Raining on our parade (thanks for those who came out to the End Up) 4
First off, I want to thank everyone who came on down to the End Up for The Show this past Saturday. It was a really freekin’ fun time. The DJs rocked it and the dance floor was packed the entire night, even with the rain. It was great to see so many familiar faces and hang out with a bunch of new ones at that. I really want to thank everyone for their patience in dealing with the line (and the door process in general). Many of you heeded our advice and came down early (thank you!) and yet encountered an unnecessarily long line. Many of you were rock-stars and patiently waited, and some understandably bailed. I want to personally apologize for that unnecessary part. That’s not how the Space Cowboy’s roll. We talked to the club about it as it was going down; and WE did everything we could at the time to get you solid peeps in there…. but it still didn’t go down not exactly as we would like, and I personally was frustrated about it. There were certain behaviors by the door staff that just weren’t acceptable… and assure you that you’ve got no better advocates than us, we take a quality night out seriously AND CLEARLY SO DO YOU!!! So thanks again for coming down, (despite our soggy weather) and rockin’ it with us again!
On the upside, all this soggy weather means killer conditions in Tahoe, and we’re getting stoked about SnowFest! It’s Friday March 5th – Sunday March 7th. Much of it will be similar to last year (why not? that shit went off!) ... Rockin’ it slope-side at Squaw all day on Friday and Saturday; with nocturnal mayhem Friday night at Squaw and Saturday night in Tahoe City at the Lakeside. Get your lodging squared away now, and get ready for some alpine shenanigans!
Let it snow!
-pk.
How to survive New Year's 2010, plus Upcoming Events, and New Music
Hello Friendly Person:
When it comes to New Year’s 2010, you got 2 choices in how you can make it through the party. If you think you have plenty of choices you are wrong. You don’t. This year you are looking down the long and mighty barrel of a 10th anniversary Breakfast of Champions that lands on a freakin’ Friday! That’s the VERY BEGINNING of what’s bound to be a legendary weekend, so I’m telling you: there are 2 choices. If you want to make it through New Year’s 201, you either go Mentat or you go Sex Tape.
Mentats are those brainy dudes from Frank Herbet’s Dune. They’re the samurais of Thought. Their brains are so buff that all they have to do is WILL themselves to know something and, poof, they know it! If you were waiting for MUNI, and a Mentat was next to you, you wouldn’t have to step out in the street to squit for the next bus. You’d just go, “Hey, Mentat dude. When’s the next bus?” And he’d say, “In seven-minutes, twenty-two-seconds, eight-hundreths of a millisecond, fourteen nanoseconds, sixtillion nippleseconds, etc.” At Breakfast of Champions, the first thing the Mentat does when he shows up is receit the Mentat Mantra:
“It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.”
I don’t know what “sapho” is, but I’m sure it’s illegal, so keep it on the DL. Between the sapho and his Mantra, that fucking Mentat is now ready to party his ass off for the next 3 days. Because of his super thinking, he isn’t going to get tired, he won’t need disco naps, he will pound any cocktail or shot travels within arm’s reach, and he will continually dance. Even during the breakdowns, that Mentat will be a dancing fool. It’s mind over matter – that’s the Mentat way – and that is why going Mentat is one of your options for making it through New Year’s this year.
Your other option: go Sex Tape. It’s a little like going Full-Retard, but with more drugs and less sympathy. For some, Sex Tape is a way of life. It’s like a state of Zen. You’re mind is so empty of shame or consequence that when life presents you with an opportunity to do something really retarded, you seize that opportunity without so much as an, “only if you promise you won’t put this on YouTube.” When you blank our mind in this fashion, you’re primed for survival at Breakfast of Champions. Nothing you do will matter except having fun. You’ll ignore the cameras, the shocked and appalled stares of your friends, as you pull down your pants and suck down a balloon of nitrous and flop on the danceloor like a fish to the bassline. Oral sex at the bar in front of all your friends? Why not! Sharted your pants? Who needs underwear anyway! Doesn’t that sound fun?!
So, there’s are your options. You dedicate yourself to survival through Power of the Mind, or you become the mental equivalent of a comatose chihuahua and succumb to the pleasures of unabashed stupidity. What you don’t want to do is try a little of both. When you do that, it’s like Mr. Miyagi says:
“Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later.
