Mission Mission

No, not a still from the new Pixar short. The scene on Saturday at Valencia and Hill St.

Here’s what to expect:

Summer is here and on Friday July 8th, local musicians will pay homage to soul greats and E V E R Y O N E will be dancing. The party will be led by DJ Primo and include live performances from Bay Area garage rockers (including members of the Sandwitches and Oakland’s Shannon and the Clams). This will be a summer dance event full of talent and a great selection of music that will take people back to the nights of 60’s southern soul flavor…even if they only know the likes of it if from the movies.

Oh, and be sure to heed the dress code: “Guys wear ties, ladies roll their eyes — and look hot.” RSVP, invite your friends, and purchase advance tickets here.

[via Gravel & Gold]

Word on the street is that it’s called “Mayhem,” but the signage out front is the Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem logo, so this place might be getting sued by the Muppets in a minute.

In any case, it’s in the space recently vacated by Bissap Baobab. It’s a nice place to sit and have a can of Bud on a Wednesday night:

And the people watching on Mission is pretty choice:

Ever wondered what your Mission residence’s foundation looks like? As this gutted Fair Oaks house demonstrates, it might resemble a popular party game.

We Built This City (not pictured) recently overheard two women (not pictured) at Mission Cliffs talking about a guy (not pictured):

“He showed up at my house at like 10am yesterday. He was like, ‘I called and you didn’t pick up.’ And I was like, ‘I was walking the dogs — and how many times have I called and you don’t pick up?’ And he was like [fake dude voice] ‘Well I don’t feel like I need to be at your beck and call.’” [link]

Double standards are great, right?

[Photo by Josh Lam]

Seriously, I saw three in a row, and then three more in a row. Careful on your home, everybody!

(Also, this particular job might be over with by now, but there seems to be a lot of road construction happening all over, so keep your eyes peeled and be extra vigilant if you see a backhoe anywhere.)

[via Appendages of Cool]

Reader J9 sends us this:

These weird developer people came by my apartment today telling me that were going to build a bunch of gross loft condos down the street from my apartment at 15th street and S. van ness.

Take a look here:http://www.1501-15thstreet.com/

These condos don’t even look inhabitable- the buildings look like weird Darth Vader office buildings.

In case you’re a part of the Rebel Alliance, there’s a meeting tonight where you can discuss your concerns with the lack of neo-Victorian detailing in these chic living obelisks. Maybe you can glance at the plans and locate an unshielded thermal exhaust port:

Come to the 1501 15th Street Neighborhood Meeting on Wednesday, July 6th, 2011. The meeting will be held in Annunciation Cathedral at 245 Valencia Street @ 14th Street.

The Empire appears to be trying to evade dissent by not posting an actual start time, but rest assured, we have a contacted them and will update with the relevant info when we get it.

Update: Meeting starts at 6pm

[via Pen Pop]