Oh, whatever to do in San Francisco?
08-04-06, 09:32 AM
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Oh, whatever to do in San Francisco?
I'll be on the west coast for the next two weeks and I plan on being in San Francisco for three nights (10th, 11th and 12th). What are some good FG friendly shops to check out? Where's a good place to get punched in the face by a messenger? Good shows? Anyone know where Matt Skiba lives? Where are the pints cheap and the women loose? I'm going for the full immersion here.
I spent a week out there last summer, but I was too drunk to remember having fun. Help me out.
I spent a week out there last summer, but I was too drunk to remember having fun. Help me out.
08-04-06, 09:38 AM
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You should join us all for the Fool's Gold Event- we have a 3day extravaganza of riding, drinking, having fun. Check this thread for details and our website for details. What a better way to start your time in SF!
2nd annual website: https://foolsgold.onetwentyeight.com
Bike forum thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=195149a
2nd annual website: https://foolsgold.onetwentyeight.com
Bike forum thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=195149a
08-04-06, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by sherbert tights
You should join us all for the Fool's Gold Event- we have a 3day extravaganza of riding, drinking, having fun. Check this thread for details and our website for details. What a better way to start your time in SF!
2nd annual website: https://foolsgold.onetwentyeight.com
Bike forum thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=195149a
2nd annual website: https://foolsgold.onetwentyeight.com
Bike forum thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=195149a
This is most definitely a can-do (yeah, I said it). Anyone wanna loan me a pair of bikes and a couch to crash on?
08-04-06, 09:51 AM
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Yeah, it's my lady and I. We don't take up a lot of space and almost never wipe our butts on the decorative towels.
08-04-06, 09:52 AM
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Awe sweet I will be in San Francisco till the 12th when I will head south but I may try to make it out for the film night and to check out a nice bike pile.
08-04-06, 10:37 AM
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therobb - i dunno about bikes though there are a few rental places around the city. i think there was just a thread about this. dunno if you'll find a fixed gear though. re couches, ill try and find something, but you might wanna make accomidations on your own if you can. its a bit last minute now 
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The last few times I was in SF I stayed at: Green Tortoise Hostel It is not as cheap as riding a couch but it is $25 for a dorm bed and breakfast in the morning. They also have a ton of other amenities for a hostel.
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Cool, thanks for the tips. I'm not too concerned with accomodations. I've got a few friends in town who won't be too surprised to see us on their doorsteps in the middle of the night.
I stayed one night in a hostel last time I was out there. I don't recall the name, but it was just north of Market and had an awesome liquor store adjacent to it. I somehow ended up in a lesbian bar that night, walked a million blocks in the rain, then two friendly messengers pointed me in the right direction out of the wrong alley. They're good kind people, Stuart.
I stayed one night in a hostel last time I was out there. I don't recall the name, but it was just north of Market and had an awesome liquor store adjacent to it. I somehow ended up in a lesbian bar that night, walked a million blocks in the rain, then two friendly messengers pointed me in the right direction out of the wrong alley. They're good kind people, Stuart.
08-04-06, 01:06 PM
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Uh, I went to this place:
Oh, and what the crap is up with it being 50 friggin' degrees there in August? That's gotta change ;-)
Oh, and what the crap is up with it being 50 friggin' degrees there in August? That's gotta change ;-)
08-07-06, 02:50 PM
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Just want to make sure; is that friday night film in the park in Mission Delores Park on Delores St. and about 18th?
08-07-06, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TheRobbStory
Oh, and what the crap is up with it being 50 friggin' degrees there in August? That's gotta change ;-)
last time I was in the bay, in august, the temperature was in the high fifties. all i had was my hoodie, and i was balls cold the whole time. my thin southern californian blood can't hang with cold summer days.
"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Samuel Langhorne Clemens
08-08-06, 07:00 AM
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Hey let me tell ya. The one thing I am looking forward to is getting out of this hot Virginia hell hole and splashing into some cool conditioned air. I cannot wait to freez my ass off.
08-08-06, 01:22 PM
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well, it's pretty warm and nice here today, we'll see if the forcast holds.
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- go visit Carol Doda and tell her hello from a long-time fan... (i lived on Nob Hill many moons ago, but used to ride my bike past her club all the time)...
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Originally Posted by stormywaters
"The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco." Samuel Langhorne Clemens
https://www.snopes.com/quotes/twain.asp
It is a good quote, though more appropriate for the Sunset, no the Mission.
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Originally Posted by fmshades
Actually, Mr. Twain never said that.
https://www.snopes.com/quotes/twain.asp
It is a good quote, though more appropriate for the Sunset, no the Mission.
https://www.snopes.com/quotes/twain.asp
It is a good quote, though more appropriate for the Sunset, no the Mission.
08-09-06, 03:03 PM
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Tell me about Zeitgeist. I think we'll be there tomorrow night getting ****ty. I called this afternoon to see if they had any rooms and the girl was like "Uh, the rooms are like for people we know."