Posts Tagged ‘honor’
Monday, April 15th, 2013
Let’s see here, is it really true, as this San Francisco Examiner source greaser reports, that:
“Last weekend, Supervisor Mark Farrell threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the home opener of our beloved Giants.”
Oh no.
Lord no.
Now let’s take a look at who really threw out the Ceremonial First Pitch at the recent Giants Home Opener on April 5th, 2013:
“San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval, left, and second baseman Marco Scutaro throw the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, April 5, 2013 in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, Pool)”
That’s right. It was Panda and Scutaro.
But it’s understandable that there was confusion, right? Check it:
“Supervisor Mark Farrell says he’s throwing out first pitch at #SFGiants Opening Day #sfbos“
And there was this, from Mark Farrell’s excitable aide, Jess Montejano:
“Getting Ready 2 Hit Da Field! #OpeningDay #SFGiants @ AT&T Park http://instagram.com/p/XvCFQPKQd6/ “
Hey, here’s a clue:
“Turns out Farrell was at the “ceremonial” first pitch that happened at the start of festivities around 12:45 #SFGiants“
But hold on, doesn’t the ceremonial first pitch “mark the end of pregame festivities and the start of the game?”
Yes. Yes it does.
So then is this true?
“Farrell now joins the ranks of politicians such as President Bill Clinton, who threw out the first pitch at the new AT&T Park in 2000, and then-Vice President Richard Nixon, who threw out the first pitch at Candlestick Park in 1960.“
No. Not at all.
Oh well.
Sorry to be so nitpicky, but, after all:
“It’s the details folks. Pay attention to the details and make them a priority. Details make or break what you’re trying to do.”
Tags: 2013, aide, april 5, april 5th, baseball, ceremonial, chroncle, Columnist, Examiner, first pitch, home opener, honor, Jess Montejano, Jesse Montejano, Marco Scutaro, Mark Farrell, melissa griffin, Neal J. Rile, Neal J. Riley, Neal. Riley, newspaper, Pablo Sandoval, panda, realdealneal, reporter, San Francisco Examiner, Supervisor, Supervisor Mark Farrell, twitter
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Thursday, December 13th, 2012
First City Hall was all like this.
Like a week ago:
But now it’s all like this:
See the diff?
Doesn’t it look something like the flags of Mexico, Italy and/or Ireland?
Speaking of Ireland, hated Republican billionaire Ron Conway can trace some of his roots back there, right? So maybe he called up weak-willed* Interim Mayor Ed Lee with some lighting ideas.
It’s not impossible.
Like remember when Republican billionaire Ron Conway got caught trying to improperly influence SFGov over the issue of street parking spaces near the offices of Pinterest? And then he lied about it?
And these days he “declines to state” whether he’s a Republican or not?
You know, if I were straight white male Republican billionaire who was willing to spend millions to buy political influence to make San Francisco more Republican I’d be all, “Gosh darn it, I’m a straight white male Republican billionaire who is willing to spend millions to buy political influence to make San Francisco more Republican!”
You know, direct, instead of, I don’t know, weaselly.
Oh, this just in, here’s a vote for Italy.
*“We talked in your office a couple of weeks before you entered the race and you confided in me that you didn’t want to run, but that Rose Pak and Willie Brown were putting a lot of pressure on you to run and you didn’t know if you had the strength to resist them.”
Tags: 2012, bay area, board of sup[ervisor, california, City Hall, colors, David Chiu, ed lee, flag, honor, ireland, italy, lights, Mayor, mexico, night, pinterist, president, Ron Conway, San Francisco, sfgov, Supervisor, twitterloin
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Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012
Like this.
Celebrating another good year:
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Tink happy tots!
Tags: 2012, baseball, bay area, brown, california, celebrate, City Hall, civic center, color, colors, Dodgers, dome, giants, halloween, honor, led, light, lighted, lighting, lit, night, orange, playoffs, pumpkin, San Francisco, umber, up, why, why is city hall orange
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
OMG, it’s SMURFS WEEK in San Francisco, just like they had in NYC.
Hurray!
So, even though we might not have a blue* Mayor…
…we do have a blue City Hall. IRL, SRSLY, this is what City Hall, the Highest Classical Dome in the Western Hemisphere,** looks like at night these days:
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And here’s an effort from Do Not Lick, who asks, “How Broke is San Francisco?”
