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SF Weekly--which I use to check who's playing in town--threw a shindig at one of the hottest shindig spots in the city, 111 Minna Gallery. This was a tech launch thingie with lots of tech types and business cards. I semi-crashed the party, which was interesting in that I got a look at SF mingling. "Eh," with a Gallic shrug. Robert Crumb prints on the walls, though.
Weekly, in a bitter fight with the Bay Area Guardian over the mastery of free weekly publications.
Graffiti on Minna. Techie cocktail types blocking the shot.
"One of your complimentary half-a-can Asahi's, please!"
No Rubber Wheels!
Hey, it was BYOBW!!!!! craziness on Potrero Hill! It rained like a motherfucker on the day of Bring Your Own Big Wheel, but that gave nobody no nevermind, as peeps had been building their rides and making their costumes. The point? To go down a curvy hill--down Vermont--on big wheels (kids' toys, basically) and look awesome while doing it. This was the 10th annual BYOBW, great stuff!
The Caped..Helmet Guy?
Mr. Blockhead tells peeps to get ready.
And the race is on. Plastic wheels make thunder!
Run, you bastards! Big wheels about to dominate!
Lookin' fierce.
What goes down, must come up. They did a number of runs despite the rain.
Bunny ears!
Heading up the hill for the final run. Good times!
At The Roller Derby
We've gotten kind of into the roller derby scene in the Bay Area. On Saturday, The ShEvil Dead of S.F. took on the Oakland Outlaws ("whoo-whoo" to Jane Hammer, 777!) at Fort Mason and after a super-tight bout, Oakland took it home 103-106. Big ups, but we'll get you next time. ("Whoo-whoo" also to the "Blue Collar Special": A shot and a PBR=$5. Hello, Mr. Advil.)
B.A.D. - Bay Area Derby Girls. Fun!
Warming up for the bitchin' bout. It's the San Francisco ShEvil Dead!
B.A.D. as I wanna be!