Author Archives: Maštíŋčala Sáŋ

Fruit Stand in Winters, CA

Posted on June 15, 2011 | Leave a comment

On a road trip… Peaches and cherries are in season.
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Food, North America, Northern California, Road Trips, Travel

More street art in the Mission

Posted on June 15, 2011 | Leave a comment

Seen in an alley off Valencia Street. I love all the hidden artistic gems in my neighborhood!
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in North America, Northern California, San Francisco, Street Art, Grafitti, etc.

NY Times Article: Chewing Gum Art in London

Posted on June 15, 2011 | Leave a comment

Interesting article in the New York Times: artist Ben Wilson makes art out of tiny blobs of gum on London Sidewalks. You can read the article here.

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-AidanAbroad

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Posted in England, Europe, Signage, Skate and other boarding, Street Art, Grafitti, etc.

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Urban Elephant

Posted on June 13, 2011 | 1 comment

Seen on Valencia Street.
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Northern California, San Francisco, Street Art, Grafitti, etc.

Esta Noche… Por Día.

Posted on June 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

Esta Noche, the Latino gay/drag bar on 16th St in the Mission District, SF, on a Monday morning.
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Drag, Northern California, San Francisco, Subcultures

Sidewalk lust.

Posted on June 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

More man (boy?) lust graffiti. I haven’t seen Jaime to my knowledge, so I can’t attest to it’s accuracy, but since I seem to be documenting lust today, I thought this fit well.
Seen in front of Cesar’s Cafe on Valencia Street.
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Men, Northern California, San Francisco

Early morning lust…

Posted on June 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

I found this graffiti on the side of my building’s call box this morning. Booty call? Not exactly street art, but perhaps something close, if viewed in the right light. I suppose this is one way of giving voice to your desires, though perhaps not the most effective…
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Men, Northern California, San Francisco, Street Art, Grafitti, etc.

How to Wear a Dress Like a Man

Posted on June 9, 2011 | Leave a comment

Oops… I mean, a SARONG, not a dress.
Kabuki Springs (the Japanese baths in San Francisco is apparently worried that its male customers will feel insecure in their masculinity if they are expected to wear the same garment as the women who come there. So to compensate, Kabuki offers the male-sounding title of “Court Classic.” Humorous directions for achieving this style include such masculinity-affirming suggestions as “spread your legs wide” and “breathe.”
Seen in the locker room at Kabuki Springs and Spa in Japantown SF, which I highly recommend…the baths, that is. (Tuesday is coed; Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays are men-only, clothing-optional nights.)
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Men, Photography, San Francisco, Signage

AIDS Ribbon on Twin Peaks

Posted on June 8, 2011 | Leave a comment

The AIDS Ribbon on Twin Peaks in San Francisco – commemorating 30 years of AIDS, and remembering all of those we have lost.
Seen from Civic Center/Market Street.
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Activism, AIDS, North America, Northern California, San Francisco, Sickness and Health, Street Art, Grafitti, etc., WORLD WIDE: Gay around the Globe!

Grab some what?

Posted on June 6, 2011 | 1 comment

Seeing this advertisement, with fit male baseball players’ crotches at eye level, beer was not the first kind of “bud” I thought they were suggesting that I grab. Nor did I think of “buddies.” A friend from Mendocino thought of green buds when he saw this. Quadruple entendre? Maybe even quintuple?
Seen at South Van Ness and Division Streets in SF.
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Baseball, Men, San Francisco, Signage