archive for May, 2005
Friday, May 27th, 2005
#7: san francisco shanghai
oh, for the life of a sailor in gold-rush san francisco! those hard-luck men and boys were lucky enough to witness the birth of a brand new wild west verb up close and personally: shanghai!
well, maybe not so lucky after all… the results were perhaps picturesque, but not at all pleasant.
here are a few [...]
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2005
#6: where’s the food?
so that’s what san francisco is missing — good street food! we’ve got some of the greatest restaurants in the world, but for a cheap, greasy meal on the sidewalk, there’s a serious void to be filled.
(yes, yes, burritos, i know… but that’s a whole different story! more on that later….)
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2005
#5: san francisco fireworks - on the air
fireworks over san francisco bay make me feel like a kid again! the annual waterfront “kaboom” celebration and a little bay area radio history.
take a look at the kfog website for pictures and video of the fireworks. the ksan logo will take you to a brief history of radio - underground and otherwise - [...]
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Friday, May 20th, 2005
#4: steam beer - the authentic san francisco style
tonight’s podcast features a special method of german homework avoidance: brew up a batch of beer, breathe in the delicious aroma of malt and hops, and ruminate over the history of america’s first authentic native style: steam beer from san francisco.
visit the anchor brewing company, the only brewery in the country still brewing this [...]
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2005
#3: street flowers
spinning junk into art — is a smile returning to the face of san francisco?
i haven’t been carrying my digital camera, just got a couple of shots today. this kind of ephemeral street art tends to disappear quickly, but i’ll try to catch it fresh!
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Monday, May 16th, 2005
#2: dogs in the pharoah
San Francisco memories of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”, egyptian architecture, and a dog lovin’ apartment building.
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Sunday, May 15th, 2005
sparkletack #1
podcast the first…thoughts on the venerated san francisco tradition of “sidewalk recycling”, and i don’t mean cans and bottles!
