Mission Mission

Got in touch with our pal Rob behind the bar:

me: 1. Is Blind Cat open Monday?

Rob: Yes and yes.

And YESSSSSS!!!!

Here’s what we had to say about this gem in our original review:

That’s right — it’s green, baby. Tomatillos, chiles, jalapenos, garlic and a touch of habanero. I think there’s a splash of Torpedo Ale in there. Marinated radish garnish. And hot. Real hot.

Monday afternoons only, some time after 1:00. Blind Cat (formerly Dirty Thieves AKA Treat Street). Free barbecue too. Might want to call ahead for a more exact time if you’re on a tight lunch schedule.

Damn! Now’s your once-in-a-lifetime chance, office drones and folks in town just for the weekend for a wedding or whatever!

Oh, and I guess it’s possible there’s still some Old Style left too? And of course one of the best early bird specials in town will be in effect all afternoon too.

Or maybe they’re all gone already. But it’s probably worth heading over quick. At the very least, you can take advantage of the Early Bird Special:

(Thanks, Rob!)

Can’t wait!

[via Primo]

American Tripps is tonight! Starts at 7, ends around 11. Further details are here.

What fun!

[Photo by Doctor Popular] [Animation by Vic Wong]

Our pal Broke-Ass Stuart explains:

It says “Dead cat. Do not touch. Will be picked up by 9:30,” and there was in fact a dead cat in there.

I asked him how he’d confirmed this fact:

The tail was sticking out one side and an ear out the other.

VHS tapes are on sale for just $2 all month long at Faye’s Video. Faye’s explains, for those of you not in the know:

If you are too young to know what VHS is, it’s a black plastic thingy with tape in it. It’s about an inch in height, 5 inches in length and 3 inches in width. you put it into a VHS player. You are going to want to look at the tape to make sure the tape inside it was re-wound so that you can watch the movie from the beginning. If the tape is all the way wound to the left, it’s at the beginning. You may have to rewind it, using the reverse function on the Video Home System Cassette player.

The tape inside the Video Home System Cassette is magnetized. and there are crystals in the Video Home System cassette player that read the information on the tape, if you break the crystals in the VHS Player it will leak out black sparkly goop…

Crystals! Who knew!? Read on for a wee bit more hot VHS knowledge.

Our pals at Noise Pop are proudly presenting a pair of Archers of Loaf shows this weekend at GAMH, and they’d like to give away a pair of tickets to one of them to one lucky Mission Mission reader.

Tell us in the comments why you really really really wanna see the show. We’ll pick a winner based on merit and the winner will get a pair of tickets to one of this weekend’s shows. Contest ends at midnight tonight.

Buy tickets for Friday here; buy tickets for Saturday here.

I mean, this garage is right by SFMOMA, right?

Anyway, SFist seems to think it’s an actual accident. Boooring.

[via Storts]

We ran into our buddies Jen Gann and Andi Mudd at Bender’s last night and we were like, “Why aren’t you eating tater tots!?” And they were all, “Because we just ate at PALACE STEAK HOUSE, doy!” Then we said, “How was it? Wait, no, tell us about it later — in an email.” Here’s the email:

After work, we headed over to the newly reopened Palace Steak House. Due to the idiosyncratic dining-room design, we were denied immediate seating. The wait at the bar, however, yielded fruit. Perhaps because our party of three took up four stools (the fourth stool claimed by an overwhelming balloon bouquet), our waiter inquired about the occasion.  We admitted to a birthday in our midst, and almost instantaneously received two slices of cake. We nibbled these delicacies while sipping self-obtained cans of Budweiser. Both were encouraged.

Once seated, our party ordered without hesitation: three T-Bones, baked potatoes, and garlic bread. Everything was exactly as expected. Highly recommended.

And here’s a related IM conversation:

Jen: Andi and I just sent you an email.
me: Reading now.
So excited!
Wait, BYOB?
Jen: Totally!
me: Whoa.
Jen: They just whisper to you, “If the beautiful princess wants to drink…”
me: Whoa!
I love this place.
Jen: Yeah, it makes that unfriendly corner friendly.

What a review! Thanks, Jen and Andi!