Spencer Chow's favorite things about the Bay Area!

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1. Fun!
2. Lucky Lounge!
3. Burritos!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

4. Gygax!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

5. The expected the unexpected aspect!

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6. KYLE!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

7. The Raiders

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

8. Adam

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

9. Adam's Wife

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey now!

10. Cable Cars
11. Seals!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

12. hills

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:21 (twenty-one years ago)

13.sunset

― kephm (kephm), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:22 (twenty-one years ago)

14. Bears

― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:37 (twenty-one years ago)

WHY DO OLD PEOPLE AND OLD USERS OD ILX SUCH BASTARDOS

― READNOS, Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:40 (twenty-one years ago)

15. Czechoslovakian milk maids

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

16. Foreign Cinema

― JaXoN (JasonD), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

17. Twista

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

18. granola

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

19. New York

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:48 (twenty-one years ago)

20. Amoeba

― DEEBZ (ddb), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Granola?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

21. John Stuart Mill

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:51 (twenty-one years ago)

22. flipflops

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

23. that LA attitude

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

24. http://parentsofbpkids.freeservers.com/Words/kisses-bambilove.gif

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i wonder what spencer will think once he sees this.

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:56 (twenty-one years ago)

He will grit his teeth and rub his gloved hands together and begin yet another evil plot.

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

25. The holocaust museum

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

26. The Ghost Fleet of Benicia!

― andy, Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

27. Lauren Bacall

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

28. LEVIS JEANS

― why do old people and old users of ILX such bastardos (deangulberry), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

29. People who can't stop posting on ILX about San Francisco!

― 292929292929292929, Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Civic pride is good!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Civic pride with a weird Spencer Chow obsession on the other hand is just nastyfreaky.

― 292929292929292929, Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

30. dog-nose prints in the back windows of subarus in Marin

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Hahaha! Spencer Chow obsession!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that a fragrance?

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

31. http://loftware.typepad.com/loftware/doggiediner1.jpg

(Are any of these still around SF?)

― Nemo (JND), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:35 (twenty-one years ago)

there is one in the sunset

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Excellent. I don't really know if the Doggie Diner Doggie is one of my Spencer's favorite things about the Bay Area, but I feel that it probably should be.

― Nemo (JND), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Good Morning Everyone!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:57 (twenty-one years ago)

There was a Doggie Diner Doggie at a dump in Emeryville a while back. I took pictures!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 16:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I like everything so far on the list.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

St. Francis Fountain & Candy Store

http://www.mistersf.com/images/stfrancisfount02.jpg

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

32. hippie hill drum circles
33. getting high

― still bevens (bscrubbins), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

34. http://www.notfrisco.com/calmem/cliffhouse/sal.jpg

The Musee Mecanique!

― Nemo (JND), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:05 (twenty-one years ago)

35. http://www.college-prep.org/support/parentsassoc/auction2004/images/SILENT346.gif

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:07 (twenty-one years ago)

36. http://www.clubmallard.com/MallardNeon3.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

36.

http://www.mistersf.com/images/roxie02.jpg

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

37. http://image.onlinetravel.com/content_images/common/otc_images/features/Sanfrancisco/Sanfranbeautybar.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Mallard!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

38. Laszlo: http://www.sfstation.com/clubs/images/laszlo02.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

38. FAROLITO! ihttp://primco.org/photo/images/13_san_francisco/el_farolito.3.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

39.

http://www.bobmeyers.com/images/CA/San%20Francisco/lexington%203%20l.jpg

The Lexington Club

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:13 (twenty-one years ago)

What is Laszlo? It looks like my kind of scene.

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:14 (twenty-one years ago)

It's the bar in front of Foreign Cinema. They make good Blood Orange's.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Ask for Phil, he pours a mean drink.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.bobmeyers.com/images/CA/San%20Francisco/ritespot%201%20l.jpg

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

FAROLITO! http://primco.org/photo/images/13_san_francisco/el_farolito.2.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Mean drinks! I love those.

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

Michael, I don't know these last two bars...

