The City of San Francisco Street Art Abatement Progrem
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
We also don't want a bunch of stupid kids who think Gavin Newsom is still mayor, but, still, nice.
Humor
MUNI HULK SPEAKS OUT
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Muni Diaries recently caught up with @MUNI_HULK, the all-caps stream of Muni rage, for an interview. And while the idea of interviewing a fake Twitter persona/the creature San Francisco turns into when it rides the bus seems fairly ludicrous, this turned out to be pretty solid:
MD: What is a Hulk smash on Muni?
Muni Hulk: HULK SMASH WHEN HULK GET SHORT TURNED. HULK SMASH WHEN HULK GET GHOST BUS! NO SMASH ON CROWDED BUS. THAT CAUSE DELAY.
MD: Does Muni Hulk direct more rage at Muni employees, or fellow passengers?
Muni Hulk: HULK RAGE AT PASSENGERS. LOUD MUSIC NO HEADPHONES GUY, NOSE PICKER, AND SUNFLOWER SHELL SPITTER ALL MAKE HULK RAGE.
For Fliers Sake
— By Josh Constine |
Turns out we're not the only clever ones.
Someecards, who make ridiculous things you can sub in for your lame default Facebook birthday wall posts, has put together a collection of tongue-in-cheek fliers. Another site posted these first, but they let the riff-raff in, so I recommend this better curated version.
Personally, I would have taken the “Adda boy” strip, because that would have made the experience even more special for him.
What signage will be subverted next? How about those change in ownership notices? Yes, this is a formal invitation to list Gavin or your other favorite punching bag as the proud new proprietor of a Mission St nudie arcade.
Cats and Skulls
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Gemma Correll isn't a local artist or anything, but I did get turned onto her work from the recently departed Little Otsu press/shop on Valencia, so I figure that's good enough. Anyway, Gemma is now doing monthy cartoons for Emirates inflight magazine, which means there's at least one thing looking at in airline magazines now. [link]
What Do Kids Think of High Hipster Fashion?
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
BOOTS: The Next Big Thing?
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Every few years, some hilarious video that completely savages a San Francisco subculture surfaces. The last time we saw a video of that caliber was way back in the Fall of 2009, when 'the BBC' reported from Dolores Park. Herpes in the park! The Bi-Rite line! Apathatic 22-year-olds! Anti-American Apparel activism! Iraqi-Japanese fusion restaurants! Ah, it was good stuff.
Of course, we've been in a YouTube low ever since. Making fun of the Mission has gone from an elevated art form to a boring list of stereotypes. Shitting on the Haight stopped being funny when CW Nevius started campaigning for Sit/Lie. And the Marina is just, well, the Marina.
But out of nowhere comes the bros behind “BillyGoatProductions”, who were clever enough to just take a camera and a microphone and let the Marina speak for itself. Don't get me wrong, this video is fairly subtle—it's not a bunch of quick clips of punchlines delivered with a British accent—but what it is happens to be highly amusing.
Also, the soundtrack makes me want to take shitty drugs and dance.
Why San Francisco Loves the Giants
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
If there's something I love more than local comedy and being a bandwagon SF Giants fan, it is making fun of the Marina. And Sean Keane makes fun of the Marina oh-so-well:
Why San Francisco Loves the Giants from Sean Keane on Vimeo.
If you dig this bit, you can check out more of Sean's stuff as part of “The Business” every Wednesday over at The Dark Room.
Last Minute Valentine's Day Cards Up For Grabs
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
If you “forgot” to walk up and down Valencia scoring $5 cards this weekend, Mission artist Rio Yañez has your back.
Things San Franciscans Despise: Sidewalk Advertising
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Unfortunately Ramona of “Things San Franciscans Like” fame has packed up her bags for NYC and opted to not pick a successor to her Appeal column. Well, MrEricSir seized the opportunity and rolled out “Things San Franciscans Despise,” which is probably going to be like Ramona's column, only focused on things like people who haven't lived in SF for at least 10 years, Golden Gate Park-goers discovering Dolores Park, and large bodies of water.
For his inaugural piece, Eric takes on the abomination that is sidewalk advertising:
Why are San Franciscans against sidewalk advertising? Well, first of all, public space is for the people, not for corporations. A coffee stand at the park? NO! A taco truck on the street outside Best Buy? NO! Oh wait a sec, those tacos are delicious. You know what? Never mind. We’ll discuss this later… OM NOM NOM.
Second, corporate advertising on public property offends our artistic sensibilities. Public art is fine with San Franciscans, and even though we can’t agree on whether or not graffiti is art, we can agree that corporate graffiti is NOT art. Art isn’t supposed to be an expression of greed unless you’re really ironic about it, like Andy Warhol or the guy who makes OBEY merchandise.
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Violence Rocks Mission Street, Assassination Attempt on Gangster Baby
— By Jon Skulski |
The result of the botched attempt on Gangster Baby's life. Police believe it to be territory dispute.
Just another example of our “Lame-stream Media” failing us once again, folks. They miss the real story and instead bring you in-depth coverage about some guy I've never heard of, doing something I don't care about.
In other news, it was sunny this weekend and some people got drunk in a park.