Category Archives: Northern California

Esta Noche… Por Día.

Posted on June 13, 2011 by | 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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Sidewalk lust.

Posted on June 10, 2011 by | 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 by | 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.

AIDS Ribbon on Twin Peaks

Posted on June 8, 2011 by | 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!

Stained Glass Aztec Calendar

Posted on June 4, 2011 by | Leave a comment

This stained glass Aztec calendar blends artistic elements and styles not often seen together. (Traditionally, these are made from clay.)

Seen at the newly remodeled Taquería Los Coyotes on 16th Street between Mission and Valencia in San Francisco. (Also, if you’re looking for good Mexican food, Los Coyotes is much better than the mediocre mob scene across the street at Pancho Villa.)

-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Food, Indigenous cultures, Mexico, Northern California, San Francisco, Spirituality

Seen at Stanford: International Yarn Bombing Day?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by | 1 comment

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The Burghers of Calais on the Stanford Main Quad are sporting knitted rainbow leg warmers and scarves today. File this one under strange holidays.

-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Northern California, Stanford University, Strange Holidays, Street Art, Grafitti, etc.

More sights seen at Stanford

Posted on May 29, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Totem pole and bicycle, outside the Native American Cultural Center at Stanford.
-AidanAbroad

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How Stanford students pass their days

Posted on May 29, 2011 by | Leave a comment

Sidewalk chalking, seen today on the Stanford campus near the post office.
-AidanAbroad

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Posted in Northern California, Scholarship, Street Art, Grafitti, etc.

Cherries…literally, for once.

Posted on May 23, 2011 by | Leave a comment

In the Gay Highwaymen’s world, the word “cherry” is most commonly used metaphorically. So, for a change, here are some literal cherries. They were my dessert tonight…straight off the tree outside the vegetarian co-op house at Stanford.
-AidanAbroad

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San Juan Bautista One-Room Jail…Cozy!

Posted on May 16, 2011 by | Leave a comment

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These old one-room jail cells are common in the American West. It seems that every mission town and stagecoach stop had one. Some had fold-down plank beds, others had bunks. This one features a metal cot with attached shackles. No night-time escapees! Most had a jug for washing and a hole for a toilet. Sometimes, a chair. Luxury lifestyle living! The San Juan jail was built in 1870.

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Posted in History, North America, Northern California, Photography, Road Trips, Subcultures, WORLD WIDE: Gay around the Globe!

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