Also, is Phil the sort of rock-a-billy looking guy that also works at Bruno's?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

there were like 3 doggie diner heads in emeryville off of Hollis street on the back of someone's flat-bed truck a few years ago. I think this person pulled them out for the st. stupid's day lameness.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The Beauty Bar? You're high, blood. And the Mallard's only acceptable because of the tahitian courtyard.

― andy, Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

41. http://thejazzcat.blogharbor.com/_photos/DSC01781.sized.JPG

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I f*cking love the Beauty Bar, no matter what the haterz say!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

42. http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/coolthings/images/blakes.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.bobmeyers.com/images/CA/San%20Francisco/elrio%203%20l.jpg

Don't go The Lexington, I was kidding. You will be asked to 70% of the time.

The Rite Spot has been one of my favorite low-key watering holes for years.

Phil also works at Bruno's. He's an old pal of mine.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Andy, you like the Melody Lounge!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:20 (twenty-one years ago)

44. the skyline view while driving west on the Bay Bridge at sunset.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

I have been informed they have a real booker at blakes which means something other than college jam bands.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

*Ahem*

Don't go to the Lexington. You'll be asked to leave 70% of the time. Sorry, off my meds.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:21 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, actually I have been there and I understand!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:22 (twenty-one years ago)

45. Angel Island!
http://www.geocities.com/pannyfriends/canon.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

C'mon everbody, the Beauty's fun sometimes.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't spend a whole lot of time raging in the EC/Albany area, but I usually end up at the Melody or the Ivy Room. Maybe the Hotsi Totsi? I'm a downtown Oakland guy, I don't fuck around in the 'burbs, yo.

― andy, Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:23 (twenty-one years ago)

What is there in dowoen Oakland? That Radio place.

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:24 (twenty-one years ago)

46. canoeing at Stow Lake!
ihttp://www.lightreflection.com/stowlake_01l.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.lightight.com/GGP/mem_images/MemA27.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Oakland: Radio, Ruby, and now the Golden Bull. All basically the same bar.

The Stork Club is my personal hell: imagine a Twilight Zone episdode where a down and out protest singer disses the Stork and then is forced to perform there.... for EVAH.

"Andy thought he was on the ladder to success... He didn't realize that ladder led right to... the Twilight Zone."

― andy, Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:27 (twenty-one years ago)

the stork club is obnoxious in so many ways, but mainly because the last time I was there the soundguy was smoking the whole time.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the soundguy is European.. cut him some slack.

― andy, Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:34 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

this guy was not european

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

*lights cigar*

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 17:36 (twenty-one years ago)

should be *row-boating* as opposed to canoeing at Stow Lake

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 18:50 (twenty-one years ago)

47. Berkeley Marina
http://www.kustace.com/journal_images/00408/berkeley_marina.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

48. Cesar
http://www.barcesar.com/boutique/thebook/images/tapas_large.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

48. Berkeley Fire Trail http://gallery.mmchu.lunarpages.com/OverlookingBayFromBerkeleyFireTrail_032203/OverlookingBayFromBerkeleyFireTrail_032203_640x480.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

49. Sutro Baths
http://www.superherodesigns.com/journal/sutro_baths_500.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

fire...trail?

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, it's a trail you can walk or run in the berkely hills. great views.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

what Kyle said:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/images/ca/CAEMEdoggies.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Emeryville!
http://www.pandemonia.com/pandemonia/eville/townhall.gif
http://www1.cs.columbia.edu/~sedwards/emeryapt/apt.window.jpg
http://ollin.net/today/2002/06/flags.jpg
ihttp://www.townhousebarandgrill.com/images_web/private-party.jpgihttp://www.townhousebarandgrill.com/images_web/deck.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.townhousebarandgrill.com/images_web/private-party.jpg http://www.townhousebarandgrill.com/images_web/deck.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

grr http://www.townhousebarandgrill.com/images_web/private-party.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

deserted embarcadero center on the weekend
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:L0NMhFuqma4J:www.rosenblatt-sf.com/Selected%2520Photos/Embarcadero%2520Center%2520(1975).jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

I am just catty-corner from the building in your first Emeryville picture!

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Although it looks different - they have added a whole other building to that now.

