Do you hear me knockin'?
― hbo with a shotgun (admrl), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:23 (twelve years ago) link
If you're close to Market St. in SOMA or Union Square, BART will get you to 16th St. or 24th St. fairly quickly depending on the scheduled trains.
I know 4lly stayed here once - http://www.hotelmilanosf.com/
Transit-wise, it's pretty central. It's been ages but I used to know their chief engineer and I long ago worked on a photo shhot that used their business center as an office for a week.
― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Friday, 16 March 2012 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
Union Sq is probably your best bet, anywhere near Powell Station is properly central. When are you here?
― kinder, Friday, 16 March 2012 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
is a FAP in order? been a long time
― the sir edmund hillary of sitting through pauly shore films (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 16 March 2012 23:21 (twelve years ago) link
thanks, all. I'll be there mid-april, exact dates tbc but roughly 4/7-13. kinder, I didn't realize you were an sf ilxor!
― tehresa, Saturday, 17 March 2012 02:58 (twelve years ago) link
I am! For the time being, anyhow. I was wondering if you guys ever fapped, I think there was one a couple of years ago? but I hadn't been here long also I was scared....
― kinder, Saturday, 17 March 2012 04:40 (twelve years ago) link
I just moved to the bay area. Staying in temporary digs in temescal until they're done with the carpet at our awesome new place near where the mission/dubocetriagnle/Castro meet (right by sushi zone).
I'm always looking for more cool shit to do in the area. Already have plans to check out pancakes and noise on Sundays at the lab and maybe make it a semi regular thing. I saw 222 hyde's radioactivity night listed on the east bay express and tried to go on Friday but the bartender said she'd never heard of such a thing. Come to this thread to see that a couple ilxors djed that night once upon a time. Anything like this still go on? Anybody got any cool shows/gigs coming up?
Anybody got tips for a good mission bar crawl that starts closer to the outer mission and ends by market?
― Fetchboy, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
500 Club!
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
I <3 SF bars
El Rio near Mission & Valencia (south of Cesar Chavez) is a good place to start, great outdoor area. Then there's Phone Booth on 25th/South Van Ness which I like for some reason even though it's small. You can pretty much smoke in there if that's your thing. Medjool on Mission/21st isn't amazing but the roof terrace is cool. Homestead on 19th/Folsom is good too, and I've ended up in Beauty Bar on 19th/Mission a few times (gets crowded and a bit shitty later on though ime).
― kinder, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
And Make-out room is fun!
― kinder, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
Does it live up to its name, I bet not
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
I prefer the Throw-up Room on Guerrero
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
Pop's on 24th is enjoyably dive-y, a few blocks from my friends' rad record store.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
do they still have the saturday night "northern soul" thing at the elbo room? that was always big fun.
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
and also on the route
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
hate to admit but i always enjoyed the backyard at zeitgeist, even though it's like the portlandia funhouse-mirror version of SF
the radioactivity night's replacement is haceteria btwmy fave bar was the phone booth at 25th and south van ness, but that was partially due to proximity & comfort
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
also like the attic on 24th quite a bit
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
Shout-out for The Attic on 24th, btw
― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
is the phone booth not a lez bar? that's what i always thought.
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
Ha ha!
I miss SF bars. NYC bars are more like carefully engineered and over decorated "fun zones" and in brooklyn they're all like ex-auto shops filled with wacky furniture and pinball machines etc.:(
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
phone booth not lez bar! but speaking of, wild wild west is a great lez bar! I mean, all are welcome there of course (in bernal heights)
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
I can't vouch for lez effectiveness tho
Verdugo Bar in my current hood (NE LA) reminds me of a Mission bar
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
am i thinking of another tiny corner bar in the mission?
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
I like Verdugo Bar too! I also miss LA bars.:( :( :( :/
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
Actually, just went to sweater funk at elbo last Saturday night, late great!And thanks for the tip on haceteria, will definitely be hitting that up.
― Fetchboy, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
admrl, did you ever go to Ye Coach and Horses in LA?
― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
wait - is this that record explorist shop or whatever it's called? some good stuff in there
― You big bully, why are you hitting that little bully? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:17 (twelve years ago) link
cool, some friends of mine are involved in sweater funk and it's a pretty good night! never been to haceteria, but I can't imagine it being anything but cool.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
yes, michael. I saw England vs. Poland there
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:18 (twelve years ago) link
the soul thing i am thinking of is like mod 60s soul, never been to sweater funk, hope you enjoyed it though
re: corner lez bars in the mission i realize now i was thinking of lexington club
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:19 (twelve years ago) link
is the soul thing night beat?
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:21 (twelve years ago) link
I like the Lex
― L'ennui, cette maladie de tous les (Michael White), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:22 (twelve years ago) link
no, i think it's just called "saturday soul", and it looks like its happening this saturday night
http://player.vimeo.com/video/20307099?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0
when i went it was nowhere near as corny as it looks in the video (only the DJs were dressed up) but the soundtrack for the video should give you an idea of the music
also iirc one of the DJs is markedly better than the other two
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:24 (twelve years ago) link
when i used to go (5+ years ago, it's a very long-running event) it was $5 apiece, looks like now it's $10 apiece but $5 if you show up in mod / swing / steampunk attire
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
all those corner places in the mission look exactly the same!
I still like the Arrow Bar haha
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
assuming it's still there and still "The Arrow Bar" and not some wine bar or something
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
xp shakey - yeah Explororist Int'l and I think we recently met irl at a party last weekend iirc?
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
wait waht
― You big bully, why are you hitting that little bully? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
your daughter was climbing a tree, and we were talking about the weird Asian lady who managed the Portlite Club in Oakland
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
hahaha hoooooly shit I totally did not put 2 and 2 together!
nice to meet you!
― You big bully, why are you hitting that little bully? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
i thought you were trying to be incognito!
― sarahell, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
nah I'm just stupid
― You big bully, why are you hitting that little bully? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
I'm coming next week! Don't know how much time I'll have for bars, but pls places to eat dinner that are not ridiculously $$$?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 11:58 (twelve years ago) link
*pls recommend
― tehresa, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 11:59 (twelve years ago) link
That soul night looks cheesy but kind of awesome.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 14:19 (twelve years ago) link