Mission Mission

MM reader Billy L. lives just a few doors down from the 500 Club, which as you may or may not know is getting a makeover, and fills us in on the progress:

But don’t worry purists, it appears they’re just fortifying the back bar (or maybe that’s just today’s project). The bar is scheduled to re-open on Friday. Until then, the fine folks there have been nice enough to provide us with alternative solutions for getting our swerve on. Cheers to that.

Which other like-minded, early-opening bars make the 500′s suggestion list?  Will they still (not) be open at 6am?

The answers, plus what may be your last-ever look at the iconic bar, after the jump . . .

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In Portland you can put a bird on it. Funny, haha, whatever.

In the Mission? Put a wad of toilet paper in it! REAL TALK.

Yep. And by this dopey Italian duo no less:

Prepare to be rocked:

The only thing that would make this song better is if I was wearing the nasty shirt while listening to it.

What’s more, it was popularized by possibly THE MOST INSANE TUMBLR I HAVE EVER SEEN. Get lost in that for a few hours why dontcha?

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Whoa, sorry we missed this back in campaign season! Apparently our boy Benny Gold was a big supporter of our boy our boy Supervisor Scott Weiner. At least I hope that’s what this means.

In any case, this remnant of some kind of fun remains in the bathroom at Poppp’s.

But why is this trap just sitting unattended on a section of 24th Street in the middle of the night? Somebody plug this piece into an Ecto-Containment Unit where it belongs!

Dude, wait! It was supposed to say “DARK ART$”!

I know, dude. This totally happened to me before! Back in Bristol I used to write “£IBERAL ARTS” and people kept fucking with it! I was appalled! That’s when I switched to “AI₦’T MISBEHAVI₦’.”

Looks like he could tip at any moment. BUT, he’s probably tearing ass down the mountain to perform surgery on an injured endangered silverback gigantopithecus, down in the valley. Right?

Ambulance was there. Cycle was on the ground. Bro cyclist was rushing through traffic to get to the scene and photograph it.

I’d've stuck around but I was trying to catch the sunset from atop Bernal Hill.

True story – Benny and his designer duds are saying goodbye to his eponymous retail store on 21st and Capp in mid-April in favor of a bigger, swankier spot somewhere on 16th.  Straight from his website:

As much as we love our current store we have outgrown it in a short amount of time. I can’t wait to show you the new space! The store buildout is coming along nicely and we are set to move next month… it is going to be great! Thank you for all the support that has made this possible and we hope to see you at our grand opening party!

Two things: 1.) Pumped that he’s crushing it and that business is booming; great to see an SF local do big things, and 2.) Would it be appropriate if I wear my gold leggings to the opening? I’m thinking yes.

Previously:

• Staying Gold with Benny Gold