Mission Street goes nuts after Giants sweep the World Series. Three shirtless guys are ready to hoop it up while a man with a broom and a bottle of liquor passes by.
As I was walking toward Mission Street, there were two guys in front of me, trying to hide a fat bottle of liquor in their pants. Failing that, they reassured each other that before the end of the night, they’d make friends with someone with a cup. No mention was made of a mixer.
So I don’t know what it was like where you were at 9:30 last night, but people were going nuts in the Mission. Minutes after the Giants won the World Series, there were people setting off fireworks on Shotwell St. This was still early, about half an hour after the Giants won, so people were just starting to take over the streets. Still, they already had a meter maid close off driving access to Mission Street. There were still cars, some confused but mostly fans cruising through, honking and waving flags. It didn’t take more than ten minutes after the win to have helicopters hovering.
PS, Go Giants!
Last night I saw The Slippery Slope play at Amnesia. It was a tight crowd, as usual.
These two paintings about the size of bedroom windows are just a small detail of an entire street covered in murals. (Clarion Alley, San Francisco)
Not only is the Mission filled with gorgeous street art, much of it is in this bad-ass South American indigenous style too. Love, love love.
“Respect the Culture.” That I do, friend.
Clarion Alley, Mission District, San Francisco.
