Mission Mission

Also, they’re playing this Saturday night, *not* with Ronnie Spector:

Hoo-boy.

[via 4505 Meats on Instagram]

Spooky!

At 18th Street, crews were replacing some signage:

And there were news trucks too, which proves this is newsworthy:

And, for reference, here’s what 101 looked like around the same time:

It’s 8-Ball Zine Fair! Who will be there you ask?

COLPA PRESS
COOLTRY
DEAD BEAT CLUB
HAMBURGER EYES
LATER DUDES
NEEDLES & PENS
KEEPEYES
TBW BOOKS
WSSF
WORMHOLES

Boom. And you get to enter the Billiard Palacade!

[via factory 1 design]

Bernalwood today did a great post about drone politics, and there’s a pretty great discussion going on in the comments section too, but commenter “queenie” stole the show with this epic piece of poetry:

The leash-less dawgs are all a-bark,
HARK! — there’s a spy in the sky above the park!
Out from the cafes, out from the homes,
the Bernalites look up and see DRONES.
They’re buzzing up a storm of infernal noise,
military-esque these ain’t no toys.
Camo-clad controllers, moms and dads with strollers,
in the same damn Bernal bubble,
you know there’s gonna be trouble.
Some say it’s fine,
some say it’s good,
taco-copters to deliver my take-out food!
but you know you’re gonna pay
when your taco lands
in some un-picked poop
in the playground sands.
So welcome to the future
and expect to see more
How do you like dog crap
with your Al Pastor?

Welcome to the future, indeed! Good work, Bernalpals!

Read on for lots more discussion.

[Photo by Mat]

Here’s the deal:

Its official, we are leaving Clooney’s. After a fun filled 3+ years, we have decided to be more mobile. We will be doing monthly pop ups in different bars and restaurants around town. Our last day will be Friday July 11. Thanks to all that visited us at the Clooney’s location. Looking forward to seeing you around town.

Sweet, now we never have to go to Clooney’s ever again!

[via The Galley on Facebook]

Probable Edweard Muybridge tribute, powered by wind.

In terms of quantity, this definitely doesn’t top the 45 songs I sang in May, but it was still a good month:

1. Hounds of Love – The Futureheads
2. Supersoaker – Kings of Leon
3. Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
4. Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
5. Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again – The Angels
6. Too Much Time on My Hands – Styx
7. Reflektor – Arcade Fire
8. Silly Love Songs – Wings
9. Real Wild Child – Iggy Pop
10. You Don’t Know How It Feels – Tom Petty
11. Let Me Go – Cake
12. Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town – Kenny Rogers
13. I’m Sticking with You – The Velvet Underground
14. Conquest – The White Stripes
15. Country Girl – Primal Scream
16. Dancing in the Moonlight – Thin Lizzy
17. Baby, I Love You – Ramones
18. Love Stinks – J. Geils Band

And the lesson remains the same: karaoke is super fun, the karaoke scene here in SF is pretty killer, and you can sing a wide variety of cool songs if you want.

(I like going to DJ Purple on Tuesdays at Tupelo in North Beach and Thursdays at Slate here in the Mission, KJ Paul on Saturdays at SoMa StrEat Food Park sometimes, and Roger Niner at Butter on Sundays. How bout you?) (Oh and I sang “Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town” at this awesome dive in Santa Monica called the Gaslite.)