XO, 8
Upcoming events
Saturday, Dec 5th – Ruby Skye
Mancub will be rockin the upstairs room
Email chpwtch@hotmail your first and last names for FREE guestlist
Ruby Skye – 420 Mason Street
Free if you email Chip
10pm-2am
Sunday, Dec 6th – San Francisco Bike Coalition presents Winterfest 2009 @ SOMArts Gallery
Don’t miss the hottest bike party of the year the 14th Annual Winterfest Member Party, Auction, Art Show and Fundraiser. All proceeds from our fundraiser go directly toward improving biking conditions in San Francisco so all cyclists have a comfortable, safe and dignified ride about town.
Over 1,000 SF bicycling advocates of all stripes—SFBC members, bike industry, local businesses, local artists and politicians coming together for a festive evening to celebrate the growth of San Francisco bicycling. An occasion to raise a glass to the SFBC & our members for being 10,000 current-members strong! To top it off, the event includes New Belgium beer, DJs Laron & ShOOey spinning all night, the photo booth, food vendors ($) and over 1,000 bike-friendly party-folk.
Bid and buy
Winterfest features a fabulous 60 piece bike focused local art auction, plus an unrivaled silent & live auction complete with the hottest bikes, gear and oodles of gift certificates from your favorite restaurants and cultural institutions. If crafts are more your speed, Winterfest has a robust craft table. Or you could try your luck and enter the raffle for your chance to win a beautiful one-of-a-kind bike quilt. To top it off, the event includes New Belgium beer, music, photo booth, food vendors ($) and over 1,000 bike-friendly party-folk.
Admission includes:
Complimentary New Belgium beer, DJ’s, valet bike parking and a photo booth along with a great feeling knowing you’re supporting SF’s most effective bicycle advocacy organization
934 Brannan @ 8th St
6:00pm – 10:30pm
$15 suggested minimum admission for SFBC Members, $40 for people joining at the door (Includes SFBC membership + admission)
Facebook invite
Flyer
Wednesday, 12/9 – Feel the Beat Sports Basement Shopping Party
Just because LovEvolution 2009 is over doesn’t mean the Feel the Beat campaign has to be! Our campaign so far has netted over 150 new organ donor signups and raised awareness and funds for California Transplant Donor Network. Imagine how many lives will be saved and improved in the future with those 150 new organ & tissue donors!
The Feel the Beat crew is once again hosting a shopping party at Sports Basement, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Get 10% off that perfect gift for friends and family and Sports Basement will donate another 10% to CTDN.org. We will have organ donor registration forms on-hand along with snacks/beer/wine kindly provided by Sports Basement.
- Please make sure you stop by our table on the main floor near the Bryant Street entrance to get your stamp so your purchases will count towards a donation to CTDN! Ask any employee to point you in the right direction if you can’t find us!
- We will have Feel The Beat t-shirts for sale at a bargain price of $5, custom designed by our team that look great and will make you FEEL great while supporting a worthwhile cause. Proceeds will be donated to CTDN.org.
- If you cannot make our event, but still would like to sign up to become an organ donor, please sign up here
- You may ask… What if I am already an organ donor? Take one minute to forward this invitation to FIVE friends and encourage them to join us at our event or to sign up to be a donor here
1590 Bryant @ 15th St
6:00pm – 9:00pm
FREE!
Facebook invite
Thursday Dec 10th – Electric Whommp
A Fun- Raiser for Tak, brillant atist and friend, whom’s warehouse burned down in Oakland
Feat Mancub, Mochipet, Nugz, Smasheltooth, Ultraviolet, Zombie-J, Syd Gris, Jonathan W. and Gravity
651 Howard st. Club Roe
2 for 1 drinks until 11pm
$5 cover 10-2am
Friday, December 11 – MONKEY PUNKS AT MARS BAR
Monkey Punks driving low-riders and blasting the ill bassfunk. This is a new monthly party, and to start things off right we have two very special guests.
