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Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Ashley, West Portal Station

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Tell us about your look: “This is all from thrift stores.”

Murio’s on Haight “dives” into its golden years

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By Caitlin Donohue

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Smash $4 PBR tall boys at Murio’s 50th anniversary bash.. just like they did in 1959

On a recent evening out on Haight, I stumbled into a bar whose cheapest beer was six dollars. This bar, which shall remain nameless, was a seminal force in my introduction to Murio’s Trophy Room, the little neon number that we fled to down the street that one always sees tucked away by Amoeba Music. Our wallets practically dragged us in with the promise of Hamm’s in a can, high tolerance for scruffy types and cheap liquor. Despite it being Saturday night, we located a small round table in the back under the speakers- and spent the rest of the evening fleeing for more drinks as random high decibel metal songs dotted the bar’s soundtrack. A place with this little concern for customer’s ear drums, I thought, must have some history to back it up.

And happily, it does. Whether you were aware of it (/born) or not, for the past fifty years, Murio’s Trophy Room has been there for your dive bar needs. John Murio, winner of the 1933 Canadian Open, opened up the dark little Haight Street oasis back in 1959 and though John kicked the bucket over fifteen years ago, Murio’s has been pouring Maker’s (neat) and cheap beer (cold) ever since. To elaborate on the dive’s charms, I’ve included here a late night missive I received from Murio’s self described “funniest bartender in SF,” Nick Cortez. Take it away, Nick…

This bar has outlasted the beatniks, the hippies, dozens of great music venues ( the most popular being the Nightbreak, which was next door to Murio’s), seen too many celebrities to count from Frank Sinatra, Janis Joplin (who lived a block away), and the Clash frontman, Joe Strummer (who did the last interview before his death at Murio’s with former mayoral candidate Matt Gonzales). What a freakin’ sweet place huh?

Heroes of the day: Dave Eggers and ‘Zeitoun’

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By Caitlin Donohue

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Eggers: given the current level of productivity, must be employing 826 Valencia kids as ghostwriters. Photo by Erik Charlton

Post Katrina New Orleans was a fissure unto what a well-meaning country turns into when the laws around civil rights are not made clear in crisis. Did you hear about this? The arrests of suspected looters that were made with little to no hard evidence? The chain link fence insta-jail that was built by maximum security prison inmates outside the city’s Greyhound Station? Guantanamo-like processing for maybe-maybe-not “criminals”?

Dave Eggers’ new book Zeitoun revists this time from the perspective of a man who endured more than most. Abdhulrahman Zeitoun was a father of four with his own construction company when Katrina hit. His decision to stay- during and after the storm- to secure the properties he was working on and help his neighbors led to his disappearance, one that resolved weeks later when it was discovered he’d been arrested and held without charge or access to phone calls.

Perhaps this is giving away too much of the book, but I’m telling you that Eggers’ true account of Zeitoun’s ordeals was one of the most stirring calls to reinforce civil liberties in our country that I’ve heard for awhile. It equals his last effort What is the What for making clear what can happen to good people in times gone bad for lack of other good people doing anything about them. But where What is the What took place in US ignored, civil war torn Sudan and surrounding African countries, Zeitoun could of happened to anyone’s construction worker uncle in New Orleans, USA.

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Zeitoun is not furry. Egger’s version of Wild Things is. The logic is clear

So can someone do me a favor and pop on down to Eggers’ signing this afternoon and ask him how the hell he does it? By that I mean, write activist-inspiring novels, head up a national chain of the funnest kids’ writing workshops on the face of the planet, run a publishing company and kick it with Spike Jonze on the screenplay for Where the Wild Things Are?

The man is nuts. Holler at him.

Dave Eggers Book Signing & Chat
Tues/8 1pm, free
Bookshop West Portal
80 West Portal, SF
www.mcsweeneys.net
www.bookshopwestportal.com

Appetite: Smuggler’s Cove Shanghais the Tiki vibe

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By Virginia Miller of www.theperfectspotsf.com. View her last installment of Appetite here.

