Mission Mission

I always thought everybody at Vice basically hated SF, but a new photo essay by one of their own shows evidence of some reverence toward this city we all definitely love so much.

Night Fog Reader has the whole thing right here.

I’m just gonna recommend you listen to this song “At Last, We Have Class!” by local band Palms Spring and then consider going to their show tonight at SUB-Mission:

At Last, We Have Class!

Killer, right? Show flyer after the jump:

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“Interesting use of sarcasm by a bitch-ass tagger public-space blog commenter,” says our pal Cranky Old Mission Guy. Well done, Hesh.

I think this Teletubby ate something funny.

I ran into these guys on San Jose between 23rd and 24th, filming local character Omer Travers talking about his favorite tree and playing some original songs. According to Omer, this tree — which he often sits in front of — mimics his dance moves in the wind and must be a “bonsai maple” because of its tiny leaves. What will become of this documentary project is yet to be determined, but stay tuned, and we may find out.

Uh oh.  You know what this means . . .

Previously:

So you wish Burning Man would go on all year?

Our customary SF loop bike ride was unexpectedly interrupted yesterday shortly after reaching the beach and turning South.  We were initially confused about the road closure–wasn’t Sunday Streets happening all the way down on 3rd Street in the Dogpatch instead?

Well, it appears that the wind and dunes here at Ocean Beach got a little jealous and conspired to have their own anti-car event by blanketing the roadway with enough sand to obstruct traffic. Check out all that it took to shut down the Great Highway this Sunday after the jump.

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(file photo, one block North of incident)

Kimberly wonders what was going on last night (Friday):

Last night, my friend and I were at 18th & Mission around 10:15 or so. Dude runs past – you always wonder why they’re running – he’s followed by a dude who shouts “I can keep running all night!” (Clearly it’s a cop in street clothes) Then the ENTIRE block is shut down by, like, 15 or 20 cop cars. No reports on it this morning. We almost got run over by a cop while crossing the street to get away.

Anyone have any additional info?

Today, Public Works turns into an underground farmers market again with another Night Market in collaboration with ForageSF. Live music, DJs, street performers, and delectable edibles — what better way to start your Saturday evening?

Saturday June 11th
11am-4pm: Take-homeables, hot food and gifts
6pm-12am: Hot food, Music

Location: Public Works, 161 Erie St, SF
Admission: $5 for day or night, $8 for both

Drinks Will Be Served
Ages 21+

There goes the neighborhood.