Keeping with the spirit of Giants FanFest, I snapped this photo of the huge scoreboard over center field because the message on the bottom right caught my eye as peculiar. So you can have Lou Seal, the Giants’ mascot, show up at your party?!?
If you’ve been to a Giants game, you’ve probably seen that daily occurrence where people ride around the field with the mascot while he launches shirts into the crowd? Well apparently that costs $400 for a weekday game and $500 for a weekend game (that includes 2 persons per ride).
If you want Lou Seal to appear at a party at an outside location, it’ll cost you $500 for an hour or $350 for a half hour. He’ll also appear at your Giants home game Tailgating Party for $100, your seat at some point during the game for $75, or for your (or your guests) birthday at the game for $100 (with gift). That seems like it would be a good treat for kids at the game. I’m not sure how much your run of the mill birthday party magician would cost, but if your kid really likes the Giants, $500 doesn’t seem all that bad to have him show up at your house for a party. If it were $100 for an hour, he’d be at the next South of Market Happy Hour event!
Starting tomorrow, Macworld is having their 2010 Expo over at the Moscone Center on Fourth and Howard. The Expo, which apparently will feature everything Mac- except Apple themselves- will be going on until Saturday, February 13th. Apparently Apple has decided not to participate with a booth at the Expo. However, if you are interested in their newest sort of-phone, sort of-laptop device, the i-Pad, they’ll be having an “i-Pad Special Event” to close out the Expo on Saturday.
February 13th from 1 pm – 2 pm, “Macworld 2010 takes you deep inside the iPad from Apple. Join Macworld VP and Editorial Director Jason Snell as he hosts a panel of special guests who will dissect this revolutionary new product’s features. One lucky participant will win an iPad!”
I tried to find some last minute free passes, but you needed to get those a few months ago apparently. Now, just the generic expo pass will run you $59 (that’s just to walk around). The cost of the expo goes up substantially based on what you are looking to do. For more information, check out Macworld Expo’s website here.
Even though weather forecasts called for a ton of rain all weekend, it turned out to be perfect weather for the San Francisco Giants FanFest event at AT&T Park on Saturday afternoon. I showed up rather late for the event, so I didn’t have a chance to get any autographs because the lines were literally at least a quarter mile long.
Instead, we walked around the stadium, all over the field, in the dugouts, and everywhere else. The field was covered in dirt due to a motorcross event last week. I was glad it wasn’t raining because that would have created a muddy mess.
Overall, it was a great experience for any Giants fans. It’s such a beautiful stadium so it was quite exciting to be able to walk out onto the field, even though there was no grass. Lots of fans were excitedly running into the warning track and pretending to catch a home run before it went over the fence. Others were playing catch with their kids or running the base path. It was also really cool to see players walking around just like the fans, saying hello and even stopping to chat.
It’s a big weekend for sports and drinking in South of Market. Perhaps the biggest of the year! Between the South of Market Happy Hour Event, San Francisco Beer Week, Giants FanFest and the Superbowl, there’s something going everyday between now and Sunday.So what is everyone doing for the Super Bowl? I’m sure every bar with a television has some sort of deal inspired by the big game. Beer specials, wing specials, football pools…I’ve come across a bunch of specials right here in South of Market. Here are some of the most interesting and unusual bar deals:
Starting at Noon, Bar Basic is hosting a Super Bowl Potluck. Patrons are encouraged to bring their favorite dish to share with everyone else. They’ll also have drink specials and it’s apparently sponsored by Coors Light.
The Bloodhound is famous (to me, at least) for hosting Meat Locker events every few months, where they hang an entire cow in their bar and serve it one slab at a time. It makes sense then that for the Super Bowl, they’ll go all out and host a “Super Bowl Sunday Pig Roast”, where Ryan Farr from 4505 Meats will be split-roasting a hog from ‘Becker Lane’. They’ll also have drink specials all day. Plus, they serve draft beer in mason jars!
Jillian’s hasn’t really promoted any specific specials for the Super Bowl, but it’s a great place to watch the game with or without specials because it offers a ton of flat screen TV’s plastered all over the entire bar as well as a room full of pool tables in case you’re not really interested in the game and only want to watch the commercials. Oh, and did I mention they have a HUGE flat screen TV above the bar? It’s about 50 feet long; you can practically see it from the Moscone Center across the street.
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No matter what you decide to do, I hope you enjoy your weekend. If I were to go to a bar for the game, I’d probably check out the Pig Roast, or go to Zeke’s Sports Bar. It’s a little run down, but if you’re looking for just a simple place to watch the game, I find it’s generally filled with good people. They also make special orders without much fuss. For instance, I’ve taken a few friends here in the past month or two and we started placing an order of wings poured over an order of fries. We call it the HC Deluxe, and they have yet to say no. I recommend it because it’s fantastic! Just looking at it makes me salivate.
