Mission Mission

Better late than never, an animated GIF of breakdancing/kung-fu fighting from Sunday Streets:

This guy was also doing that Russian kick-dancing thing (kazachok/prisyadka?) which was pretty awesome. Almost made up for the Dennis Richmond Band getting shut down by the cops thanks to the parents of the kids band playing by the library, or so the rumor goes.

An anonymous tipster writes:

“Around 3pm a man was shot outside W-K Market [in front of an apartment building] near the corner of 24th and Folsom. The victim was able to get into a car and go to the hospital. Police showed up quickly, and solicited information about the shooter from bystanders. Citizens milling around the intersection could be heard saying things like, “What the fuck? It’s broad daylight.” and “Jesus, didn’t school just get out?”

Post updated to reflect correct location on June 11th

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Local commuter David Enos shares some insights:

This living alone out in the avenues business is a weird thing.  It’s isolated out here.  Been waking up from bad dreams, finding myself staring at such things as Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara’s imdb pages until dawn, then getting in another hour or two of sleep before another shift.  An endless, silent train home and then doing it over again.

Sounds peaceful enough. Read on for the punchline.

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This should be interesting. Plus, I hear Chris Garcia is moving to LA, so you better get your fill quick. RSVP and invite your friends!

Did you know there is a whole video/production studio at the back of Artist Television Access on Valencia at 21st? It’s called Goldwave and lately they’ve been producing an ongoing series called Chromavision which highlights local musicians who are bridging the worlds of analog and digital production. Check out their second episode featuring both an interview (above) and live set (below) with Mission resident Natural Curves!

I’m not sure where we are in this, but the conversation intrigues me. Partly because it illustrates two different ways to create image using text.

Found on the other side of Market Street, on the wall of the former Go Getter’s Market.

Several cop cars have eastbound traffic blocked off between Mission and Valencia. No ambulances so far, so that’s nice.

Peter from the Mission’s own Porto Franco Records filmed this new video of Mark Growden playing an improvisational piece on bicycle handlebars using a technique he invented himself. Not the first time we’ve posted about this very thing, but this video wasn’t filmed on an obsolete iPhone, so it’s worth another look.

Sounds like the kind of music I’d hear after eating too many Guatemalan insanity peppers.

I don’t know how I missed this sweet piece on the door at Bender’s. Who’s the lucky lady that gets to go on a gorilla ride to the top of Sutro? I hear he likes blondes.

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The olympics are right around the corner! Here are a couple of locals trying to improve their relay race time on 24th and Alabama. Photo by Chris Atwood.

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