New SFist Contributor: Jon Shurkin
Name
Jon Shurkin
Introduce yourself in one sentence
Yo, what up dog?
Age and Occupation
36. Terminal crank.
Home Town
Wayne, Pa.
How long have you lived in the Bay Area and Where
I moved here April 1 1990, which kind of sums it up. My all sorts of exciting story about how I wound up here is basically that all my college friends were doing it. Since then, I've lived in North Beach, the Haight and now the Mission: I'm trying to live in all the neighborhoods where it's impossible to park.
Favorite website
ESPN.com
Favorite dot com/ local business
Craig's List
What I'm currently Reading
I just finished Chuck Klosterman's Fargo Rock City and now I'm kind of in that in-between book stage. As John Cougar Mellencamp sang, "it's a sad, sad feeling when you're living on those in-betweens"
Best Deal in San Francisco
Burritos. Seriously. It's about as yummy of a meal as you could get and all for about five bucks.
Favorite mode of transportation
BART
Best Band or Musician to come out of the Bay Area
Journey
Favorite local hangout
Zietgiest
SF has the BEST:
Ballpark
You've never lived in SF until:
You've watched the organist at the Castro play "San Francisco" as the movie is about to start.
Favorite Bay area politician of past or present:
Gavin. I will now get underneath the desk to duck all the flying debris thrown my way for admitting that.
Best solicitation from a pan handler:
From back in the day- "I need some spare change because I blew my bus fare back to Santa Cruz on a Jerry show." Worked everytime.
You can tell someone is a local here IF:
They start saying "this city was so much better when I first moved here." Which, of course, is true.
SF would be soooo much better if only:
People would lighten up
Best Burrito:
El Toro- it's about twenty feet away from my door.
Best Restaurant:
Chef Gia
Best movie scene filmed in or about SF:
When Brandon Walsh and Emily Valentine confessed their undying love for each other admist the seals at Fisherman's Wharf on Beverly Hills 90210.
I want all the SFists out there to know:
That not every DJ has to play songs from the 80's. There' are a lot of other decades out there too.
Tell us a San Francisco Story:
I have none. I lead a really boring life.
Favorite author to come out of the bay area:
Herb Caen. The city hasn't been the same since he passed away.
Place you always tell visitors to check out:
The Mission as you can't really experience the real San Francisco unless the person behind the counter at the coffee shop has at least three (visible) piercings, a back tattoo, and a "Free Mumia" t-shirt.
Favorite Bridge in the area:
The Golden Gate Bridge because every once in awhile I still get a glimpse of it and think to myself "wow, I'm in San Francisco. How cool."
You have two hours and $15 bucks to kill in SF, what are you going to do?
A glass of Chimay at the Toronado and sausage from Rosamunde next door.
I have found/sold/bought the following on craigslist:
I haven't bought anything, but I keep on checking it out to see if anyone's posted a Missed Connection for me. So far, nothing, but I have my fingers crossed.
Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview:
Favorite San Francisco spot
BEST story EVER on SFist so far.
MattyMatt's Fun With Buns story.
BEST Picture on SFist:
Gav & Kim, of course. So best
I wanted to be an SFist contributor because (besides the obvious fame and glory that would be mine):
The bling. What about the bling?