Delurk and vacation advice
glimgirl
I've been lurking here about as long as I've been in the scene -- say
six months -- and I did want to express my appreciation for the People
Who Post. You are a funny, insightful, entertaining,
thought-provoking, and caring group of people. I've learned so much
from lurking here that I can't even begin to express my gratitude.
Special thanks to those whose books have helped me to find my way --
John Warren, Laura Antoniou and Jay Wiseman, to be exact.
I'm delurking at this time to ask for some of your fabled advice. My
pervy gentleman friend and I are going on vacation to San Francisco
shortly. I've never been there before; his last visit was more than
ten years ago. I'm looking for suggestions for both kinky and vanilla
activities -- sightseeing, shopping, clubs, arts, hiking, etc. We'll
be there Sept. 24-29. (Unfortunately, we're leaving the day of the
Folsom Street Fair. Chalk it up to bad planning.)
Any ideas would be much appreciated!!
Thanks,
glim
John Warren
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I can't help, I'm afraid. I live in Boston. Usually, I visit San Francisco
for the Folsom Fair but business has been so bad this year that I have to
cancel that trip and even when I visit Jay and Janet usually guide me so I'm
not paying a lot of attention about where things are. I'm sure they will be
along soon to give you the highlights.
In case, Jay is too shy to mention it [choked giggle] He's got an almost 2
and a half hour, how-to bondage videotape out.
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Sockermom9
>I'm delurking at this time to ask for some of your fabled advice. My
>pervy gentleman friend and I are going on vacation to San Francisco
>shortly. I've never been there before; his last visit was more than
>ten years ago. I'm looking for suggestions for both kinky and vanilla
>activities -- sightseeing, shopping, clubs, arts, hiking, etc. We'll
>be there Sept. 24-29. (Unfortunately, we're leaving the day of the
>Folsom Street Fair. Chalk it up to bad planning.)
It should be a hot week, being as the gods have it in for Folsom
Street--figuring that they need to turn up the heat so all of us in leather can
experience heatstroke. But, if you plan for heat, you'll probably jinx us and
it'll be foggy and rainy.
For hiking, visit the Marin Headlands and Stinson Beach to cool off. That
gives you a chance to go across the GG Bridge, too. But even just a walk in
Golden Gate park (I like the western end, with all it's lakes and ponds and
stuff) is nice.
If you're museum people, try the Adacemy of Sciences, the Exploratorium (yes,
it's a hands-on kids' museum, but I always have fun when I visit it), or the
Museum of Modern Art, south of Market. I'm not sure
The original Burgermunch is in Palo Alto (about 45 min-1 hour south of SF
proper) on Wednesday night.
That Friday night is a big women's party, and Saturday is an even larger
party--the one I'm thinking of is down in San Jose, give by Odyssey
(www.smodyssey.com or .org; I'm not sure which), but there are no doubt other
het-acceptable parties Saturday in the city.
If it were possible to change my plans to include Folsom Street Fair, I would
do it. It's amazing, and then you don't ever have to do it again.
Lynn
Serion Ironcroft
<20020910172528...@mb-fs.aol.com>, socke...@aol.comm
(Sockermom9) wrote:
>...the Exploratorium (yes, it's a hands-on kids' museum, but I
>always have fun when I visit it)
Even better, the Exploratorium is located in the historic SF "Palace
of Fine Arts." Rumor has it that the SF fine arts commission wanted
to have a classical building with greek statues, the architect
(Bernard Maybeck) didn't really want to design a classical building
with greek statues, but the commission to do the building was
considered a great honor, the fine arts commission insisted, so the
architect designed a classical building as an elaborate *ruin* with
greek statues of weeping women standing in groups facing each other
across elevated planters so mostly all you see of them is their
backsides. He explained that the women represented life without
art... strange how the statues are all turning their backs on the
classical grandeur around them, hm?