― Little Lord Travolta (nordicskilla), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Everytime I go to Emeryville there are like 10 huge new buildings!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

The Parkway!
http://www.picturepubpizza.com/tour/images/home/theater1.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

i spent four of the most heartbreaking hours of my life with a girl I was in love with on that fire trail!

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

:.(

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

The Tonga Room!
http://www.choiresicha.com/v2/tonga.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

it was bad! I've never been back. I'm not even sure I could find it now.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

(the fire trail that is, not the tonga room).

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

'Shot Down in Flames, A Fire Trail Story'

Sorry to laugh, kyle, I'm sure we all know the feeling.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

what did they do to the Backflip??
http://www.jdvhospitality.com/images/dynamic/hotel_details/phoenixhotel_06.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

You can drink like four hundred dollars worth of booze at the Tonga Room and not get a buzz. I've done it. Courtesy of the ill-fated MODO corporation!

― andy, Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Sproul Plaza
http://www.emjr.org/cal/football/2002/preBigGame/sproul.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.greatjoints.com/matchbox.php?bar=51

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Let's do that again.

http://www.greatjoints.com/matchbox.php?bar=51

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

backflip was so insanely cheesey! is the bambuddha?

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.sftravel.com/pix/tosca2.jpg

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.barbible.com/images/bars/15romolo.jpg

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:47 (twenty-one years ago)

ZamZam used to be cool but now it's for kooks.

What about the Li-Po? I had a booze there called.. Ng Gow Ping (sp?) that made me drunk for a month. And I got a lung infection.

― andy, Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Nostalgia, andy, ain't what it used to be. If, God forfend, you find yourself on Haight Street, this is a lovely place for a drink.

If I remember correctly, Li-Po has a downstairs disco with 7' ceilings.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 20:58 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.airsoft06.com/RE%20Rac3.jpg

― Carey (Carey), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:08 (twenty-one years ago)

haha!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:10 (twenty-one years ago)

grand lake theater
http://www.filmoakland.com/locationgallery/images/EntertainmentFacilities/grandlake02.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.tartinebakery.com/gfx/logotype.gif

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Tartine is a treat.

― Michael White (Hereward), Thursday, 30 September 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

SPENCER CHOW COMPULSION

― Allyzay Science Explosion (allyzay), Thursday, 30 September 2004 23:30 (twenty-one years ago)

"If Spencer is an obsession..."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 30 September 2004 23:33 (twenty-one years ago)

"LIAR!"

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 30 September 2004 23:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Give me back my shoes.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 30 September 2004 23:59 (twenty-one years ago)

one month passes...

Barney's Burgers.

― Jenny Ryu, Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah!

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

The mysterious walls of Oakland!

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

I have pics from the Berkeley hills I'll put up soon!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

check here! ---> Things to do in San Francisco

(I'm sorry we didn't meet up, but I hope you had a fun visit!)

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Barney's was soooo good on Sunday.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, don't?

...w-w-what did you order?

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, I now live exactly one block away from barneys! I shall soon become unbelievably gluttonous and lazy.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I think I ordered a Western Burger, medium rare (fearless!), and a half of curly fries and a half of the new thin fries (which are almost McDonalds good).

AK, which one?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Also essential-

http://www.gregoirerestaurant.com/gregoire/home.html

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:20 (twenty-one years ago)

craaaaazy website!

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

whoa! what is that thing doing?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

It is waving a spoon and a fork and bouncing a...cherry tomato in wild anticipation of a mouthwatering steak sandwich and unbelievable potato puffs.

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

oh duh!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

i ate at gregoire two nights ago (well, ordered there and took the food home). I might do it again tonight! It is always delicious. also, the girl taking the orders was only wearing a thin cotton tanktop a few weeks ago.

I do hate their website though. Why the flash, and the word .doc (or pdf or whatever it is now)? Maybe I will offer to redo it for them in exchange for a lifetime supply of potato puffs.

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:36 (twenty-one years ago)

those puffs! Glorious!

the girl taking the orders was only wearing a thin cotton tanktop a few weeks ago

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

no bottoms? shoes?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

It is "French" there, you see.

― adam... (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 3 November 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

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