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THIS WEEKEND: PBR Pinball Tourney & Rock Make Street Fest.

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

#TEAM_UppyAlmy has been invited to participate in this invitation pinball tournament (FUNDING THE KEEP-A-BREAST FOUNDATION PEOPLE!), so naturally it is my privilege to invite you to come watch us suck at pinball.  PBR and REBEL8 are going to provide ping pong, pinball machines and some tacos for non-competitors, so it ought to be a good time. 

The event is open to the public, so I highly encourage inviting as many friends as possible, particularly for the purpose of cheerleading. We will also have 200 limited edition tees and posters by Mike Giant (who will also be doing a live piece), all for the ridiculously low price of $20, as well as the El Tonayense Taco Truck (I will provide some freebie tacos) and “refreshments”, so bring cash! I am not charging for the tournament, but would love if everybody  made a small donation to Keep A Breast.

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As I mentioned, we’ll have the Taco Truck there, as well as ping pong and other games for the general public. Machines will also be open to public for free play after the tournament has wrapped up, so please encourage all your friends to come out.

I went to Rock Make last year and it was a pretty quality time (and free).  I was able to purchase a tshirt with a pigeon screen-printed on it, so that is a huge one up.

As you probably know The Bay Bridged is hosting our 3rd Annual Rock Make Street Festival THIS Sunday, August 22nd in the Mission District.  There will be 15 local and kids rock bands, 100 arts vendors, beer gardens, comedians, jumpy houses, animal demonstrations and more!

ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS PEOPLE.

Sometimes Yelp Just Won't Do...

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

The more time I spend in Dirty Thieves, the more I love it.  As previously mentioned, they stock one of the best goddamn whiskeys that I've tasted, their bathroom is almost always out of order (not that any self-respecting person would shit in a Mission bar), and their bartenders are world-class.  But recently, they've really stepped their game up:

  1. They got the Twilight Zone pinball machine, which is supposedly one of the “most complex” machines every designed.
  2. The other night there was a large gathering of single strangers meeting up from “the internet” to form “physic connections.”
  3. Their clientele has an excellent choice in music (via playing the entirety of 36 Chambers on the jukebox).

That said, they charge $4 for Coors, so fuck those bastards.

Update: Coors is only $3!

Previously on Uptown Almanac: 

The Pacific Pinball Museum: An Ideal Place to Squander a Saturday Afternoon

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Since I spend about as much time in Alameda as I do sober, I had never heard of the Pacific Pinball Museum before.  Then hell froze over and a sidebar ad on Facebook told my friends and I to check the place out.  Being the pinball addict that I am, I might be a little biased in saying THIS PLACE FUCKING RULES.  Seriously, I spent 3 hours there and the only reason I wanted to leave was that my feet started hurting from standing up so long.  They have something like 90 pinball machines that you can play as much as you want for $15.  Best of all?  It's in Alameda, which is basically an Alcatraz for yupsters and pinball machines. It strikes me as a lovely place dump a body or get a blowjob behind the bleachers.  ANYWAYS.  There is a pinball machine about food fighting.  It even has dancing cacti (pictured below).  'nuff said.  Check it out.

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