Mission Mission

Let’s all just take a year off and go traveling through Southeast Asia or something. Right?

[via Idiot Tempers]

Ultracore explains:

Rainbow mutant baby creature, a work in progress by Craig Calderwood at The Sock Shop on Haight. The teeth are molds of his teeth. [link]

Siiick! (Also, I guess it’s unclear whether this will eventually be available for purchase or not, but whatevrr.)

Watch:

RSVP and invite your friends!

(And read all about the Lusties in our buddy Joshua’s new piece for the Bold Italic.)

RSVP and invite your friends!

Uh, starting tomorrow. Congrats to Mission Bowling Club and the Roxie! Here’s some official stuff:

New Planning Code Summary:

Mission Alcohol Restricted Alcohol Use District

Code Changes: Sections 249.60
Case Number: 2011.0710T /Board File No. 11-0482

Initiated by: Supervisor Kim

Effective Date: December 15, 2011

The Way It Was: The Mission Alcohol SUD prohibits new establishments from distributing – including selling or serving – alcohol within the geographic area of the SUD. The SUD also prohibits the expansion of existing establishments that sell or serve alcohol. There were two specific exceptions from the prohibition: bona fide restaurants and nonprofit theaters (with live performers) could sell and/or serve alcoholic beverages.

The Way It Is Now: Two exceptions have been added to the prohibition, to allow single-screen movie theaters to serve beer and wine, and to allow bowling alleys to serve alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a full service restaurant that is integrated within the bowling alley.

[PDF] [Photos by Google Maps]

Our buddy Broke-Ass Stuart (pictured) landed a regular celebrity bartending gig at Dear Mom, everybody’s favorite new bar. Let’s all go down there later and order lots of complicated cocktails!

This coming Friday the Lower 24th Street Merchants and Neighbors Association is putting on the first annual Las Posadas.

Join in 24th Street’s second annual community celebration of Las Posadas, a Latin American tradition of the Christmas season. Meet at the corner of 24th and Capp streets at 5:45 on Friday, December 16 for a procession and singing. The procession will finish at the Mission Neighborhood Centers building, 3013 24th Street (on the corner of Harrison Street), where there will be pinatas, more singing, and free food and drinks. This is a family-oriented event, but all people are encouraged to come. For more information, contact info@lower24thstreet.org .

Facebook event page here.

Local comic Chris Garcia made this astute observation via Twitter:

“Pancho Villa aka Juan Swanson”

Local taqueria Pancho Villa’s bust of Pancho Villa resembles a certain character on NBC’s Parks and Rec, seen below, in an official character photo.

Ron Swanson

Got an IM from my buddy Josh:

Josh: spork is closing
an institution
i hope they demolish that ugly building
Sent at 4:16 PM on Tuesday
me: they should turn it into a kfc
where’s this news?
Josh: EVERYWHERE
http://www.tablehopper.com/chatterbox/spork-in-the-mission-closing-this-friday-after-a-five-year-run/
how about a drive through kfc in the shape of a chicken leg
i remember it
used to stink up valencia
air was greasy
Sent at 4:20 PM on Tuesday
me: yeah, hopefully they just demolish that ugly building
also i quote you on this topic?
can i*
Josh: what is the quote
yes why not
you pick the quote
how about a drive through KFC shaped like the Colonel
right through the legs

That Tablehopper link delivers some bittersweet news:

If you recall, the building is slated to be demolished and turned into condos in the near future, so it doesn’t look likely that anyone will move into the space.

Condos! Yay! Read on for a statement from the Spork owners.

[Spork pic by Google Maps] [KFC pic by Merchant Circle]

The Tenderloin Geographic Society spotted this object on a curb. They have a few guesses as to what it is, but I’m thinking their first one (Monkey hot tub, doy) is right on the money.