Mission Mission

I think this is the first time we’ve ever posted a recipe. Brace yourself.

First, you make some cornbread, cut yourself a square and slap some whipped cream cheese on it:

Then you grab some Inna Jam brand Plenty Spicy Jalapeno Jam (available at Rainbow or online here):

And voila:

It rules. It’s like a big, savory (but also pretty sweet), frosted, spicy cake.

P.S. Looks like Inna also has a ruby red grapefruit jam in stock right now. Note to self…

Previously:

This Jam Is My Jam!

Badass!!

It’s part of a show up now at Guerrero Gallery, and Hi-Fructose just published an interview with artist Hilary Pecis:

I used to make collages from cutting and pasting images, mostly from fashion and decorating magazines. However, the material started to feel extremely limiting in the images I could find, and the magazines themselves were dwindleing in size.  I decided to fool around with Photoshop and the Internet, and began making the digital collages that were featured in the Guerrero Gallery exhibition.  All of the images come from Google searches.  There are sites that I like such as WikiCommons, but I never start there…It is more fun to see what pops up.  The most important part of my searching is in finding large files, and Google has mastered that by separating and delivering  images that fit with my specifications.  I feel like a spokesperson for Google, but really, if a better search engine presented itself I would use it.

Read on, and don’t forget to go to the gallery and see this piece and lots more in person.

This is a picture of Nick Zinner and friends performing selections from their book Please Take Me Off The Guest List at the Uptown in Oakland last year. It was badass. Nick and the girl play trippy music while the other guy reads snarky hipster poetry. But it’s good snarky hipster poetry. Lucky for you, they’re coming back to reprise their performance at the Noise Pop Culture Club on February 26th. And we’re giving away a pair of free tickets.

Noise Pop describes its flagship event in full:

The Noise Pop Culture Club takes the Noise Pop experience and brings it all into one location over two very special days. The Culture Club brings together creative individuals from the community and beyond to participate in a series of exciting presentations on independent culture in its many forms. In addition to the talks there are plenty of hands on experiences and opportunities for participants to delve into their personal creativity. Pop ‘n’ Shop, our local designer fair, will also be a part of this very special weekend.

Confirmed Speakers and organizations include:
Kid Koala, No Age, Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), DJ Nickodemus, John Wesley Harding, Flavorpill, Isotope Comics, Cinemasports, The Masses, Rebar, Jason Jagel, Yak Films, Turf Feinz and many more.

Alright! For a full schedule and tickets see here.

To WIN a pair of tickets, leave a comment below explaining why you will benefit from the Culture Club’s workshop-style format more than anyone else. We’ll pick a winner based on merit by Friday at noon.

And if you’re still having trouble getting excited about the festival, The Bay Bridged recently published a pair of kickass mixtapes to help get you in the mood.

I stumbled onto this slumbering beast parked on Valencia at the corner of Cesar Chavez.  It was one of those hybrid electric models but was completely shut down and dark, and almost looked to be abandoned.  I shivered as I realized that this used to be the old route of the now defunct, highly controversial Valencia 26 Muni line.  Oh shit, this must be a ghost!

I examined the silent hull more closely and noticed that at the very back of the dark bus sat a motionless ghost conductor, staring into space, at which point I got the heebie-jeebies and high-tailed out of there.  Maybe I would have investigated further had I not recently re-watched Event Horizon. Back in the safety of my room, a little research seems to indicate that this may just be an off-duty 12 or 27 (does anyone use those lines?), but I still consider myself lucky to have escaped alive.

Previously:

26 Valencia Dead

26 Valencia: An Homage

26 Valencia Lives Forever

Sitting Room Only

Settling in at the restroom at Osha Thai I noticed that there were still two open seats. I guess you could invite the people standing outside the door to relax and wait inside? There’s no stall or anything, so it kind of seemed like anyone sitting there would just be judging my performance.

I know that sometimes restaurants just stash their extra chairs in the bathroom, but the way these two were placed really made me feel like they thought I needed some company. I know I’m overthinking it, but something about public bathrooms makes me turn into Woody Allen.

A rainy day message from Lost Weekend Video:

Well the rain has arrived. It’s the perfect time to come down to Lost Weekend and catch up on some of the Oscar movies that have come out already. These Best Picture nominees are already here: ‘Inception’, ‘The Kids Are Alright’, ‘The Social Network’, ‘Toy Story 3′ & ‘Winter’s Bone’. Movies nominated in other categories that we’ve got are: ‘The Town’, ‘Animal Kingdom’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, ‘Alice in Wonderland’, ‘I Am Love’, ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’, ‘Restrepo’, and ‘Dogtooth’. Good stuff.

Good stuff indeed. If you haven’t seen Toy Story 3, you are missing out! And the Banksy movie is a hoot too! Read on for a complete list of new releases. [Screenshot courtesy of Disney/Pixar]

Previously:

Let’s Not Lose Lost Weekend Video

The Death of Video Stores in the Mission

Neutral Unpretentious Places (Like Lost Weekend)

I’m not sure how new this is, but the Pauline’s website has at least somewhat recently begun listing their nightly specials. Which means you can conveniently find out what trippy items they’ve got cookin’ each day (such as the delightful chestnut pizza pictured above), and then call in an order.

Just be sure you have a way of getting your two extra-large pies and beet salad home safe — and dry — during a torrential downpour:

Previously:

Tasteful Tag in the Bathroom at Pauline’s

All of Them Witches explains why this’ll be a great show:

you have nothing to do on wednesday
you like The Knockout
you dig these bands, because they rock
you probably live in the mission anyway

I’m not sure if all of these are true for all of us, but I know we all need a break from Whiskey Wednesday once in a while, and I know Bare Wires are pretty good, and I know we all love the Knockout.

Previously:

KUSF Says Treatment ‘Unfair’

Do You Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio [KUSF]?

Excellent!

I love your “as” btw.

[Photo by The Minutes]

Not that I didn’t appreciate the stuff he did here. But this billboard liberation is just utterly joyous.

On the other hand, though it wasn’t a Banksy, we did have a joyous billboard liberation of our own recently. So we’re not sweating it either.

[via Wooster Collective]

Previously:

Billboard Liberation Front Not Into Smoking

Carlos Mencia Will Give You Leprosy

Graffiti Vs. Billboards