It was the architectural snow job of the century... Despite Maybeck's
tongue in cheek intentions, and his expectations that the palace would
be short-lived (much of it was made of plaster and burlap cloth
stretched over a wooden substrate), he was entirely too good as a
designer to actually do a bad job. The palace has been revered by the
artsy crowd for its romantic character, and appreciated by others for
the colossal joke, for 90 years.
Regards, Serion
Sockermom9
>It was the architectural snow job of the century... Despite Maybeck's
>tongue in cheek intentions, and his expectations that the palace would
>be short-lived (much of it was made of plaster and burlap cloth
>stretched over a wooden substrate), he was entirely too good as a
>designer to actually do a bad job. The palace has been revered by the
>artsy crowd for its romantic character, and appreciated by others for
>the colossal joke, for 90 years.
I never knew this! But then, I'm not really a San Francisco person, I just
commute to play one of Folsom Street weekend.
Lynn (three games this weekend, Serion. I'm going to die.)
Katie
Sorry, couldn't find any part to snip
glim, visit Mr. S in the Mission district! They are great!!!
Mr. S Leather & Fetters USA - San Francisco Store
310 7th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 863-7764 or (800) 746-7677
(415) 863-7798 FAX
Store Hours
Mon - Sat: 11am - 7pm (PST)
Sundays: 12 Noon - 6:00 pm
http://www.mr-s-leather-fetters.com/home.cgi
Jay, I saw your video available as a rental (and your book) in a local
'alternative' shop. It was autographed and everything. Nearly rented it,
now I will have to go back and borrow it to see!
Katie
Binder
> Glim writes:
>
>
>>I'm delurking at this time to ask for some of your fabled advice. My
>>pervy gentleman friend and I are going on vacation to San Francisco
>>shortly. I've never been there before; his last visit was more than
>>ten years ago. I'm looking for suggestions for both kinky and vanilla
>>activities -- sightseeing, shopping, clubs, arts, hiking, etc. We'll
>>be there Sept. 24-29. (Unfortunately, we're leaving the day of the
>>Folsom Street Fair. Chalk it up to bad planning.)
>
>
> It should be a hot week, being as the gods have it in for Folsom
> Street--figuring that they need to turn up the heat so all of us in leather can
> experience heatstroke. But, if you plan for heat, you'll probably jinx us and
> it'll be foggy and rainy.
What she said. In my experience, Folsom Street Fair is -always-
hotter than a firecracker, which is beyond all reasoning. Expect
warm, but rememeber what Mark Twain said "The coldest winter I
ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
> For hiking, visit the Marin Headlands and Stinson Beach to cool off. That
> gives you a chance to go across the GG Bridge, too. But even just a walk in
> Golden Gate park (I like the western end, with all it's lakes and ponds and
> stuff) is nice.
If you don't want to take the time to go to Stinson, which is a
bit of a drive (and subject to lots of traffic on weekends) there
are two other very nice beaches at Fort Chronkite (a mere
hop-skip-jump north of the bridge; there's a marine mammal rescue
center also, which I enjoy, and carnelians on the beach if you
like beachcombing type stuff) and Muir Beach. Even if you decide
on Stinson, definitely stop in at Muir Woods to see some old
growth redwoods... magnificent trees, those.
A word of advice if you like to swim; Stinson's good for
swimming, generally, but most of our beaches have strong
undertow. Great white sharks breed in the area, and while
infrequent, attacks are not unknown.
> If you're museum people, try the Adacemy of Sciences, the Exploratorium (yes,
> it's a hands-on kids' museum, but I always have fun when I visit it), or the
> Museum of Modern Art, south of Market. I'm not sure
A few of my dad's photographs are in a show at MOMA currently, in
the "Vision By Design" exhibit, and there's photography by Lewis
Carroll, a Modernism show (Mattisse and Beyond) and more.
> If it were possible to change my plans to include Folsom Street Fair, I would
> do it. It's amazing, and then you don't ever have to do it again.
