Posts Tagged ‘150’
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Yeasterday’s Lantern Parade Festival and Bon Odori Dance in Japantown was well-attended. Here’s some video and here’s the dragon, courtesy of the SFNoobs.
Now, I didn’t stick around for nightfall, but here’s what things looked like early on, under the pouring sun.
The parade coming…
…and going:
People were encouraged to wave their hands in the air like they just didn’t care. (Note Retail for Lease sign in background.)
And here comes the queen and court for the Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program 2010
Amd here’s what people were carrying:
And here’s the only pol that I saw, Emily Murase. She’s running for the San Francisco Board of Education in November:
All this was taken in by a (mostly) enthusiastic crowd:
Takko, the garlic capital of Japan, sounds like my kind of town:
People were dusting off their summery yukata to join in:
See you next year!
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Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Per Hokubei.com:
“Inspired by the 1936 Chochin Gyoretsu (Lantern Parade) commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Kanrin Maru’s arrival, the Japanese Benevolent Society of California, the Japantown Merchants Association, the Japanese American Religious Federation, and other Japantown community organizations have organized a lantern parade celebrating the 150th. “Yosakoi,” a traditional folk dance of the Kochi region, which will host the 2011 Grassroots Summit, will be performed from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Children are encouraged to participate. The Bon Odori/Lantern Parade will follow from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.”
See you there.
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
San Francisco’s St. Boniface Parish is celebrating 150 years in San Francisco this month.
It’s an impressive facility, nullus? Check it:
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And a random saint from the massive south wall for good measure, let’s call him St. Peter:
Happy birthday, Saint Boniface Parish!
Tags: 150, 150th, 2010, 220 jones, annivesary, birthday, boniface, california, catholic, glass, latin, mass, open house, parish, peter, photos, pics, roman, saint, San Francisco, st., stained, tenderloin
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Mavericks Surf Ventures just announced the doubling of the purse at the upcoming competition near Half Moon Bay. Now, there’s $150k in the kitty at Mavericks.
Organizer Jeff Clark will be sure to consult with meteorologists and local real estate blogs to determine exactly what day all this booty will be divvied up.
Mavericks Surf Ventures/Seth Migdail Click to expand
You can thank new sponsor Barracuda Networks for the bump up in prize money.
The Wait Goes On.
Tags: 000, 150, barracuda networks, california, half moon bay, jeff clark, mavericks, purse, San Francisco, surf, surfing, ventrues
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Those rumour fighters over at Snopes.com couldn’t believe it at first, but yesterday was National Cheescake Day.
San Francisco celebrated by tempting hundreds to The Cheescake Factory at Union Square Macy’s, where people stood around for hours in hopes of scoring some sweet, sweet cake for just $1.50 a slice.
It was brother against brother. It was insanity.
Waiting room chairs were in short supply last night. Click to enlarge:
Orwell almost had it right:
“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face, forever hundreds of people standing around waiting for enormous slabs of heavily-discounted cheesecake, forever.
Tags: 150, cheesecake, cheesecake factory, geary, macy's union square, San Francisco
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
The game of bowls is thriving in Golden Gate Park.
A bowl in search of the little white kitteh:
Hello kitteh! Hello kitteh, where are you? Helloooo?
Tags: "kitty", "sweetie", 150, balls, bowling, Bowls, golden gate park, grass, green, jack, kitteh, Lawn Bowling, Lawn Bowls, San Francisco, sport
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