San Francisco

2.11.09

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Gear: Getaway Messenger Bag

SF's own Gama-Go's dropped a Cordura-shelled, multi-pocketed, seat belt-buckled messenger w/ a seemingly transparent top flap screen-printed with fake passports, revolver/bullets, and a toothbrush -- so basically, on-the-run essentials, plus a toothbrush.

Score one at Gama-Go.com
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Eat: Thursday Crab Feeds at Bistro Boudin

Every Thursday, thru March, at 160 Jefferson St, near Taylor; Fisherman's Wharf; 415.351.5561

$25 gets you a steamed crab w/ sourdough, linguine marinara, a Caesar salad, plus a glass of Buena Vista Carneros Chardonnay, what Herb Caen once called "the quintessential SF meal", just before being knocked off by vindictive Rice-A-Roni goons.

Be sure and mention Thrillist if you want that wine; get your res at BoudinBakery.com
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Unconventional V-Day: Silent Film at the Castro

This Sat at 429 Castro St, btwn Market and 18th; 415.621.6120

The historic theater's screening four live piano-accompanied silent films on Sat, including the emotionally charged Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (Academy Award winner in '29), and king of slapstick Buster Keaton's jaunty take on Romeo and Juliet. Unfortunately, at press time, He's Just Not That Into You still has sound.

Your tix are at SilentFilm.org
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Coffee Table Action: Bay Area Graffiti

Sprinkled in w/ quotes from prominent local writers such as Nesta, Tunks, and Gator (who admits to still being "shook" every time he paints), BAG delivers 208 splashy pages of pieces and tags snapped from warehouses, buses, depots, etc, from Oakland to Daly City, all sourced from an SF guy's celebrated Flickr pics -- boldly inspiring you to keep sitting on you ass, waiting to be barraged with deals for your Notable Cake Inscriptions stream.

The cheapest copies are on Amazon
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Click: Explain This Image

This cache of the web's weirdest photos asks commenters to provide captions, which range from callously poignant (an Asian child in grocery bag = "ANGELINA I'M BACK FROM THE MALL"), to deadly accurate (a couple of dudes mean-muggin' in a ride pimped w/ McDonald's rims = "Oakland, CA").

Go dumb, wittily, at ExplainThisImage.com
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