (which consists of a beer, a shot and some charcuterie). Burrito Justice has a shot of the full menu here.

City Insider reports:

On Jan. 28, two tractors that were used to construct the park’s playground — a $3 million renovation — were discovered damaged at a cost of up to $20,000, said Connie Chan, a spokeswoman for the city’s Recreation and Park Department.

In addition, branches on up to three medium-sized trees were cut, glass on three lampposts was smashed and 20 to 30 plants ready to be installed were thrown around, all at a cost of up to $5,000, Chan said. A gardener discovered the damage around 6 a.m. that Saturday.

The tractors were removed from the site and much of the damage was cleaned up, Chan said. This morning, vandals struck again, damaging the replacement equipment, she said.

Chan fears this may be some sort of organized effort. And it’s working because the playground is no longer expected to open on time. Read on. (Thanks, Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable.)

[Photo by Dolores Park Works]

And apparently this message is rated PG-13.

[Submitted by Kseniya M via our Facebook wall. Thanks, Kseniya!]

If it’s good enough for Timmy, I guess we better think about revising our so-so review.

[via Inside Scoop]

My sister (pictured) made a song out of a bunch of spam comments her blog Adventures in Audio got, and it rules:

Spam Poetry Song by Elisa’s Audio Adventures

Read about her process here.

(Now excuse me while I go do something similar with everything Cranky Old Mission Guy has ever said. It will be much longer.)