MANCUB (Space Cowboys / Sleevin)
This guy knows how to rock the party, any party, or playa, or
warehouse. Known for his diverse mixing skills and track selection,
Mancub has been one of the taste makers of the Space Cowboys dj’s for
many years. Lately, he’s also been in the studio, working on new tunes
for Sleevin Recs – check out his podcast http://mancub.podomatic.com/
LUX (Indivisible / Blunted Funk)
He will be performing his own music, live via Abelton live and a few
surprises. LUX has quietly been creating quite a stir in the Bay Area,
with his dirty, glitch sound and slick hiphop & crunk remixes.
with residents:
Sneak-E Pete (Blunted Funk Recs / Samurai.FM)
Big Dolla (Lowrider punks)
Mars Bar (7th & Brannan)
5pm – 2am, 21+
No cover
Saturday, Dec 12 – The Deep End presents Bling in the Holidays
It’s a holly jolly December and time for a little holiday cheer & reunion Deep End style!
And what better theme than BLING!! Bling it up! Bling it ON! Get all those Marilyn Monroe’s best friend’s diamonds or cubic Z’s and get GAWWWWWWWWWDY! Gangster bling? Bring it! Elegance? Pshaw! Come dressed to the nines or dress down to the ones. Just a little twinkle is all that’s required.
AND BETTER YET! It’s a celebration for not one but TWO! of our own…our little Clarkie and Lee Williams are alls grows up! Please come give them a special kind of sparkle that only a spank can provide! Happy Birthday, Lee & Clarkie!!!
We want your sparkles and smiles and fancy footwork at Shine in a week’s time…next Saturday is Shine’y, Sparkle’y, Sequence’y!!!
Bling in the holidays with us. We’d love to see you…and these DJ’s would love to spin the sparkle fantastic with you!
CLARKIE (with a special b-day set)
MATT KRAMER
KRAMER
J-ROD
....and don’t think you won’t get a poem in your inbox in the next week!
Shine – 1337 Mission Street
9:00pm ~ 2:00am
Sunday, Dec 13 – Haute Holidays: A local designer showcase at The Bently Reserve
Warm-up your senses – and your closet – at Haute Holidays, a new holiday shopping experience showcasing the Bay Area’s amazing independent design talent.
Hosted by Style Division, the first annual Haute Holidays will take place on Sunday, December 13th from 12-7pm in the fabulous Bentley Reserve building in downtown San Francisco.
With over 60 designers to choose from, you will find something for everyone on your holiday gift list, plus plenty more to treat yourself! Shoppers will find the freshest, funkiest & most fabulous selection of clothing and accessories available in the Bay Area.
And it’s not just shopping—Haute Holidays is a multi-faceted and sensory holiday experience crafted by Style Division to entertain, inspire, and engage attendees. The event will include a runway show, adult beverages, DJs, an art gallery and live art creation, interactive holiday activities, and more. Free gift bags to the first 100 shoppers.
Stylish beats provided by 8Ball (Space Cowboys), Anthony Mansfeild (Green Gorilla Lounge / Hector Works), and more tba.
Please visit http://www.style-division.com for a complete list of vendors, sponsors, & affiliates.
Delicious food will be available by local favorites Triple Crown & Sauce!
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Creativity Explored and Sunset Youth Services.
For vending inquiries, please email styledivisionsf@gmail.com
@ The Bently Reserve
301 Battery St. In the heart of downtown San Francisco
http://bentlyreserve.com
13th – 12-7pm
$5 entrance – All ages welcome
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It all started down by the water, off a small pier with a small crew who didn’t want to compete with the masses on NYE. Ten years later, thousands of dancers and DJs have made the annual trek to the Space Cowboy’s Breakfast of Champions.
This epic event has reached a new milestone. Ten years at $10. We’ve never charged more, and this year is no different. We are moving the party to Kelly’s Mission Rock. Back on the water, sunrise to sunset.
Space Cowboys DJ:
8ball, Aaron Jae, Bassben,
Brad Robinson, Deckard, Ernie Trevino,
J9, Kapt’n Kirk, Mancub,
rrrus, Shizzy, shOOey, Tamo
& making his Cowboy debut… Zach Moore
And Friends:
Bam, Benchun, Bob V, Clarkie
Ding Dong, Felix the Dog, Icon,
Jive, JoeJoe, Kramer, M3,
Mace, Mopo, Mozaic
Murphstar, Robb Green, Trav, Uncle Larry
Also, we are happy to announce our special guest to help us celebrate our 10 year anniversary.
