Mission Mission

You guys! This very special edition of American Tripps is gonna be so fun!!

The action starts at Z Space at 7pm. Z Space is this big gnarly theater space in an old factory. There’s a 10-ton crane in there! And here’s what else:

● 3 tables of BERLIN-STYLE PING PONG
● DJ sets by the HAÇETERIA crew
● Free PABST BLUE RIBBON before 8PM
● FOOD CARTS out front
● FULL BAR with drink specials all night

That all goes until about 11:30 and then an epic after party kicks off at Coffee Bar right across the street. And it goes ’til 3am!!! Peep this:

● Berlin-style BEER GARDEN
● More jams courtesy of HAÇETERIA and friends
● More food carts
● More ping pong

Dang. And all for just $3-5! Here’s what Z Space looks like during the day:

Here’s a map of the area:

Easy peasy, right? Just hop on your bike or the 22 or something.

Now RSVP and invite your friends already!

The Bold Italic this morning takes a look at the history of Berlin-style ping pong in San Francisco. Here’s a taste:

One of the great things about Berlin-style ping-pong is how social it is. You find yourself next to strangers in the circle, and you have this common sports drama to bond over. Somebody makes a wild shot, and you’re all cheering and exchanging critiques together. You recognize players of similar skill levels to your own, and you root for them. Pretty soon you’re friends.

That’s how it’s been at American Tripps. It’s a real scene.

Read on for the full story.

And don’t forget, American Tripps returns to the Secret Alley TONIGHT!! Start your Halloween weekend off right!

American Tripps is back after a monthlong hiatus, and there are two big reasons you DO NOT want to miss this edition:

1. To kick off Halloween weekend right, the party is eschewing techno for one night only to masquerade as a SOUL NIGHT, featuring DJ Wam Bam Ashleyanne (who you might remember TOTALLY ROCKED last Friday’s Oldies Night at the Knockout).
2. This event is your first opportunity to set foot inside The NEW AND IMPROVED Secret Alley. The crew spent all of October on a rad remodel. Nobody knows quite what to expect, but if you’ve been inside before, you know it can only get more impressive.

Plus, I hear Kreayshawn and Dolly Parton are both gonna be there. RSVP and invite your friends!

ALSO, the Friday after that (November 4th) is yet another very special American Tripps event, The American Tripps Berlin-Style Ping Pong Block Party. More details soon.

And he was really going for it, blasting right the hell up into Bernal Heights.

At least he’s wearing a helmet.

The Bold Italic today takes a look at everybody’s favorite Tallahassee import, volleybonk:

Volleybonk is a combination of volleyball, tennis, kickball, and, well, Fight Club.

We rotate service games similar to volleyball, except there’s no maximum or minimum number of players (they’ve had as few as two and as many as 36).

The goal, like tennis, is to hit winners or force errors, except unlike tennis, our team can volley among ourselves as many times as we want after the first bounce in order to get the ball across, as long as the same person doesn’t hit it twice in a row. We can strike the ball with any part of our bodies, so kicking, punching, heading, kneeing, or clotheslining are all on the table. Oh, and we don’t keep score.

Read on.

[via C'mon Pony]

That’s right, American Tripps is tonight! Our post from earlier this week itemizes some of the reasons to be excited:

We’re all really excited about how Berlin-style ping pong is taking the neighborhood by storm, and we’re really excited to have the entire Haçeteria crew on the decks this week, and we’re excited that this will be the final American Tripps before The Secret Alley undergoes a few interesting changes in October, and we’re excited that our official photographer this week will be none other than The Tenderloin Geographic Society herself!

Read on for the super rad official poster (featuring Paddlemonster and some of his pals) and a hott pic of a couple of hotties making out.

And don’t forget to RSVP and invite your friends.

We’re all really excited about how Berlin-style ping pong is taking the neighborhood by storm, and we’re really excited to have the entire Haçeteria crew on the decks this week, and we’re excited that this will be the final American Tripps before The Secret Alley undergoes a few interesting changes in October, and we’re excited that our official photographer this week will be none other than The Tenderloin Geographic Society herself!

But what we’re most excited about is this poster art by our pal Allison from C’mon Pony! Right!? Check out her characters’ other adventures here, here, here, here, here and here.

Now RSVP and invite your friends here. And be sure to like American Tripps on Facebook for regular updates and surprises.

Also, there’s a new set of photos up from last time, shot by our pal Jess Kelso. Clearly, American Tripps is a great place to hook upp:

UPDATE: Plus, apparently over at Fun Cheap SF you can “win tix.”

Wait, you missed out on the tortilla flower craze? Check it out: #tortillaflower

What’s more, American Tripps, the preeminent Berlin-style ping pong party in San Francisco takes place again tonight at the Secret Alley. 7-11PM. $3-5. RSVP and invite your friends here.

[Photo by Ariel]

Happy 8th birthday, Bender’s!

[Photos by terry.b; more here.]