Mission Mission

At first we thought the heavy smoke emanating from the roof was just exhaust from Limon’s kitchen, but their staff informed us that was not the case, so they called 911.  Ten firetrucks later, it was determined that the fixies are safe and sound.  Crisis averted!

Prop L or not.

Nonetheless , these were the only ones I saw on Haight this afternoon.  One managed to get his hands on a burrito by the time I walked by again.

You don’t want to miss this: Slavic Soul Party is a Balkan brass band from Brooklyn that doesn’t make it out here too often, and when they do it’s in much bigger venues. They just announced that they’ll be playing at the Mission tonight.

In addition to the Serbian brass band tradition, they mix in some American funk, soul, New Orleans, and whatever-the-fuck-they-want traditions. They even did a Nirvana tune on one of their records (and not some trite version of “Lithium” or something… try often overlooked In Utero gem “Very Ape”)!

Tonight (Sat, Nov 13) they will be performing at Amnesia with the Bay Area’s own premiere Balkan brass band Brass Menazeri. Who knows, if you’re lucky you might catch them all teaming up like Voltron and marching up Valencia St. later tonight.

The Bold Italic is hosting a fine event called Paws & Play tonight at the Women’s Building. Organizer Laura B. gives us the pertinents:

It’s a free pet fair with tons of vendors, food (fat bottom bakery & sugar beat sweets cupcakes, ike’s sandwiches), and drinks (lagunitas, treasure island wine co) and then later in the evening it’s doggie bingo with chili pie, beer, and awesome prizes like signed sf giants cap from edgar renteria, southwest plane tickets, apple gift cards, and more!

RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook here.

In a new interview with the director of Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco, First Things blows the lid off Stillman’s floor drugs habit:

Little details often interest Stillman. He spent a couple of minutes during one interview collecting tiny white balls off the floor. He thought they were pills but lost interest when he discovered they were your typical over-the-counter breath mints.

What a scoop! Read on if you like Whit Stillman and/or want to hear about his forthcoming film and where he’s been at for the last 12 years.

Floor drugs!

[via whitstillman.org] [Photo by Damien Basile]

Previously:

Floor Drugs

Internet celebrity Eric Fischer just unearthed a few more ancient pictures of the Mission, including this shot of the Hairball in its infancy.

Also, Mission south of 22nd.

And, FYI, Mission Local has a slide show examining proposed Cesar Chavez corridor improvements that includes some aerial shots that illustrate exactly why it’s called the Hairball here.

My Lucky Number’s One posted this picture and had this to say:

Cars keep almost running over cyclists in the bike lane right here. Cyclists are being amazingly polite in getting their attention.

Politeness is good, right? But does it make a lasting enough impression on the average dick motorist? How do you teach people to share the road and be more aware of their surroundings? What are the answers to these seemingly unanswerable age-old questions?

Kudos to photographer Christopher Ruedy for this epic shot. View it large for full epicness.

Whose flying dog is this anyway? Kudos to you too.

That stuff ain’t cheap! Maybe we should all try a little harder to appreciate the monetary lengths graffiti artists go to to keep our streets looking rad.

[Photo by Petty Crimes]

Ulysses just experienced this phenomenon for the first time. See the photo in its entirety and read all about it here.