SOUL OF MAN – Fingerlickin’ UK
SOM first appeared at BOC in 2004. We are honored to have the label founder celebrate the new year. Fingerlickin Records just celebrated their label’s 10yr anniversary.
Kelly’s Mission Rock
817 Terry Francois St, SF
6am til Uncle!
$10, Pre-sale tickets available for faster entry, click here
NEW MUSIC
Live from Ghost Ship, Episode 4: Murphstar
Well, not from Ghost Ship exactly—we had technical difficulties during Ghost Ship, so to make it up to everyone Zach Moore recorded this set when Murphstar played Mighty a couple weeks back. Enjoy!
Tracklist
1. “Big Pimpin’ Booty” – Jay Z
2. “My My My” (Deekline & Wizard Remix) – Armand Van Helden
3. “Fix” – Fake Blood
4. “Block Parties” – Slyde
5. “Time to MGMT” – Slybeats
6. “WTF” feat. Kid Sister & Pase Rock – Tittsworth
7. “Jackhammer” – Funkasaurus
8. “Shut the Funk Up” – Refunk
9. Track Info Unavailable. (Sorry Kidz!)
10. “Pumpin’ the Funk” – Strider
11. “Shake the Pressure” – DJ D**kline & Red Polo
12. “Drop the Bomb” – Plaza De Funk
13. “Superstars” (Plaza De Funk Remix) – DJ Phunkae
14. “Planes Booty” – Slybeats
15. Track Info Unavailable. (Sorry Kidz!)
Aaron Jae has a new mix with Simple Greene (breaks and electro):
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Upcoming events, and AD&D: Advanced Disneyland & Drugs 1
Hello Friendly Person:
Yes, you. I see you. In fact, you may think you’re being discrete but the truth is everyone sees you. Sure, you’re at a sold out show at the Fillmore, and it’s packed and dark, but just because you cup your hand over your lighter when you fire up your pipe doesn’t mean that it isn’t the most obvious thing in the world. There’s the glow from the lighter splashes all over your face like headlights on a cop car, and then there’s that billow of smoke that you blow upward so the ventilation system picks it up and then blows it all right back down. The only reason the bouncers don’t bother you is because there’s a steady parade of hot, drunk chicks marching to and from the bathroom, and that’s way more interesting to watch. The only reason you think you’re being discrete is because you’re stoned. Trust me, if you weren’t stoned, you’d see, too. And YOU! Over there sneaking shots outta that flask! Don’t be laughing at the stoners! You have the same problem they do—the only reason you think you’re being sly with that flask is because you’re drunk!
Fucked up people are never subtle in public. And the worst part is, they ALWAYS think they are. It’s horrible. I think there’s probably some kind of probablistic model that we could come up with that says something like: Chances of getting noticed getting fucked up = 20% x the number of steps involved with consuming your drugs (with an exponential modifier coming into play depending on how shithoused you are already). So if you’re just popping a pill, you’ve got a good chance of getting away with it. But if we say cooking and shooting smack has 8 steps x 20%, that means your avegage junkie has a 160% chance of getting peeped if he gets high in public.
Once, my friends went to Disneyland to get high. Apparently this happens all the time, so much so that Disney open a whole new lucrative side business selling “I went to Disneyland on [FILL IN THE BLANK]” shirts and sweaters. One of these friends thought he was being discrete when he decided to 1) take a film canister out of his pocket, 2) open it and peer inside a while, 3) then stick his finger in it to poke at the contents, 4) pour the contents, psychedelic mushrooms, on an ice cream sundae, then 4) stir the mushrooms in and eat the sundae. That means he had an 80% chance of getting seen, maybe higher Disneyland has security cams everywhere. If this had been a game of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (instead of Advanced Disneyland & Drugs), the Dungeon Master would’ve told my buddy to roll a saving throw to avoid getting hauled off to Disneyland Jail. But this amazingly indiscreet friend also had amazingly good luck, and soon he was happily tripping his balls off in Fantasyland. Actually, I think the Disneyland cops been hungover that day, because other highlights from their adventure included several of them peaking on ecstasy while shooting down the water flume of Thunder Mountain (and yes, they bought the picture), and later a group of young men huddled on Main Street in a circle, holding hands until the lights went down for the Electric Light Parade. I’m sure several families went home early that day.
