Mission Mission

Found on the bathroom wall of a secret pupuseria. So simple yet so shiny.

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]

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

Check out this short doc made by San Francisco teen/CEO of Jerkin crew Space Cadetsz, Tyre Brown. Jerkin is a new-ish dance style that’s quickly gaining popularity in the Bay Area. Tyre’s piece highlights his crew, as well as the Lady Cadetsz (their female counterparts) and M.C.S. (the younger group).

The movie was funded by PBS’s POV – Project VoiceScape and BAYCAT. I helped out on the editing and Troy Holden took the great stills that appear in the opening and closing credits. Vote for the movie on the PBS website and help Tyre win the 2011 Project VoiceScape Audience Award!

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!

Z-Space and YBCA have joined forces to present a very unusual blockparty this evening (and tomorrow evening):

Our buddy Jack gives us the rundown:

This Friday and Saturday night, we are shutting down Florida street between 17th and Mariposa for a combination video performance art piece and block party. The show is called “The People: San Francisco”, and is being put together by a really talented group of artists.

With a beer garden at Coffee Bar, a full bar at Z Space, multiple food trucks, and live performance in addition to city block-size video projections, this should be a really rad event.

Sounds really rad indeed. Starts at 8PM. Get tickets here.

[Photos by Helen Tseng]

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A big, steaming, porky torta. This guy across from me was quick about it, and tidy for the most part. No big deal?

I tend to think it’s okay to eat outside food in bars that don’t serve their own (while one Missionite in particular thinks it’s a heinous affront), but is the coffee shop a different story?

Positive Destruction (whose name comes from that Pitchfork article about the burgeoning SF garage/psych scene) spent the summer proving itself to be a useful local music resource, and now they’re throwing their first event.

I know for a fact that Pamela rules, but see here for more info on all the bands including some mp3s for your listening pleasure.