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Mixing it up behind the bar at Smuggler’s Cove

Smuggler’s Cove… so much more than Tiki
I’m crazy about all things Tiki and its accompanying kitsch… which is why I’ve long been a fan of Alameda’s Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge. Martin Cate helped make that bar great with his cocktails, going beyond the usual too-sweet, one-note swill often paired with such a setting. Though he departed Forbidden Island awhile back, we’ve been holding our breath for his first bar right here in Hayes Valley in the former, tri-level Jade Bar space.

I had the privilege of attending a media preview last Thursday of Smugglers’ Cove, which officially opens tomorrow (Tue/8). As I entered the tinted storefront, it was as I hoped: a full-on themed bar, transporting me to another world… but with a heavy degree of taste, even refinement. There is (thankfully!) the occasional puffer fish lamp, or bamboo and thatched awnings in the inviting upstairs perch overlooking the main floor bar, keeping the Tiki torch burning. There’s also a strong maritime, pirate-like presence with a ship wheel, barrels, skulls and weaponry. Dark wood walls give the small space warmth, while under a vaulted ceiling lies knick knacks and treasures rife with stories: Tiki legends have their own little shrines tucked into the walls, with a couple lamps from the original Trader Vic’s emitting a soft glow. In the basement, dubbed the Boathouse, there’s another bar, across from a cascading waterfall. Much care has gone into the decor, with touches like unique punch bowls, making this a playful, campy space; part Tiki bar dream, part sophisticated, nautical rum bar.

Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Julie, Haight and Ashbury

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Tell us about your look: “Mostly wearing H&M and the skirt if from American Apparel.”

Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Julia, Haight and Ashbury

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Tell us about your look: “I like the soldier look, boots and big buttons.”

My favorite vid: ‘Where the Dirty Hipsters Are’

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By Kimberly Chun

Loved the Spike Jonze joint – in a downbeat, unassuming, morose way, of course. But what about this great spoof on the whiny, grumbling wild things? “Is that vintage?” Andy Signore, you wild thing – you’re a genius.

People’s Grocery dishes it up for underserved West Oakland

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By Caitlin Donohue


East Oakland’s People’s Grocery puts working people at the forefront of the fight for healthy, sustainable food for their community. Warning: around 7:30 things get very touching.

My recent SFB cover story “Out of Reach: How the sustainable food movement neglects poor workers and eaters” has attracted attention from both those within the “good food” movement and without. Which is good- it was meant to kick up a discussion of where working people stand these days in the fight for a more sustainable food system.

In celebration of this healthy discourse, I wanted to profile another East Bay group who is on the front lines of getting sustainable, pesticide-free eatables to the working class who was brought to our attention by one of the readers of “Out of Reach.” West Oakland’s People’s Grocery was started in 2002 in response to the area’s lack of grocery stores (versus its 50 plus liquor dealers) and has since developed a multi-pronged attack on the dearth of healthy food in poor American neighborhoods.

Currently People’s Grocery runs an urban agriculture program, nutrition classes for community members of all ages and maintains a focus on enterprise and leadership development among West Oakland youth, employing young people at their Grub Box program, which functions as sort of a reverse CSA- using local farms to support the health of the community at the cost of about $12/month per family. In the past they’ve also run a mobile healthy food cart that serves the areas of the city whose distance from proper grocery stores is so far as to be prohibitive to get to.

So rock on, People’s Grocery. The kind of action- along with work on a variety of other levels- is what it’s going to take to convert our country to a sustainable, equitable food system for all. And Guardian readers- you guys are awesome, keep sending in your nominations for food heroes. They deserve all the press, digital or not, that they can get.

Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Max, Broderick and Haight

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Tell us about your look: “Dress differently”

Gift fairs galore

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By Caitlin Donohue

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Rep it up: Support your crafty community this holiday season

Yes, I know, holiday shopping is painful and spendy and at the moment I’m way more into figuring out if I can pay rent for the month of December than what my unconsciously greedy loved ones will unwrap by the menorah/tree/kinara (I am nothing if not inclusive). But this week’s gift fairs have anticipated the Scrooge-like crab apple that has flourished down where my heart should be and have rendered me helpless in their path. They met my three qualifiers for appropriate gift suppliers, these being:

1. Cheap gifts
2. Non corporate/recycled/handmade/blablablayou’reaware gifts
3. Booze while you shop (exceptions noted)

Lemme guess, those are your criteria too? Smashing! I’ve even included a “Lazy man (or woman) gift suggestion” for each bazaar for those who just can’t be bothered. Here’s your three day plan, plus one to keep you busy next weekend:

Handmade Ho Down Urban Craft Fair
Thur/3 6 p.m- 12 a.m., free
1015 Folsom, SF
Brought to you by the 200 odd Bay Area artists that make up SF www.etsy.com/ Etsy (a website that has destroyed my life, in a good way, many times over), this event makes good on its club location with swingin’ DJs and cold beverages. This is where you head to score www.laserkitten.com/ Laserkitten’s “send me the link” bling-blangin’ lasercut necklace (so urban!) and other such high quality crafts. Get there with the quickness and score one of the swag bags they’re handing out to the first 200 shoppers.
Lazy man (or woman) gift suggestion: Eristotle‘s pillow embossed with a moose design. I dare you to find an emotive human being who doesn’t want this on their couch. And don’t forget the gift wrapping table, cuz I know you’re not doing that yourself you lazy wo/man, you.

Appetite: Holiday Farmers Market Cocktail Night

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By Virginia Miller. Check out more of Virginia’s food news at www.theperfectspotsf.com

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12/2 – Holiday Farmers Market Cocktail Night
Quarterly comes the arrival of CUESA’s Farmers Market Cocktail night, reflecting the best of the season’s produce in cocktail recipes created by our city’s great mixologists. I’ve been to a few, including last winter’s, and despite being outdoors at the Ferry Building, it’s a bustling gathering where warmth comes in the form of two full-sized cocktails (this time around featuring Jim Beam bourbon) and an unlimited sampling of eight other holiday-inspired imbibements highlighting a whole range of spirits. Our local chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild co-hosts the event so bartenders are top notch, including Brian MacGregor of Jardiniere, Scott Baird and Aaron Gregory Smith of 15 Romolo, Lou Bustamante, Erick Castro of Rickhouse, Darren Crawford of Bourbon & Branch, Enrique Sanchez of La Mar, Sierra Zimei of Seasons Bar. There’s prizes and exquisite bites from local restaurants in a holiday tasting party that’s all about the spirit/s of the season.
12/2, 5:30-7:30pm, $30
1 Ferry Building
www.cuesa.org
Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com

Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Shane, Haight and Ashbury

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Tell us about your look: “This shirt is from Calcutta.”

Dive In: Toro-not-a-dive-bar

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Bar reviewer Kristen Haney seeks to separate hipster wannabes from real-life dives in this weekly column. Check out her last installment here.

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I know Toronado’s not a dive bar. I knew before I went, based on hazy recollections of a trip there last spring. But God help me, I wanted a lot of good beer with minimal bullshit. It’s been a rough week, and sometimes a girl needs a fiendishly good I.P.A in a place where everyone leaves her to her own devices.

But let’s give credit where credit is due for the more divey aspects of Toronado. Let’s start with general atmosphere. I’ve been searching high and low for a gnome, and I was seriously envious of the little pointy hatted friend shooting me a mocking smile from high above the bar. The wall is littered with photos, some aged and from what appears to be like decades ago. “Behind Blue Eyes” played, and my severely mopey countenance and increasingly inebriated ass identified with the selection, in a way that made me think these were my people.

My musings were briskly interrupted by the questioning yell of “Steve?!? Nick?!?” The half door by the entryway makes the ideal platform for Rosamunde, the hot dog joint next door, to try and pinpoint its wandering customers. The “no dogs allowed” sign is entertaining in an ironic way, given not only the frequency with which patrons eat their sausage at the bar, but also that there were two furry critters inside taking turns emitting piercing howls.

Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Eva, Haight and Masonic

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Tell us about your look: “I like pretty things like dresses, but it’s too cold today so I’m all in layers.”

Getting small at the Lab’s postcard sale

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By Caitlin Donohue

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Small Works: Michael Campbell’s resin cassette tapes and drawing by William Denton Ray

My grandma trained as a pilot in World War II, had the world’s most lyrical name and painted prolifically. In her death, Rosetta Byrd left us a mountain of her creations- most of them views looking out a window onto Texas hill country. They are beautiful and we love them. But in my family’s nomadic existence, Rosetta’s lifework has proven a bit difficult to transport. Currently, I’ve got one of her pieces- the only canvas that I could possibly swing as carry-on luggage.

Which is why, particularly if you’re looking for a creative gift for one of these cramped apartment city animals, I fully support attending The Lab’s 13th annual showing of postcard art and small works. (Apparently I’m all agog for the tiny things these days.) They’ve been holding open submissions for the exhibit, so the creations on offer should be a bewildering wilderness of miniscule artistic gems.

My interest is perhaps most piqued by Geoff Hick’s “digital antennae” (I’m a total Luddite, do digital things need antennas?), but I’m also excited about seeing Linda Laird’s fabric and sequined creations, which I hope come postal service ready. These things would be perfect for a friend that lives far away- slap a stamp on one of these extravagant postcards, mail out and check another buddy off the list of people to honor this holiday season.

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Will you “hand” me that Plesch Renate postcard?(Sorry I’m really “reaching” for a caption here. Ha!)

Oh, and should a man tap you on the shoulder, interrupting your gleeful romp amidst the tiny things, be not alarmed should he ask if you want to see what’s in his pocket. He is but a representative of the Museum of Pocket Art, a gallery on the go that “leaches” other art exhibits to give individual showings of its mini sized masterpieces on the premise that everyone should carry a bit of beauty around on their person. Or the guy’s being a bit forward. You’ll just have to go with him to see. Ah art…

The 13th Annual Small Format Art Sale
Opening reception, Fri/4, 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. (continues through Sun/6), free
The Lab
2948 16th St., SF
(415) 864-8855
www.mopaonline.com

Thread Fashion Show

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Photo and text by Ariel Soto

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Fashionistas flocked to Fort Mason in search of the perfect outfit during a weekend long fashion event called Thread, held November 21 and 22. There were not only innovative designs and luscious accessories but also four runway shows to ogle over. At one of the runway extravaganzas, designers Arka Clothing, Nicacelly, and WHERE were featured on the catwalk. A live singer accompanied each set of models, which sounds cool, but honestly was rather distracting and made it difficult to enjoy the clothes being showcased. Beyond the clothing, there was also live painting and printmaking and yummy homemade food, creating an event that had a little bit of something for just about everybody.

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South San Francisco’s Jo-Ann’s is a meal that takes flight

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Text and photos by Caitlin Donohue

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Whoever Jo-Ann is, she just scored a big one for South San Francisco

I’ve been having a fairly rough time of it at the airport of late. Baggage fees, forced surrender of my toothpaste and even some self-inflicted woes (I scheduled my flight for the wrong month, who does that?). It almost makes a lady want to stay home for Thanksgiving. But family q.t. calls, and luckily I have a South San Francisco breakfast nook that makes the slog out to the airport more palatable; Jo-Ann’s.

Jo-Ann’s is a funky throwback to an old country diner, if those things ever existed. There’s something satisfying about finding the place, unassumingly located in a strip mall on one of South SF’s larger thoroughfares. But upon entering, it becomes clear you’re not the only one who’s made the discovery- effusive praise covers the walls, from stellar newspaper reviews to carefully typed letters of appreciation from happy customers. The first thing that greets you is an attractive glass case of baked goods. Selections varies, but if its in the case the day you go you gotta try the carrot muffin, which has walnuts and raisins sprinkled about it’s hearty, sweet interior.

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Why have a hostess at the front door when you could have a muffin case?