Speaking of D&D, check out these crackheads:
XO,
8B
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday, June 19 – Fort Knox 5 at Paradise Lounge
The Fringe Arts Collective is throwing down on June 19 with a 10-hour dance-athon featuring Washington DC breakbeat superstar Fort Knox 5
Joining the afro-wearing partystomper will be Djs from some of San Francisco’s most beloved dance crews including Space Cowboys Mancub, Capt Kirk, and 8Ball, Opulent Temple’s Syd Gris, BLVD’s Dylan Cahill, Leon Cook (Hardscience), Greg Eversoul (Colorecordings), Ground Control (EnVision) and the Fringe’s own MoPo, Big Dolla, U9Lift, Mycho Cocoa, Tim Dietz, and Victor Vega. The fun will begin during Happy Hour at 6pm and will rock on into the early morning hours.
Live painting by Fringe Arts Collective
$10 advance
Paradise Lounge
1501 Folsom St @ 11th
6pm doors until after hours…
More info:
www.sunsettickets.com
Facebook
Friday, June 19th – Brass Tax presents… MASSIVE BOX
An Epic Throwdown for the Brass Tax BOOMBOX!
Ladies and gentlemen: Brass Tax has unearthed the missing link in the evolution of the venerable ghetto blaster. Buried deep in a warehouse on the balmy shores of Treasure Island, we have discovered what scientists have dubbed “Boomasaurus Rex,” the king of all Boomboxery. Standing 14’ high by 36’ wide and loaded with enough sound to disturb the mating habits of the Drunkus Bu’asaurus, this massive Boombox inspires awe, giddiness and uncontrollable dancing in all who witness it!
Come experience the Boombox in all its blinking, booming glory at MASSIVE BOX, Friday, June 19th on Treasure Island! This will be the last chance for you to see the Boombox until we cart it out to the playa for Burning Man. We’ll have two rooms of sound with the phattest of beats spanning breaks, house, drum & bass, ghettotech and hip hop from the following DJs, representing Brass Tax, FnF, Angels of bAss, Strategik, Space Cowboys, Deep End, BAAD News, Tang and more:
Ding Dong,Ernie Trevino, JoeJoe, Mace, Schwa, Ethan, j9, Tamo, Viajay, Influence, Loosebeats, Clarkie, bassben, Pirata, M-Rock, Redstickman
Massive booty-quaking sound by JK Sound.
We’ll also have Peter Hudson’s Homouroboros, Live Painting by Ezra Li, Visuals by ocul8r, Lighting by Rumpus Room, ManyFest Destiny’s Covered Wagon, the Steampunk Treehouse, the D.M.A Raphus Ineptus airship, Double Dutch jump-roping, Malibu cannons, and a whole slew of shenanigans at this fully permitted throw-down, so put on your favorite track suit and come ready to GET DOWN!
Presale tickets are only $15 and are available here
Tickets will be $20 at the door, so save yourself some money and buy your tickets now! While this party will certainly be massive in terms of sound, fun and shenanigans, we have no desire to pack you all in like rats, so please be aware that we have a limited capacity: Once tickets are sold out, that’s it, so don’t sleep on it!
Please note: this is a 21 and over event. We will be checking IDs at the door, and minors will NOT be admitted nor receive refunds. Sorry, them’s the rules. Also, please no outside alcohol as our permit is limited to booze sold onsite. We’ll be serving tasty cocktails and beer at multiple bars for reasonable prices. Thanks for your understanding.
For location and other details, please visit Brass Tax. Tickets Any other questions, concerns, etc, contact us at thebrasstax@yahoo.com.
Friday, June 19th on Treasure Island, SF
10pm-4am, $15 advance, $20 at the door, 21+ w/ID
SATURDAY – SUNDAY
JUNE 20th – JUNE 21st
10pm Saturday – Noon Sunday
The SHOW
For 14 hours of non stop music madness!
Sense SF & Nicole Doherty present
Punks of Funk “the remixes” Record Release!
