Mission Mission

Brainslip brings us some hard-hitting reporting about everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed Mission troubadour/celebrity stalker Omer. So read on if you’re curious about “Omer’s Favorite Breakfast Cereals Of All Time“. (I’m surprised Yoko-O’s didn’t make the list)

I stumbled upon this custom radial map of some guy’s favorite burrito joints and their relative distances from his home. From the looks of it, it’s a map of Santa Clara:

Her son Greg, then 29, had recently introduced her to the “My Maps” plotting feature on Google maps. “He suggested that it would [even] allow me to map his favorite burrito joints, and I took him at his word,” says Brown. “I had radial maps in my head; they seem the most primal, symbolic kind of map. And yet–here’s the beauty and elasticity of maps–perfect for burrito joints!” Wondering about those Korean characters at the bottom? They’re a nod to Greg’s wife, who is Korean. The translation: “I love burritos.”

This looks like something we’d see on Burrito Justice; I’m surprised Johnny0 wasn’t consulted. Although in the Mission we’d definitely have to use feet instead of miles.

(via National Geographic)

(via Sangroncito)

15 minutes of this:

Then:

Aw man, did I just spoil it?

Part of Revolution Cafe’s MAPP art installation last night.

Hey guys, I know your bummed about the weather, but these guys play some killer gypsy jazz that should warm you right up. Gonzalo Bergara Quartet are from LA and they absolutely killed at Revolution Cafe last night. They play a mix of Django Reinhardt tunes and original compositions. They SHRED. I doubt you’ll be seeing virtuosic guitar or clarinet playing like this for a while. See the video for proof:

Also, Gonzalo hella looks like Jesus. I don’t know if  he’ll be among the other Jesii today at the competition, but I think he would definitely have a shot at taking the crown (of thorns).

Blue Six Acoustic Room, 24th and Treat, 8:30pm, $10 suggested donation

Bummer dudes, the annual Easter Sunday Dolores Park Hunky Jesus Competition has moved to the Eureka Valley Recreation Center at 100 Collingwood, between 18th and 19th St.

No word on whether or not you can put down a blanket, bring your dog, and sip a tall boy of Tecate out of a paper bag there, but don’t count on it.

(Thanks Laurie)

The SF Mixtape Society is hosting their second event at the Makeout Room this Sunday, April 4th. The theme is “Fools Rush In”. No mixtape required to attend, but if you want to leave with one you gotta bring one. There will be prizes for the best track listing and artwork.

Get to work! You only have four days to comb through Thrift Town for a casette recorder and figure out how to cleverly work in Da Brat’s Funkafied into the mix.

• The Makeout Room on 22nd b/t Mission and Valencia
• Sunday, April 4th, 4-6pm
• No cover

Previously:

Mortified by Mixtapes

Ever since since DIY/nerd hero Ben Heckendorn‘s Pinball Tribute to Bill Paxton popped up in my reader, I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s amazing. It’s a masterpiece. I want nothing more than to have this in lieu of Elvis Pinball at the Uptown. Maybe we’ll start a fundraiser to buy this sucker.

Folks, it has a motorized self-crushing Hamm’s can:

More on Bill Paxton Pinball at Ben Heck’s.

Previously:

Cat Drinking Hamm’s

Victoria K. sent us word of this story in the Wall Street Journal.

In 1999, the Mission’s Casa Sanchez offered free lunch for life for customers who got tatt’ed up with the restaurant’s iconic Dr. Strangelove-inspired mascot. The media caught wind of the offer and facing potential financial ruin, they capped the promotion.

Well, if you weren’t one of the lucky 50 people that got in before the bust, it’s on again. Ms. Sanchez says it’s a ‘recession special’. Get your ass down to Black and Blue now and beat the rush.

This, and the full linguistic deconstruction at MrEricSir.