Mission Mission

We’re happy to report that in addition to the main table at tonight’s event, this handsome custom-made mini ping pong table will be on hand. Exercise a completely different skill set with a game or two on it!

American Tripps starts at 7PM sharp!

[via Ariel]

The Bay Bridged presents its annual celebration of local music at the Verdi Club tomorrow night. Here’s a list of reasons you will want to attend:

1. Little Wings are rad.
2. This is the last Royal Baths show in SF as an SF band. They’re moving on up.
3. They’re raffling off Outside Lands tickets and Treasure Island tickets, and other stuff.
4. Food by Rosamunde and Rocky’s Frybread.
5. The Verdi Club is the bomb.
6. Great DJs will keep the dance party going well into the night.
7. While supplies last, attendees receive a free hand-screened poster.
8. My sister says Sea of Bees are rad.

What more could you possibly need? RSVP and invite your friends here. Get advance tickets here.

Arlen captured this sad pigeon a few months back.

Could this explain the tragic pigeon cannibalism we see all too often in the Mission? Kind of like when hungry Looney Tunes characters see each other as dinner?

Though let’s be honest — this is in poor taste. Cheetos suck when compared to Hawkins Cheezies.

These are *so* much better than Cheetos you have NO IDEA. Hell, *I’d* eat a pigeon if it had a bag of Cheezies on its head.

(Also, the image search for Cheetos is pretty damn freaky.)

That two-week hiatus thanks to that extra-long July was brutal! Can’t wait! (But be sure to do your pre-gaming at American Tripps! Doy!)

[via Primo]

Mission Local reports from last night’s pivotal (and controversial) meeting of the Dolores Park Rehabilitation Project:

“We should build a pissoir so there are more bathrooms for women,” asked a woman.

“Our pissoir subcommittee will look at that,” promised [landscape architect Steve] Cancian.

Sounds like the event was a real laugh riot! Read on.

[Photo by Mission Local]

(Thanks, Tricia. I think.)

UPDATE: Our pal Scum remind us this grisly mess follows close on the heels of another grisly (and perplexing) mess on Capp Street.

We reported last week that next week there would be a taping of Bourdain’s new show at Zeitgeist. This week, Zeitgeist sent out this update:

No Reservations will be taping at Zeitgeist on August 12th, between 1:30pm and 3pm.

Anthony Bourdain will NOT be present for the taping.

I don’t buy it.

(Thanks, Amy!)

Tune in to Radio Valencia tonight at 8pm for an interview with my band, La Corde, on Baghdad by the Bay!  This is in anticipation of our show tomorrow at the Hemlock with G Green and Waldo Astoria, the latter of whom will also be on the radio directly after us.

We’ll be spinning records from our favorite bands and talking shit about everyone we know, so it’s worth a listen if you’re around!  Check out the all details for tonight’s interview here.

[via Dex]

Got an email from the rehab team last week:

I wanted to remind you that our next workshop is this Thursday, August 4th at 6:30. Please be sure to note that we have a new location: the Everett Middle School Cafeteria at 450 Church St. (enter on 17th St. through the parking lot, signs will point the way on Thursday night).

Please be sure to attend this critical session because Thursday night we will start making decisions about the location and character of key elements of the park–the bathrooms, the pathways, the central promenade, the entrances, the picnic areas and more.

As you can see in the above image (from Uptown Almanac’s big report published earlier this afternoon), it looks as though, among other things, we’re talking about running a pair of staircases right through the upper quadrant of the park. That’s a drastic change, folks. Lots more drastic changes are afoot as well. Be advised.