Mission Mission

Photo and title by a good friend of Kati Jackson’s, at 15th and SVN.

So the shirts, as you can see, are pretty great, and bargain-priced at just $15. But perhaps more importantly, do note that this picture is currently the best picture on the internet. Full details on the big shirt sale are hereabouts.

And only $15.

A photo of some cool kid wearing the all-new Dolores Chiller from Timbuk2 has caused quite a stir in the comments section of a Bikes and the City feature on last weekend’s Sunday Streets event in the Mission. Sample vitriol:

These obnoxious hipsters are ruining our neighborhood with their “pay to play” ironic bullshit. I’m begging you to go elsewhere and leave us locals out of your fantasy land.

Link. Feel free not to contribute to the extremely tired, everlasting debate about hipsterism.

In any case, the all-new Dolores Chiller from Timbuk2 is an absolute delight! Looks like a messenger bag, performs like an ice chest! (I’m on the wagon right now, so I’ve yet to actually use it to haul PBR or MHL to the park for a picnic, but it totally kept my Very Berry Crystal Geyser cold the other day.) It’s fully insulated and seals up nice and tight, and even has a built-in bottle opener (affording me a lighter load on the keyring I keep carabinered to the outside of my pants).

Note that it also functions the way a traditional messenger bag functions: You can put books and sweatshirts and other dry goods in it and use it to transport them around town. And what a color scheme! Perhaps most importantly, the company had the presence of mind to name such a highly useful — and thoroughly handsome — item after the undisputed best place in the entire world ever, Dolores Park. Kudos to Timbuk2 on a job well done. Click here to view the product page for the all-new Dolores Chiller from Timbuk2.

(Found on Mission St. at 16th.  Thanks Laura B.!)

Word on the street is that Mission resident and Sexual Camel team rider Kirt Fitzpatrick won his age category as a cat 1 (read: fast people) last weekend at Mountain Bike Nationals.  Major bonus points for embodying several hipster stereotypes on the podium.

In the event he inspires you to strive for athletic glory, he has previously shared some insights regarding his pre-season training:

I found this scan of Steve Prefontaine’s notes from a speech he gave in 1974. Let’s run down how I’m doing on the ole checklist.

• My diet consists largely of alcohol and Mexican fast food
• I’m sleeping in the living room of a home that calls itself “Casa de Chaos”
• I skipped half my workouts so far this year

Word on the street is that these gorgeous garments will be for sale at the merch table at tonight’s Casiotone for the Painfully Alone concert at Bottom of the Hill. Why? Unclear.

Janine Kahn of the SF Weekly says: “at least one parking meter is warm tonight.”  (link)

Photo by Nicky Dieter.

Previously:

Prize-Winning Meth Story

I Lost Meow To Meth

The best aging hipster ever!

1. Mullet creeping down his back?  Check
2. Denim jacket from the 70s?  Check
3. Walking indifferently with another long-haired companion?  Check
4. Walking with a friend wearing velcro shoes?  Victory

(Credit goes to Brittney G. - link)