As they, say, Smurf Happens:
San Francisco City Hall Goes Blue in Honor of The Smurfs
City Hall, San Francisco\
Plus:
Smurf Village at Hillsdale Shopping Center, Hillsdale Shopping Center
10AM-3PM - Thursday, July 28th, 2011
Hurray!
Thanks Sony!
*Or sunburned, take your pick. This photo, which is sometimes used to show people what Ed Lee looks like, is way, way, way, way oversaturated. Kind of “gristly,” don’t you think?
I would show you a one-click fix but I am ignorant of how to do such a thing. PhotoShop’s Replace Color on a sunburned area would be a start…
Oh, wait a sec, here we go:
That’s better, anyway…
**That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
“Its dome, which owes much to Mansart‘s Baroque dome of Les Invalides, Paris, is the fifth largest dome in the world, rising 307.5 ft (93.7 m) above the Civic Center Historic District. It is 14 in (360 mm) higher than the United States Capitol“
Tags: 2011, 3d smurfs movie, bay area, Blue, california, City Hall, civic center, colors, dark, ed lee, edwin lee, film, hat, honor, light, lights, lit, Mayor, money, movie, night, paid, pictures, San Francisco, skin, Smurf Happens, smurf week, smurfette, smurfs week, Sony, up, white
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Friday, February 4th, 2011
The road to our Legion of the Museum of Honor from Clement, well, it’s narrow. That means that there’s not much room for traffic when cars are parked on both sides of the street
Coach USA had the size but MUNI wanted it more:
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In this particular case, after minutes of humming and hawing and the use of extended hands as makeshift yardsticks, the drivers agreed to pass each other simultaneously, slowly but surely.
Another win-win in the world-class natural amphitheatre that is San Francisco! Hurray!
In related news, Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave is almost upon us.
Tags: 34th, ave, avenue, avenues, bus, buses, clement, coach usa, district, driver, famsf, golf, honor, legion, lincoln, Muni, museum, narrow, richmond, street
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Friday, February 4th, 2011
C’mon, Google – I know you know where the Legion of Honor Museum is.
And I don’t know what I have to do with zip code 95110. (Sounds so far away, so far, away…)
You’re better than this, G:
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In closing, C’mon!
In related news, Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave is almost upon us.
Tags: 2011, 95110, art, bay area, california, de Young, famsf, golden gate park, google maps, honor, Isabelle de Borchgrave, legion, lincoln, museum, park, Pulp Fashion, San Francisco, san jose
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Friday, January 7th, 2011
See you after the jump for all the deets.
“San Francisco, January 2011––John E. Buchanan, Jr., the director of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, announces a diverse roster of upcoming exhibitions in 2011 at the de Young and Legion of Honor. Dates are subject to change. For access to the most current schedule of exhibitions, please consult the FAMSF website www.famsf.org.”
And here’s a sneak peek:
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Dora Maar, 1937, Oil on canvas, Musée National Picasso, Paris, Photo: Jean-Gilles Berizzi/Réunion des Musée Nationaux/Art Resource, New York, © 2010 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
All the deets:
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Tags: 2010, bay area, california, Hokubei.com, honor, Impressionismjapanese, Janos Gereben, japan, Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism, Japanesque, Japanesque: The Japanese Print in the Era of Impressionism, Jennifer Modenessi, legion, legion of honor, museum, Nancy Ewart, print, San Francisco, show
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
“Impressionist Paris: City of Light“ at the Legion of Honor Museum is running through September 26, 2010 – it’s the perfect complement to the fantastic Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay now showing at the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park.
Check out Namastenancy’s take on this new exhibit – she has all the deets.
OMG, they went and opened up the courtyard pyramid! Fiat Lux, Let There Be Light:
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And here we are under the pyramid at the entrance to the show
Exit Through the Gift Shop. John Buchanan showing off his latest:
I’ll show you some more prints later, but here’s one for now. The Hunt for Dinner, or something. Can you spot the mouse?
Look out, kitteh!
All right, see you there!
Tags: 2010, City of Light, drwaings, honor, Impressionist, Impressionist Paris, Impressionist Paris: City of Light, legion, legion of honor, magazines, printed, September 26, sketches
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Friday, August 28th, 2009
As goes Massachusetts, so goes San Francisco…
As seen yesterday evening:
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Tags: death, edward, edward kennedy, edward m kennedy, ferry building, financial district, flags, half mast, half staff, honor, kennedy, m, market, massachusetts, moore, San Francisco, sen. senator, sky blue pink, street, sunset
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