A Thread For msp

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remember when you posted this:

"i'm gonna group stuff in regions... word to the wise... PARKING SUCKS. it's better and cheaper than parking in the city, but it still can be tricky. BART if you can.

berkeley, university ave and shattuck.

straight off the downtown berkeley bart.

modlang (www.modlang.com) - for latest uk imports. lot's of garage and psych stuff. very pop-oriented.

the comic store next to modlang rocks. i can't remember the name.

crepes a go-go... my favorite crepe place in the bay. i like it because it's not as frou frou as all those dumbass gourmet places. the (dark) chocolate, banana, coconut crepe is just perfect in semi-sweetness, texture, and fillingness.

there's a lot more in this area foodwise, etc. great china. sushiboat (or sushico). thai e sun.

if you head north on shattuck you find the gourmet ghetto where nouveau cuisine came from. the cheese board is the shit there for breads and cheeses. there's a deli next to a pegasus books that also rocks. barney's burgers is good. cha'am on shattuck is really really good thai.

berkeley... telegraph and durant

a 10 minute stroll up from downtown berkeley BART...

amoeba - the berkeley location doesn't have as good a used selection but the new stuff is just as together and it's a block down from rasputin's, which is another large store that isn't amoeba haight, but still decent. rasputins has a BUTTLOAD of seven inches. that's right. a buttload. both of these stores are also in the telegraph area of berkeley which has both moe's and cody's books, and more ... plus lot's of great food.

cafe intermezzo has awesome pbhb sandwiches...peanut butter honey and banana on big, thick wheat bread. the salads there are easily two meals and really good.

blue nile... great egyptian food.

top dog on durant is a favorite for hot dogs and stuff.

king pin donut on durant will make you fat with glee. the buttermilk donuts are pretty awesome. it's also on the end of the asian hallway... where you can pretty much get fast food asian of many different varieties. some better than others... but generally edible.

this area's also pretty well hooked up with vintage clothing stores and stuff and lot's of street vendors with all the dirty hippie hook ups you could possibly want.

Rockridge at college ave... off Rockridge Bart station.

great food... zacharay's deep dish chicago pizza is the shit.

pearl of siam is decent thai.

cactus taqueria is one of my favorite burrito joints... it's right off the bart there. it's probably not authentic enough... but it's all natural and way good.

barney's is there if you want burgers and shakes and curly fries that rock.

there's a dreyers ice cream store here. yum!

also on this stop is pendragon books... a small place that's pretty well packed... and another book store that's south on college on the right that i can't remember the name. both are very tasteful and have a great collection of the latest bits.

saturn records kicks ass. it's a small crowded place. there's a small section of spockmorgue weirdo stuff you can't find most places. it's also one of the best place in the bay area to find collector's vinyl. if you wanna tempt yourself with $30 trips to rarity heaven, saturn will probably do you right. i also like it cause they've got very condensed sections of certain types of music. pan through their punk section and you'll find the best of the best. you won't find the latest or the rare name... but there's a quality you usually don't find at most stores in the area.

i could describe a few other hoods... but but but...
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-- msp (...), July 4th, 2003."

This was a month after I moved to the East Bay. But now I must comment. And enquire.

Firstly, you say:

the comic store next to modlang rocks. i can't remember the name.
That is Comic Relief though I think they just moved.

Then, you say:

there's a lot more in this area foodwise, etc. great china. sushiboat (or sushico). thai e sun.
I don't know any of these places! Are they good?

Following that, you say:
there's a deli next to a pegasus books that also rocks.
I believe you mean Saul's, the book store is actually Black Oak.

Lastly, how come you know all these places to eat on Durant? I only live about 10 minutes walk from there and I never go! Did you go to Cal? I've also never been to Saturn, in fact I'm not even sure exactly where it is, and I consider myself fairly well travelled in and around the East Bay.

You should come back to visit sometime, really.

i ate out too much and spent too much time up in the telegraph area of berkeley gettin records and stuff like that. so i got to know a lot of the area's restaurants and whatever.

then i moved over to near 51st ave and telegraph... basically rockridge.

when i moved back with the family, we lived up above between grand and piedmont ave in oakland.

i miss that area a lot. there are times when i wish we had just moved to like walnut creek or danville or somewhere cheaper cause of the weather and commute, but... my wife is a southerner. there's no getting her really far away again i think.

we will have to come visit.

yeah, saturn is a couple blocks from rockridge bart. the bookstore is amazing right there. there's a couple decent book stores around there that are smaller and not as overwhelming on some levels. also good, the cactus burrito joint. zachary's pizza in the other direction as well.

saul's... that's across from andronico's right? ubet at a deli is a good sign.

there's a lot more in this area foodwise, etc. great china. sushiboat (or sushico). thai e sun.
I don't know any of these places! Are they good?

thai e sun is on shattuck, just north of university... a few doors down from the mcdonald's. pretty good. slow service. but it's a sweet old lady. no cha'am.

great china... that's um... 2115 Kittredge St... always jammed... usually full of asians... that's a good thing in my experience. not a place you want to haul a huge crew into, but nice from my pov. not too expensive either.

sushiboat and sushico i can't entirely place. we never ate sushi when i was out there with the wife.

a couple of these places above got replaced by stuff on piedmont and grand for us.

i actually miss breakfast places the most. talulah's on san pablo is pretty amazing. rockridge cafe. there's another place on college on oakland that's great as well. can't remember the name.

hell, i miss the public market in emeryville. the korean bbq place there is good. although, there's a place on telegraph where you do korean bbq and we usually went with korean friends so we had a guide...that shit ...wow.

i just don't even need to get started on merritt's chicken and waffles... TO GO!
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That painting would be better if it was a keytar instead of a flying V.

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it's generally agreed that they got their momma's eyes... although, they both look a lot like i did at their age.

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Well, his wife is.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5KPxNVgil18

ruleage!
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