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K-Pop At The Asian Art Museum.
The latest featured exhibit at the Asian Art Museum focuses on the ongoing waves of cultural influence washing over the world from South...

Mike Doyle
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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Highly Personal Transportation.
The monthly car gatherings continue at Ocean Beach. But I was also able to catch the end of the Lincoln High School 8th Annual Car Show...

Mike Doyle
Oct 1, 20241 min read
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Moving Memories At Ocean Beach.
The third Sunday of every month, the San Francisco Ocean Beach car club meets from 7-11 am. August 18th marked the 4th Anniversary of...

Mike Doyle
Sep 1, 20241 min read
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Recent & Random.
Fulton near 30th Avenue. Employee's hard(boiled) hat from 1930's construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. Roebling's provided the cable....

Mike Doyle
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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The Western Edge Of Car Culture.
Every month San Francisco Ocean Beach (SFOB) holds a gathering of the car enthusiast tribe. People who see their automobiles as far more...

Mike Doyle
Jul 28, 20241 min read
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Horse-Drawn Streetcars Stop @ 24th & Clement.
Today I walked down to the 4Star Theater to catch an SF History lecture. Its subject was the 250 surplus horse-drawn streetcars in the...

Mike Doyle
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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"Tell Him Goodbye!"
San Francisco Giants legend Willie Mays died Tuesday, June 18th, at 93-years-old. I stopped by the ballpark two days later to witness the...

Mike Doyle
Jun 22, 20241 min read
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Bouquets To Art 2024.
The major annual fundraiser for the de Young Museum. It pairs a piece of their permanent art collection with a talented floral designer...

Mike Doyle
Jun 15, 20241 min read
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Recent & Random. Shawshank Edition.
I saw this in the garage of my apartment building. Did somebody escape with their cleaning deposit? I spotted these two swan sculptures...

Mike Doyle
May 20, 20241 min read
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This Is A Prius-Free Zone.
I saw a couple free car shows on a recent weekend. One was the 3rd Annual benefit for the Washington High School auto shop. And the other...

Mike Doyle
Apr 27, 20241 min read
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Recent & Random.
The best parklet I've seen yet. The Sutter Station tavern, reverse angle below. "The Star Girl," a bronze replica from San Francisco's...

Mike Doyle
Apr 6, 20241 min read
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The Skinny on Irving Penn.
Legendary photographer Irving Penn had a 66-year-long career with Vogue magazine. He had far-ranging subjects: fashion, celebrities,...

Mike Doyle
Mar 24, 20241 min read
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Recent & Random.
My newest cubicle wall decoration. I added the word "clerk" to this illustration. Winter swells and a bus line that goes to Ocean Beach....

Mike Doyle
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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The Look Of The Century.
Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style Now at the de Young Museum through August 11, 2024 "Explore the history of San Francisco...

Mike Doyle
Jan 20, 20241 min read
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Recent & Random
Holiday season wrap-up. As my niece said, "So bad it's great!!" "This way to the de Young!" Gladiator sports a de Young Museum admission...

Mike Doyle
Dec 29, 20231 min read
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Not-A-Prius Winner: Coworker Edition
I spotted this classic cobalt blue Buick Skylark Custom, rocking high-maintenance spoke rims, in the garage of my office building. I'd...

Mike Doyle
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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Christmas at Stow Lake.
Stow Lake, like the rest of Golden Gate Park, is completely man-made. It dates to 1893. Pedal boats and row boats are available for...

Mike Doyle
Dec 17, 20231 min read
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The Exhibit You Were Never Supposed To See.
Before there's a painting there are sketches. The curator spun this as an "intimate" conversation with iconic Renaissance painter...

Mike Doyle
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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Recent & Random.
Last week in San Francisco... Gratitude? Sarcasm? Irony? A billion dollars of annual support leaves thousands in tents on San Francisco...

Mike Doyle
Nov 11, 20231 min read
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Getting An Eyeful. The Rock Poster Festival.
Saturday, October 21, I caught the Rock Poster Society festival at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. It brought together...

Mike Doyle
Oct 28, 20231 min read
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