See? He was walking around, just like normal, except with this thing on his head.
I think he was on a shopping trip.
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Of course some people think pyramids have special powers…
Posts Tagged ‘head’
Area Man Enjoys Pyramid Power in SoMA
Thursday, July 7th, 2011The Great Bear of the Twitterloin: I Thought Artist Chad Hasegawa was All Finished Here at Mid-Market, But No
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011Here’s artist Chad Hasegawa at 6th and Market last week:
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But he wasn’t done yet, you dig?
He had to add in the reds and the blues and whatnot.
See?
Via The Tens
And yet another Doori no Kuma is born...
(And oh, this was about a block away, but people, let’s be careful out there…)
Brace Yourselves: Hooded Oriole Season is Almost Here – Where Will YOU Spot These Very Yellow Birds?
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011[UPDATE: Comment below or on this thread from a year ago...]
Oh, they’re making their way here right now, these yellow-orange Hooded Orioles.
Look for them in Dolores Park and the Presidio and Golden Gate Park and all over, basically.
As seen on Strawberry Hill, back in the day:
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The Eternal Struggle: Bear vs. Octopus on Market Street – The Prize? A Metal Star-Ball, Of Course
Friday, January 7th, 2011You want the freaky artwork you create to be eternal, you want it to last forever right? Well, the secret of that is to get a commission before the NIMBYs, the historical societies, and the homeowners associations move in to town.
Then, when fashions change and people start to wonder just what the heck were you thinking back in the day,* you’ll have powerful forces on your side to make sure that nothing ever, ever changes. In that way, you will become immortal.
So, what’s The Message here? My guess:
The octopus has the reach but the bear wants it more
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And best of all , the same tableau plays out on the other side so everybody will get to see.
Forever…
*That monstrosity just down Market costs $1000 a day just for the electricity
Donato, A Healthy Pup in San Mateo County, Dies from Eating Death Caps – Dangerous Out-Of-Season Mushrooms in Woodside, CA
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010Word comes today from Bluoz about the dangers of wild mushrooms in the Bay Area.
“This poster was made just three weeks ago by a Woodside, California resident who’s dog died recently from eating poisonous mushrooms on their front lawn: http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/dog-health-issues-questions/153219-mushroom-warning.html
The URL in the poster refers to the North American Mycological Society which produces their own warning posters: http://www.namyco.org/toxicology/index.html“
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Let’s be careful out there.
Extremely Yellow Hooded Orioles are Back in Golden Gate Park
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010I don’t know where these little yellow fellows go the rest of the year, but these days they’re in Golden Gate Park.
So if you see a flash of bright orangey-yellow up in the air, it very well could be a hooded oriole.
Here’s one at Golden Gate Park’s Stow Lake from a few years back. This male has a blush of orange as is typical for this time of year – they generally have more of a pure yellow color at other times:
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(Or you might spot a similar-looking yellow-headed blackbird around town, but probably not.)
Look to the Skies for Signs and Wonders.
Who is Vandalizing the Lawn Sprinklers of Golden Gate Park?
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009Now, you’d think that the water sprinklers of the Golden Gate Park Panhandle would be old school, like made 50 years ago out of some kind of heavy metal. But you’d be wrong – these things are mostly plastic. So there’s no market in stealing the sprinkler heads to sell for scrap or anything.
So, why do some people come along and wreck ‘em? Do they do it to see this kind of scene?
Now back in the day, some SAAB cars used to spontaneously combust, just sitting around at night. But those days are over, so there’s no point in this exercise:
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Bad form, vandals.
The Refurbished Richmond Branch Public Library Looks Good From the Back Also
Thursday, June 11th, 2009The Richmond Branch of the San Francisco Public Library looks pretty good, don’t you think?
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Look for it on Ninth or Tenth Avenue.
Grand Re-Opening of the Richmond Branch Library, Home of the Ann Coulter Collection
Friday, May 15th, 2009Well, the Richmond Branch of the San Francisco Public Library will once again be open to the public starting tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 PM. Check it:
“Mark your calendars now! The Richmond / Senator Milton Marks Branch will re-open Saturday, May 16, with a spectacular opening party featuring music, entertainment, refreshments and lion dancers. Located at 351 Ninth Ave., the branch has been closed for a renovation that adds 4,000 square feet to the building and includes seismic strengthening, accessibility improvements, and energy-efficiency and technology upgrades.”
We’ve got your grandeur right here in spades:
“VITA SINE LITERIS MORS EST” means Give a Hoot Read a Book or Life Without Learning (Literature?) is Death, one of those.
