Neither Rain nor Sleet Can Stop a MOG Meet
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Artist:Flash & The Pan
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Album:Flash And The Pan
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Track:Walking In The Rain
It was drizzly last night in the City by the Bay, but it wasn’t enough to put a damper on the first San Francisco MOG Meet (not counting a little nightclub par-tay that featured a performance by members of a certain renowned New Orleans musical group).
Cheers from annieander, david hyman and 1234chainsaw.Zeitgeist, a convivial Mission District bar with a punk-rock/biker vibe, hosted a gathering of ten dedicated MOGgers – some from the site’s Berkeley headquarters (the MOGfather himself David Hyman, Sturgell, brittanybf, T.J., and dangerdot) and others from hither, thither and yon (me, 1234chainsaw, mollifire, annieander, and Spike). It was a distinct pleasure hanging out with the lot of them.Beer flowed like…beer. Conversation was stimulating when it could be heard over the loud (and lively) music clanging out of the Zeitgeist P.A. The weather was only a bother to me, since I travel on two wheels and was slightly encumbered by my rain gear.
brittanybf, Sturgell, dangerdot, Spike & mollifire are in the House.I found out many valuable bits of info, including the fact that Pekka (1234chainsaw) and I both learned to read by deciphering Donald Duck comic books when we were children; that Hyman much prefers Daffy Duck to Donald; and that mollifire is an ace when it comes to the care and navigation of sound systems. I discovered that Spike is an artist who works in collage; that T.J. and I are both close to the renowned soul, blues and jazz archivist Harry D; that annieander’s son is devoted to the science-fantasy game Warhammer; and that dangerdot has been deep inside the Hollywood entertainment machine (as in, the music and film business) and survived to tell the tale.It was revealed that Sturgell, mollifire and I are all fans of the rollicking British sci-fi TV series “Doctor Who,” and we may very well catch the start of the new season together; and that annieander and I are very concerned with the current state of public education in the U.S., and would like to actually do something about it. And it was confirmed that brittanybf and I are greatly amused by “bear culture” (and, if you scroll down her MOG page, you’ll get what’s tickling us).
Mike the Knife, Sturgell & brittanybf, front and center, with T.J. and Hyman behind.Renowned MOGgers – including Anna, Joxley, Jonh Ingham, indiepixie, Cody B, LadyC, ROCKNROLLPIMP, Shud33 (who would have been present had she not been performing with her band in Sacramento), and many more - were invoked and toasted in their absence. And, of course, the late Crash Pryor – the MOGmeister who left this plane of being way before his time - was remembered with fondness.
MOG represents at Zeitgeist.The rain let up, and we adjourned to the bar’s back patio for a bit - until the drink began to take its toll, and hunger set in. We said our goodbyes, and parted company. Pekka and I ambled over to Taqueria Pancho Villa for burritos, joined briefly by mollifire and dangerdot. Someone suggested that we should do this gathering thing on a regular basis. Maybe we will. Since Pekka’s relocating to England in a month, he’ll have to reconnect with the Euro-MOGgers for his next meet. No matter. We’ll see him on the posts and in the threads.
Cheers from annieander, david hyman and 1234chainsaw.Zeitgeist, a convivial Mission District bar with a punk-rock/biker vibe, hosted a gathering of ten dedicated MOGgers – some from the site’s Berkeley headquarters (the MOGfather himself David Hyman, Sturgell, brittanybf, T.J., and dangerdot) and others from hither, thither and yon (me, 1234chainsaw, mollifire, annieander, and Spike). It was a distinct pleasure hanging out with the lot of them.Beer flowed like…beer. Conversation was stimulating when it could be heard over the loud (and lively) music clanging out of the Zeitgeist P.A. The weather was only a bother to me, since I travel on two wheels and was slightly encumbered by my rain gear.brittanybf, Sturgell, dangerdot, Spike & mollifire are in the House.I found out many valuable bits of info, including the fact that Pekka (1234chainsaw) and I both learned to read by deciphering Donald Duck comic books when we were children; that Hyman much prefers Daffy Duck to Donald; and that mollifire is an ace when it comes to the care and navigation of sound systems. I discovered that Spike is an artist who works in collage; that T.J. and I are both close to the renowned soul, blues and jazz archivist Harry D; that annieander’s son is devoted to the science-fantasy game Warhammer; and that dangerdot has been deep inside the Hollywood entertainment machine (as in, the music and film business) and survived to tell the tale.It was revealed that Sturgell, mollifire and I are all fans of the rollicking British sci-fi TV series “Doctor Who,” and we may very well catch the start of the new season together; and that annieander and I are very concerned with the current state of public education in the U.S., and would like to actually do something about it. And it was confirmed that brittanybf and I are greatly amused by “bear culture” (and, if you scroll down her MOG page, you’ll get what’s tickling us).Mike the Knife, Sturgell & brittanybf, front and center, with T.J. and Hyman behind.Renowned MOGgers – including Anna, Joxley, Jonh Ingham, indiepixie, Cody B, LadyC, ROCKNROLLPIMP, Shud33 (who would have been present had she not been performing with her band in Sacramento), and many more - were invoked and toasted in their absence. And, of course, the late Crash Pryor – the MOGmeister who left this plane of being way before his time - was remembered with fondness.MOG represents at Zeitgeist.The rain let up, and we adjourned to the bar’s back patio for a bit - until the drink began to take its toll, and hunger set in. We said our goodbyes, and parted company. Pekka and I ambled over to Taqueria Pancho Villa for burritos, joined briefly by mollifire and dangerdot. Someone suggested that we should do this gathering thing on a regular basis. Maybe we will. Since Pekka’s relocating to England in a month, he’ll have to reconnect with the Euro-MOGgers for his next meet. No matter. We’ll see him on the posts and in the threads.
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