Ever since since DIY/nerd hero Ben Heckendorn‘s Pinball Tribute to Bill Paxton popped up in my reader, I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s amazing. It’s a masterpiece. I want nothing more than to have this in lieu of Elvis Pinball at the Uptown. Maybe we’ll start a fundraiser to buy this sucker.
Folks, it has a motorized self-crushing Hamm’s can:
More on Bill Paxton Pinball at Ben Heck’s.
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Tag Savage of Sleepover SF produced this epic new logo for us. You might’ve seen it on our Facebook page, and you’ll be seeing it right here on our site some time soon when we unveil an equally epic redesign.
So, how about this: You get a tattoo of this beaut’, we’ll give you free Mission Mission for life.
[This is not entirely a joke. What with all this paywall talk, not to mention the reinvigorated world of print, we may soon be charging everyone $19.99 a month to read this thing. But not you, you with your fresh ink, not you.]
Victoria K. sent us word of this story in the Wall Street Journal.
In 1999, the Mission’s Casa Sanchez offered free lunch for life for customers who got tatt’ed up with the restaurant’s iconic Dr. Strangelove-inspired mascot. The media caught wind of the offer and facing potential financial ruin, they capped the promotion.
Well, if you weren’t one of the lucky 50 people that got in before the bust, it’s on again. Ms. Sanchez says it’s a ‘recession special’. Get your ass down to Black and Blue now and beat the rush.
This is the video for the hit song “Bone Jam” by Jeff the Brotherhood. Don’t know much about them, but they ruled in Austin last week, this song rules, the video rules, and they are playing at the Eagle TONIGHT. Lucky you!
Oh and some dude named Ty Seagall is headlining.
And don’t forget to see Surfer Blood for free at Amoeba.
(Thanks, SFist’s Bay Area Concerts!)
This looks like a fun party. And surely the owner of that wall will appreciate this nice drawing more than the owner of that last wall appreciated that ugly tag. And look at all that plaid!
Photography by createdbyanna.
See the finished mural after the jump:
OMG the Mish the other night spotted this doozy of a don’t at La Corneta. “This bro,” they seem sad to say, “was too busy on his phone to tip.”
They saw some other stuff there too. Read on.
Haverhill Fever is a great new blog about some town on the east coast none of us have ever heard of. Yesterday they published this pretty good billboard hack, but they took it a step further than we ever have and actually tracked down the artists responsible and got them to share their story:
We’re into finding places to explore and leaving our mark in subtle ways that are more for humor than anything else. Obviously in this case it was just taking a jab at a bad comedian haha
Previously:
Billboard Liberation Front Delivers Real Beaut’ in the Mission
Today on Brainslip, follow this puck as it sightsees all over the city. Its journey begins right here in the Mission.
Doña Tere must have liked the Tijuana taco stands as well, but she wasn’t around to let me sample her fare. Anyone ever try the tacos at this place on 21st and Florida, across the street from Pirate Cat Radio?
And Taco Bell, are you listening? When I mentioned shrimp tacos, this is not what I was talking about.
Perhaps Broke Ass Stuart has the answer?
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