Yup! What I don't get is why I keep going back, regardless of my
intent to never do so again. Maybe it's the toy vendors, or a
chance to see Jay and Janet and Lynn, or mebbe all the glorious
pervs in their Sunday best.
Binder
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In article <3D7FAE1A...@yahoo.com>, Binder <bin...@madplaiter.com> wrote:
>Sockermom9 wrote:
>> Glim writes:
>>
>>
>>>I'm delurking at this time to ask for some of your fabled advice. My
>>>pervy gentleman friend and I are going on vacation to San Francisco
>>>shortly. I've never been there before; his last visit was more than
>>>ten years ago. I'm looking for suggestions for both kinky and vanilla
>>>activities -- sightseeing, shopping, clubs, arts, hiking, etc. We'll
>>>be there Sept. 24-29. (Unfortunately, we're leaving the day of the
>>>Folsom Street Fair. Chalk it up to bad planning.)
>>
>>
>> It should be a hot week, being as the gods have it in for Folsom
>> Street--figuring that they need to turn up the heat so all of us in leather can
>> experience heatstroke. But, if you plan for heat, you'll probably jinx us and
>> it'll be foggy and rainy.
>
>What she said. In my experience, Folsom Street Fair is -always-
>hotter than a firecracker, which is beyond all reasoning. Expect
>warm, but rememeber what Mark Twain said "The coldest winter I
>ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
My one data point: last year, TymKeepr and I spent the 3-4 days before
Folsom Sunday doing both the 'nilla tourist thing in San Francisco, and
attending the SMOdyessy Folsom Fringe event on Saturday. All the days were
delightfully cool and pleasant.
Sunday of Folsom Street Fair, they set a high record for the day, in the
90's.
It *still* was worth the heat and sunburn. Change your tickets and stay
the extra day. It's worth the cost.
>> If you're museum people, try the Adacemy of Sciences, the Exploratorium (yes,
>> it's a hands-on kids' museum, but I always have fun when I visit it), or the
>> Museum of Modern Art, south of Market. I'm not sure
>
The Tactile Dome at the rear of the Exploratorium (aka "the Feelie
Dome") was the site of a wonderful ASB outing, involving numerous ASBeings
renting it exclusively for an hour or so in the evening, and having much
fun in the dark, twisty passages. Lynn sighed most delightfully when she
finally made it to the one dimly lit room part way through - as witnessed
by myself and a certain Lioness watching from a shelf at the back of that
room.<g>
And Folsom: wonderful. I especially remember one leatherman who looked as
if he'd walked right out of a Tom of Finland picture.
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Sockermom9
>Lynn sighed most delightfully when she
>finally made it to the one dimly lit room part way through - as witnessed
>by myself and a certain Lioness watching from a shelf at the back of that
>room.<g>
Portrait of a perv tackling a phobia. The really hard part is ducking back
into the dark tunnels through which one must exit.
Lynn
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In article <20020911192915...@mb-fq.aol.com>,
Sockermom9 <socke...@aol.comm> wrote:
Well, there *was* a safeword, into the microphones which would cause the
emergency exit to open...
OTOH, doing that, you would have missed the magic pinto beans.
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who still has one from Jay's underwear somewhere around here, acquired at
the dinner afterwards.
joe
glimg...@hotmail.com says...
> I'm looking for suggestions for both kinky and vanilla
> activities -- sightseeing, shopping, clubs, arts, hiking, etc. We'll
> be there Sept. 24-29. (Unfortunately, we're leaving the day of the
> Folsom Street Fair. Chalk it up to bad planning.)
>
> Any ideas would be much appreciated!!
>
> Thanks,
> glim
My recommendations are to visit the lighthouse at Pt Reyes and a trip
through the Sonoma Valley wine country, if you enjoy outdoorsy things. If
you're more the urban adventurer, grab a copy of the Guardian or SF
Weekly for an events listing. If you're more into queer events, then the
Bay Times has the events you'll want to see. Bondage-a-go-go is
Wednesdays - it's fun but somewhat tourist-y.
