Mission Mission

Tipster Chris writes in with photos of a new smoke shop being put up AS WE SPEAK on 24th and Folsom:

At first I thought tipster Chris was messing with us with a couple of doctored pics.  A sign that ugly can’t be real.

Boss Tycoon is clearly taking typography tips from a seasonal Halloween Headquarters store.  Cool!

Seeking the thrill ride of your life?  Read Humphry Slocombe’s Twitter from start to finish and get so. fucking. stoked.

Whoever writes this thing is having a dance party RIGHT NOW.  They just tossed an ice cream scoop into the air, did a spin, and caught their scoop right into the cone, all whilst singing into the scooper like it were a microphone.

Seriously, are you as fun as this?  Follow them @humphryslocombe.

KevMo says we do too many dog posts, but I beg to differ.  Honestly, I think he’s just bummed he wasn’t invited to the….

DOG PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On 29th street, from Don’t Ask Me, I Just Work Here.

Mission ladies, this could be you:

Candystore Collective on 16th/Guerrero is having a Dear Creatures trunk show Thursday night from 6:00-8:30 p.m.  From SF Indie Fashion:

Along with cocktails and bon bons, the evening promises a sneak preview of and chance to order from the coveted indie label’s forthcoming holiday and spring 2010 collections. We are smitten with the girlish, vintage look  of the pieces – we can see why Zooey Deschanel is such a fan.

Yeah, the LA-based label’s clothes’ll probably be very expensive, but they’ll definitely have some lovely pieces to look at that’ll make it worth the trip.

I plan on leaving either a) bummed about the dresses I don’t have, or b) guilty about the money I’ve spent but stoked I’m dressed like a Girl Scout and/or infantilized secretary.

Bummer!  Shawna sent in this disturbing image, a sign posted on the doors of Cancun:

Hopefully they’re not pullinga La Rondalla.

Anyone have any more info?

Beer sausage with sauerkraut, onions and peppers. By Bonnie L.

Oh dang!  Encased meats!

Finally, some more info on Rosamunde’s new Mission location!  Take it away, Grub Street:

If all goes according to plan, there will be a second location of Rosamunde Sausage Grill in the Mission District by January 1. Owner Jennifer Tucci told Grub Street today that she and new partner Josh Margolis have closed a deal to buy the current Cafe Arguello space on Mission Street near 24th Street. They plan to keep the existing Rosamunde menu, adding a couple of dishes that Margolis says “won’t be expanded that far off of sausages.” They’re building out the bar area and adding some 20 beer taps. The rest of the space will stay more or less the same, including those giant windows, but they’ll replace the existing tables and chairs with new communal tables, tall tables, and regular tables with bench seats. They won’t have table service, so you still order and pick up the food and beer at the counter.

Yeah!  January 1st!  Ring the New Year in with a fist full of sausage (that’s what he said?).  My personal favorite is the Hungarian (that’s what she said?).

Related: how do you guys feel about Gestalt and its offerings?

Jesse Fernandez has been running a multimedia comedy show called Things We Made at The Dark Room Theater on 18th/Mission for over two years now and I have a feeling it’s pretty funny.   Sure, “multimedia comedy show” sounds kinda douchey, but it can’t be any worse than the things you currently laugh at (Seth Rogen? Are you kidding me?).  Be honest with yourself: you have a shitty sense of humor.

But back to Things We Made.  The relevant deets:

“Things We Made” is a comedy show that presents a salad of wit, characters, videos, illustrations, movement and music. It’s an atmosphere to share unconventional and often brilliant creations. Patrick Bulger and Jesse Fernandez host this monthly conduit of San Francisco’s original and delectable humor.

When: 10:00pm, 10/17/09

What: A comedy show called “Things We Made”

Who: Chris Garcia (The Onion’s Aristocrat Award-winner), Donny Divanian (San Francisco Fringe Festival), Chris Thayer, plus the Things We Made Cast!

Where: The Dark Room Theater on 2263 Mission Street (between 18th and 19th), San Francisco, CA 94110

Cost: $10

For more info: 415-401-7987, www.thingswemade.com , www.darkroomsf.com , wsup@darkroomsf.com

Go on and see it!

Chris Garcia, I remember being pretty funny.  I vaguely recall my bf and I trying to impress him with jokes one night at maybe the Hemlock and walking away feeling successful, but let’s face it.  We weren’t funny.  Sorry,  Chris.

Reader Dervish wrote in with some troubling news:

Dalva bar has closed their hideout. Worse, their not closing it at all, rather their building another bar back there and prohibiting smoking…

As a fan of the Dalva back room (it looks like sexy France!), I hope Dervish has been misinformed.  There’s nothing more enjoyable than showing up early (p.s. they open at 4) and  filling that space with 10-15 of your closest smoker friends.

Just a rumor so far, folks.  Anyone know more?

(Photo courtesy of montgomery r.)

Free oysters at El Rio?!  Now I’ve heard everything!

Yes, it’s true.  Free Tomales Bay oysters every Friday at 5:30 p.m.  Go on and slam back a couple.  Rumor has always had it that oysters are aphrodisiacs, after all – though pervy ole Wikipedia posits we might just all think that cuz of their “soft, moist texture and appearance.”

Get it?  They look like vaginas.

Thanks to Grub Street for the tip.

This rules.  SFist’s Brock Keeling writes an enthralling review of his experience at the Where the Wild Things Are screening and afterparty (well, the afterparty, at least).  All this hoopla was held as a benefit for 826 Valencia, the Mission nonprofit/pirate store – you know, the place that “makes people feel good via honing the writing skills of those less fortunate.”

I suggest you read this wonderful account in full and throw your head back in smug laughter. Finding more reason to dislike Dave Eggers and appreciate Brock Keeling will make you feel so, so self-satisfied and thoroughly enlightened.   Probably a bit like how Dave Eggers feels himself ALL THE TIME.  Shit-eating grins everywhere!

God, I hope Dave Eggers doesn’t fuck this movie up.  The previews look pretty amazing, no?