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We made it a personal mission to check out the sitch in Dolores Park this past Friday afternoon, following on reports of a police crackdown on "illegal" drinking in the park, and we returned yesterday, wine safely contained in a hard plastic water bottle, to continue our investigation. Here's what we found: police presence on Friday, which was the best weather day of the weekend, was not visible in the several hours we were there. A police van and truck were both stationed, mid-park most of the day on Sunday (and presumably Saturday -- see photo), and much of their attention was focused on the more densely crowded shitshow on Hipster Hill / Fixie Flats.

MUSIC: The Heavenly States, along with French Miami, Railcars, 60 Watt Kid, Anderson Congress and Vitiligo, rally the troupes at tonight's DorkFest.

Before you head over to Dolores Park on Saturday to watch Andie, Iona, Blaine and Duckie on a big outdoor screen, be sure to pickup one of these whimsical Muni shirts. That's right, Sexpigeon will be selling his public transit fashions at Dolores Park between 12:30 to 4 p.m. They go for a mere $15 each (how cheap!) and come in four sizes (how open-minded!).

     

Dolores Park was packed to the gills this afternoon for the free San Francisco Symphony performance. Folks were even smartly sitting on the well-shaded medians of Dolores Street, which was closed to traffic. Ice cream from the mobile vendors was selling like hotcakes, as the bells competed with the sound of the music and acted as Pavlovian stimulation to all of the overheated kids. The Bi-Rite Creamery line also predictably extended down to the corner of the 18th and Dolores intersection.

In an effort to combat shameless litterbugs, loyal Dolores Park-goers have organized a regular Dolores Park Clean-Up effort. The first one is happening this Sunday at 5 p.m., and volunteers are invited to enjoy drink specials at Amnesia afterwards. With the weather forecast in the 70s this weekend, we're sure there will be plenty of discarded cigarette butts and bottle caps for the volunteers to glean.

In what's just another attempt to get women to spread their legs and bend their bodies in public -- very clever, guys -- something called AcroYoga took place in Dolores Park over the weekend. AcroYoga, according to a hasty search on Google, "combines acrobatic concepts with a yogic consciousness," with sexy results.

The fine folks over at Mission Mission have some news -- gritty, impoverished and exciting news, that is. It seems an alleged methhead with leg tattoos and a penchant for ladies footwear tried stealing a pair shoes from a gaggle of chatty cathys in Dolores Park over the weekend. This did not go well. After the women had the unmitigated gall to turn their snotty noses up at his fine leg art and rotting teeth, things got ugly. Allegedly.

Hey, guys, thanks for stopping by our office. We know you have a lot of work this morning, but would you mind stepping inside for a second? This won't take long. Please, have a seat. And close the door behind you. Thanks.

None too thrilled with the mess he saw during his morning commute to work, Dolores Park neighbor Andrew Warren had had enough this morning. In an effort to get people to pick up their trash, he created this nifty Facebook page urging all of you sun worshippers, families of 15, and hippie stix jugglers to please pick up your trash after using the park. Or, if the mood should strike, pick up after others. You know, in keeping with today's call for volunteerism. Or whatever. Anyway, we implore you all to clean up after yourselves when done sipping your beaujolais nouvea or lighting up a fattie at DP.

Well, this looked like festive fun. , a 15 minute play that happened at Dolores Park on Saturday night, was a holiday success. Put on by Matt Cornell, who plays Jesus, he describes Nativity as "an act of irreverent defiance against religious and political institutions that would seek to marginalize entire groups and classes of people, effectively leaving them out in the cold."

According to Mission Mission (via Plug1), "[t]he police were chasing 2 streakers thru Dolores park, one had no on 8 on his chest, the other had the obama logo." OK, someone needs to fess up. Or, at the very least, send us some pics. (Mission Mission)

You know that Improv Everywhere group? Most people have seen their work in those videos of people standing motionless in train stations or staging a surprise musical in a shopping mall. But you've probably known about them for because you heard about them on This American Life back before they were famous.

Ouch. Is this your car? Our condolences. Yesterday's breezy breezes by DPark seem to have dislodged a branch directly into your rear window. If you need more photos for insurance, let us know -- we've got a bunch. In the mean time, everyone else can busy themselves with feeling smug for not owning this car.

Have a fun, festive, and frivolous Sunday on this, the day of resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Or not.) Be sure to hit up the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence's party in Dolores Park. Those wacky girls have a Best Bonnet Contest (1 p.m.), a Hunky Jesus Competition (3 p.m.), music, mayhem, and much more. A sun-drenched San Francisco tradition not to be missed. free

• Caught on tape: drunk Dolores Park guy...stealing our heart. [SFBG]
• Cyclist deaths on rise. [Left in SF]
• Bay Area nurses prepare to stage a 10-day walkout. [SJ Merc]

Huh. The San Francisco Police Department has put the kibosh on tomorrow's Dolores Park free cash giveaway care of Cash Tomato. Check it:

able to find hundreds of tomatoes hidden in Dolores Park (map) San Francisco, each and every one with cash attached." Nifty.

