Mission Mission

Hot new look for summer!

[via Hampshire House]

I have good news and bad news.

The bad news is that Hellen Jo, longtime Mission art babe known for her brilliant illustrations of gnarly ghosts, Lady Gaga, Kristen Schaal, and other amazing stuff, is moving to Burbank to work on Regular Show. The good news is you get to buy all of her cool stuff this weekend:

Yes, I know garage sales happen all the time, but this one has a pretty flyer and you can bet your ass there will be kick-ass comics, crafts, guitars with all sorts of pointless switches all over them, and probably more conventional practical items like toaster ovens.

Also, if you’ve got an eye on Hellen’s bitchin’ pigeon helmet (which will also be up for grabs), you’d better move fast. I’ll bet you’re not the only one:

Here’s the FB page, and craigslist for the sale. It’s Saturday from 12-5pm.

Update:

Cancel the BYOB… KEG.

Karaoke at Jack’s last night was continuously awesome, mostly because of DJ Purple, the classic triple-threat (DJ, backing vocals, saxophone solos.)  But I didn’t feel comfortable calling it “art” until this girl got up there and crushed Sorry Miss Jackson with nary a stutter. In case anyone missed it, she returned half an hour later to close down the bar (lights on) with Nicki Minaj’s latest radio hit (again flawless.)

Cheers, mystery rapper!

The other day our new contributor Helen was telling me about Ghetto Scrabble. You play whatever made-up words you want, so long as you can use them in a cool sentence. Sounds great, right? (We should all play soon, right?)

Then today, Sad Hawaii posts this picture of what looks like an incredible game of Ghetto Scrabble. Well done! Now somebody just needs to put together Ghetto Words With Friends.

Reclining luxuriously in Dolores Park, gazing off into the distance, ignoring his average-proportioned friends.

Oh wait.

Mr. Eric Sir has the scoop:

First Ti Couz, now Bangkok 16? This stretch of 16th is starting to look a bit sparse.

Personally, I’m devastated. Where will we all order General Tso’s meatless chicken now?! Read on.

[via Eater SF]

Chrome is throwing happy hour tonight, you know, because it’s Thursday:

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, we’re bringing you a night of FREE live music & booze.

Third Thursdays Chrome SF Presents: DJ DudeStorm

Now you have something rad to do tonight after work. Have fun!

[Photo via Chrome Dispatch]

This is how people in LA dismissively refer to the Bay Area while they’re drinking their champagne and eating their fancy dinners.  Upstate.  Like Berkeley is Syracuse or something.

So, how do we feel about this?  Perhaps it’s finally time for that Great War of California to happen.

[via Everything Forced]

Deal With It today published an interview with Storts, our favorite messenger. Here’s an excerpt:

What’s the craziest think you have seen while at work?

Craziest thing at work would probably be the time I saw a bummy fight, and one of the dudes was tossed into on coming traffic and got hit by a car. Smashed the cars front window, but just got up and continued to fight with what I’m sure was a broken everything! Man that PCP is one powerful drug!

What are your top 5 cities for riding and why?

Cities I love to ride in would be SAN FRANCISCO, Portland, L.A ., Hawaii, and OHH anywhere in Japan! But I’m going to europe for the CMWC’s (Cycle Messenger World Championships) so there might be another one we gotta add, but I’ll let you know how it goes when/if i come back.

Read on.

[Photo by juicyrai]