Sockermom9
>Well, there *was* a safeword, into the microphones which would cause the
>emergency exit to open...
I have two black belts. you do not get these things by looking at absolutely
terrifying things and backing down. The only disease I have worse than my
claustrophobia is Black Belt disease.
>OTOH, doing that, you would have missed the magic pinto beans.
Which *keep* showing up in my home.
Lynn
merwench
> It should be a hot week, being as the gods have it in for Folsom
> Street--figuring that they need to turn up the heat so all of us in
> leather can experience heatstroke.
I thought it was to encourage people to get as nekkid as possible. :)
> But, if you plan for heat, you'll probably jinx us and it'll be foggy and
> rainy.
>
(snip)
Hmph.
Every time I have gone to SF, it's been with the express purpose of
experiencing cold, foggy weather.
And Every Freaking Time, the city's been having a Freaking Heat Wave.
I'm talking 5, 6 trips here where the weather was in the 90s (summer)
and 80s (Thanksgiving). Can't be Freaking Coincidence. [1]
Maybe next time I go I should start planning several months in advance
for Heat and then the weather gods will oblige me by producing the
coldest winter known to man--e.g., summer in San Francisco. :P
merwench
[1] 'Course, I also managed to find what is probably the only Italian
restaurant in North Beach that's actually owned by Greeks. So maybe it's
just me. Oh well. The food was good, and the owner actually recognized
the goth band logo I'd painted on my ex's jacket, so that was cool. <G>
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Joanie S.
glimg...@hotmail.com (glimgirl) writes:
> I'm looking for suggestions for both kinky and vanilla
>activities -- sightseeing, shopping, clubs, arts, hiking, etc.
Don't leave the city without taking at least one after-dark stroll along the
Embarcadero. There are several nice restaurants, and after dinner, just walk.
(I'm terrible at directions, and too lazy to find a map, but go away from Pier
39, where it's crowded, 5 or 6 blocks toward the Bay Bridge. With the crisp bay
breeze, the lights of the bridge sparkling like diamonds, the tug boats and
occasional ship, the planes overhead, the city at your back, the entire
experience seems designed for falling in love. (Okay, I know that not everyone
gets as excited as I do about things like ships, bridges and planes, but even
without that excitement it would be beautiful.) I fell in love there, so I'm, a
bit biased, but it's simply one of the most incredible places I've ever seen,
especially on a late-September night.
To echo some others, don't skip Mr. S's! (Watch out though. There's some kind
of gravitational or magnetic anomaly that traps bottoms in certain areas of the
store and causes rapid heart rate, facial flushing and stammering. Amazingly,
it affects tops differently, causing them to swagger and laugh evilly.) If
there's any way to stay for the Folsom Street Fair, you really do need to
attend it only once, and it'd be worth missing a day of work. Even a few hours
will provide a lifetime of memories. Go early, though.
Joanie S.
Sockermom9
>Every time I have gone to SF, it's been with the express purpose of
>experiencing cold, foggy weather.
>
>And Every Freaking Time, the city's been having a Freaking Heat Wave.
Could we schedule a visit for sometime next June? Some day, it'd be nice to
have summer actually *during* the summer.
Lynn
merwench
You buy the ticket, I'm there. ;)
merwench
uh, I've mentioned how little they pay social workers, right?
Virginia Dare
news:1fieyih.1mbcqg88theueN%merw...@earthlink.net:
> Sockermom9 <socke...@aol.comm> wrote:
>
>> Merwench writes:
>>
>> >Every time I have gone to SF, it's been with the express purpose of
>> >experiencing cold, foggy weather.
>> >
>> >And Every Freaking Time, the city's been having a Freaking Heat
>> >Wave.
>>
>> Could we schedule a visit for sometime next June? Some day, it'd be
>> nice to have summer actually *during* the summer.
>>
> You buy the ticket, I'm there. ;)
>
> merwench
>
> uh, I've mentioned how little they pay social workers, right?
>
I hear you, sister.
