Mission Mission

And not too crowded!

Our pal Xtina, whose musings about fashion in the Mission we looked at yesterday, published an epic followup this morning, titled “classy clothes don’t make u classy”:

there was a girl at edinburgh last night wearing $600 opening ceremony shoes.

an hour later i saw same girl peeing in the garbage can in the women’s bathroom. [link]

Really needing to piss is the great leveler I guess.

UPDATE: The shoes in question.

[Photo by Jeff Davis]

Mission Local reports, regarding a farewell concert held at the space last night:

Adobe Bookshop has been a neighborhood institution for 24 years, says Aaron Novak, who organized [last night's] event and flew out from the East Coast specifically for it. ”We’re doing this for the community, the people that come here every day.”

Due to rising rent and fewer customers, the store is expected to close August 31. [link]

Bummer!

You must go to greater lengths to protect your head and upper body when riding a scooter:

[via Quonky]

It’s been a few weeks since we noticed that the previously synchronized street lights seemed to be all out of whack, and judging by the comments in that post, it wasn’t just our imagination.  Further investigation revealed that a maintenance issue was the culprit and that the situation would take about two weeks or so to resolve.

Fast forward a few weeks, and the green wave appears to be back!  I’ve been able to coast all the way down Valencia for the past week or so without encountering any red lights as long as I keep a steady, relaxed pace.  Similarly, I can make it all the way from Folsom past Valencia up 24th without stopping, catching all of the green lights on the way.

What about the rest of you? Are your morning commutes back in sync?

[Photo via Streetsblog]

Previously:

• Who messed up the timing of the Valencia street lights?

I’m wearing my office clothes in the mission right now. I probably look like a bigger freak then the crackheads with no pants on

— xtina (@Animaldance) June 28, 2012

Apparently, Mission signage is quite the font of inspiration these days (pun entirely intended). Previously, there were two typeface projects, and even before that, our lovely sidebar headers.

Artist Pablo Medina is working on a series of paintings that combines the hand-drawn aesthetic of Mission signage with very personal lines from his journal. I’m especially fond of the Whiz Burger one above, and I can’t help but agree with this one:

Here’s what Pablo had to say about our ‘hood:

I arrived in the Mission District from the airport on a Friday night, and the neighborhood had just the perfect balance of a lot happening and nothing happening. A couple of bars were buzzing, some kids were fixing their bikes, and some local Mexicanos were sitting on their stoops listening to reggaeton. My kind of place. Hand-painted signage was everywhere.

Read the full story over at Imprint.

Two big-ticket parties at El Rio on one big-ticket date!

First there’s the triumphant return of American Tripps to the Mission, which we mentioned yesterday. And then stick around as the sun starts to set for a thrilling night of distortion-drenched punk rock courtesy of Alaric, Crimson Scarlet, and my band La Corde!  This is going to be our only show of the summer, so don’t say I didn’t warn you when you’re suffering from withdrawal sometime in September.  Also, it’s going to be Alaric’s last show for a looooooong time, as they are taking a break to write and record a new record.  Oh, and DJ Brown Amy from Hard French will be spinning records in between sets! Check out the details and tell your friends about it here.

Oh, and I almost forgot about the best part: We’re offering 2 FREE tickets to BOTH events for whoever can come up with the best story in the comments about the craziest punk rock show they ever attended, whether it happened at 924 Gilman, ABC No Rio, or even your mom’s basement. The contest ends at noon on Friday, and winners will be judged on merit.

See you there!

Live theater! When was the last time you saw some live theater? Z Space seems to be the place to see some, and I’ll be damned if the above image isn’t seriously sparking my curiosity. Here’s the deal:

Z Space presents Joe Goode Performance Group <http://www.joegoode.org>  in the world premiere of When We Fall Apart, a dance theater work that examines the intricate and fragile relationship between house and body, and the determination and resilience of the human spirit. Life (and the body that contains it) is impermanent and – like everything – eventually falls apart. Goode explores the motivations that keep us building, even as life might collapse around us, by weaving the real life stories of audience & community members into the work itself. Architect and collaborator Cass Calder Smith <http://ccs-architecture.com/v3/>  provides a visual “house of art,” constructed to collapse, re-shape, and illuminate the songs, stories, and movement that take place within. Featuring original music composed and performed live by Ben Juodvalkis of the band Battlehooch <http://battlehooch.com/> . Presented and commissioned by Z Space.

I like the sound of a collapsing house, and I love the sound of Battlehooch. Sucks to be reminded that everything falls apart though

To win tickets to Friday’s 9pm show, tell us your best things-falling-apart story in the comments section below. Winners will be selected based on merit and awarded a pair of tickets. Contest ends at noon tomorrow (Thursday).

Buy tickets here. Now here’s another pic:

The best part is, it’s a chicken sandwich. This is dumb as rocks, but I really wish it was available at our neighborhood combination Taco Bell/KFC, right?

I guess you could sort of do it yourself with this week’s 4505 Meats Burger Chef’s Market Box, or you could see if the Fogcutter babes will top tonight’s Fried Green Tomato Burger with some cotija cheese from the summer squash tacos, OR just slap some cheese on your late-night Hog & Rocks spicy fried chicken sandwich if you really wanna keep it real.

[via Andrew]