CONTEST: Win tickets to Treasure Island Music Festival pre-party starring Jens Lekman at the California Academy of Sciences

Here’s Jens Lekman’s new single:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8TKwZvIs18

The party, presented by Cal Academy and Noise Pop, takes place on Thursday, September 29, 2011. To win tickets, leave a comment below describing the moment you realized you love Jens. A winner will be chosen based on storytelling merit and awarded a pair of tickets. Contest ends at noon this coming Friday.

Buy tickets here if you’d like.

And don’t forget, Treasure Island Music Festival 2011 is just a few short weeks away!

Kids say the darnedest things (about outmoded technologies)

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True goblins

Ever been to Hayes Valley? Then maybe you know these characters, described here by local urban anthropologist (and illustrator) David Enos:

[T]he one in the poncho “fishes” for change using a cup attached to a stick.  When he’s away from the office, (presumably not gone fishing) he weaves the stick and cup through the criss-crosses of the cyclone fencing for safe keeping.  They are horndogs.  I heard them once talking about how hot Red Sonja, Brigitte Neilsen, was.  “Red Sonja…man oh man…MAMA!  Red Sonja…hot as fuck…” Somehow, they have attracted a woman who hangs out with them.

Read on for talk of asses and corncobs.

What exactly does one buy at a funeral home sidewalk sale?

Seriously, I’m asking. I saw the sign after it was already too late to attend:

The sports bar for people who hate sports bars

That’s the vibe bartender Rob will be going for this Sunday at Thieves Tavern. Here’s the plan:

Yo, so I don’t know what the food will be, but I’ll definitely have food. I’ll be open at 10am. $5 for a PBR and shot of either Jameson or Bulleit. $6 for a Manmosa: a pint of champagne with a shot of citron vodka and OJ. $6 spiciest bloodies this side of the Mississippi.

Say what!? All that plus football and a fridge full of Old Style and a tad bit of sunlight peeking through the front windows!

[Photo by throgers]

Shattered twin ceramic planters

Vandals? Drunkards? A jealous ex?

Ping pong tortilla flower

Wait, you missed out on the tortilla flower craze? Check it out: #tortillaflower

What’s more, American Tripps, the preeminent Berlin-style ping pong party in San Francisco takes place again tonight at the Secret Alley. 7-11PM. $3-5. RSVP and invite your friends here.

[Photo by Ariel]

Rock Make Street Festival gonna rock Treat Street tomorrow afternoon

Battlehooch (pictured) is just one of a ton of great local bands on the bill, along with a bunch of great local art and food — and beer and wine — too!

RSVP and invite your friends here.

Set times after the jump:

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Mission Mission Radio Hour starts now

And it’ll probably last all afternoon! And there’s only one person in the audience. Join in!

Bike Basket Pies pie cookbook coming soon

From the looks of this snapshot posted last night on the Bike Basket Pies blog, the long-awaited Bike Basket Pies cookbook is nearing readiness.

In other words, my Christmas shopping is done, son!

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