Mission Mission

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The press release doesn’t explain how exactly this relationship came about, but for some reason Bob Mould has begun DJing regularly at Flour and Water. Here’s the skinny:

Music begins at 5.30pm and will extend throughout the entire evening; Mould will join flour + water in celebration at 9pm.  Come and meet the artist!

Bob Mould DJ nights are the first in a series of artist DJ collaborations at flour + water.  We have teamed up with NoisePop to bring these exciting DJ nights to you.  These evenings are sought to deliver what flour + water does best: pasta, wine and loud music.  From Mould’s play list on May 2, look to enjoy a little Ringo DeathStarr, Dum Dum Girls, No Age and Foo Fighters…just to name a few.

No Age AND Foo Fighters?? I thought you had to choose one or the other. I guess Bob Mould knows best.

Full press release after the jump:

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The Fog Bender reports:

right when i got off work yesterday i saw smoke rising from the freeway and heard sirens coming from all around so i raced to this pedestrian overpass right next to where the smoke was coming from.  i got there right in time to catch a picture of this white VW bug just moments before firemen extinguished the flames.

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I had to double back when I walked past this bike.  It may not look so big in the photos, but seriously, this bike dwarfed the car behind it.  I didn’t get a chance to see who it belonged to, but judging by the size of this thing, that person would be hard to miss.

Now let’s all watch some vintage Mummies:

Whoa, sweet Trouble Makers bumper sticker too:

Now let’s all read a vintage Troublemakers interview I did.

Without that big iconic awning full of big cartoon tortas.

The least these guys could’ve done is put up a more bulbous awning, with big cartoon Italian pastries on it.

UPDATE: Our pal Jacob L. just wrote in with another pressing concern re: this new awning:

Can we talk about the side of this awning on the 21st side?  First of all, it says “Um ! !”…do they mean “Mmmmm!!”, as in this is delicious…or are they puzzled about something?  Also, I am pretty sure “trees leches” is not the type of cake they are going to specialize in there…tres leches possibly, but milk trees cake doesn’t sound as good.

Here’s your daily dose of enthnomusisnobbery. Those guys walking around the Mission with guitars? Not Mariachi. Mariachis wear the Three Amigos getups and feature violins as the lead instrument (not just trumpets), according to this informative video:

It goes on to point out that if you want the real thing, you gotta go to San Jose or LA.

Use that on your next date at Cava 22 to impress. Here’s some sample copy: “Actually, this doesn’t quite fall under the Mariachi idiom.” Be sure to use an extra nasal and high-pitched voice when you say “actually”.

SF Appeal reports:

A female driver and her one-year-old passenger were hospitalized this morning after she crashed into a fire hydrant in San Francisco’s Mission District, police said.

The woman struck her 1995 Toyota Camry into a hydrant at the intersection of 23rd and Mission Streets at about 4:15 a.m., San Francisco police said.

The one year old suffered life-threatening injuries, and was taken to a local hospital. The driver was also taken to the hospital, with injuries that were not life threatening, police said.

Car accident victims who sustained injuries may read this CBD review to find cannabis products that can help provide pain relief.

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We all know a grilled cheese is 10,000 times better with avocado on it. So what do you do when your favorite bar runs out? Send someone to the taquería up the street for an avocado side and some green salsa:

Makes the tots better, too.

The old feud.  Who will win?  Parking in the Mission is a nightmare.  I had a car when I first moved to the neighborhood.  After my first week living here, I had amassed 3 parking tickets and quickly decided that having a car in the Mission is a luxury reserved for royalty and visiting heads of state.  Many years of bicycling later, I’m quite pleased with my decision, even if day trips to Point Reyes are a lot more difficult to pull off now.

All has been quiet at this mysterious apartment on Valencia at Liberty since their botched escape attempt, so naturally I was intrigued as to what this latest piece of gadgetry might be.  If you’re too lazy to walk by yourself, there’s a few closer looks after the jump:

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