Starting tomorrow, San Francisco Beer Week is coming to town, and there are a ton of beer-related events all over the City (and even the state of California)! I’m currently in discussions with the Bay Area Beer Social Group about organizing an event in association with the South of Market Happy Hour Group that is related to one (or more) of the Beer Week events. More to come on that, but in the meantime, here’s a list of all the events in South of Market over the next week: Read More San Francisco Beer Week is Here! After the Jump
Last August, I came across some sort of mystery deli with no sign over on Harrison Street near the corner of 3rd. It turned out that the deli was called C.K. Deli, and it was quite an unusual place.
The other day, I walked by this area and noticed that not only is there still no sign outside this deli, but in fact, there’s no deli! It’s gone, and turned into a space for lease. I don’t know much about owning a business, so I won’t pretend to, but when you’re running a deli from the inside of a garage- while you have a perfectly good space next door complete with a big window and entry door- I would think that it’s only a matter of time before you close your doors for good.
As it were, I barely found this place, and only because I walk around the neighborhood looking at everything. Hopefully the next business to come into this location will learn from the past and add a sign, use the interior space rather than the garage, and also serve decent food.
Tomorrow is a good day to be a Giants fan! KNBR 680 brings you the 17th Annual San Francisco Giants FanFest from 10 am – 3 pm at AT&T Park. Fans are encouraged to roam around AT&T Park, and even onto the field.
There will be current and past players in attendance signing autographs and answering your questions. Although Barry Bonds doesn’t appear to be on that list, you’ll have the opportunity to meet Vida Blue, Matt Cain, Will Clark, Aubrey Huff, Tim Lincecum, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, Barry Zito and a number of others.
Best of all, the entire event is free! Plus, most of it is rain or shine, which is good considering weather forecasts are predicting rain. For more information, check out the FanFest website here.
We’re more than a month into the Central Subway construction on Fourth Street, and I must say that from what I’ve seen, it’s been relatively light in terms of traffic congestion or any other issues.
If anything, the construction process has actually gotten rid of (or at least relocated) the problem of transients living under the Route 80 overpass near 4th and Bryant.
For quite some time there was an issue of people breaking the fences in that area and a large group of homeless and otherwise displaced individuals using it as their temporary dwelling.
Now that whole area is covered in construction equipment, and even the secret entrance toward the back of the off-ramp is closed off with a temporary fence. In fact, I no longer see anyone loitering under the ramp when I walk by. I haven’t even seen anybody walking near that corner waiting until they thought nobody was watching.
When they began this construction, I was apprehensive about all of the congestion, noise and dust that would be kicked into the nearby area, but I must say so far it’s seemed to turn the neighborhood around in a positive way.
Of course I realize this project will take at least the next year, and I’m sure it will involve a lot of lane closures, if not the entire street. But in such a short amount of time, I already see the positives. Ask me again in a month or two though… How do you feel about the construction? Is it good or bad for the neighborhood?
There are some more photos after the jump for anyone who cares.
You may recall late last year when the fate of Limn Furniture, on the corner of Fourth and Townsend, was in question. Well, I’m happy to report that it appears Limn has returned! According to the two story banner they have hanging from their facade, a new Limn will be appearing on the second floor of their location this March. In the meantime, they’re still running their great sale (50-80% off of list price) through the end of this month.
Iattended the Harrison Street Park development meeting last night at the Sailors Union of the Pacific. It was great to see so many residents of South of Market who are actively trying to build a stronger community. The meeting itself was just under two hours, and it was very informative both from the park developers as well as the residents themselves.
Some of the issues that were discussed: park details (types of amenities, possible layouts, hours, etc.), safety and security issues, and a community Q&A session.
There is a lot of excitement in SOMA about the possibility of a new park. I’ll continue to keep you posted on this as it develops in the future.
Keeping with the spirit of Giants FanFest, I snapped this photo of the huge scoreboard over center field because the message on the bottom right caught my eye as peculiar. So you can have Lou Seal, the Giants’ mascot, show up at your party?!?
No matter what you decide to do, I hope you enjoy your weekend. If I were to go to a bar for the game, I’d probably check out the Pig Roast, or go to 
Tomorrow is a good day to be a Giants fan! KNBR 680 brings you the 17th Annual San Francisco Giants FanFest from 10 am – 3 pm at AT&T Park. Fans are encouraged to roam around AT&T Park, and even onto the field.
If anything, the construction process has actually gotten rid of (or at least relocated) the problem of transients living under the Route 80 overpass near 4th and Bryant.
Now that whole area is covered in construction equipment, and even the secret entrance toward the back of the off-ramp is closed off with a temporary fence. In fact, I no longer see anyone loitering under the ramp when I walk by. I haven’t even seen anybody walking near that corner waiting until they thought nobody was watching.
You may recall late last year when 
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