Mission Mission

Shilpa Ray — she’s an Indian girl with soul-sister pipes, and she fronts basically a punk band in which she sings and plays some kind of janky old harmonium. It’s a killer mixture.

This video I took is not meant to be a primo concert film, but the sound is pretty good, and maybe it’ll give you a feel for what it’s like seeing Shilpa and Her Happy Hookers play at this club called Barbarella on a Friday afternoon at SXSW:

And lucky for us, she’s playing next Thursday at Bottom of the Hill!

That’s Bay Area celebrity DJ Wam Bam Ashleyanne helping you spot the “Dick.” Thanks, Ashleyanne!

It’s a taco, made of a waffle, filled with home fries, grilled onions and cheddar, and topped with Louisiana hot sauce — and maple syrup. (Or maybe they call it “sizzurp” in Texas, I forget.)

A joy to consume.

You can also get them with fried chicken and bacon. Here’s the spot, Lucky J’s:

That’s one way to keep your bike safe (maybe) from drunk St. Patty’s Day celebrants.

Previously:

Now Here’s a Great Bike Lock

That’s what it sounds like from their twitter, as well as their help wanted section on their website.  So what exactly is a Rapha pop-up shop you ask?  From the website:

“The Rapha Cycle Clubs are places for people passionate about road racing where they can watch live racing, enjoy food and drink, peruse Rapha’s emporium of products and become inspired by the rich culture of the sport which Rapha celebrates.”

This sounds pretty cool, and trust me, there are NOT a lot of places in the city to catch a decent Giro or Tour de ( Random City) in Europe race, and I for one would welcome Rapha to our fair cycling city.   I’m betting they open the shop somewhere in the Mission, because lets be honest, would any other part of San Francisco be as fit to house a bar full of drunk cyclists talking shop for hours on end?   I think not.

What do you think?

[photo via Rapha]

THE HORROR!

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