San Francisco and what to do in it

they have a hairless cat named Ripley

rad im so there next paycheck

i wanted to go to alcatraz because i heard they had actors in the cells pretending to be lost, lonely prisoners who tell their tales to people who go on the tour. now i hear thats not TRUE. so now i dont want to go there.

recommend a good wax museum

there's an awesome museum near pier 45 called the musee mechanique. old arcade games and weird shit like that. http://www.museemechanique.org/

i took this picture there!
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that's by where all the seals sit on the pier

hopefully i'll be able to get drunk there. drinking at a high altitude all the time makes it so hard when i am somewhere else.

http://www.toronado.com/

I saw so little when I was there since it was for a work conference, I need to make it back

hoegaarden on draught yaaay!

the musee mechanique is great

that hairless cat is gross. alex touched it a little too long imho

i am bringing my gournal in case i get struck with inspiration

hopefully i will come home and tell everyone i know that i am planning on moving to SF

its cool here

also expensive

we love it!

Last Tuesday:

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I can see my office right about...............................^^^^there

(font dependent of course).

wau

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i am back now. i had so much fun. i spent most of the time drunk and probably got like 5 hours of sleep over the four days i was in SF. THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED, and it doesn't seem that expensive to me either... for food and drink and what not at least. i am definitely coming back sooner rather than later.

what's the Independent like? Bottom of the Hill?

I scrawled a list on a napkin of drinking destinations in SF for someone, and the other night they left drunken messages for me about chilling w/Carl at the Ha-Ra. I now feel like I've done at least one good thing in my life.

rip C. Bobby.

The Independent is okay (also about 3 blocks from my house) but I haven't been to the BoftH in a while. I did see Brian Jonestown Massacre implode there once, though.

Independent is a pretty nice venue (nice lights, great sound system), altho lacking in character. Bottom of the Hill is older/more venerable but also smaller and with worse sound.

thanks

Yeah, what Shakey said. Shakey, do they still have the patio at BotH?

I think the Independent is one of the nicest venues I've been to in the city. It's really clean, and the sound is terrific. It also is unusually spacious for a smaller club.

Independent used to be the Justice League and before that it was the Kennel Club... old stalwart in the Western Addition. Very strange booking going on there.

Yeah, what Shakey said. Shakey, do they still have the patio at BotH?

as far as I know, I haven't been there in 6 months or so (patio essential for weed smoking-enhanced shows)

Shasta otm about the Independent's booking - all over the place. last thing I saw there was Boris/Damon and Naomi w/Kurihara. (Boris set was sad - technical difficulties). I think I've only seen metal and psych/drone stuff there.

yah they still have a patio. independent is also 3 block from my house! how is the bbq place across the street from there?

used to be totally awesome when it was Brother-in-Laws, but it changed hands (and names) recently and I haven't tried it yet.

good BBQ in this city is hard to find. Big Nate's is allright.

Bimbo's is cooler/has more personality than the Independent tho, rite?

Independent is 6 blocks from my house. You guys win.

yes, Independent lacking personality.

for big venues/good sound i tend to enjoy the dna lounge

Bimbo's is SWEET. great sound, wooden ballroom dancefloor, fabulous decor, old school mobster history, classy bartenders.

however I am creeped out that they still pay old black guys to hand out towels in the bathrooms.

when are you in town/what are you thinking of seeing...?

used to be totally awesome when it was Brother-in-Laws, but it changed hands (and names) recently and I haven't tried it yet.

It's called Lilly's now and as I understand it's still (roughly) in the same family. Still good, too.

man I don't think I've been in the DNA Lounge in like almost 10 years (I met Shock G there once so CLASSIC)

I think I'd go there more if I hadn't completely given up on live hip-hop.

There's a bartender at the bar on the terraces behind the main floor at Bimbo's (his name escapes me right now) who does the most amazing caricatures of the performers on the stage.

Brother-In-Laws was one health code after another. I like Memphis Minnies, but I guess there are crazy people who don't.

health code VIOLATION, ahem

I'm used to my favorite restaurants having health code violations. doesn't bother me since I have STOMACH OF STEEL

Memphis Minnies is too vinegary/sweet for me, though they DO have some good stuff there.

Tu Lan, Shakey?

Well Brother-In-Laws for a while had the lowest health rating in the city so it was a bit adventurous eating there (seriously it was LOW LOW LOW.) Admittedly I never got sick, but I also never ate there again after I found that out.

shakey, dna lounge has great metal shows too! i saw SKELETON WITCH there.

My favorite memory of Brother-in-Laws was getting a big spread for about seven people and then we all watched 'Shaun of the Dead'. It makes for an excellent accompaniment to zombie flicks.