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02 Jun 2010

Win Tickets to See The Devil Makes Three at Southpaw

As you probably know, we’re big fans of The Devil Makes Three over here at Broke-Ass HQ.  Previously we’ve done a band interview, ticket giveaway and hyped their FREE in-store concerts.  Considering how long I’ve known these cats, I’m super proud of them.  They just played on IFC’s Dinner with

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02 Jun 2010

FREE Drinks and Snacks at Wednesday Night Photography Reception

Know what makes good photography even better? A couple FREE drinks. But you knew that already, didn’t you? Inject some culture into your post-Memorial Day weekend life (i.e. do something worthwhile to make you forget about that 19-year-old Santa Clara sophomore you made out with after losing several consecutive flip

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02 Jun 2010

DIY: Make Your Own Survival Tin

There are lots of different kinds of friends. There’s the Friend-With-the-Hot-Roommate, the Work-Friend, the Back-in-the-Day Friend, the Quirky Friend, the Friend with a car, the Ginger friend. I myself am the Friend-You-Can-Rely-On. Need to know how to spell something? Forget where you left your green sweater? Nextbus? Where the next

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02 Jun 2010

Get Cultured, Bank of America-style (and it’s FREE!)

Attention Bank of America customers: Whatever beef you have with the red-white-and-blue financial institution, squash it. At least for a couple days here and there. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon this little known fact, but BoA offers its cardholders FREE admission to more than 100 museums, zoos, science

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01 Jun 2010

SF Underground Market June 4th

This whole Memorial Day three-day weekend nonsense screwed with my mental calendar and I forgot that it was Tuesday and time to provide you folks with some some cheap entertainment and, since I’m running late, even cheaper humor. So, here is my favorite joke. I don’t usually give this one

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01 Jun 2010

I’m in a Film that Won an Award – The Swagger Stagger

Remember back in February when I was in that short film the Swagger Stagger?  You know the one 4sp Films made where my friend Sayre Piotrkowski and I roll around San Francisco drinking good beer and eating food?  Well guess what?  It won an award, and I didn’t even know it was

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
01 Jun 2010

Old Town Bar & Restaurant – Keeping it Very Old School

This photo was taken at the Old Town Bar and Restaurant by Nicki Ishmael during one of the shoots for my NYC book. If you haven’t figured it out by now, this site is just as much about the search for glimpses of old New York as it is about

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01 Jun 2010

Joe’s Ice Cream Survives Rent Hike and Moves Across the Street

I had a minor coronary when, while arriving at my stop on the 38 Geary, I glanced out the window to see that the windows of Joe’s Ice Cream were papered over signaling that one more of the city’s institutions had bit the dust. Closer inspection, relieved me as I

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