4th of july

03 Jul 2015

The City That Was: An Inner City 4th

In The City That Was, Bohemian Archivist P Segal tells a weekly story of what you all missed: the days when artists, writers, musicians, and unemployed visionaries were playing hard in the city’s streets and paying the rent working part time.   We moved into 1907 Golden Gate with no

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02 Jul 2014

Entertaining for the Poor as F*ck: How to Have a Kick-Ass, Broke-Ass Independence Day!

St. Patrick and Mr. De Mayo have fun holidays named after them, but at some point we have to acknowledge that we as a nation are guilty of using cultural appropriation (ie: Miley Cyrus) as a reason to get blitzed on a weekday. Shame on all of you: you need

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27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

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04 Jul 2011

Born to be Wild? Check Out a FREE Screening of Easy Rider Tonight in Bryant Park

What could be more American than road trips and rock ‘n’ roll?  If you’re still in search of something do on this glorious Independence Day, check out a FREE screening of Easy Rider at the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival.  It’s hard to tell what this movie doesn’t have– between a

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03 Jul 2011

4th of July Fireworks and Stuff, East Bay Style

Hey, I’m a grown-ass woman, and I still love watching a good fireworks show on the 4th of July. Unfortunately, our options in the East Bay are limited. For reasons unbeknownst to me, Jack London Square is not hosting a display this year. And Alameda supposedly has a huge parade

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03 Jul 2011

Celebrate America– and Broke-Assness– by Dressing like a Hillbilly

I’m a patriot, and not in the Mel Gibson/ Heath Ledger C-List Revolutionary War movie kind-of-way.  Rather, I express my love for Our Beloved County by getting down and dirty with the working man, or at least dressing like it sometimes.  I’m talking lots of denim, cotton button-ups, straw hats

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02 Jul 2010

Jazz Isn’t Just For Old, Boring People at the Fillmore Jazz Festival

Of course, this being the 4th of July holiday weekend, you know you’re about to go get pretty fucked up at least one of the days, whether you’re in the city, slutting it up in Vegas or houseboating like Gramps used to do in Shasta.  That’s why it’s pretty awesome

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04 Jul 2009

4th of July in San Francisco

By this point you probably already know what you’re gonna do today, at least I do.  I’m gonna go to Dolores Park to barbeque and drink beer with my dirtbag friends.  Yes, July 4th is the ultimate Park Day in the United States.  But some of you may still be

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04 Jul 2009

Punk Rock Love is…

This is an amazing piece by Aaron Cometbus, the godfather of American zines.  I know it’s a bit of a long read, but it is absolutely stellar.  It’s probably one of the best love poems of all time. Punk Rock Love is… by Aaron Cometbus Originally appeared in  the May

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