Mission Mission

You may know of THE THING Quarterly, a project by local artists Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan. It’s a quarterly art . . . thing that is designed by a different guest artist every time and sent out to the subscribers.

In between the official THE THINGs they produce a side art project, taking place purely in the realm of snail mail, or what we used to call “the mail”, called SASE. They explain:

SASE is an ongoing project of THE THING where we commission individuals to produce a limited edition project that must fit within a standard envelope and is free and available to anyone who sends us a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope). SASE #3 is the third in a series of four SASE projects commissioned by THE THING Quarterly.  Past contributors include San Francisco-based graphic designers MacFadden & Thorpe and visual artist Suzanne Husky.

SASE #3 will be released in Summer 2012 as an edition of about 200.  A $500 honorarium will be awarded to the selected contributor.  THE THING will cover production costs.  Those submitting should be prepared to work with us on developing their proposal so that it can be printed within our budget.

Anyone is welcome to apply.

Further details and project guidelines are on their site. I dig it. Let’s find new things to mail and try to keep the post office alive! If we don’t need to send letters or bills, what else can we be sending?

I never ate at this restaurant, and now it’s closed.

Vaya con Dios.

UPDATE: Oh and it’s going to be a Burma Superstar, nbd.

I’ve known no other shoe my whole lifelong. What’s a boy to do?

[via Everyday Photos]

Two showings on Wednesday night, two showings on Thursday night. DO NOT MISS THIS. Whether you’re a fan of his music or a fan of AWESOME MOVIES, or both, you will love it.

Advance tickets and more info are available here.

Is that standard issue?

UPDATE: Yep. Say wha?

[via The Fog Bender]

I’m not usually one to take pictures of my food, but I was a little drunk and a lot enjoying my dinner. I highly recommend the corn dog, which is made with some kind of really fancy sausage and comes with a spicy-creamy dipping sauce.

And all that talk of that it was problematic that they don’t have fries? They have fries — and they are bangin’:

Whether you’re a bowler or not, go eat these things.

(Oh and it looks like they’re gonna start a brunch program this weekend. More on that soon.)

Just ask yourself:

As we reported back in December, Rite Spot has been shut up since November. That’s a long time, man. But apparently they’re gonna reopen soonish. An Eater SF tipster has the scoop:

It was all in tumult, furniture stacked in huge piles, sanding equipment and miscellaneous junk everywhere. I talked to one of the guys who said they are undergoing renovations and Rite Spot will be back up and running within a month.

Can’t wait!

[Photo by Google Maps]

Our pal Eli Horowitz, co-author of the renowned ping pong tome Everything You Know Is Pong, spotted something curious on the back cover of his New Yorker the other day:

Hello Allan.  I have a (non-pong-related) tip for you — almost entirely irrelevant, but it’s Mission-centric and has been on my mind. Have you seen this new iPhone ad set in the Mission?  It’s on the back cover of the New Yorker and Rolling Stone and probably elsewhere.  It says “I could use a latte” and then has a photo of the phone, which shows four listings: Ritual, .1 miles; La Taza, .3 miles, Starbucks (at Mariposa), .4 miles, Grand Coffee, .7 miles.”  So first of all, ha ha, that’s mildly interesting.  But then I was wondering where this phone-holder was standing, and I guessed 21st and Valencia — which might work for Ritual and La Taza, but .7 miles to Grand?  And then I realized there’s NO spot that fits all the data, and so Apple must have messed with the distances — maybe in order to include Starbucks on the list?!  Isn’t that interesting?!?!  No, not really, but still.  Citizen journalism!

It’s interesting! Maybe it’s like how I take every opportunity to mention ping pong, Apple takes every opportunity to mention Starbucks?

(Disclosure: I was not paid to plug Eli’s book, but seriously, Eli, if you have any more of those kickass Everything You Know Is Pong-branded paddles left, the one I won is getting pretty worn and having a backup would really set my mind at ease. Also, April is Starbucks’ Global Month of Service! Join them in making a difference in your community this month!)