*sigh*
I never get to go ANYWHERE fun. Poutpoutpout.
Viginia Dare
Sockermom9
>> Could we schedule a visit for sometime next June? Some day, it'd be nice
>to
>> have summer actually *during* the summer.
>>
>You buy the ticket, I'm there. ;)
>
>merwench
>
>uh, I've mentioned how little they pay social workers, right?
Yeah, I know. I'd donate part of my housewife's salary, but...
;-)
Lynn
Sockermom9
>> uh, I've mentioned how little they pay social workers, right?
>>
>
>I hear you, sister.
>
>*sigh*
>
>I never get to go ANYWHERE fun. Poutpoutpout.
Oh, not me! I go to Safeway almost every day! And sometimes I go to the dry
cleaners, too!
Lynn
Psyfuru
>My one data point: last year, TymKeepr and I spent the 3-4 days before
>Folsom Sunday doing both the 'nilla tourist thing in San Francisco, and
>attending the SMOdyessy Folsom Fringe event on Saturday. All the days were
>delightfully cool and pleasant.
>
>Sunday of Folsom Street Fair, they set a high record for the day, in the
>90's.
>
>It *still* was worth the heat and sunburn. Change your tickets and stay
>the extra day. It's worth the cost.
>
>>> If you're museum people, try the Adacemy of Sciences, the Exploratorium
>(yes,
>>> it's a hands-on kids' museum, but I always have fun when I visit it), or
>the
>>> Museum of Modern Art, south of Market. I'm not sure
>>
>
>The Tactile Dome at the rear of the Exploratorium (aka "the Feelie
>Dome") was the site of a wonderful ASB outing, involving numerous ASBeings
>renting it exclusively for an hour or so in the evening, and having much
>fun in the dark, twisty passages. Lynn sighed most delightfully when she
>finally made it to the one dimly lit room part way through - as witnessed
>by myself and a certain Lioness watching from a shelf at the back of that
>room.<g>
>
I wish the certain Lioness would post again, though.
f
A certain certain Lioness groupie
(been a while)
Robert H. Rhysling
You have a _Safeway_? Wow. I wish _we_ had a Safeway.
Rhysling
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about 2000 lbs.
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We had a Safeway when I was younger but it was five miles away, and I had to
walk, and it was uphill... both ways.
Jason Crowell
@aol.comm says...
You have an exceedingly strange idea of "fun", don't you?
merwench
It's okay. I can wait 'til you get your annual bonus.
Oh.
You don't get an annual bonus either?
Damn.
Guess we're both screwed. :)
Oh well. 'Nuther cold June in San Fran, coming up! <G>
merwench
Sockermom9
>> Yeah, I know. I'd donate part of my housewife's salary, but...
>>
>It's okay. I can wait 'til you get your annual bonus.
>
>Oh.
>
>You don't get an annual bonus either?
Heh. The bonus is nothing compared to the medical plan. When you say you're
sick, someone looks at you with total disbelieving incomprehension and says,
"You can't be sick." Then bingo! You're up and out of bed and driving people
to school and doing laundry and grocery shopping aand all the usual stuff!
Lynn
Sockermom9
>I wish the certain Lioness would post again, though.
Me too. I do see her occasionally. Maybe at the RenFaire.
Lynn
Sockermom9
>> Oh, not me! I go to Safeway almost every day! And sometimes I go to the
>dry
>> cleaners, too!
>
>You have a _Safeway_? Wow. I wish _we_ had a Safeway.
You can fake it. Steal a grocery cart. Place on health club treadmill. Start
walking. Once you've entered the Zen Shopping State, there's little
difference.
Lynn
Sockermom9
>You have an exceedingly strange idea of "fun", don't you?
<Yiddish> So, nu; what else is new? </Yiddish>
Lynn
Robert H. Rhysling
> Rhysling writes:
>
>>You have a _Safeway_? Wow. I wish _we_ had a Safeway.
