An elderly woman was struck by an outbound N-Judah this evening around 5:45 p.m. at 9th Avenue and Irving Street. Over at N-Judah Chronicles, fittingly enough, Greg Dewar was downing a pint at Blackthorn Tavern when the collision occurred. While having a pint at the Blackthorn Tavern, awaiting the beginning of pub trivia, Bobby, the owner alerted me to a situation just outside the door. It seems that at 5:41 pm (according to sources......

REM tribute band Chronic Town plays their first San Francisco show this summer, at the Blackthorn Tavern (834 Irving Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues). As they say on their site, " If you wish you could have seen R.E.M. back in the day when they played small clubs, come check out Chronic Town at their next show." Well, we don't know about that, but we do know that they always show us a brilliantly......

Saturday: Our favorite REM tribute band, Chronic Town, is back at the Sunset's Blackthorn Tavern for another night of REM flavored fun. Doors open at 9:30, and it's free! Sunday: It's the Super Bowl! Join the Fun Cheap SF Yahoo group to download the disturbingly comprehensive list of where to go to watch all the good commercials and that damn game.......