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Tunnel vision.

September 13, 2010 5 Comments
Broadway tunnel
The Broadway tunnel

My fond affinity with tunnels is no secret. I’m not a big fan of the bicycle/pedestrian structure in the city per se, but this one specifically is **so** noisy, every time I have walked it, I feel like I vehicle car rave party just kicked my head. Riding a bicycle makes that pain happen a little quicker. Anyway.
One of the beauty found in contrast with the big cement walls of the tunnel are these little trees, which were planted not too long ago (in May to be precise).
Most of the times I have biked through the tunnel is either way early/super late in the day, or quiet weekends.
The other day two women were walking on the south side of it, with a senior person in a wheelchair. I got off my bike and started walking behind them at a very slow pace, I was not in a rush +I let them know so. The lady looked at me as if I had said something strange and said “oh, you not wanna pass us? ok thank you, most bikes, always fast.”
I said “not all bikes, see I’m slow, and I have basket.”
She laughed and said “oh basket, good for groceries”

It is unfortunate that this tunnel has not accommodated access for the slow traffic like pedestrians and bicycles and a prime example was the aforementioned. This I’m sure happens all the time when riding up upon upcoming pedestrians. I suppose one ‘can’ ride on the street, but with cars flying down it I have found it quite impossible to even imagine myself in such situation. Most of my peers don’t really ride near it, so not sure if there are many of you out there that ride it on a frequent basis. I do, and yet after so many years it has always felt quite uncomfortable.

For now, let’s turn the negative into a positive picture.
Have you seen the clean on dirt art? I has been going on/off for at least the last 2-3 years.
I almost find the gray color variations of the patches covering the random graffiti, just as beautiful.

Broadway tunnel
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Music. Makes the peeps. Come together.

September 13, 2010 1 Comment

Yeah. no wonder I was super beat starting September. The last week of August was go go go tremendous fun.
So much F.Fun.
This is the city and we rocked it like this.
Dancedancedance +rock on.

♥Sunday, August 22nd
They might be giants | Stern grove festival
Sunday, August

oh hai
oh hai
we were in the hills. even at free concerts we can’t avoid those pinches hills.
this was certainly a good legs+butt workout
bike valet
bike valet
there might be giants
They might be giants.
where to next
where to next
in the sunset district
golden gate panda
golden gate panda
I rode to stern grove alone, I think we all did. The we found us all +rode back through golden gate park, which was still closed to vehicles for the most part. nice
Rosamundlicious
Rosamundlicious
then we headed to the lower haight some wanted ice cream, and most of us had a beer at toronado.
I also tried the infamous rosamunde’s for the first time. el veggie hot dog was not bad at all.

♥Monday, August 23rd
Girl in a coma | Bottom of the hill

Girl in a coma
San Antonio’s finest!

Girl in a Coma – these gals are RAD.
It is my 2nd or 3rd time seeing them live. It’s so much fun.
We ran into Rio, also a big GIAC fan =)

That evening we had a heat wave (you know us San Franciscans, weather at 85° at night=epic heatwave…)

GIAC Crew!
GIAC Crew! by El Rio
Nothing but love!
Nothing but love! by El Rio
Photo by Meli

+I snapped this with his camera. SMFF
evidence!
evidence!
On our way out, we found a rear rack so skinny – it’ll cost you an arm and a leg.
let’s also mention that the bike was locked, to itself… oy drunk bikers!

♥Thursday, August 27th
Hang Jones | Hotel Utah

la chica del acordeón
la chica del acordeón

“love you all, dammit!”
parking
parking

The racks around the Hotel Utah were mostly pretty crowded, so I decided to double up to LMG’s gorgeous orange rivendell which was locked to a parking meter right by the entrance.
The doorman approached me and said ‘you know, that isn’t cool to lock up to another bike like that’
I let him know I knew her, he smiled and started telling me about his bikes. I tell you. Bikes are the best ice-breaker.
Then I told him ‘you alrite. looking out for bikes, I like that’
The macaroni+cheese in the Hotel Utah hit the spot.
Hang Jones did a great intimate performance. Good times.

♥Saturday, August 28th
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NORTEC!!♥ | The independent SF

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tijuana sound machine
lungs. hellsyes
lungs. hellyes
dense dance denseeee
dense dance denseeee
longhorn fingersitos y pinche omar
longhorn fingersitos y pinche omar
dense dance denseeee
dense dance denseeee
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Framed.

September 13, 2010 4 Comments

Japantown – Post street approaching webster.

framed
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With love from the interwebs.

September 13, 2010 No Comments

♥From the UK
Tarquinn class shared this super nice video of the Robin Hood Tax.
May I say that well, that Robin hood, such a hottie. Ooooh need to visit the UK soon, mate.

♥Also from the UK
Because it wouldn’t be the internet be without cats!!!
Georgie in the UK says she encountered this kitty that lives in a canal barge. awww kitty♥

♥From Italy

Reader Troiano has a commercial site where he sells bikes. These are on the pricey side (as in 900 euros) but thought I posted it because I find it to just a bit similar to rideSFO Phil’s infamous yellow bike, which is made by sdg components and there are only a handful (if not less) of its kind, according to him. Sweet.

Phil’s bike and me – via his facebook album.

♥From the caffeinated thoughts
Tom from the fantastic blog bikejuju sent me this, via
luvvittt!!

photo from wendmag.com

+++++thanks all!!!
Some of these were shared from the Facebook page + some sent via email

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