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Commercialization in effigy of San Francisco landmark

MrEricSir

July 13, 2011

Until recently, Disney’s California Adventure wasn’t noteworthy. It was the theme park best known for the Graveroller, a ride where you could watch the animatronic corpse of Walt Disney rolling inside of a fiberglass model of his grave.

But now the park is changing. California Adventure recently unveiled a Little Mermaid themed ride — a ride which desecrates San Francisco with the commercialization (in effigy) of a glorious local landmark, the Palace of Fine Arts.

The Palace is best known for appearing on postcards and as a wedding photo backdrop.

Disney’s decision to commercialize a scale model of the Palace of Fine Arts must not be tolerated. This move is clearly a middle-finger to San Francisco, a city which is serious about protesting the commercialization of public property. But we do enjoy irony, which is why the Walt Disney Family Museum is located on public land.

I’m calling on all true San Franciscans to march to Disney’s California Adventure and stage a protest at the site of this effigy. Unfortunately it’s not free to enter the theme park. (Wise protesters will bring a coupon.)

Photo of Disney attraction from here

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Fort Point

MrEricSir

July 10, 2011

Today I visited Fort Point for the first time since I was very little. In fact it was part of a Y-Westerner’s trip. So that means I was maybe in first grade at the time. Something like that.

Anyway, if you’re a local history buff, a Civil War buff, a Golden Gate Bridge buff, or some other kind of buff I haven’t thought of, you should head on over there. There’s a short (but hard to find) walkway that takes you from the Golden Gate Bridge tourist parking lot (and 28 stop) down to the shore.

fortpoint, goldengate, history, photos, san francisco
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Grim Reaper Blues

MrEricSir

July 10, 2011

Spotted at Fillmore and Lombard

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18th Street Zoltron art wall revisited

MrEricSir

July 5, 2011

Last time we checked out the Zoltron art wall on 18th St, the collaborative and spontaneous art project was already well underway.

I stopped by again today and I’m happy to report that the effort has continued! The ever-changing nature of the wall means there’s always something new. I’ll be a little sad to see it go if 18 Reasons ever opens their doors.

birite, dolores park, photos, revisited, san francisco, zoltron
Misc

What does this mean, Clipper?

MrEricSir

June 27, 2011
Sometimes a phrase makes sense all on its own. Other times, it needs a bit of context. I spotted the cryptic statement “Always have $1.25 on your card” on a Clipper reader at a CalTrain platform.

What does it mean?

Some possibilities:
- No matter how much you spend, with Clipper, you’ll always have $1.25 on your card.
- Always have $1.25 on your card or it will explode in your pocket.
- To prevent your Clipper card from blowing away in a strong gust of wind when you place it on a table, get 5 quarters and always have $1.25 on your card.
Readers: any other ideas as to what Clipper could mean by their cryptic statement?
alwayshave1.25onyourcard, caltrain, clipper, photos, Rant
Local

Sunflower on 16th

MrEricSir

June 27, 2011

“Hey, meet me at Sunflower on 16th.”
“Oh, the Vietnamese restaurant?”
“No! The big yellow flower.”

16thmission, photos, san francisco, sunflower
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Four Barrel’s new parklet

MrEricSir

June 25, 2011

Four Barrel opened their new parklet today. There’s a wood bar to hold your beverages, a brick flooring, and a bike rack in the middle. The design fits the Four Barrel industrial-brown aesthetic and looks like it should last. All they need now are some climbing plants to grow over the metal trellises.

16thmission, coffee, fourbarrel, industrial, parklet, photos, san francisco
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Open letter: Nat Ford’s severance package

MrEricSir

June 22, 2011

To the mayor and city supervisors:

Since we’ve decided to honor former SFMTA director Nat Ford’s $384,000 severance package, I would like to propose that we provide these funds in the form of a pre-loaded Clipper card.

Please note that funds on a Clipper card are not refundable, and can only be used for transit.

Thank you,

Eric Gregory
MrEricSir.com

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Escalator temporarily stairs at Church St.

MrEricSir

June 21, 2011

“An escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. You will never see an escalator out of order sign, just ‘escalator temporarily stairs — sorry for the convenience.’”

– Mitch Hedberg

It’s already been fixed, but the other day the handrail came off the guide rail at Church St. station. Interestingly, the rubber rail is VERY heavy. There’s a wheel at the top moves the handrail (perhaps there’s another at the bottom) but for the most part it looks like it just slides on a rail. Who knew?

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Guess who’s back?

MrEricSir

June 21, 2011

No, not Eminem. Pica Pica’s tiger! Yes, a new mural featuring a big orange tiger has shown up on the side of Pica Pica sometime over the weekend.

16thmission, art, murals, photos, picapica, san francisco