Category Archives: San Francisco
Snow in SF?
I woke up to news of snow this morning – my mother in Southern New England sent me a photo of her house buried in 10 inches of October snow. She reports that “We have no heat, no electricity, are melting snow for water to flush the toilets (the cat finds the buckets of snow very interesting), and are using the camp stove to cook. All of the inconvenience of camping with none of the fun. Plus, we had to shovel the driveway and chainsaw the fallen trees off of it.”
In the spirit of Schadenfreude, I was preparing to take a picture of California palm trees and sunshine to send back her way, but I found a more suitable scene to capture on my way to the Civic Center Farmers Market. Yes, it was rapidly melting and surrounded by people in shorts, but I did find snow in San Francisco. (I believe there was some kind of snowboarding event this morning.)
So, in a mixture of solidarity and Schadenfreude, I sent my mom (and now the Gay Highwaymen) this image.
-AidanAbroad
Posted in iPhone, Photography, San Francisco, Strange News
Tagged San Francisco, schadenfreude, Snow, snowboarding, snowstorm
Theft at the Eureka Valley Branch of San Francisco Library: Harvey Milk Plaque stolen!
According to The Bay Area Reporter and other news sources, a plaque of the late gay political icon has been lifted from its home in front of the Eureka Valley branch of the San Francisco Public Library. Photographer Daniel Nicoletta, who came up as a youth working in Harvey’s Castro Camera store and on his campaigns, suspects a motive beyond mere profit. He told the B.A.R. “It definitely stinks of a political message to me. It’s not just some random vandalism by people hanging out in that plaza.”
San Francisco Sunrise
Thursday morning, a Mission sunrise shot from my pre-dawn commute.
As one of my friends remarked when she saw this picture, one of the few perks of starting work early is getting to see the sun rise.
-AidanAbroad
Posted in iPhone, Photography, San Francisco
Tagged daybreak, Mission, San Francisco, sunrise
Gruesome Groceries
Rainbow Grocery, my local worker-owned co-op vegetarian grocery store, has a reputation for being a little bit alternative, in every way. It’s the polar opposite of a cookie-cutter Safeway – the heavily tattooed guy with pierced cheeks who helps me find bulk maple syrup, the fact that it HAS bulk maple syrup (and bulk Hawaiian black salt, mesquite flour, and Inca berries, among other things), the lengthy co-op meetings debating whether they should carry Israeli products in light of the Palestinian genocide. I also love the irreverent and also hilarious descriptions of their various products on their handwritten labels. So in light of all this, I guess it’s not too surprising that that Rainbow is celebrating Hallowe’en this year with a candy display featuring lifelike dismembered limbs and body parts. I was quite impressed…and though I’m not sure what this says about San Francisco or our expectations of Rainbow, it’s worth nothing that none of the other shoppers seemed to give the display a second look.
-AidanAbroad
Posted in Food, Northern California, San Francisco, Strange Holidays, Subcultures
Tagged co-op, Grocery, gruesome, Halloween, holiday display, Rainbow, San Francisco
Happiest Place to find Hung Unicorns in San Francisco…
Founded in 1974 by Harvey Milk, the Castro Street Fair is always on the first Sunday in October. Music, art, food, men, hung unicorns…all good, all happening all day in San Francisco’s Castro District. Party in the village! More here.
Posted in ANIMALS: Human and otherwise..., Comics, San Francisco, Sexy Holidays, Signage, Subcultures
Tagged Castro Street Fair, Comics, Culture, San Francisco, Sexy, Signage, Unicorn Penis
Leather Week in SF ends…all quiet in the Village
Via friend of this site SMG. The Leather flag replaces Gilbert Baker’s Rainbow flag that normally flies above the Castro District.
Posted in Leather, Photography, San Francisco, Sexy Holidays, Strange Holidays, Subcultures
Tagged Castro District, Culture, Flag, Gay, Leather, SanFrancisco
Sunset at Sutro Baths
Sunset at the ruins of the old Sutro Baths in San Francisco, near Land’s End, on a rare non-foggy night.
-AidanAbroad
Posted in iPhone, Northern California, Photography, San Francisco
Tagged Land's End, San Francisco, sunset
Private Parts for the taking…
This VHS tape has been languishing in the landing of my building for nearly a week, looking for a new home. Any takers? Apparently Howard Stern’s Private Parts have lost their appeal, if they ever had any…
-AidanAbroad
Pre-Folsom Brunch Crowd at Donna Sachet’s
Tasty! Sight seen at San Francisco Leather Diva Donna Sachet’s annual Pre-Folsom brunch. Photo: SMG
Posted in Drag, Leather, Photography, San Francisco, Sexy Holidays, Strange Holidays, Subcultures
Tagged Brunch, Diva, Donna Sachet, Drag, Folsom, Leather, Sexy
The Gay Highwaymen 