Oh man, I have had some very strange nights at the Showdown. A few years ago Sonny Phono and I threw a monthly party there called Freaky-Deaky Friday. It was a “costume box party” which meant that if you didn’t show up in a costume we had a box full

This originally appeared in my Broke-Ass City column for the SF Examiner. She was standing on the BART turnstile at the Civic Center station with an American flag scarf tied around her waist, yelling “Fuck Obama” and laughing from a mouth only half-full of teeth. All I could think was,

I love my mom. The immensity of my love for her is beyond words. Besides bringing me into the world, she (along with my dad) has been my strongest supporter, fiercest ally, and loudest cheerleader. And that’s why I’m not getting her flowers for Mother’s Day. Instead of sending her

San Francisco is a special place. A place where we never leave the house without layers. Where it’s normal to call in sick to work because it’s finally 80 degrees and you want to drink a beer in the park. A place where most adults have costume boxes and where

I ran into my good buddy Dylan MacNiven yesterday at the Do the Bay Pop-Up Record Shop. You may know him as one of the brothers who own Woodhouse Fish Co. and West of Pecos. Anyways, it appears that MacNiven has taken over the spot from the Bon Vivants and Ne

This originally appeared in The Weeknighter column I did for the SF Bay Guardian for a little while before it’s unfortunate demise. I used to hang out at the Noc Noc for too many hours in a row just so I could make out with the bartender after she got

Considering it’s Earth Day and that its also the March for Science, some local folks have taken it upon themselves to remind San Franciscans that we need to look after our own city as well. Running from 6pm to 8pm, the goal for this party is to stress the “Leave

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