THE LATE SHOW: 10pm – 5am
S.I.M.O
(SLEEVIN RECORDS, NSBRADIO, SF)
MANCUB
(SLEEVIN RECORDS, SPACE COWBOYS, SF)
SMOOVE
(FUNKETRONIC, NEWSBREAKZ, SF)
MEPHISTO ODYSSEY
(GROOVE QUEST, SF)
GROUND_CONTROL
(AUDIO ARMS RACE, SF)
The Early Show (6am – noon)
CHRIS GARCIA
(DJCHRISGARCIA.COM, MYSPACE.COM/CHRISGARCIADJ, LAS VEGAS, NV)
BEN SEAGREN & DEAN SAMARAS
(ENDUP, RUBY SKYE, SENSESF.COM,
MYSPACE.COM/SENSERECORDS, SF)
RSVP to $10 list at www.sensesf.com/show
$20 door
THE END UP (401 6th St.)
SF, CA
Ins and outs until 9am!!!!
Saturday, July 11 – big art studios presents SAND BY THE TON at American Steel
Join us at Oakland’s newest beach for a grand opening fundraiser of epic proportions. Swimwear encouraged!
4 electronic music stages
3 live music stages
250,000 square feet of art studios
1000s of your closest friends
200 TONs of sand
1 carnival midway
5 swimming pools
4 electronic stages by:
Space Cowboys
Opulent Temple
Symbiosis
False Profit
Gravity Point
Neuroweapon
2 live music and entertainment stages
The Mutaytor
The Mermen
Extra Action Marching Band
Gooferman
Eric McFadden
Polkacide
Beats Antique
999 Eyes
Mark Growden
Drop Motion
Art from:
Dan Das Mann + Karen Cusolito
The Flaming Lotus Girls
Cyclecide Heavy Pedal Rodeo
Michael Christian
False Profits Labs
Orion Fredericks
Michael Sturtz
Mark McGothigan
Justin Gray
Evan Tracy
American Steel
1960 Mandela Parkway, Oakland, CA
4pm – late, Free BBQ ‘til 7pm
21+
Tickets
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
There will be a late night bus shuttle to San Francisco & BART is close by
Secure parking and valet available
Email info@thebigartexperience.com for VIP
Sunday, July 19th – Save the Date for JC Cellars Summer Beach Party
JC Cellars is hosting their annual summer open house beach party!
Wine tasting, appetizers, and music – children are welcome!
Located in Oakland – 8 blocks from Jack London Square – JC Cellars will be transformed into a lovely beach.
Beach-themed musique is to be provided by superstar deejay and wino Brett Pinkin (Seismic + Spacecowboys)
JC Cellars Winery: 55 4th St. in Oakland
1pm – 4pm
Tel 510-465-5900
www.jccellars.com
RECOMMENDED
Friday, June 18 – Shifting Paradigms for Pride: Fundraiser for LGBT center
Art Reception at Gallery 560 with correlated online auction through ebay.
The exhibition will culminate with a 56 Hour Open Floor Auction beginning June 18th with a portion of the sales being directed towards LGBT issues via LGBT Community Center.
DJ M3 will be spinning during the event, other DJs and performers after (TBA)
1:00 PM : Online Bidding Begins
6:00-9:00 PM : Opening:
Reception: bidding begins
Sunday, June 20 -
5:00PM : Internet and Phone bidding closes
6:00-9:00 PM : Opening Floor Bidding
9:00 PM: Final Call for Bids
Location: 420 Sutter St (Sutter/Stockton, right around the corner from the Tunnel Top)
Looking forward to hearing from you and seeing you there!
Media Contact and artist submissions:
Marily Jones, Co-curator/Art Director
Marilyn@Gallery560.com
415.595.7863
Congratulations Courtney & Murphstar !
A big hearty hee-haw goes out from the corral to one of our favorite RIPE superfriends, Murphstar and to his even more super bride, Courtney on their marriage this weekend. A bunch of us were down in Cabo for the celebration , and let’s just say that when its the Space Cowboys that are first to bed, you’ve truly, truly celebrated. Don’t worry y’all , we’re all pros here at SCHQ, and can easily handle two party “marathons” back to back; we’ll be fully ready to rock & run/roll with you at Bay to Breakers this Sunday,. Be sure to swing by Milk on Sunday to give your best to the supercouple.
