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06 Aug 2009

Paper Moons Above Cardboard Seas – Vintage Paper Fair Saturday in Golden Gate Park

Does the prospect of a paperless future fill ye with dread?  Do you hearken for the days of calling cards and the innocence of St. Valentine’s Day when all it entailed was cute little notes instead of ghastly dating/relationship disasters? Well someone name Hal Lutsky, is hosting a Vintage Paper

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05 Aug 2009

Fix Your Own Damn Bike: Time’s Up! Bike Co-Op

When hooligans ripped out the foam from my bike seat and bent my front wheel, I was so full of fury that I didn’t even try to think of a nicer adjective than ‘œfucked.’ But then a Time’s Up! volunteer told me that my wheel had been ‘œTacoed.’ Time’s Up!

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05 Aug 2009

FREE Tickets to the Art and Soul Oakland Festival

It certainly has been eventful over here at BAS HQ lately.  For some reason people keep sending us stuff to give away and since I know you motherfuckers have no money, I’m elated to be helping you stay entertained. This time around I have two sets of four tickets to

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05 Aug 2009

Broke and (Ridin’) Nerdy: Comic Books on the Cheap

It’s tough to be a nerd in 2009.   There’s more broke to go around than there has been since the Joads went on a drought-precipitated journey.  And comic books don’t come cheap.  Especially if you, like me, prefer the more substantial reads that trade paperbacks provide.  A trade paperback is

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04 Aug 2009

Dosas and a Cup of Chai

If you are among the un-lucky millions without AC in your apartment or an office building to retreat to, if the haze is getting you down, here is my 4-step secret to surviving the occasional summer heat wave. Step 1: Download Passion Pit’s album ‘œManners’ Step 2: Get your ass

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04 Aug 2009

Best of the Bay Party Tomorrow and I’m the Host!

Real quick, just thought I’d let you know that I’ll be on the radio tomorrow in the Bay Area at 9am.   Tune in to Wild 94.9 and feel free to call in too! So anyway,  for some strange reason, The Guardian asked me to host their annual “Best of

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04 Aug 2009

Simian Mobile Disco This Sunday! FREE Show!

For all you crazy ex-ravers out there who have been looking for a good excuse to bust out your glow sticks, UFOs, and best moves, the time has come.  The British remixers/ DJs/ producers/ dynamic duo/ electro gods Simian Mobile Disco will be performing this Sunday at Williamsburg’s East River

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04 Aug 2009

7 Easiest Days To Get Laid In SF

There are holidays and then there are SF sanctioned holidays. They get mentions in your planner and your iCal just like Christmas, and yes, you will be getting so drunk you’ll put Arthur to shame. No matter what the occasion, we like to do it big, plentiful and more awesome

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