Mission Mission

We’ve already been on top of a fire truck and on top of Muni.  Who cares if it’s a few weeks later; this city just can’t get enough of their first World Series victory!  These guys even went so far as to snag some Public Works vests so no one would suspect them.

All jokes aside, this looks like a pretty entertaining job.  You get to ride all over the neighborhood during beautiful days* and have hipsters on fixies take photos of you.  Someone has to make sure all those Muni lines are functioning properly, lest all hell break loose.  They really get around, too!  See, here they are stopping for some Arinell on Valencia:

*I would be seriously surprised if they had to do this in the rain.

Yum! And I thought the food at Coffee Bar was only good when Radio Africa was in the house.

Zoë Banks informs us that it’s quite weighty and takes forever to eat.

Okay, so the dudes that pop half-mile wheelies through city traffic are probably the type of cyclists that make people who aren’t cyclists hate cyclists (say that 10 times fast). But I’m not gonna lie, it’s a blast watching these reckless assholes fly through the insane intersections of Manhattan in the trailer for Empire, screening at Mission Workshop on Friday.

Sure, we’ve got the morning Market St. scrum, but does that really compare the the car/pedestrian clusterfuck that is Times Square? As the New Yorkers say, “forget about it!” Wait, do they still say that? New York readers please confirm/deny. Also chime in on these babies: “Why are you breaking my balls?” “Let’s get some fucking pizza” and “Fuck you, asshole!”

Back to the trailer. Check out those amazing skitchin’ shots. In case you aren’t familiar with the 1994 Sega Genesis game of the same name, “Skitchin’” is when you grab on to a car and hitch a ride. It’s like swimming with the whales except the whale is your enemy.

Check out the youtube trailer and the details below:

Mission Workshop is hosting Bicycle Film Festival San Francisco with the screening of Empire.  The Bicycle Film Festival is a platform to celebrate the bicycle through music, art and of course film.  As part of it’s 10th anniversary line-up the festival will be showing Empire at Mission Workshop Friday, November 12 at 6:00pm, tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the BFF website: http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/san-francisco

Let’s be fair,  though. SF probably started this sort of bike video nonsense with Mash.

Last Whiskey Wednesday I was at, I heard two whole people complaining that their drinks had been bussed or stolen or knocked over while they were outside doing something. And I was like, “Hello: drink caddy.” And they were like, “Wha?”

This is the drink caddy, and we’re lucky to have it. Know it, use it.

City guides usually bum me out, but this one is “alternative,” so maybe it’ll fare a little better. Plus, Mike Giant may or may not be involved, and we all know his musings on San Francisco (and its women) can be pretty astute. Here’s the official invite:

We’re super excited about the launch of WRENCHED, our bi-annual alternative city guide. Since we proudly call San Francisco “home,” it was only natural that the first issue highlight the city we love and all of her hidden and often-forgotten gems as recommended by various SF artists and creative types. You definitely won’t find a guide like this anywhere else; something that both tourists and locals alike will appreciate for years to come.

In celebration of WRENCHED, we’ve planned an uber special launch party (Wednesday, 11/17 @ 111 Minna) featuring special guests, live performances and one-night-only art installations. And of course, guests can pick up their free copy of WRENCHED!

Shit, and they call it Frisco. Bold. I like it.

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Previously:

Scooter Hero

Really?  You’re raising the tuition again?  You guys remember what happened last time, right?  Granted, this is an 8% tuition hike rather than last year’s odious 32% increase, but that still makes student fees double what they were six years ago.  And on top of that, you’re increasing the number of “senior officials” making over $200k?!??

Oh, I know.  You’ve got to pay that much in order to remain competitive enough to attract the top administrative talent.  Sure, the same “talent” whose selfish decisions are gradually eroding one of the wonders of the modern world, the University of California system, in which any Californian could get a top-flight education no matter what their economic background?  Yeah, sure, they’ve got a proven track record.  OF FUCKING UP.

This has been your morning dose of BERKELEY RAGE.  Please enjoy the rest of your day.

Tonight and tonight only, a long list of Mission restaurants will donate 25-50% of your total bill to Mission Graduates, an organization dedicated to sending neighborhood kids who might not go to college to college.

The event is called Food for Thought, and a TON of rad places are participating. I recommend Beretta and its Margherita with Burrata (pictured), but feel free to peruse the whole list here.

If you feel like staying in tonight, you can also support the cause by entering a raffle in which you could win a trip to Mexico, an iPad or gift certificates to Delfina or a bunch of other restaurants. Enter online here.

Here’s a short video about the program you’ll be helping:

[Photo of Beretta's Margherita with Burrata by thaumatrope]

So much has happened over the last two weeks, I never found a spare moment to post these pictures of some fun foolin’ around outside the ballpark two Wednesdays ago. Let’s take a look back:

More after the jump (including getting the upper deck into the action):

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Anyone else been seeing these little jammers everywhere? Has anybody actually gotten one back as change?

“Love pennies.” I usually hate pennies, but these seem okay.

[Photo by Dennis Kernohan]