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Lone Star Swan’s written works
Lone Star Swan, 16th Street’s favorite eccentric pigeon caretaker, was immortalizezd in a mural. But did you know he’s also a writer? Swan occasionally hands out a piece of xeroxed writing; sometimes typed, sometimes scrawled; and often with a self portrait and/or drawing of a pigeon. Yesterday, Mr. Swan handed me the following written piece…
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Martin’s 16th St Emporium is closing
You know that weird store on 16th next to Body Manipulations that only sold skull-related items? It’s called Martin’s 16th St. Emporium, and they’re going out of business (after 45 years, according to the owner’s Facebook page) and putting the commercial condo up for sale. This probably isn’t much of a surprise; the place was…
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Like the SF Giants? Like graffiti? Like vans?
Well today’s your lucky day! Oh boy, have we got the car for you!
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Shooting on Mission Street
This morning there was another shooting on Mission St. See? Yes, I’m glad it wasn’t the other kind of shooting myself. Question is, why was Univision shooting video of the Bart station? No reporters were with him. I’d watch and find out, but I don’t hablo the Español.
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Mural of Lone Star Swan
As long as we’re on the topic of 16th Street’s favorite pigeon feeder, there’s a mural of the guy over on Clarion Alley that you should check out. Actually, you should check out Clarion Alley in general. The murals tend not to last too long there, which is both a blessing and a curse. But…
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Walk, don’t walk, drop acid
Sometimes I have to stop an ask myself if I just took a mind-altering drug, or if what I’m seeing is real. When I went to hit the walk button the other day, I had to question the state of my consciousness and do a double-take. Spotted at 16th and Mission.
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Lone Star Swan, poet, pigeon caretaker and schizophrenic
Those of you who live in or visit the Mission are likely familiar with Lone Star Swan, the homeless poet and pigeon caretaker of 16th Street. He’s lived on the streets of the Mission for over a decade, often hanging out at Adobe Books. But like all homeless people, there’s a sad story to his…
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Locanda opening pushed back until March
Last we heard about Locanda, the new Roman-style eatery in the Delfina family, it was scheduled to open in January 2011 at the shuttered Ramblas space in January 2011. Now that January is almost gone, the work on the space looks like it’s far from done; the kitchen space was torn out and still not…
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