Tell me about San Fran

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:There's a building that looks like a funny elongated pyramid

NigelUno wrote:What's his name?

gHost Spartan wrote:I went there in the early 90s when the Braves and Giants were in a pennant race. The first day I was there I found a crumpled up Braves cap in the street. Got back to my brother's apartment and tossed it in the wash and wore it every day I was there - and every day I was there the Giants lost and I think the Braves ended up winning the pennant.

That same week my brother took me to a strip peep place. His buddy's girlfriend worked there. It was one of those places you put the money in and peek through the window. Mistakenly, I mentioned that I "saw" her when I was later introduced to her at a party.

Also that same week I was at Berkeley with my bro and his chick. I met a transexual at the store while buying a Cal tee shirt. At the time I didn't know it was a transexual. Coincidentally that same night I ran into "it" again at this weird gay dive bar nightclub called Motherlode in SF. My brother had some gay friends and they took us there.

That was a fun trip.

NigelUno wrote:

gHost Spartan wrote:I went there in the early 90s when the Braves and Giants were in a pennant race. The first day I was there I found a crumpled up Braves cap in the street. Got back to my brother's apartment and tossed it in the wash and wore it every day I was there - and every day I was there the Giants lost and I think the Braves ended up winning the pennant.

That same week my brother took me to a strip peep place. His buddy's girlfriend worked there. It was one of those places you put the money in and peek through the window. Mistakenly, I mentioned that I "saw" her when I was later introduced to her at a party.

Also that same week I was at Berkeley with my bro and his chick. I met a transexual at the store while buying a Cal tee shirt. At the time I didn't know it was a transexual. Coincidentally that same night I ran into "it" again at this weird gay dive bar nightclub called Motherlode in SF. My brother had some gay friends and they took us there.

That was a fun trip.

The title of the thread is "Tell me about San Fran", not "How many times can you use the word I in one post"?

NigelUno wrote:

gHost Spartan wrote:I went there in the early 90s when the Braves and Giants were in a pennant race. The first day I was there I found a crumpled up Braves cap in the street. Got back to my brother's apartment and tossed it in the wash and wore it every day I was there - and every day I was there the Giants lost and I think the Braves ended up winning the pennant.

That same week my brother took me to a strip peep place. His buddy's girlfriend worked there. It was one of those places you put the money in and peek through the window. Mistakenly, I mentioned that I "saw" her when I was later introduced to her at a party.

Also that same week I was at Berkeley with my bro and his chick. I met a transexual at the store while buying a Cal tee shirt. At the time I didn't know it was a transexual. Coincidentally that same night I ran into "it" again at this weird gay dive bar nightclub called Motherlode in SF. My brother had some gay friends and they took us there.

That was a fun trip.

The title of the thread is "Tell me about San Fran", not "How many times can you use the word I in one post"?

Turtleneck wrote:My parents used to live there. They moved back a couple months before I was born. Just imagine, had they stayed you guys probably would not have to put up with me. Probably be some Cal State forum's problem.

Turtleneck wrote:You're not helping.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

NigelUno wrote:

The title of the thread is "Tell me about San Fran", not "How many times can you use the word I in one post"?

I semi enjoyed his story.

Ted Brogan wrote:Do the night tour of Alcatraz, but it fills up quite a while in advance and might already be booked for the weekend you'll be in town. Otherwise Alcatraz during the day is still great.

Spend an afternoon just exploring the city. Start in Market Street, check out the major areas (e.g. Union Square, mall, etc.), then make your way to Embarcadero through North Beach or just take a cable car. Explore Embarcadero, buy some shitty tourist t-shirts, get some chocolate at the Ghiradelli Factory, and eat some In-N-Out. Overall SF is great for walking unless you are weak (or morbidly obese) and can't handle some hills. In terms of efficiency, if you want to really explore SF itself renting a bike is a great option. You could ride from downtown to the Golden Gate Bridge, across it, then back to the city. Biking to AT&T Park would also be the best hassle-free way of going there.

If you're interested in surrounding areas, rent a car to drive the Golden Gate to Sausalito and have a nice lunch there - plenty of nice restaurants near the water. Alternatively, if you're some kind of snob you can drive further to Napa and smell your own farts but that'll take an entire day.

It's also worth checking out the East Bay. Visit Berkeley (~20 min BART ride from Market St. to downtown Berkeley), see the Cal campus, and eat pizza at a place called Cheese Board. They do a single type of pizza each day, and it's always delicious. Emeryville (just south of Berkeley) is a nice shopping area - that's also where Pixar's studio is located.

I.B. Fine wrote:Great way to see the city


....no, not really. I saw a group of these geeks pass by and they resembled a flock of birds, fanny pack, cargo short wearing geeky birds.
They were somewhat amusing.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:

I.B. Fine wrote:Great way to see the city


....no, not really. I saw a group of these geeks pass by and they resembled a flock of birds, fanny pack, cargo short wearing geeky birds.
They were somewhat amusing.

I've seen these around Denver. You shitting me, you see me on one of THOSE?! I'll take one of Bob saks bikes.

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I love you.

Ted Brogan wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I love you.

Do you have specific things in mind or cuisines you want to try?

If you like sushi then you should definitely get a sushirrito.

Ted Brogan wrote:

Other Teams Pursuing That wrote:I love you.

Do you have specific things in mind or cuisines you want to try?

If you like sushi then you should definitely get a sushirrito.

Also, earlier I meant to say Fisherman's Wharf instead of Embarcadero (which is the street that leads into Fisherman's Wharf). Some more ideas would be the California Academy of Sciences, the Exploratorium, or Museum of Modern Art if you're into that kind of thing.

Golden Gate Park is also beautiful, but you'd need to bike or hitch a ride there. The Presidio is a gorgeous neighborhood area along the water - it's on the way to Golden Gate Bridge if you're going from Fisherman's Wharf. The Farmer's Market at Ferry Plaza (on the east side of town) would be a fun Saturday morning.

Really it just depends on what kinds of things you want to do. I don't know too much about the city but that's some of the stuff that stuck out to me when I was in the Bay Area.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I'm watching a football game in San Francisco right now otpt. I'll let you know if I learn anything.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I'm watching a football game in San Francisco right now otpt. I'll let you know if I learn anything.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I'm watching a football game in San Francisco right now otpt. I'll let you know if I learn anything.

pulling69 wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I'm watching a football game in San Francisco right now otpt. I'll let you know if I learn anything.

Santa Clara =/= San Fran, 50 miles away

Turtleneck wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I'm watching a football game in San Francisco right now otpt. I'll let you know if I learn anything.

Nobody cares about whatever soccer match you're watching right now, or where you are watching it at.

pulling69 wrote:Distant relative of mine was murdered there in the early 1900s, stabbed with a knife. Cool story, bro.