Note that these handlebars have room for hands, brake levers and a bell – I think that they can be chopped a bit more, don’t you?
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Still, the slim look is handy for getting around buses and traffic ‘n stuff.
Bravo.
Posts Tagged ‘hipster’
“Surf Alaska” Land Cruiser Dude – San Francisco’s Hipster of the Year, 2009
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009An immaculate black FJ-40 Toyota Land Cruiser is the primary reason this Matrix Morpheus-looking dude just won SF HoTY ‘09.
Just look at the details:
As seen on Fell Street. Click to expand.
Aging FJ-40 model (豊田 ランドクルーザー, Toyoda Rando-Kurūzā). Of course! Dude could buy a much newer Bland Cruiser (2009 price = $50k-something) instead of this (possibly amazingly expensive) torture box, but where’s the fun in that?
Alaska license plate: SURF. Of course! Our 50th state is the next frontier of surfing, don’t you know.
Right Hand Drive (RHD). Of course! Dude’s driving on the wrong side of the vehicle. Why? Why not?
Snorkel. Of course! Can you see the urban snorkel air intake standing up on the left side? Very handy when our streets are under five feet of water. Snorkle! Snorkle! Snorkle!
Original diesel engine. Of course! A Chevy small block would just drop right in, but where’s the fun in that?
No doors. Of course! How can people see your stylish shoes and socks with doors blocking the view?
The hat and the fogglasses (on a very dark summer day) put him over the top. Nobody could possibly best this fellow, that’s why he’s San Francisco’s Hipster of the Year, 2009.
Loveable I AM PABST Mural Has San Francisco Laughing. Squid + Tennis + Beer = ???
Thursday, July 16th, 2009This huge Pabst Blue Ribbon mural on 7th Street is arresting, no? (Do the people at the beloved and hugely-trafficked (hundreds of thousands of visitors monthly) Laughing Squid website know about this yet?)
Free public art, and yet, some scowl:
“Wow they finally figured out a way to combine the two of the things hipsters love most….Pabst and Cephalopods. If only they could have figured a way to get some yarn or felt in there?”
“I Am Pabst- by Jacob White, Los Gatos, CA.” Click to expand:
As seen in front of the McAllister Tower part of Hastings College of Law, University of California, which is a just a ”15 minute walk from Little Saigon.” (Ah yes, Hastings, where the “impoverished” students never drive German cars, and never power their marijuana grow lamps with unmetered electricity at the 100 McAllister dorms. Heavens no.)
Here’s a larger version for you to click on. How would you compare it with what they have in Kansas City? Or Minneapolis? Or Seattle? Or Boise? Is the artist referencing The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Royal Tenenbaums? Food for thought.
Actually, this is almost like a national ad campaign. Oh well. Check the gallery for 2007 and 2008. Enter the PBArt contest for next year, why not?
By now, you should feel like getting some smokes as well some ice-cold PBRs – after all, it’s a Pabst Summer:
As seen in Alamo, CA.
A Hipster Garage Sale in the NOPA and the Shrinking Western Addition
Monday, June 29th, 2009The Western Addition, contrary to what Wikipedia would have you believe, used to encompass all of San Francisco west of Larkin Street. You’ll find the term “WESTERN ADDITION” in the property records of all sorts of high rent San Francisco real estate. But smaller enclaves have been carved out over the years, most recently with the North of Panhandle Area. This process is now complete, so the shrinking Western A has shrunk again.
And here’s the proof. First note the Underwood typewriter and then take it from there. These hipsters are moving out, but they’ll be replaced.
As seen on the eastern side of Divisidero:
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Hang in there, Western Addition. Those real estate agents will stop subdividing you, eventually.
Christian Lander Reads “Stuff White People Like” at The Booksmith
Saturday, October 25th, 2008It was Standing Room Only tonight at The Booksmith on 1644 Haight Street near Cole because famous blogger Christian Lander came to town to promote Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions. The book started from a similarly-named blog:
“While the name has earned it controversy, the blog is not necessarily about the interests of all white people, but rather a subset of the larger population that can be variously described as affluent, well-educated (particularly in the liberal arts), left-wing (e.g. environmentally conscious, anti-corporate), and/or hipster. His book has made several bestseller lists. Lander was reportedly paid a $300,000 advance by the publisher, Random House, for the book rights.”
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Brother Christian read from six relevant passages, including #82 Hating Corporations and #16 Gifted Children.
San Francisco Hipsters Descend Upon the AMC Pacer Classic Car
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008This was the scene on Haight Street the other day – four urban youths inside of one AMC Pacer. This thing was advertised as the “first wide small car,” and maybe it was. Back in the day, certainly, it was wide enough for the Sandwich King. And these days, a Pacer is good enough to get you into the Nor Cal AMC Club.
Perhaps Google could start using these cars to carry their Street View equipment around? Compared to brand-new, bright red hybrid Priuseses, a fleet of old Pacers might attract less attention from John Law.
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They loved it in France, for some reason.
Let’s say au revoir to les hipsters de Haight Street. Pretty soon, everybody will have one.
Headrests are for squares of course. Stay safe in your two-ton fishbowl!
