Mission Mission

What better night to tempt the lords of darkness with a wild Smiths/Misfits dance party than Friday the 13th?  Afraid?  Too bad, because the Smithsfits Friend Club makes it triumphant return tomorrow at the Knockout, and the best part is that the first 36 people to walk through the door get a rad limited edition Smithsfits button!  You’d be surprised how well the Smiths and Misfits go together when you just want to dance, which is why this night has become one of my favorite parties in the neighborhood!  Be sure to Like the page so you stay up to date on when the next party’s going down (that is, if you make it through the night).

Oh, and don’t forget to RSVP and invite your friends here!

Mr. Eric Sir noticed the interactive FB wall in Pica Pica, the Venezuelan place on Valencia and 15th.

Interesting approach. I like that they took the internet out of the interactions. Now they could take Facebook out of it and people could just write on a wall!

Related: My new suggested pick up line for hitting on internet people is “Wanna check out my URL IRL?”

OH in @BiRiteSF : Her: “Which water should I get babe?” Him: “Well, San Pellegrino’s sort of our thing, right?

— Nick Pal (@nick_pal) July 12, 2012

Uh-oh. Somebody must’ve gotten one of those Mogwai wet.

(Brave in 3D was really good btw.)

[via Street Art SF]

Although I’m on record as a skeptic of bedazzling bike helmets, the fact remains that nowadays everyone seems to be wearing those rad Bern helmets with the visor, so the only way to differentiate yourself from the crowd is to really do it yourself.  And who better to help you out with this fabulous task than the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who recently launched their new Bike Safety Campaign back at the last Sunday Streets.

Should you find yourself aching to try your hand at your own disco ball protection, they’ll be holding a HELMET BEDAZZLING workshop this Saturday the 14th from 4-6pm at Alley Cat Books on 24th and Treat.

RSVP and invite your friends here!

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Previously:

• Disco ball helmet is either the greatest idea ever or the worst folly in the history of cycling

Our pal Chris Garcia, soon to be ex-local comedian, stars in this new short as the titular bass instructor giving an . . . interesting lesson to a young musician. Really nice chemistry between these two. Shot in Secret Studios.

Chris is leaving us to move to some other place in California that supposedly has a better film scene, or whatever. His final show up here before moving is July 23rd at The Punchline. I’ve seen him live a couple times, check him out if you haven’t.

Well, this is a dream come true. My two favorite parties in the world, coming together for what will likely be the best superparty the world has ever known. It’s Berlin-style ping pong, in the factory-turned-performing-arts-theater known as Z Space, with DJ Purple‘s newly reborn DANCE KARAOKE party providing the soundtrack.

DJ Purple has been a fixture here in the neighborhood for years and years now (read all about him in our in-depth interview), so it’s fitting that he’s debuting his newly revamped (and renamed) repertoire here on Saturday night. We asked him to explain exactly what’s new:

OK, so the PINK BOOKS are basically taking the DJ Purple DANCE KARAOKE concept and giving it a thorough overhaul and update.

The basic idea of “no slow songs” has been taken into every nook and cranny of the song book, searching out those few remaining “clunkers” as I like to call them – songs that kill the momentum of the dance floor.

I’ve also changed the name from “The Ultimate Karaoke Dance Party” to “DANCE KARAOKE” for a few reasons. Most important is that it puts the emphasis on dancing as the FIRST priority, not just an afterthought.

In the past, I would use the “Party” part of the name as an excuse to include songs that were fun, but didn’t really keep people on the dance floor.

In the new books, every single song (2,436) has been carefully evaluated for dance potential – WAY more carefully than in the old book. For the last nine months, I’ve devoted pretty much every free moment to this.

Of course, it’s still a karaoke show, so it’s not all EDM – it still requires people to be open-minded enough to dance to rock, swing, country, etc.

We tried something similar several years ago at Zen Lounge in Mountain View – I created a special “Super-Dance Karaoke” book – and the result was incredible – we had a packed dance floor all night for karaoke.

Sold! So there’s that, plus the ping pong, plus free PBR, plus an afterparty at Coffee Bar across the street, plus skeeball, and it all takes place in this glorious room:

Imagine the karaoke lyrics up on that giant movie screen, and four ping pong tables worth of ping pong action! This is going to be epic. RSVP and invite your friends!

Oh, and be sure to check out DJ Purple’s songbook in advance.

[Photo by Ulla Havenga / Z Space]

West of Pecos, new to Valencia Street, just stepped up its bar program, and Eater SF has some details:

Prickly Pecos Marg 9
blanco tequila, fresh lime, agave, serrano pepper, prickly pear juice

Pecos Punch 8
blanco tequila, aperol, cateloupe, grapefruit, basil

Sidewinder 9
reposada tequila, campari, lime, vanilla, ginger beer

Cortez the Killer 9
reposado tequila, bonal, cacao

Read on for the full story.

It seems our boy Rocky, of Rocky’s Frybread fame, has some other tricks up his sleeve. Here’s the mysterious promotional video for his band’s performance tonight at the Knockout:

Ooh, and here’s the kickass poster:

It’s gonna be nice out today; might wanna blow off work and roll around in these beauties all afternoon.

[via cerrarto]