Mission Mission

Is it some kind of waterfowl plucking tasty little oysters out of the sand, or an arm-wrestler’s arm flexing before a bout?

While it remains the undeniable right for everyone on this beautiful planet to enjoy continuous access to tacos, wouldn’t you feel a bit reluctant to accept the authenticity of one being handed to you by someone named Jimboy?  I mean, seriously, Jimboy’s Tacos?  I guess if you live in Nevada City (pictured), you can’t be too choosy.

Of course, Allan says they really hit the spot, and a close inspection of their menu shows that in addition to being around for over 50 years, they serve TACO BURGERS (wha???) along with the classic super burritos and chile rellenos and stuff.  Plus, they definitely have a sense of humor, so next time I pop up here for some cabin fever fun, I’ll have to ignore the unfortunate name and give them a shot!

Previously:

Mission Burritos Hit Canada

Burrito Map

Painting a new sign.

This place was something that I can’t remember. Then it was a sandwich/bakery place. Then seemingly the same thing but with a Hawaiian deli angle. Then a vegetable market. And now . . . another vegetable market?

I asked Devin if he’d had any kind of formal self-defense training or anything:

No, not really. I went to military school when I was younger, but I’ve always been a badass.

Good to know. Watch your backs if you ever visit Sac I guess. And try to hang with a badass like Devin.

Previously:

Critical Mass Sacramento

Remember back when Deerhoof had a pretty weird sound, almost too weird to listen to, but somehow you always got sucked in?

Well they haven’t changed a bit. The Bay Bridged has their new video up right right here, and it’s a good watch.

Reader Aimee C. (winner of our Mission Bikes messenger bag giveaway) spotted this sign the other day:

I saw this sign at Altena Restaurant.  The mission continues to get oddly specific, aye?

Aye! And just in time for MLK Day!

Okay then, wall in the bathroom at Revolution Cafe.

Let’s hear it for preservation! Our old pal Linda teamed up with Mission Local to save this here sign:

“I was alarmed when I saw the place up for lease after so many years,” said Linda Lagunas, a Mission resident of 15 years. “A lot of people have a soft spot in their hearts for that sign, myself included.”

Lagunas fears the sign will suffer the same fate as the famed 17 Reasons sign that sat atop Thrift Town on 17th and Mission streets before it was replaced by a billboard.

A post on MissionMission that sparked a discussion about Discolandia’s closing prompted Lagunas to take action. She’s written to the Historic Preservation Commission expressing her concern and asking what can be done to protect the sign.

Hurrah! Read on. (Also, you’re welcome.)

(Now can we take action against mushing Mission Mission into one word? What do we look like, KitchenAid?)

I’ve been a fan of Pal’s Take Away from the beginning, but somehow I missed out on something they do called the DONUT SANDWICH. Mission Local and Richie from Hapa Ramen tell us all about it in a new video.

And I suppose we better all be sure to follow Pal’s on Twitter so we don’t miss out on anything else.

I love that David Bowie song “Modern Love,” but I think it’s time Janebook and her pals produce a remix, incorporating some of the decidedly even more modern stuff seen here, in this excerpt from a post called “The Modern SF Love Story”:

K: We should write the modern love story:  a tale full of riveting texts, unbelievable tweets, and dive bars with views of Tecate waterfalls.

J: Long afternoons in Dolores Park, gossiping about people sitting 20 feet away. The buzzing of exterior gates at 2:43am.

K: 1964, the big Royal Ball. Epic battles between track bike riders and people with vintage city bikes.

J: A duel outside of Pop’s in the late summer afternoon heat…

K: … people watching in suspense from the windows of St. Francis.

J: Two lovers separated in a sea of Debaser flannel.

That’s how it ends. Super poetic. But the beginning is great too. Read it all.

[Photo by Carina]