Pistas aren't cool? What about the Pista concept?

my pista is ****ing cool.

I just ordered one. I want to make sure I have a cool bike.

for a city with a claim for acceptance and a generally welcoming culture...in SF unless your "in" your out.

A large majority of cultures and subcultures in SF seem to be very clicky.

so sad

while that can be true sometimes i think a lot of it is people just making sure you're really down. it's true that in a lot of these circles you're constantly bombarded with kids who aren't in it for the long haul, and just start getting into [insert subculture here] because they read about it in vice or somesuch thing. a little resistance is healthy. once it comes down to it and people know you're about what you're about; they stop caring about the trivial stuff.

Agreed.

There's a lot of elitism in SF. As much as I love the city, sometimes the way people treat each other here really makes me sick. Although, I gotta say, there's a lot of that in CA in general, SF is just so small and dense that you see a lot of the same people over and over, so maybe that makes it that much worse, who knows....

Yup! First the hanging then the trial!

Slayer saves!

that said though, i always give everyone the benefit of the doubt and treat everyone equally until they give me a reason not to. just wanted to give another perspective based on my having dealt with afforementioned drama for years in all kinds of respects. it's all bout the love!

Yay! :love: :p

Seriously though, giving people the benefit of the doubt is pretty much it. It seems that there are a lot of people who aren't willing to do that. It's too bad, but oh well.
F*ck it dude, let's go bowling...

I just start everyone at negative 5 and let them work their way up. ;)

Nothing compared to NYC IMHO, and it does seem way worse on the lists than on the streets.

Is this referring to the zopening or just in general?

who know what they are talking about back to my questions, wheres' the xxl t/shirt love?

and was there stuff up that narrow staircase, ie like the pile of used bags that i seemed to have missed...

nah, upstairs was just turntables/audio crap, some officey stuff, and personal bags.

The only bags I saw hanging around were the ones in the window and the four or five up high on the wall.

Also - sorry, I think xl was as large as the shirts went.

99% of the bags are in the window of lincart. you can see them anytime. go see amaze music video!

thats kind of what i thought, but somewhere in this thread it spoke of a pile of bags, i was just making sure i didn't miss anything, but then i got there right at 8pm and it may have been done by that time...

yeah xl, but it is a small xl meaning it would fit me until i had to wash it, then as said before, another shirt for the gf.....

no worries though, i had a good time

Yay for the Zo show, gummy-worms and beer :)

this is just in general. I am not speaking to any specific cirlce or subculture. Its just something i have noticed through out the city in various arenas, venues, cafes, parks, skate spots, surf spots, etc...

Seriously!!! i just bought some bowling shoes. This just adds to the 3 B's bikes, beers....

just say i hopped on the train right now with my bike would it be cool? could i hang with everyone. im not afraid of any riding but would i be able to find a place to sleep n people who wouldent shun me?

Sweet, I Hope You Have Fun Bowling On Your Pistas.

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