By now the tale of Jameth and his croc is San Francisco lore. Happening upon the severed plastic head of the reptilian creature at Church & Market, Jameth took pity upon the thing and made it a part of his daily life, making the wee thing a star in the process. As SFist reported yesterday, the croc was set free in Dolores Park, presumably never to be heard from again. Many weeped, a few cried, and someone even made a tribute video in her honor.

SFist reader/ commenter Jameth picked up this little lady at Church & Market on Monday and has taken her on quite a few adventures. We don't know that much about her except that she used to have a body and was a golfer in her past life.

-- Unsilent Night: New York-based composer Phil Kline’s holiday concert creates "an outdoor ambient music piece for an infinite number of boomboxes. It’s like a Christmas caroling party except that [you] don’t sing, but rather carry the music, each [member] playing a separate track that is a "voice" in the piece. In effect, we become a city-block-long sound system" So ... there you have it. Tapes and CDs will be handed out to participants. Merry holidays, yo.

Today, Hate Hurts America (chortle) and the Interfaith Coalition announced that WalMart and AT&T either stopped advertising or now refuse to place ads on Michael Savage's "Savage Nation" program, joining a list of advertisers that have shunned the talk show host. (AutoZone, Citrix, TrustedID, JC Penney, and OfficeMax have also pulled their advertising.) Why? Because Michael Savage is a big ol;' meanie , crusher of warm fuzzies, and wisher of AIDS upon you sodomites....

The Third Annual Thanksgiving Dodgeball Game is kicking off at 9 p.m. at Dolores Park, Thanksgiving Day. While it's probably best that you go after your food's been well digested, there's nothing like getting pummeled with balls to help you work off those turkey pounds. Just make sure to bring your own balls (literally and figuratively, we suppose) as whoever is running this thing has told us that they won't be supplying the, uh,...

Ta-da. whatimseeing.com has the images and video you've been waiting for: the Thrill the World Michael Jackson "Thriller" dance-off (as well as choice images of today's protest, by the way). We hope it broke the record so we don't have to do this again for at least another year. All in all, a pretty good routine. Sure, someone is calling out the steps during the routine, and the moves could've been a bit tighter; but...

This morning a press conference was held in front to City Hall about this Saturday's March to End the War Now. The parade (grumble), which will start at City Hall and drain into Dolores Park (next to the worldwide Michael Jackson choreography routine), will be honored with its own day. It seems that the Board of Supervisors passed a resolution making October 27 "End the War in Iraq" Day. (And that day only.) Hopefully, Newsom won't wuss out and pull the resolution like he recently did with el Snoop Dogg.

In addition to the "Thriller" dance record-breaking attempt at Dolores Park, Saturday's Antiwar march, starting at Civic Center at 11 a.m., will end up smack-dab at the same recreational area. Once there, the "Fall Out Against the War" marchers (another worldwide event happening on the same day) will stage a (symbolic) die-in "to bring home the 2 million Iraqis who have died, the 500,000 who are now refugees, and the nearly 4,000 U.S. soldiers who have died for an occupation that only benefits weapons manufacturers and oil corporations."

We just caught wind of this worldwide Michael Jackson "Thriller" movement, so [insert bad pedophilia, child abuse, or body dysmorphic disorder jokes here]. Thrill the World, "a worldwide attempt to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the largest simultaneous dance with Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,'" will take place in Dolores Park this Saturday. So...have at it, Michael Jackson followers.

-- Gay Geeks Saturday Night Social: "Fucking faggots," you scream? Ah, correction: "fucking nerd faggots," is more like it. Queers (not just Marys) who like to "geek out on the arts or science, study old plane crashes,... the myth of the American cowboy or how to make graphs more efficient for displaying data," this is the night for you. Come! Starts at 8 p.m. at Muddy's Coffeehouse, 1304 Valencia; free.

Of course. We should have known better. Lights Out SF -- happening this Saturday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. -- is of an energy conservation movement, not a low-lighting aesthetic one. To wit:

-- Audiofly: Euroduo (England's Anthony Middleton and Italy's Luca Saporito) throw down here in the states. Expect lots of basslines, techno-ness, and Italian-pop. Music starts at 9 p.m. Mighty,119 Utah (at 15th Street); $10-12.

Uh oh! Did you stop by the Jamba Juice on Lincoln Avenue in Willow Glen in San Jose any time during the first two weeks of August? An employee may have given you hepatitis A. Turns out one of the food handlers didn't realize she was sick and she might have given it to you if she didn't wash her hands properly. If you were at the JJ from August 9-16, get a shot. If you were there from August 1-8, watch for symptoms (diarrhea, fatigue, jaundice), because the shot won't work for you anymore. Jamba Juice says that the store has been thoroughly cleaned, no one has come down with symptoms, the chances of getting the disease are small, and if you do come down with hep A, they'll reimburse you. Hep A is fairly rare in San Jose -- there were only 25 cases last year and for this year, only 6.