Mission Mission

This was the unfortunate scene at Nap’s III last Friday night. They eventually moved on, but it turned out some drunk chick ran off with the mic to the back patio and returned it just in time for her song. I guess she didn’t like duets.

When I raise enough money to start the next franchise (Nap’s IV) I’ll probably stick to non-wireless microphones.

What a feat! And such cute matching outfits!

However, these guys are not quite as in synch as those goose-stepping pigeons.

Photo by Luba♠Roniss.

Just saying.  Here’s one that pays proper homage to the city’s Asian heritage.  And crows, one of the smartest birds around [citation needed] and obvious heir of Tyrannosaurus Rex.  Look how majestic they perch!  Vancouver has the crows to thank for the city’s lack of pigeon epidemic.  Also:

They take their Commie shit very seriously

An epic standoff of purple proportions

I think this is the crow lady when she was younger

Bonus:  Urban farm!  With people working on it in the rain.  Vancouver is hardcore.

We’ve got plenty of murals in San Francisco.  We need more farms.  Case closed.

The Tenderloin Geographic Society has the scoop. The horror!

Apparently people that ride buses into the Financial District are less friendly than people that ride buses elsewhere. See how stuff like that affects your Muni driver’s day in this new movie by Sara Biegelsen.

I was wondering what came of Science For Juggalos and was surprised to find out it was broken up by Insane Clown Posse themselves! I can’t decide whether or not this means it was a complete failure or resounding success.

Big Violent J himself fills us in:

In case you haven’t been up on your memes, ICP put out a video recently about all the magic up in this bitch. You know, like fuckin’ butterflies, lava, giraffes, and UFOs:

In response, the Mission’s own Noisebridge decided to host a science fair for the Juggalos to help explain how fuckin’ magnets work among other things. It took place in front of the Warfield on June 5th where the band was scheduled to play.

There are more details of what went down from Aaron Muszalski on his twitter.

[photo by y3dua]

From Missed Connections:

Sidewalk Sale Sunshine, epic mom jeans, blue blouse, amazing smile – m4w – 29 (mission district)

I was talking with our friend Rory at his sidewalk sale on 20th and Valencia, and you came to buy a pillowcase.
You had long reddish hair, super high cut jeans, a tucked in blue blouse, and amazing unique front teeth in the best smile ever.
I was wearing a blue hat of some kind, cut-off jeans and green socks.

After you walked away I started feeling really groovy, I immediately realized that this is because YOU are magic.
Now please use your powers to find this~ because more magic like that could maybe save the universe.

Okay, we can all picture “epic mom jeans,” but for the love of epic mom jeans, will someone please explain “unique front teeth”???

[link] [Thanks, TD!]

Graphic by Roxanne the Dainty Librarian.

Mission Community Block Party takes place this Saturday, June 19th 11am-3pm in front of Revolution Cafe on 22nd and Bartlett. There should be lots of food, live music, and dance performances. Full details here.

Also, after Sirron Norris and CUBA made nice last week regarding the mural on that corner, it looks like they will be inviting YOU to take part of their new mural collaboration! Please try to resist the urge to hide a bunch of dongs in there.

Come paint a piece of our new community mural! Anyone and everyone can come paint their part of a mural! A blank canvas for you to paint your piece of the Mission! Artists Sirron Norris and CUBA will return afterward to tie it together into a unified mural. All are welcome to contribute their part of a mission mural! On the side of Revolution Cafe.

[Thanks for the heads up, J-Lub]

If you go to Zeitgeist right now the front door is blocked off and the new entrance is on the Valencia side of the patio. According to the doorman they had to make some upgrades or repairs which cast light on a few other code violations and now the whole place is getting a facelift. It seems the biggest changes are the removal of the porta potties with the addition of actual bathrooms over in the far (Southeast) corner of the outdoor area, and that the bar will now be open to the outside, so you can order from the deck under the overhang. I wasn’t sure if the original entrance would be restored or if we’ll be strolling directly onto the patio from the street for good.

It sounds like the overall flow of the space will be different, but that it won’t have much effect on the atmosphere that we all love to hate. People will still come by looking to have a nice chat with the bartender while they mix up their Harvey Wallbanger and end up running home in a tizzy to get on Yelp and write about wishing there was a way to give a bar no stars. Which is exactly, I assume, how we all want it.

Anyway, here’s a bonus bar doodle:

This Fresh Prince character has been making the rounds lately. Does it effectively play on your time-spanning love of the classic Will Smith sitcom? Or does it bum you out?

Photo by steveevets.