Music. Architecture. Food. Drink. Art. Cinema. Humor. Fiercely Californian. Recovering Perfectionist. Salty Aries. Wanderer. Wonderer. Gazer Of Stars.

San Francisco East Bay Native
Joined January 2023
Love it! And this image of the Cliff House? Mwah!
Back in 1900, before you had apps to tell you it was 'cloudy,' people just looked at me and accepted their fate. I’ve been ruining picnics and dampening sourdough since before the Gold Rush. I’m the only legacy resident this city hasn't managed to gentrify. #TBT #KarlTheFog
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Carmen McRae, Live at the Half Note, June, 1966 “Live and Wailing” ’68 🎵 You Better Go Now (Leo Graham / Bix Reichner) ’36 for the Broadway revue New Faces of 1936. Carmen McRae — vocals Norman Simmons — piano Victor Sproles — bass Stu Martin — drums songport.link/t/carmen-mcrae…
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Carmen McRae “Live at The Great American Music Hall” ‘76 🎵 Too Close for Comfort (Jerry Bock-George David Weiss/G.D. Weiss—Larry Holofcener) ’56 Carmen McRae – vocals, piano Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet Marshall Otwell – piano Ed Bennett – double bass Joey Baron – drums, percussion songport.link/t/carmen-mcrae…
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San Marzano tomatoes are the gold standard for a reason. We tasted six brands of San Marzano and San Marzano–style tomatoes to find which cans deliver the best flavor, texture, and versatility. foodandwine.com/san-marzano-…
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I can barely feel the chill. I can barely hear the sounds. Sweet dreams.
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Not my photo ...but my dinner tonight. Home made minestrone and sourdough. It was a cloudy day all day here and I loved it.
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City Lights Bookstore. Columbus Avenue. North Beach. San Francisco.
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Woman Reading. Richard Diebenkorn. Artist. Berkeley Studio. 1959.
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"Sit beside the breakfast table and think about your troubles. Pour yourself a cup of tea then think about the bubbles..." Harry Nillson. The Point. 1970.
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"Everything comes and goes. Marked by lovers and styles of clothes. Things that you held high and told yourself were true lost or changing as the days come down to you." Joni Mitchell. Down To You. Court And Spark. 1974.
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Remembering Loma Prieta. Amazing how quickly this has slipped away.
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Not going to expound on. Just going to say that a bee warned me for more than two hours. I saw it, heard it and ignored it. Then Loma Prieta hit. The load bearing walls shifted, ceiling fans came down, but the chowder was perfect. Still we were only in Redwood City.
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Lambert. Hendricks. Ross. Moanin'. 1966. youtu.be/QvSO6dbEvzo?si=4NGU…
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Joe's Dad Giuseppe who was a lifelong fisherman, was not allowed to fish during World War II because he was Italian and considered an alien risk. He was not even allowed to visit the family restaurant: He was prohibited from traveling more than five miles without permission.
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It's okay JJ. The mayor says there's a Nordstrom Rack coming next year. xitter.cf/war24182236/status/211…
🎥Oct 14 2026 6:10pm Location 16th & Mission I’m sorry words can’t even explain this. This is just a normal day on 16th & Mission in San Francisco. There’s nothing new to see here. This has been normalized far too long.
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Miles Davis. The Black Hawk. Turk And Hyde. San Francisco. 1961.
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Cop: "I'll bet when you do eighty in this thing you hardly feel it." Nora: "Oh he's feeling it now." One Of My Favorites. Shadow Of The Thin Man. 1941.
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From Old St. Mary’s on California, looking north along Grant. All those signs were neon back then… a soft glow along the surrounding buildings. Today’s LED signs are harsher. That “Chop Suey” dish had roots in Guangdong but got popular in Depression-era America as meat-extender.
Far East Cafe. Chinatown. San Francisco. Fred Lyon. Photographer. 1940s.
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