Subject: Birthdays

• Painting Tracts

  June 3, 2009

• “I Wanna Get Famous"

  July 1, 2009

• Be His Valentine

  July 1, 2009

• J. Valentine

  July 8, 2009

• Rearing and Bucking

  July 29, 2009

• New Videos: Jay Reatard, YACHT

  Two new good lookin' new videos posted this week: Jay Reatard crashes a kid's birthday party, where water balloons and other weapons explode upon the suburbs. Check out "It Ain't Gonna Save Me." And then much tamer rituals are observed in the slick new clip from YACHT, who performed in San Francisco last week. Here's their latest single, "Psychic City (Voodoo City)."

  August 11, 2009

• Fitness Jock and S.F. Native Jack LaLanne Turns 95 Tomorrow. Toast Him with Cheap Wine and Salad

  nathancremisino/FlickrLaLanne: Lack of birthday cake the secret to his longevity?​We feel healthier already. Tomorrow, for his 95th birthday, locally spawned ancient fitness guru Jack LaLanne gets his very own day at John's Grill (63 Ellis at Powell). According to SF City Dish, show up to toast LaLanne with a $.95 glass of wine, which comes with a salad of Dungeness crab, seasonal greens, shrimp, avocado, mushrooms, tomato, and blue cheese dressing (available from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.).Tak

  October 6, 2009