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Red Choo Choo found these somewhere on Florida Street. I wonder if the property owner likes them.

Three more long faces after the jump:

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On Christmas Eve, former Mission Mission editor Kevin slammed Guerrero Street Turkish restaurant Tuba, days before it even opened its doors. An excerpt: “[G]iven the plethora of delicious Valencia eateries, no one is going to stop off for food in the place tucked away to the west with a logo made by someone’s nephew who ‘has photoshop.’ ”

Well, Kev’s pal Queen Larbs attests that, in spite of its temporary signage back in December, the place is doing well, packed full of happy couples on Valentine’s Day, and churning out lamb chops so good you’ll go back for a second order before the night is done. (The famously Greek Larbs also says some stuff about Turks and rape and pillagery, but it’s probably all in fun.) Read on.

Local artist Mike Giant has a solo show opening in Milan next week. This diagram just might be part of the fun. (Click to enlarge.)

Accurate? How many of you girls wear panties? Fuck on a first date? Hate television? (Even Glee?)

[via wombatbiker]

Previously:

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Usually I read Herb Caen quotes and I’m like, “Whatever, old dude!!” And don’t get me wrong, I totally still had that reaction when I read the following, but it did give me pause:

Some people become San Franciscans almost immediately, feeling the poetry, sensing the specialness, seeing what makes the city great, boning up on the history and walking the streets with glamorous ghosts at their elbows. Others can live here all their lives and never get the message.

It’s cute I guess. But is it this black and white, or are there lots of in-betweens? What of the people that feel the poetry only after years and years? What of the people that think they get the message but really don’t? And those that see what makes the city great but are still compelled to leave? (Like our buddy Katherine who posted this quote earlier.)

And which are you?

Photo by Luc Kordas.

Hot on the killer heels of her last epic retail discovery, San Francisco’s own Penelope Popsicle has struck gold again, thrice!

Do click through and blow up her photo of this Dolly doll to its full resolution. It’s an exquisite shot of an exquisite product. Then there’s this novelty key chain of some kind of serpent-man fucking a human female midget doggystyle on the barrel of some kind of blunderbuss. What now? Also, a bucket of deer heads is always good.

In case you missed the announcements, contests are underway right here on Mission Mission to win tickets to three upcoming Noise Pop events:

1. !!! (chkchkchk) w/ Maus Haus, Sugar & Gold, My First Earthquake

2. The Limousines w/ Wallpaper, Butterfly Bones, Battlehooch

3. Woodstock: Then & Now

Clearly our taste in music is catching on. DJ Bazooka Joe just got in touch to tell us about his new gig:

I’ve got a night at the Elbo Room, spinning glam rock, bubblegum, and powerpop. It’s rock music that doesn’t get played out too often, but it’s actually pretty OK for dancing. Sweet, Slade, Cheap Trick, Dwight Twilley, Mud, Suzi Quatro, Roxy Music, Soft Boys, to name a few – basically the best of the UK 1971-75, and the US 1977-80.

I’ve got two mixes and all the info up on my website.

Joe rocks Elbo Room TONIGHT starting at 9:30 — and it’s FREE.

Photo by dreamyshade.

Okay, you guys, take a deep breath. Noise Pop and Mission Mission are about to give you free tickets to the concert of the decade: !!!, Sugar & Gold and My First Earthquake at Mezzanine on Saturday, February 27, 2010.

Jerry Fuchs is one of my top three or five favorite drummers of all time, so when !!! got him I was pumped. Now that he’s dead, part of me wants to wonder whether the band’ll ever be as good without him, and the other part of me says, “Fuck off, self! !!! rules!” And I’m pretty sure I’m right. I can’t wait to see how much they still rule.

Sugar & Gold is a great band too. They make me want to dance just as much as !!!, plus they’re quite a bit less screamy, and thus all the more pleasant. Also, they’re from SF, not Sacramento, and maybe largely for that reason they’re a lot more physically attractive. And they have a new album coming out later this spring.

My First Earthquake has the advantage here of being led by our pal Rebecca Bortman, a force of rock ‘n’ roll nature if ever there was one. Pretty soon, you’ll have to pay Live Nation $35 plus service charges and parking fees to see Becky and MFE headline the Warfield or whatever, so best enter this here contest and see them for free at an intimate venue while you still can.

The only way this bill could be any better is if Scissor Sisters showed up last minute to play their as-yet unreleased new album in its entirety.

TO ENTER: Okay, if you submit a good Jerry story (or remembrance or whatever) you’ll probably win. Otherwise, good stories about any of the above bands will probably do you good. Winners will be decided based on merit or something by Mission Mission staff. Contest ends this Thursday at 6pm.

!!! photo by abzflickr; S&G photo by Rachel Weinstein; MFE photo by spencercrooks.

Rolling Stone‘s Rock and Roll Daily reports that She & Him, Fiona Apple and Jon Brion, Tim and Eric and others will perform songs written by 826LA students for an upcoming record called Chickens in Love. Read the story here. Preorder the disc here.

Sooo, how long ’til we get Girls and Deerhoof to perform on an album of songs by 826 Valencia kids?

Photo of She & Him at Oysterfest 2008 by artolog.