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And Now There's a "Shit San Franciscans Say" Video...

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Don't get me wrong, there's a lot of shit in there I've never heard anyone, you know, actually say.  And they probably could have added some stuff like “don't forget your hoodie!” and “sorry be there in 20” and “shit, is BART still running?” and “cold beer, cold water” and “when are local blogs going to stop posting these dumb videos?”  But yeah, this isn't that bad.

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Four Barrel Baristas Also Say Shit

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

I know you'd rather lick the sidewalk than watch another “Shit ______ Says” video, buttttttt this one was put together by a barista Four Barrel and it reveals a lot about local coffee culture that I did not know about.  Like soy is looked down upon.  And someone still listens to The Shins.

[via Grub Street]

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Wintertime in Dolores Park (In Slow Motion)

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

The video calls these people hipsters, but I'll let you be the judge of that.

Regardless, it's got slow-motion PBR drinking, slow-motion truffle selling, slow-motion dog hugging, and that bird that's been making the rounds.  What fun!

[Video by Patrick Lawler]

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Bender's Gets Brief Shout-out from Anthony Bourdain's "The Layover"

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

I'm sure you've been sick of hearing about Tony Bourdain's jaunt through SF since it happened back in August.  And don't worry—we're getting to that point too.  But the guy has a mouth like a sailor, and he pretty much spent his entire time in SF getting housed, so we couldn't help but give his SF episode of “The Layout” a watch last night.

All those places we heard about Bourdain visiting—Toronado, Dolores Park, Rice Paper Scissors, Zeitgeist etc.—made the show, but beloved neighborhood hole Bender's made an unexpected cameo.  This is what he had to say about it:

I could have gone to Bender's for late drinks, but they have live rock n' roll there and this show is so cheap-ass that we couldn't afford to pay the music rights.

Instead, he rolled to Chinatown's Li Po Lounge, where he shoved one of those blackout-inducing mai tai's down his throat.

And, of course, the “live rock n' roll” comment is a lie, as Bender's doesn't have live music on Tuesdays (when they filmed).  But no matter; it sounds like the jukebox has gone and saved the bar from hordes of Travel Channel watchers.

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The kids are doing just fine without you

— By Serg |

Saturday I was off eating brunch or some dumbshit that adults in this town do when I get a text from a rap blogger friend that just says “Jerkin battle at the japantown ymca.” Well considering that's around the corner from me and I'm not doing shit but lame brunch I figure fuck it, I'm rolling. Turns out it was the Bay vs LA jerkin battle and homes was there to talk to Young Sam and that's why he knew about it. I hadn't heard shit on the streets aka the internets but thought, shit this could be cool.

We were definitely the oldest people there to witness a sea of brand new snapbacks and jerk shirts cheer teenagers doing some crazy ass moves. I don't know how many of you internet reader motherfuckers know about Jerkin but it's a style of music that for the most part people have forgotten about since it popped off a few years ago. The New Boyz got a deal and then fools tried to act like it never happened but the kids keep it alive. Shit was all fun but then this fucking kid breaks out his goddamn moves. Just watch this video until about the 19 second part and get your mind blown. I don't even know how you get your body to do shit like this but this kid is fucking crazy dope.

I gave up on watching breakdance battles years ago, I hate when dudes start uprocking in the club now, it's fucking annoying but really I can't front I had fun watching these kids get loose and just enjoy their scene.

Local Band Midi Matilda Projects Themselves All Over the Mission in New Stop Motion Music Video

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Midi Matilda, the new indie electro-pop duo that's been described as a cross between “MGMT and Washed Out,” filmed their latest video all over San Francisco and Berkeley.  After shooting a whole mess of footage of themselves rocking out in studio, they projected their performance all over the streets, alleys, businesses, and AT&T utility boxes that make this town the marvel that it is, and pieced it all together for one helluva music video.

Check it:

Muppet Bar Famous For Lacking Muppets to Feature Muppets For One Night Only

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

All PBRs to receive complimentary mustache ride.

If Yelp is an indication of what normal people think of local establishments (it's not), then the lack of muppets, puppets, and uniform flannel-shirted alcoholics is a serious issue for Dr. Teeth's credibility.  Lucky for the bar's pro-Muppet detractors, the bar is host to a puppet-filled music video premiere this Saturday.  Kori fills us in:

My friend Adele and I wanted to make a music video featuring puppets. We weren't commissioned to create it—-we just thought it would be fun.

We picked Anita Ward's “Ring My Bell” for the music. This means the video probably won't be allowed on YouTube, but whatever.  The video features puppets (Lucy and Mr. Pink) that I purchased and made. The couple hangs out in the Mission after meeting on “OkStupid.” We filmed all around the Mission including Dolores Park, where random park-goers were eager to participate.

We also filmed at the new bar, Mayhem, on Mission and 19th. The owners have been nice enough to allow us to celebrate the video and screen it there this Saturday night around 9:30.

Here's a taste of hold you over / confuse the hell out of you:

And if we're lucky, we might see a cameo by Summer Santa and his 38-year-old BART card:

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