Service is friendly from the get-go, and being an inverterate people watcher I appreciated the open kitchen space behind the counter seating. There’s something about watching a guy push a pile of home fries around a grill that really gets me in the eating mode.

The menu is breakfast-classic interspersed with Mexican dishes and has great selections for people that aren’t big into eggs. Prices could be considered a tad high for the location, but won’t be oppressive to those used to paying inner city tabs. We tried the spicy migas ($8.95), a massive heaping of tomatoes, tortilla strips, cheese, egg and beans with a happy side of corn tortillas. Amazing, even if it bordered on tomato overkill. We found another Mexican-inspired winner in the Esmeralda ($8), a breakfast burrito served with eggs, avocado and cream cheese.

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I’m an amiga of the spicy migas

So get up early for that morning flight. You’ll hit those open skies full after Jo-Ann’s- no vacuum sealed peanuts needed.

Jo-Ann’s
1131 Camino Real, South San Francisco
(650) 872-2810

Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Kelly and the dog Oliver, Haight and Masonic

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Tell us about your look: “Orange is my favorite color.”

Appetite: A feast of beast, coffee on the road

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Every week, Virginia Miller of personalized itinerary service and monthly food, drink, and travel newsletter, www.theperfectspotsf.com, shares foodie news, events, and deals. View the last installment here.

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Dessert course from One Market’s Weekly Beast Goat Dinner

11/27-28 – Weekly Beast (Suckling Pig) menu at One Market
Burnt out on turkey? Friday and Saturday take a different turn with One Market’s Weekly Beast dinner. The animal changes weekly, from duck to rabbit to goat; this weekend offering suckling pig from Marin Farms. Sourcing local animals, Chef Mark Dommen cooks five-course meals using varied parts of the animal. Compared to other such multi-course meals around town, after trying their goat dinner, I find at $49 per person, it’s a deal, and only $20 to add on four wine pairings. You can also order a la carte if five courses sounds like too much. Start with Pig’s Head Terrine, move on to Crispy Pig Trotters with foie gras, Suckling Pig Confit with house-made sauerkraut, then Spit-Roasted Suckling Pig Leg. Dessert is Cornmeal Waffles with maple brown butter emulsion, frozen custard ice cream, and (wait for it) pig in the form of candied bacon. Yes, you’ll continue decadent Thanksgiving feasting with… even more decadent feasting. If you’re out of town, there’s always Muscovy Duck next weekend.
11/27-28; make reservations during dinner hours, 5:30-9pm
$49 per person / $20 wine pairings
One Market
1 Market, SF
415-777-5577
www.onemarket.com

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Go Coffee Go, mail order artisanal coffees

Go, Coffee, Go
Ok, coffee addicts: launched just last week is a new website/service started by SF locals, Scott Pritikin and Elise Papazian, that keeps gourmet coffee cravings satiated even when you don’t have access to the best. GoCoffeeGo delivers anywhere in the US, and this is signifcant because of the kind of coffees they sell: the likes of our own Ritual, Barefoot in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz’ Verve, and Metropolis in Chicago. This means whether you can’t buy a regional favorite here or are visiting family someplace bereft of fine coffee, it’s all sent to you. It’s ideal to set up a regular home delivery so you’re never out of stock, while trying different roasters around the country. Though they’ll continue to add vendors, Pritikin and Papazian are committed to artisan, regional coffees, having spent endless hours in big US cities and small towns on the hunt for the best local roasters and beans. Set up an account and feel the buzz.
www.gocoffeego.com

Photo Essay: Comedy at Cobb’s

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Photos and text by Ariel Soto

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Bruce Vilanch, famous for writing for awards show and for quotes like, “What makes me laugh? Richard Nixon always made me laugh.”

Bruce Vilanch is a hip and connected man. He hangs with Cher, writes for Miss Universe, and knows volumes full of ridiculous and hilarious stories about everyone in Hollywood. Vilanch, perhaps best known for his time on Hollywood Squares with Whoopi Goldberg, also writes for the Academy Awards and spent most of his set on November 19 at Cobb’s Comedy Club dishing on untold stories behind the epic Hollywood awards event. There was the time Bart, the bear, took a crap on stage while Dolly Parton was playing a guitar solo; or, the time Vilanch had to battle it out with Steve Martin to get him to say a cock joke on live television. Vilanch seemed to truly relish in sharing all his stories with a San Francisco crowd, a city he said he always loves to come back to.

