— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
I unfortunately didn't make it to City Hall until 2:30 on Saturday because I was busy eating pineapple out of a can, at which point the protest was long over. Fortunately for us, our pal Slyder over at EPA and Around the Bay made it out and, from the looks of if, it was a well attended protest that this little dude hated.
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— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
I'm not so sure about the track itself, but FINKTOONS' video for TL-based Cambo & The Life's latest single is nothing short of killer. And if the song also does it for you, be sure to check out The Tender's profile of the group from a few months ago.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
In what would seem like an “only in San Francisco” phenomenom (but strangely isn't), a caffeinated bastardization of the pub crawl is coming to the Tenderloin this Saturday. Now, I'm not much of a caffeine person (Four Loko, Sparks, rum n' coke, jack n' coke, Tilt, Joose, Jagerbomb, vodka Red Bull, Irish Coffee, and a shot of Jameson n' line of Adderall aside), but I'd have to imagine that drinking 6 cups of coffee within a couple of hours would turn you into a human Shake Weight. That said, if you want to hang out in the Tenderloin and get to the point that you physically cannot read the menu at Golden Era anymore, might I suggest heading to Farm:Table this Saturday afternoon.
(More info. via Bikes and the City)
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
Sure, the latest message on the iconic Kahn & Keville billboard is old news, but such a fine snap from our pal Aaron Durand is always notable in my book.
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— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
In case you get bored of looking but not touching, head over to everyone's favorite strip club that's across the street from a playground.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
The Bay Citizen has the scoop on TL badass and skateboarder Matthew Hoyt, who punched two cops in the face and got a jury to acquit him:
Hoyt says he was riding his skateboard in a bicycle lane through the Tenderloin on his way to San Francisco Pride festivities in the Civic Center on June 26 when a motorist behind him began honking his horn.
Rude words and gestures were exchanged before the driver, who Hoyt says failed to identify himself as a police officer, swerved across lanes and used his car to box the skateboarder in between parked cars.
Assuming that the driver wanted to fight, Hoyt punched him through the open window, and then grabbed his board and scrambled over the car’s hood.
The passenger, also an off-duty officer, got out of the car and Hoyt punched him in the face too.
After flipping them off and punching them in the face, they identified themselves as cops, tackled him, and knee-dropped the back of his head. Instead of getting tossed in jail for assaulting two off-duty officers, Hoyt is now pursuing a formal complaint against the officers for beating him up “a bit.” Rad.
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Not Pictured: Jim Carrasco.
Postcards From SF gives us [ie: teh people of teh interwebz] this outstanding short look at SF Chronicle deliveryman and Tenderloin icon Jim Carrasco.
Carrasco, a “character of the night” and self described “ghost dancer” (I think that means he's like 'Dances With Crackheads' or something, via Kevin Costner,) is one of the last remaining Union newspaper deliverymen in San Francisco. He's operated in the wee hours of SF for decades and knows the characters of the street well. He himself is a great character worthy of a much longer documentary. Kind of like a Geraldo meets Atari's Paperboy in a Tenderloin back alley, but with a sense of humor and more infected needles.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
This fine work is by the LA-based Shark Toof, who happened to be in town for the opening of Urban Osmosis show at Space Gallery. If you want to check out the show, which also features the works of Eddie Colla, GATS, Zoltron, Chor Boogie and others, you'll have to get over to Space by Jan 31st.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
This and more from the pleasantly foul-mouthed Alyssa Jones.
— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
The street artist Gaia was in town this week and painted this bunny-eared lion with two hands up at Eddy and Polk over the course of a few nights. Now, considering how well the colors match the Taco Bell logo, I cannot help but think this is some street art viral-marketing campaign. Even so, I dig it.
A crappy close-up:
