This piece was the first thing I did that ever went viral. I originally wrote it for The Bold Italic. SF has changed a lot since I first put this out. Illustrations by the incredible Wendy MacNaughton, Design by the brilliant Wes Mitchell. This originally appeared in May, 2011 LIVING IN SAN

Some people run away to join the circus. Others run away to San Francisco. Those of us who live here know it’s actually the same thing.

There’re a bunch of bodegas in SF that take airplane bottles of booze, mixers, and a cup with ice, wrap them together with a rubber band, and sell them. Cutty Bang is the most famous, but there’re all different kinds.

This post is sponsored by Citizens Against Broke-Ass Stuart. Apparently Broke-Ass Stuart is doing an indiegogo campaign so that he can grow his website, pay his writers, and continue creating what he calls “dope shit”. We at Citizens Against Broke-Ass Stuart don’t think you should give him money to do this

The lovely artwork for this was done by Richard Perez and the brilliant Jennifer Maerz edited it. This originally appeared on The Bold Italic on March 4th, 2013. My friends say they are moving to Oakland because San Francisco has let them down. The douchebags are winning. Divis is clogged with Google

“Party on, Wayne. And party on, Garth.” This keeps popping into my head every time I read “Rock the Boat.” Fortunately, you won’t have to succumb to a 90s hair spoof, but rather gettin’ your drank on a float the Pacific ocean. You will board onto the San Francisco Spirit at Pier 3, and

I’m just copying and pasting all this info because, well, because I’m busy dood! Read all the info below and then below that enter to win. Good luck! The Bold Italic’s Big Gay Birthday is June 27th, 2014 with JD Samson DJ Set, Honey Mahogany, Peaches Christ Drag Performances, Lip Sync Contest,

This shit is hella fun. I MC’d the event last year. It’s amazing how dapper some of these SF fellas look when they are all cleaned up. Anyways, here is all the pertinent info. Go here if you’d like to purchase tickets. Otherwise enter below. The Bold Italic’s celebration of