Mission Mission

Well, it’s going to be quite the shitshow this weekend what with Fleet Week (where you learn what it’s like to live in Afghanistan with American warplanes thundering above you while you try to live, work, and poop); Hardly Strictly (no need to worry about lines or tickets–just ride your bike to the park and lock it to a tree); America’s Cup (as if Larry Ellison hasn’t already demonstrated to everyone how big his dick is by blocking traffic and making everyone late for work downtown with Oracle World); and of course, last but not least, your own San Francisco Giants attempting to recapture the magic from two seasons ago (but hopefully not the riots).

Remember how rad that was? Everyone was so nice to each other and you could defuse an argument in a second with just a timely “Go Giants!” comment. Maybe we should try to be like that all the time?  I suppose I’ll simply settle for not trying to set any MUNI buses on fire.

Whenever I see a cool car around the neighborhood, I take pictures and send them to my pal Eric up in Portland who runs Other People’s Things, my favorite car blog. He responds with some knowledge and we post the results here and it’s called “Car Beat.” Here’s what Eric has to say about this red-hot Valiant:

This is a second generation Plymouth Valiant 200 Convertible (1964-66).  It’s equipped with the “Signet” trim level including bucket seats, floor console and lots of extra chrome as well as fun optional things like carpeted floor mats and two sunvisors. Hard to believe now, but we really do take all the crap shoved in today’s cars for granted…and while there’s certainly no security system those aftermarket skull door locks have a subtle way of telling you to move along.

Other than not knowing what engine is in it, this is pretty much the top of the line Valiant.  Nice to see a convertible there too, even though people complain about San Fransisco being cloudy, at least it doesn’t rain 6 months out of the year there.

-Eric

P.S. While researching I ran across this Norwegian website with a German brochure for the Valiant.  Strange.

Thanks, Eric! More pics, including a shot of the aforementioned skull locks, after the jump:

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Our pal Idiot Temper recently got his hands on some contraband Sriracha unlike anything we’ve ever seen:

My friend Jasmine moved to Mexico today. The first thing she did was go to a “Mexican Walmart” to buy Sriracha. LOOK AT THAT SHARK! WHY DO WE HAVE A ROOSTER! CAN WE ALL GET SRIRASHARK TATTOOS?!

Indeed.  I mean, just LOOK at that shark.  The only downside is you won’t be able to say, “Hold on a minute while I wipe all of this hot cock sauce off of my face.”

Some news from our pal Lizzy (who recently left California, incidentally):

I was just in a coffee shop with a lot of succulents and salvaged wood, serving Stumptown Coffee, and overheard someone saying “what I’ve heard is, if you leave California, you have to get used to not being special anymore.” [link]

Yup. Guess I won’t leave.

[Shirt by Cool Try]

A.) Ashleyanne is the best, B.) This seems like a chill opportunity to check out Slate and suss out whether or not it will truly be “The Mission’s newest hangout…” Here’s some info:

Incredible booze selection! Fun bartenders! Lots of room for dancing! Pool table! And sweet, sweet jams!

2925 16th Street
(A block from BART)

Expect rare 45′s filled with FUNK movers, rare SOUL screamers, and R&B groovers all night long for your dancing pleasure.

RSVP and invite your friends!

Our boy Ryan De La Hoz (who in his other capacity as t-shirt/zine company Cool Try produced such hits as the Bart Simpson + BART shirt and pizza/hamburger shirt) just got  in touch:

My solo show opens tonight Thursday 6 – 9 pm at Four Barrel.

***Basically its one of the rare times when you can drink free beer at Four Barrel***Or Coffee of course.

WELCOME TO YOUR DOOM: New Works by Ryan De La Hoz

Opening reception Thursday Oct 4th 6 – 9 PM

The show will consist of 24 pieces including drawings, cut paper, textiles, and sculpture works.

Show runs Oct 4th – Nov 1st 2012

RSVP and invite your friends! Here’s a sample:

hey @lyft – what’s the plan for the pink furry mustaches come rainy season?

— binkitybonk (@binkitybonk) October 4, 2012

@binkitybonk ‘stachebrellas? — lyft (@lyft) October 4, 2012
 

But seriously, Lyft, whatcha gonna do?

The RPS gals are popping up at the Ace Hotel in Portland tonight as part of the Bold Rush:

We’ll have American Tripps’ Berlin-style ping-pong for folks to play with music from DJ Identical Twin of M’Lady’s Records spinning lots of soul and dance tunes. Rice Paper Scissors will be on hand to feed the crowd with two types of Vietnamese Bo Bia (spring rolls).

Three types, actually: vegan, veggie and sausage-and-egg. And the party is free! Invite your friends (or RSVP)!

Yum!

Boy, you sure blew it by not ponying up $7 million to buy that crazy church-turned-house across from the park last year. Now it’s gone to a boring society-benefiting cause like education.

Don’t worry, your second chance may be on the way. Reclaimed-church mogul Siamak Akhavan (who also converted 601 Dolores), hopes to give a 4-unit residential makeover to the Second Church of Christ, Scientist on 20th and Dolores. Yes, the dome would be converted to a unit and good luck finding dome-friendly picture frames.

Fun fact: Christian Science has absolutely nothing to do with actual science.

More over at Curbed SF.

[photo via wallyg]

Late last night, some monocot-hater(s) sliced through the trunk of one of the palm trees near 20th and Church. Shortly after being discovered this morning, the damaged tree was deemed an immediate hazard and was taken down at around 2pm.

It almost looks as though the intention was to have the tree fall onto the tracks, as if the J-Church needs any more delays.

I can say from, err, personal field research, that the cops cleared everyone out of the park playground at midnight, so this probably happened after that unless these guys were super-quiet about it.

More info over at Dolores Park Works.

[photo via Dolores Park Works]