RamblingDyna

Wowee wow wow. I had no idea what to expect at Red Bull’s Soapbox race. From looking at their past events online, I knew it would be fun but man, this was crazy-shouting –hilarious fun and jam packed! Gimme more! Before I get to the juicy details, the delays at the 16th Street Bart Station (where I disembarked) were unbelievable. The crowd was probably 3 times what you normally see at rush hour. Luckily the 5 station agents (usually there’s only one) helped guide newbies at the ticket machines and monitor the flow of people exiting. Took about 10 minutes for me to finally break free from underground only to get caught in the mass exodus to Dolores Park. What a very interesting sight (dam I should of took a picture of it) to see hoards of non-locals mooing their way westward on 16t. Some car drivers definitely looked baffled with their “what the?” faces as they couldn’t speed through the streets and cut corners like they normally do. Five blocks later, I blinked twice and held my bre...

I’ve been writing political news stories since I started my blog. It’s about dang time to step back from the wall street roller coaster mess and election campaign mudslinging and delve into more interesting or entertaining activities like a couple of free events in the city. Note: I identify San Francisco as “the city” though there are technically larger cities like San Jose and Sacramento. These cities are more suburban and less cosmopolitan, although San Jose has been making a name for itself for about the last ten years, but I digress… So I’ve listed from what I’ve heard in the media and on the street. Now there’s always something going on in the “Baghdad by the Bay” (Thank you Herb Caen) but these activities stood out to me because they’re all firsts and there’s been a lot of commotion about them. Got your pen and pad? Listed in no order of importance: The Red Bull’s Soapbox Race * Saturday 10/18 * 1pm * Dolores Park http://www.redbullsoapboxusa.com/SanFrancisco-2008/default.aspx ...