I worked at the Berkeley Rasputin's for one day!
― Sofialo Ren (Leee), Friday, 15 January 2016 02:09 (eight years ago) link
berkeley rasputin's these days has an amazing vinyl collection, much better than Berkeley Amoeba I'm sad to say. I think Ken is opening a big store across the street in the old cody's location to sell vinyl which I assume is why he closed the powell st store. I only went there on the off chance I was on the street; it wasn't particularly well stocked.
― akm, Friday, 15 January 2016 03:17 (eight years ago) link
xp - There's a rasputin's in san Jose? When I was growing up, it was just Streetlight (and lol the Wherehouse), and Streetlight was cool. Also, there wasn't a Rasputin's in the Haight when I lived there ... I feel like if I were to move out of Oakland, they would then open a store there.
― sarahell, Friday, 15 January 2016 22:36 (eight years ago) link
Campbell, technically.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Friday, 15 January 2016 22:38 (eight years ago) link
Not SJ
RIP cinecave: http://blog.sfgate.com/inthemission/2016/01/20/sf-missions-lost-weekend-video-to-relocate-to-within-alamo-drafthouse/
I'm hopeful that this is a good move for them, but bummed we'll lose the Cinecave which has def been one of my fave places in the city since it opened
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 21 January 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
the conversation moved on, but I used to work at the campbell rasputin. it was not very fun. and it was a lousy record store. streetlight was great though, and I'd love to go back and see if it's still as good as it used to be.
― chinavision!, Thursday, 21 January 2016 20:18 (eight years ago) link
wait I thought all the streetlight stores are gone now
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 21 January 2016 20:20 (eight years ago) link
the sf one did but not sj or santa cruz
chinavision when did you work there? I worked there summer 2000.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 21 January 2016 20:23 (eight years ago) link
t or f, poly, the owner is a legendary asshole?
I worked security at the Berkeley store in the summer of 1991. We would groan if Ken arrived halfway through the evening shift, because he wouldn't leave at closing time, and nobody else could leave then either. He'd want impromptu stocktakes done, or he'd shout at everybody about how much money we were losing, or something. But if he came in first thing in the morning he would buy donuts and coffee for everyone and not speak to us at all, which we obviously loved. I seem to remember he paid for the green-card wedding of two of the employees too, and put a credit card behind the bar on the night of their wedding to make the whole thing look more legit, which was nice.
― trishyb, Friday, 22 January 2016 15:53 (eight years ago) link
I used to have great memories of getting high as balls, hopping on the local bus in santa clara to the san jose amtrak, get on the bus to santa cruz and walk over to the streetlight records to fuck around whilst waiting for my friends who were ucsc students to come by and pick me up
― carthago delenda est (mayor jingleberries), Friday, 22 January 2016 19:45 (eight years ago) link
proximity to the SC bus station was def a plus
― Οὖτις, Friday, 22 January 2016 19:51 (eight years ago) link
I lived in SC for one year during the first dotcom boom, when it was impossible to find housing in SF (but not as impossible as it is today). I spent a lot of time and money at the SC Streetlight. Later I moved to SF (after the bust) at 16th and Castro, just uphill from the SF Streetlight. I remember walking down the hill one afternoon, buying a Go-Betweens album and then an hour later returning to buy the rest of the titles they had.
I also remember long conversations with buyers from both the SF Streetlight and the Powell Rasputin. Those must have been awesome jobs. I hope they found new awesome ones.
― fajita seas, Monday, 25 January 2016 02:30 (eight years ago) link
so are we havin a FAP for Ned on 2/21 or what
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 January 2016 21:26 (eight years ago) link
is that his bday or somethin?
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 28 January 2016 21:29 (eight years ago) link
no it's just the date that was suggested upthread - we haven't had a FAP since Ned moved to the area
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 January 2016 21:30 (eight years ago) link
as the mayor of ilx i hereby declare 2.21 ned day
― kurt schwitterz, Thursday, 28 January 2016 21:35 (eight years ago) link
*checks* Yeah that still works!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 January 2016 21:41 (eight years ago) link
should we invite Jackee?