>
> You can fake it. Steal a grocery cart. Place on health club treadmill. Start
> walking. Once you've entered the Zen Shopping State, there's little
> difference.
First of all, it's a buggy, not a cart (welcome to Appalachia). Second,
what makes you think we have a health club? The grocery store we _do_
have carries six different brands of pork rinds. Does that tell you
anything?
Rhysling
Joe Sergio
>First of all, it's a buggy, not a cart (welcome to Appalachia). Second,
>what makes you think we have a health club? The grocery store we _do_
>have carries six different brands of pork rinds. Does that tell you
>anything?
>
Six brands? You lucky thing! Does that include the cracklins too or just the
pork rinds?
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Laura Antoniou
<< And Folsom: wonderful. I especially remember one leatherman who looked as if
he'd walked right out of a Tom of Finland picture. >>
I will be looking forward to that. This year, I'm going for the first time. If
any ssbb folks want to meet me, touch base, say, "wow, has it really been that
long!" etc., I'll be at the JT's Stockroom table for no particular reason
whatsoever, from 1-2.
Also, on the Saturday evening before, there's a fundraising event for Black
Books. It's a "literary Salon" called "Pervs Put Out." (8:00 p.m. at 848
Community Space, 848 Divisadero in San Francisco. )
Lots of great writers (Bill Brent, Lori Selke, lotsa fun pervs!) will be there,
and I'll be there, too. (Grin) Sliding scale to enter, no one turned away for
lack of funds, etc. Reservations are strongly recommended by calling (415)
431-0171 and leaving
your phone number for confirmation, or emailing P...@blackbooks.com
Laura
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Sockermom9
>I will be looking forward to that. This year, I'm going for the first time.
>If
>any ssbb folks want to meet me, touch base, say, "wow, has it really been
>that
>long!" etc., I'll be at the JT's Stockroom table for no particular reason
>whatsoever, from 1-2.
Ferfreakinfinally! Now, let's see if I can get off the soccerfield early
enough to make it.
Lynn
Douglas Reay
>Merwench writes:
>>
>> Every time I have gone to SF, it's been with the express purpose of
>> experiencing cold, foggy weather.
>>
>> And Every Freaking Time, the city's been having a Freaking Heat Wave.
Ha. I'm going, and I'm from Britain. It's bound to be raining. :-)
Douglas
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Vanda Orchid
>This year, I'm going for the first time. If
>any ssbb folks want to meet me, touch base, say, "wow, has it really been that
>long!" etc., I'll be at the JT's Stockroom table for no particular reason
>whatsoever, from 1-2.
*starstruck*
< faints dead away >
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Spyral Fox
<Jo...@diversifiedservices.biz> writes:
>We had a Safeway when I was younger but it was five miles away, and I had to
>walk, and it was uphill... both ways.
I had the same situation. Plus, it was always snowing.
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(Sockermom9) writes:
>>I wish the certain Lioness would post again, though.
>
>Me too.
And me.
> I do see her occasionally. Maybe at the RenFaire.
Be sure to tell her we think of her and miss her!
Vanda Orchid
>I'm delurking at this time to ask for some of your fabled advice. My
>pervy gentleman friend and I are going on vacation to San Francisco
>shortly. I've never been there before; his last visit was more than
>ten years ago. I'm looking for suggestions for both kinky and vanilla
>activities -- sightseeing, shopping, clubs, arts, hiking, etc.
I always tell visitors that they really should try to get out onto the
bay, in a boat. San Francisco is a port city, and is absolutely
beautiful when viewed from the water. There are several different
ferry trips - one goes to Alcatraz, which I've never done, but it
sounds pretty cool ('course, prison scenes turn me on), or
alternately, visit Angel Island, an underappreciated spot where you
can hike, picnic, and see Civil War era buildings and forts. Best is
if you time it so you can see the city both during daytime and
nighttime.
I love modern art, so I push the MOMA, on Third Street just south of
Mission, across from Yerba Buena Gardens which is a very nice urban
park with a cool waterfall you can walk behind.
