archive for May, 2005

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Friday, May 27th, 2005

#7: San Francisco Shanghai

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Oh, for the life of a sailor in Gold-Rush San Francisco! Those hard-luck men and boys were lucky enough to witness the birth of a brand new wild west verb up close and personally: Shanghai! Well, maybe not so lucky after all… the results were perhaps picturesque, but not at all pleasant. Here are a […]

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Tuesday, May 24th, 2005

#6: Where’s The Food?

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So that’s what San Francisco is missing — good street food! We’ve got some of the greatest restaurants in the world, but for a cheap, greasy meal on the sidewalk, there’s a serious void to be filled. (Yes, yes, burritos, i know… but that’s a whole different story! more on that later….)

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Sunday, May 22nd, 2005

#5: San Francisco Fireworks – On The Air

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Fireworks over San Francisco Bay make me feel like a kid again! the annual waterfront “Kaboom” celebration and a little Bay Area radio history. Take a look at the KFOG website for pictures and video of the fireworks. The KSAN logo will take you to a brief history of radio – underground and otherwise – […]

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Friday, May 20th, 2005

#4: Steam Beer – The Authentic San Francisco Style

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Tonight’s podcast features a special method of German homework avoidance: brew up a batch of beer, breathe in the delicious aroma of malt and hops, and ruminate over the history of America’s first authentic native style: Steam Beer from San Francisco. Visit the Anchor Brewing Company, the only brewery in the country still brewing this […]

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Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

#3: Street Flowers

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Spinning junk into art — is a smile returning to the face of San Francisco? I haven’t been carrying my digital camera, just got a couple of shots today. This kind of ephemeral street art tends to disappear, but I’ll try to catch it fresh!

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Monday, May 16th, 2005

#2: Dogs In The Pharoah

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San Francisco memories of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”, Egyptian architecture, and a dog lovin’ apartment building.

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Sunday, May 15th, 2005

Sparkletack #1

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Podcast the first…thoughts on the venerated San Francisco tradition of “sidewalk recycling”, and I don’t mean cans and bottles!

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