― sarahell, Thursday, 28 January 2016 23:21 (eight years ago) link
invite everybody!
where should we do this
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 28 January 2016 23:25 (eight years ago) link
wait was that supposed to be a 227 joke
lol yeah
― sarahell, Thursday, 28 January 2016 23:28 (eight years ago) link
but i confused it with 221, which was the high rise tower that D'Angelo Barksdale was dealing drugs in at the very beginning of The Wire.
― sarahell, Thursday, 28 January 2016 23:29 (eight years ago) link
I nominate benders cuz its close to neds home and it has lots of room and cheap drinks and a good juke
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 29 January 2016 00:07 (eight years ago) link
and a backyard
works for me, that's just a few blocks from my house
this is the place that used to be Sacrifice (and something else before that, I can't remember), right?
― Οὖτις, Friday, 29 January 2016 00:11 (eight years ago) link
yes 19th and s van ness
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 29 January 2016 00:14 (eight years ago) link
All good for me!
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 January 2016 00:20 (eight years ago) link
What time?
― schwantz, Friday, 29 January 2016 02:28 (eight years ago) link
balls. imma be out of country >:[
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 29 January 2016 03:18 (eight years ago) link
Time? 2pm maybe?
― schwantz, Saturday, 13 February 2016 00:39 (eight years ago) link
2 pm next Sunday, yeah, should work!
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 February 2016 00:47 (eight years ago) link
I'm in Tuesday & Wednesday. Flying back to DC Thursday afternoon.
― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Saturday, 13 February 2016 00:57 (eight years ago) link
out of country 17th-27th. sorry to miss!
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Saturday, 13 February 2016 01:18 (eight years ago) link
can we do this in the evening? would make it way easier for me...
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 16 February 2016 19:34 (eight years ago) link
Potentially but generally speaking I think late afternoon works better for me -- 3 to 6 pm or so.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 16 February 2016 19:58 (eight years ago) link
I ran into Οὖτις this weekend and he reminded me of this but unfortunately midday Sunday is basically worst time for me. :(
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 16 February 2016 23:20 (eight years ago) link
OK the homeless situation is even worse than last year. What the fuck.
― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 18:30 (eight years ago) link
Wait are you Justin? I just read your blog entry.
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 18:31 (eight years ago) link
No
― Sith Dog (El Tomboto), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 18:32 (eight years ago) link
I can't even spell blog
I think it's like the pee smell on Mission between 16th and 17th ... it's because the "undesirables" have been pushed closer together, not that there are more of them than before.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 18:32 (eight years ago) link
So are we doing this FAP? Happy to hang out with Ned solo, but if nobody else can make it, maybe we should re-schedule?
― schwantz, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 18:44 (eight years ago) link
it's because the "undesirables" have been pushed closer together, not that there are more of them than before.
yup, they have all been herded under the 13th overpass and given tents (via a gofundme account iirc). it's insane.
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
half of the tent city got demo'd over the weekend because they started a fire behind Discount Builders Supply.
― Taking dumps on a person's car is something children do (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 17 February 2016 19:56 (eight years ago) link
Might want to consider it. If so, it'll have to be more in mid-late March at the earliest.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 20:53 (eight years ago) link
I can do it Sunday but around like 8pm. so yeah idk pick another date if necessary
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 21:00 (eight years ago) link
Ok, how about the 28th?
― schwantz, Thursday, 18 February 2016 17:43 (eight years ago) link
works for me
in other news, Rainbow has started passing out fliers urging their customers to contact city officials about dealing with Tent City, including a list of services immediately needed, so I'm off to write some angry e-mails to people.
fuckin Ed Lee, I'm starting to hate him now
― Οὖτις, Friday, 19 February 2016 16:53 (eight years ago) link
I mean I never liked him, at best I was ambivalent, but the last couple years have been pretty angry-making
― Οὖτις, Friday, 19 February 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link