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Charles Karel Bouley, who performs as just “Karel,” is best known for being fired from KGO radio for controversial on-air statements about people like Ronald Reagan and Joe the Plumber.

His set was preceded by Karel, who covered everything from politics to his recent airplane ride, ending with an epic song about his thrill in obtaining a pot card. But I’d like to give it up for Nico Santos. Santos, a homegrown San Franciscan, is hilarious. From the gay Asian jokes to the fat jokes, Santos was perfectly inappropriate and in my opinion, really stole the show.

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Nico Santos recently starred in a run of “Fags and Hags” at the Punchline.

Street Threads: Look of the Day

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SFBG photog Ariel Soto scoops SF street fashion. See the previous Look of the Day here.

Today’s Look: Hanne, Haight and Ashbury

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Tell us about your look: “This is all Urban and shoes by Vagabond.”

Dive In: I’m sensing a theme

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Bar reviewer Kristen Haney seeks to separate hipster wannabes from real-life dives in this weekly column. Check out her last installment here.

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Hold the fancy schmancy mixers. At Butter, strawberry soda is better.

Themed establishments frequently leave a bad taste in my mouth. Images of Disneyland and their exorbitant prices, or that one time I had a drunk waitress at Rainforest Café who checked my I.D. by listening to it, do little to dispel my notion that themed equals over-hyped-waste-of-time. However, introduce alcohol, reduce prices, grime it up a bit, and you’ve got me singing a different tune. There are a few places that keep it kitsch without coming across as hokey, and where you don’t have to pay extra for novelty décor and drinks. And that’s a theme I can jump aboard.

Butter:

Finally, a place where you can celebrate trailer park chic and the white trash within. Quality mixers for cocktails include Tang, Sunny D, and grape and strawberry sodas. If you’re more of a purist, you can sip the ubiquitous award-winning Pabst on draft, or opt for a tall boy, complete with paper bag. The food includes a number of microwaved specialties, like tater tots and Frito pie, or you can go really gourmet and get a deep fried PB & J or Twinkie. Go before 10 p.m. any Thursday through Sunday for happy hour prices and to avoid a cover charge.

354 11th St, SF
(415) 863-5964
http://www.smoothasbutter.com/

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Watch hipsters at Double Dutch try to figure out how kids in the ’80s attached their iPods to boom boxes like these.

Double Dutch

Vintage ghetto blasters, ‘80s kicks, and street art adorn the interior of this bar and dance spot. Designed to bring to mind the New York street scene of the same decade that brought us hair metal and acid wash jeans, Double Dutch is a fun take on the traditional nightclub. The dance floor gets packed and sweaty with patrons dancing along to hip hop tracks from a decade they were just old enough to experience the end of, imitating the same break dance moves featured in the pictures of the people plastered to the wall. If you’re nostalgic for house parties where your friend DJing knew how to cut it better than the jokes spinning in the clubs, Double Dutch is more than happy to give you a pleasant case of déjà vu.

3192 16th St, SF
(415) 346-5699
http://www.thedoubledutch.com

High fructose corn syrup ragin’

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Text and photo by Caitlin Donohue

Now, I understand that Thanksgiving is upon us with all it’s attendant gluttony. But these lovely billboards have been up all over town since OCTOBER.

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50 ounces? If that’s not enough for your meal, we’ve got problems. And even giving Coca-Cola the benefit of the doubt that this is a holiday advertisement (which I strongly resist believing), I’m not sure I buy it that, even on a day of government-sanctioned weight gain, any coke fiend family needs to be encouraged into drinking 50 OUNCES of a liquid that dissolves pennies.

They need to save space for sparkling apple cider. And beer.

Thanks for listening.

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