Mission Mission

Just received this image as an anonymous MMS, so it could be some kind of evil plot to destroy me. Or it could be a parachute party.

I don’t even know what a Hungarian pepper is, but it sounds cool, and this shade of orange looks reaaaally good. Apparently INNA jam subscribers are receiving a jar of this this month, but hopefully some leftovers will show up at Rainbow or somewhere.

Fashionist asked this guy Chris about his fashion inspirations:

I’m really interested right now in the Duke of Windsor, just because he was so rebellious even though he was confined to this conservative background. I like the black ivy league thing that was going on with Miles Davis in the late 50s, early 60s. Also the Rat Pack, and the movie Mean Streets by Martin Scorsese.

Read on for more pics and expert analysis.

At the Verdi Club no less, as part of some Litquake thing because she wrote a book or something.

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Can’t say I plan to try either, but I’d definitely eschew the open-toed look — for vaaarious reasons.

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Jason Jägel is one of my favorite local artists by far. Check out his work at Needles and Pens, at 3253 16th Street, between Guerrero and Dolores:

Join us Friday September 7, 2012, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. for the opening reception of The Castle a solo show by Jason Jägel
with a musical performance by Dominic East

I haven’t gotten excited about a Lagunitas beer in awhile, but this my favorite new IPA since Ranger. It’s a “fractional” IPA, which presumably means the opposite of a double IPA (doubles typically have more hops and more alcohol.) With only 4.65% ABV, about the same as a Budweiser, this beer is custom-made for drinking all day and then overeating at Benders. And it tastes like marijuana and peaches, and it’s delicious. If anyone’s seen it on tap, let me know where and I’ll meet you there in 15.

Drink of the week is brought to you by Poachedjobs.com.

Many veterans are out in the streets this afternoon protesting the 2010 arrest and detainment of Bradley Manning, the Army soldier who gave WikiLeaks hundreds of thousands of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The leak brought to light many details and events that embarrassed the military, such as efforts to drastically lower the public civilian death count.

You can learn more about Manning and the case at bradleymanning.org, or get the gist of it at Manning’s Wikipedia page.

SF Weekly shares the horrible news about the famed East Bay DJ and KALX stalwart, as related by Africa’s sister:

My brother, Matthew Africa, was killed in a car accident on Monday afternoon. He and his beloved wife, Ha Le, were returning from a trip to Yosemite when their car collided with a big rig on a highway near Modesto. They tell us he died instantly; miraculously, she survived with multiple fractures. His absence is unbearable. Please keep our families in your thoughts and prayers.

I think everyone who knew him is probably pretty broken up right now, so I’ll just say that we’ve lost a really good soul and if it feels unfair, it’s because it is.

S’cute!

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