The Palace of the Legion of Honor is another nice museum, with an
eclectic collection of art from different periods, situated on a
pretty hill in the northwest corner of town. You can take a three
minute walk away from the museum and see some of the best views of the
Golden Gate Bridge to be found.
Don't forget the Castro - criticized for being commericial, but still
an amazing community village filled with good vibes, attractive
people, fun shops, and an amazing display of purebred dogs. Drop in
at Marcello's pizza for a slice, and see a movie in the grand Castro
theatre - a genuine movie palace, where the mighty Wurlitzer is played
nightly.
xo,
VO
Sockermom9
>I always tell visitors that they really should try to get out onto the
>bay, in a boat. San Francisco is a port city, and is absolutely
>beautiful when viewed from the water. There are several different
>ferry trips - one goes to Alcatraz, which I've never done, but it
>sounds pretty cool ('course, prison scenes turn me on), or
>alternately, visit Angel Island, an underappreciated spot where you
>can hike, picnic, and see Civil War era buildings and forts. Best is
>if you time it so you can see the city both during daytime and
>nighttime.
There's an historic sailboat called the Alma that sails from Hyde Street Pier,
that can take you out onto the bay. It goes around Angel Island past Alcartaz,
back under the Bay Bridge, and sometimes darn near the San Mateo Bridge. I
helped take a bunch of high school kids on it for a day, and we had a blast.
Do remember that the Bay is cold-weather-land, no matter how hot it is
elsewhere.
Lynn (still irked because Vanda did a better fawn over Laura than I did)
Volcano
>
> In article <alsjg0$o5lo$1...@ID-63352.news.dfncis.de>, "John Warren"
> <Jo...@diversifiedservices.biz> writes:
>
> >We had a Safeway when I was younger but it was five miles away, and I had to
> >walk, and it was uphill... both ways.
>
> I had the same situation. Plus, it was always snowing.
>
When I was a wee lad of 25, the nearest Safeway, mall, movie theater,
and bookstore were all 85 miles away, getting there involved altitude
changes of 4000', the only month you could count on as being snow
free was July, and then you had some 40,000 or so tourists clogging
the roads. And it was well worth the trip, because Flagstaff had the
best used book store I have ever seen.
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Binder
Oooooooooo, you are -so- lucky! I shop at the Used Food Outlet,
and do most of my washing in the bathtub.
B
Binder
> Robert H. Rhysling <RHRhy...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Sockermom9 wrote:
>>
>>>Virginia writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>>>uh, I've mentioned how little they pay social workers, right?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I hear you, sister.
>>>>
>>>>*sigh*
>>>>
>>>>I never get to go ANYWHERE fun. Poutpoutpout.
>>>
>>>Oh, not me! I go to Safeway almost every day! And sometimes I go to the dry
>>>cleaners, too!
>>
>>You have a _Safeway_? Wow. I wish _we_ had a Safeway.
>
>
>
> What's a Safeway?
> about 2000 lbs.
"There ain't no Safeway; it's either Lucky or Purity."
-- Dad, c. 1965
Binder
Binder
:Pitter-thump:
I saw her about a year ago, in place I won't mention. She was, if
anything, more radiant than ever.
Binder
Binder
> I love modern art, so I push the MOMA, on Third Street just south of
> Mission, across from Yerba Buena Gardens which is a very nice urban
> park with a cool waterfall you can walk behind.
"Matisse and Beyond" is simply stunning! There are at least a
dozen Matisse's, a couple of Dali's (ohmygawd, are they
incredible!) Bracusi, Picasso, Miro... definitely a must see, if
you're at all interested in modren art.
And yes, my dad's photos occupy some wall space now, too. Not to
toot the family horn, but of all the photography in the "Vision
By Design" hanging three of the four of his "hold up" at
distance. The Moholy and Kepes pieces are wonderful... but you
have to get within arm's length to really see them.
:glow:
Binder
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