Mission Mission

Just a reminder: Man Lines, the photo blog about guys standing in line at lunchtime in San Francisco, is still going strong. It is a very consistent blog.

Luna Park has shuttered and it will soon be something new from the Mission Beach Cafe folks.

The former Specchio recently reopened as the Buffalo Club but then received a cease-and-desist order from something else with Buffalo in the name, so it is reopening as Cease & Desist.

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Now shall we listen to some Best Coast?

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I woke up just now with this banger stuck in my head. Enjoy:

The Dukes of Hamburg play every now and then at the Knockout, usually at a “Teenage Dance Craze” party, and it is always a memorable show.

Last night we published the news that Dolores Park is finally set to reopen its north side on June 18th (yay!) and then we posted it to our Facebook page with some appropriate emoji:

The news promptly got 75+ likes and at least 30 shares — indicators that this was popular news. But then look at the comments section:

What a bunch of grumpy complainers! You guys really need a sunny afternoon in the park!!

The nice folks at Dolores Parks Works just told us the news!

There’s a party to celebrate:

Mark your calendrrrs!!!!

UPDATE: I mean…

@missionmission remember as the North side opens the South side of Dolores will close for reno. The playground will remain open.

— Dolores Park Works (@dpworks) June 2, 2015

Who needs Mission Cliffs when you’ve got the armory? No fees!

(Just kidding! Support local business!)

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Colin Winnette is a Mission-based author who writes mind-bending fiction and mysterious non-fiction tweets.

Here is the trailer for his new book, Haints Stay, which comes out tomorrow:

Here is what I wrote about a previous book of his, Fondly:

I’m halfway through Fondly and it is a fucking trip. After reading it for a while, I’d be going about my day and suddenly have a thought like, “Trains probably don’t really exist,” and actually think this thought for like 10 seconds before realizing my error. This is a good book. [link]

Haints Stay will probably be a good book too. Some website has called it “the most anticipated independent novel of the summer,” and I’ve read about 15 pages and they gave me the creeps, made me wanna drink whiskey, made me wanna buy a gun and hop a train and learn to fight and live in the woods and listen to Tom Waits even more than I usually do — and they also made me want to read the other 198 or so pages as soon as possible. (But I can’t, because it’s not out yet.)

You may preorder it here (because preorders are good for authors, you know), and you may attend the release party (featuring food, beverages, a “campfire” and a “retelling” of the book) at Booksmith on Haight Street on Wednesday at 7pm.

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