Yesterday we mentioned how we often see lots of crack being smoked in the boarded-up window across the street from our Tendernob window. But after thinking about it some, we realized we haven't seen any such riff-raff in quite some time. Does anyone know the deal? Did they do a sweep of all the dealers in the Tenderloin recently? Are they in jail or just in a different neighborhood now? When can we expect things... [continue]

There's a lot that goes on outside our Tendernob window, most notably the crack being "stealthily" smoked in the boarded-up window across the street by day, and loud, yuppy drunk fest by night. Then, a couple of weeks ago, just before the recent holiday weekend, we witnessed the drivers of two boxed-in cars in a row compete to see who could get their cars the hell out of dodge -- too bad it wasn't at... [continue]

See how sad the man is? Help him find his way back home. The two pieces at right by Barry McGee and Clare Rojas were stolen from the RVCA gallery last week. (We hear this isn't the first time McGee's art has been stolen -- lame!) The two pieces are from permanent/private collections, and anyone with information is asked to call the RVCA staff at (415) 701-7822 or email art@unaesthetic.net. No questions will be asked,... [continue]

Tonight at The Lab, audience-interactive EnviroSonic kicks off season three of the critically acclaimed Soundwave>Series, a two-month long exploration of sonic art. Homeland Security put a little wrinkle in tonight's event by not letting Canadian artists Sam McKinlay and Christian Nicolay into the country. Therefore, their stellar installation of movement-triggered sound environments created by a live-amplified skateboard railing will be screened live at the event from Canada. The rest of the show will consist of... [continue]

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the launch of World War II liberty ship, the S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien, which is now docked at Pier 45 and houses the National Liberty Ship Memorial. The ship was constructed in 52 days in Portland, Maine, as part of a fleet of 2700 liberty ships built to carry supplies to the Allies. The Jeremiah O’Brien made eleven Normandy D-Day landings during World War II, which was very remarkable since... [continue]

We encountered this penis piercing an iPod at Sutter and Leavenworth on Monday. Penis drawings never get old, but we could use some more vagina to balance things out. The bottom half of the drawing looks like a fish, but the top half looks pretty impressive. We were thinking of recycling our geriatric, four-year-old ("fourth-generation") iPod for a ten-percent discount on a Nano when it gave us a very nasty sad-face last month. We thought... [continue]

We can't wait to meet the unintentionally hilarious (audio NSFW) "World's Angriest R.V. Salesman" Jack Rebney at the 7:15 Saturday screening of the fourth annual Found Footage Festival! We are promised answers to the following questions: "What does he think of his unintentional cult status? Where has he been? Why was he so angry? And is he going to go off on us?" We'll let you know what happens. All weekend, the festival will... [continue]

Bay Area Obama supporters will unite tonight at Supperclub for Obamarama '08. The Indiana and North Carolina primary results will be broadcast, tunes will be spun all night, free beer, sake, and vodka will be served between 9 and 10:30 p.m., and many sweet prizes provided by local businesses will be raffled off at Midnight. RSVP in advance. and receive a $15 wine gift card at the door (wine people backed out) The event was... [continue]

Wednesday night's production of Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class at A.C.T. was top notch, with supurb acting, writing, directing, costumes, set design, and props. The packed audience was delighted to be there, and most of us were classy enough not to wear jeans. (Our spouse set us straight about wearing our "dressy" jeans, and it appeared that several audience members could have used that same advice.) Curse of the Starving Class, directed by... [continue]

Psst! Anyone out there holding onto one of the sacred 1000 journals? If so, add to it already and pass it on! Or send it back to Someguy. Inquiring minds across the world want to see these 1000 journals! SF Int'l Film Fest's screening of 1000 Journals at Kabuki on Saturday was very warmly received by a large audience, and questions abounded at the Q&A with filmmaker Andrea Kreuzhage and Someguy, the creator of The... [continue]

A funny thing happened on the way to our last improv class taught by SPF7's Sammy Wegent (with SPF7's Bob Brindley filling in) last December. We fell flat on our face and had an epiphany: Comedy--and dare we say life--is all about falling on your face and turning your misery into entertainment. (We also learned we should never walk swiftly down a slight incline while wearing those dang chef shoes that always make us twist... [continue]

Pal of SFist Julian (star second-grader at Starr King's Mandarin Immersion program -- ni hao, Julian!) picked up this "queer" dollar bill last week at 26th and Harrison in the Mission. We recall receiving these bills as babysitting payment back in the '80s, and they make great gift-accessories for kids as well. But we had never before noticed how interesting the back of the $2 bill is compared to all the other paper U.S. currency,... [continue]

SFist commenter jacksevanroo's facetious reference to buying a geodesic dome in response to Larry Ellison's questionable tax break on his "functionally obsolete" compound, reminded us about this Silicon Valley geodesic dome home ("Brigadome") that went up for sale last month. If we could buy it, we would -- hippie stigma be damned! (Buckminster Fuller was the most under-rated genius of the 20th century, as far as we're concerned.) Located in the San Francisco peninsula foothills... [continue]

Yesterday's protest was a huge success in luring people of all ages and creeds to Market Street and City Hall. A particularly ripe bunch of "protesters" showed their support to all of us tired passengers on the 47 Van Ness bus around 9:30 p.m. They were taking the bus to the "end of the line," aka Fisherman's Wharf. Apparently, they were drunk for the very first time, and it was most likely their first protest... [continue]

This lovely photo of the political poster wall on Valencia near 24th St. captured by Seven Morris comes to us via the "found" and "sfist" tags. Apparently the wall got "hijacked" for Prisoner Awareness Day last Tuesday. Here's what the wall looked like last July, courtesy of tlong. We love the layers and layers. See photos of a much sparser wall that we shot back in June of 2005, after the jump! Submit your... [continue]

The title of Nobuhiro Yamashita's A Gentle Breeze in the Village poignantly conveys the tone of this film. Witnessing the gentle coming of age of young Soyo (played by Kaho), the oldest of the students in her small, combined elementary and middle school, personifies for the viewer the lush yet gentle breeze that reverberates throughout the beautiful landscape shots of the Japanese countryside. Oh, to be young and going to the beach and playing with... [continue]

Last night's screening of Wayne Wang's A Thousand Years of Good Prayers on opening night of the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival was a sheer delight. The film is based on Bay Area author Yiyun Li’s book of short stories. Wayne Wang was there to present the film to us, and then he and star Henry O answered questions after the film. Afterwards, everyone headed over to the Asian American Art Museum for... [continue]

Due to the popularity of Portland's Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, (and just in time for the national release of Girls Rock! The Movie this spring) girls' rock camps are now sprouting up all over the country, including one opening in the Bay Area this summer! The Bay Area Girls Rock Camp will serve 25–40 girls between the ages of 8 and 18 and will take place at Julia Morgan School for Girls in... [continue]

Bay Area filmmakers Arne Johnson and Shane King present Girls Rock! The Movie, a highly moving documentary about Portland's Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, a place for girls ages eight to eighteen to learn an instrument, form their own bands, write songs, make friends, and then perform in front of 700 people -- all in a week's time. The film is opening in seven cities today -- San Francisco, Berkeley, Portland, New York,... [continue]

We volunteered to meet and greet sell Noise Pop merchandise to festival attendees who often ended up spending all their money on band merch (as if) and/or beer (or more specifically in Cafe Du Nord's case -- Fernet Branca and Poppy Jaspers). It was quite a fun experience though, and we highly recommend it. Contact them about volunteering at next year's event! Tuesday: Our first Noise Pop night was on Opening Night at the Rickshaw... [continue]