Kicking it old-school, baby:
Now about controversial writer Ann Coulter. Can you see her book Guilty: Liberal “Victims” and Their Assault on America prominently displayed? It jumps right out at you as you walk in. This might be the entire collection of Coulterana in the whole county.
The branch’s expansion will allow for enhanced services, including an increase in the collection size with more teen, audiovisual and Chinese and Russian materials.
The branch will now have two new study rooms; a spacious new lobby at the 10th Avenue entrance; additional public restrooms; and a designated teen room. A large program room is included, creating a new neighborhood venue for events. The historic integrity of this 1914 Carnegie landmark has been maintained and the building restored to its original grandeur.
See you there!
Gavin Newsom Names San Francisco Poet Laureate #5: Diane di Prima
Friday, May 15th, 2009San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and City Librarian Luis Herrera honored Poet, Prose Writer, Playwright and Teacher Diane di Prima today at the recently refurbished Richmond Branch Library on 9th Avenue. She is now officially the fifth San Francisco Poet Laureate.
The mise en scene – our new old Carnegie Library at 361 9th Avenue betwixt Geary blvd. and Clement. FYI, the Grand Re-Opening is tomorrow at 1:00 PM. Click to expand:
The San Francisco Poet Laureate program was started up by former Mayor of San Francisco Willie Brown. Others so honored over the years have been Jack Hirschman, Janice Mirikitani, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and devorah major.
Reading Rant from Pieces of a Song: “The only war that matters is the war against the imagination. All other wars are subsumed in it.”
Some of Ms di Prima’s original paperbacks are quite pricey these days. Here’s what’s she’s been up to:
A bibliography
This Kind of Bird Flies Backward, Totem Press, New York, 1958
Various Fables from Various Places, (editor), G.P. Putnam, New York, 1960
Dinners and Nightmares, Corinth Press, New York, 1961
The New Handbook of Heaven, Auerhahn Press, San Francisco, 1962
The Man Condemned to Death, (translator), no press listed, New York, 1963
Poets’ Vaudeville, Feed Folly Press, New York, 1964
Seven Love Poems from the Middle Latin, Poets Press, 1965
Haiku, Love Press, Topanga, CA, 1966
New Mexico Poem, Poets Press, New York, 1967
Earthsong, Poets Press, New York, 1968
Hotel Albert, Poets Press, New York, 1968
War Poems (editor), Poets Press, New York, 1968
Memoirs of a Beatnik, Olympia Press, Paris and New York, 1969
L.A. Odyssey, Poets Press, San Francisco, 1969
The Book of Hours, Brownstone Press, New York 1970
Kerhonkson Journal, Oyez, Berkeley, 1971
Revolutionary Letters, City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1971, 1974, 1979
The Calculus of Variation, Eidolon Editions, San Francisco, 1972
Loba, Part I, Capra Press, Santa Barbara, 1973
The Floating Bear: a Newsletter (editor), Laurence McGilvery, La Jolla, 1973
Freddie Poems, Eidolon Editions, Point Reyes, 1974
Brass Burnace Going Out, Pulp artforms-Intrepid Press, Buffalo, 1975
Selected Poems: 1956-1975, North Atlantic Books, Plainfield, VT, 1975
Loba, Part II, Eidolon Editions, Point Reyes, 1976
The Loba As Eve, The Phoenix Book Shop, New York, 1977
Selected Poems: 1956-1976, North Atlantic Books, Plainfield, VT 1977
Loba: Parts 1 – 8, [Book I] Wingbow Press, Berkeley, 1978
Memoirs of a Beatnik (revised), Last Gasp Press, San Francisco, 1988
Wyoming Series, Eidolon Editions, San Francisco, 1988
The Mysteries of Vision, Am Here Books, Santa Barbara, 1988
Pieces of a Song: Selected Poems, City Lights Books, San Francisco, 1990
Seminary Poems, Floating Island, Point Reyes, 1991
The Mask Is the Path of the Star, Thinker Review Internatl, Louisville, 1993
Loba, [Parts 1 - 16, Books I & II] Penguin, New York, 1998
Dinners and Nightmares [expanded edition], Last Gasp, 1998
Recollections of My Life as a Woman: The New York Years, Viking, NY 2001
Fun with Forms [ltd. ed.] Eidolon Editions, San Francisco, 2001
Towers Down (with Clive Matson) Eidolon Editions, San Francisco, 2002
The Ones I Used to Laugh With, Habenicht Press, San Francisco 2003
TimeBomb, Eidolon Editions, San Francisco, 2006
Look for Diane at the Excelsior Branch Library in Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 7:00 PM for an “informal talk/ reading” called “Taking Dictation.”
And a more formal inauguration of her new title is forthcoming.
