Classics
By Lynn Rapoport

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As we know, but prefer--centennials aside--to overlook most days for sanity's sake, four-fifths of San Francisco has several times gone up in flames. And while the city may no longer be quite the tinderbox it was during its wild youth, two pesky little subterranean rifts ensure that we're perpetually on the brink of uncertain metamorphosis--"not if but when," as my cousin the geologist used to cheerfully remind me when I first moved here.
But even if San Francisco never burned or drowned or fell down
again, this instant city, like any other kind, would keep remaking
itself according to the pressing needs, freak notions, and occasional
visions of its flux of inconstant inhabitants. Which makes it
difficult to guess what will be hanging around to be doted on
and given longevity awards by the time the next ''06 anniversary
rolls around, let alone five years from now.
Fag Fridays at the Endup? The last Doggie Diner head? The little prequake fire hydrant that could--yearly feted for keeping Noe Valley safe from the flames for future generations of stroller pushers? Perhaps the Pride Week pink triangle on Twin Peaks or Twin Peaks itself--the one on the corner of Castro and 17th Street, that is, the first gay bar on the block (and possibly in the nation) to embrace the concept of windows back in the '70s, a move whose bravery might be hard to appreciate in these open-air times.
Then, speaking of open air, there are newbies like the de Young Museum, oxidizing before our very eyes and evoking the historical long view with its every change of hue. Or the two blocks of Liberty Street that quietly became a historical district recently. The tour groups haven't shown up yet, but maybe no one who lives there cares--they just scored a useful designation that could save a building from a wrecking ball someday (and in the meantime gives the real estate agents something to gush about in the back of the glossy mags).
The most one can do when attempting to predict the classics of the future is combine best guesses and fervent wishes, and as you might expect, this essay leans precipitously toward the latter, as befits a Best of the Bay vision of the city that lies ahead. Whatever happens, though, classics there will be--because in a city whose locals seem to largely replenish themselves every 10 years or so, some central, sentimental core continues to lovingly burnish its civic icons, traditions, celebrations, myths, legends, and historical districts.
But oh, those Doggie Diner heads ... sometimes I wonder. Is it possible, just barely possible, that we occasionally get caught up in campaigns to save this or that emblem of this or that bygone era when we should just suck it up and bid the past a painful farewell? I'm as nostalgic as the next person, and I don't mind the canine head per se (well, actually, I find it creepy the way some people can't abide clowns). But I'd gladly have seen the last one flung from its Ocean Beach post in a high wind and washed out to sea if the combined kinetic forces of that no-doubt worthy campaign to rescue it from oblivion could instead have been channeled toward mass transit or safer streets or guaranteed housing or health care for all. Now that would be a classic--and class act--I could hang around to celebrate.
Maybe the classics of the future will be more like that. Like what happens when Critical Mass's current crew of riders pass down the proud traditions of bike lifts and howling in the Stockton tunnel--but also a green network of raised cycling paths that snake through the city, making the cars feel lonely and useless. And when the community gardeners and the friends of the urban forest, feverishly turning over soil, start to catch up with the concrete, and it becomes normal to see crops growing on the tops of our houses. And when--god and the Chamber of Commerce willing--a citywide health insurance policy becomes a trendsetter for the nation on the scale of those floor-to-ceiling plate-glass windows up in the Castro.
The city will change shape. It will smell different too. At all hours of the day and night, metallic streams of bicyclists will flow down Market and Mission, Lombard and Van Ness, the latter once a boulevard of lavishly built houses, then a dynamited firebreak, then a shopping district for automobiles, now a highway for two-wheelers heading in and out of town.
It will gloomily be predicted by burned-out radicals that Critical Mass's long-beloved monthly upwelling of costumed art bicyclists will go the way of the downtown automobile once the daily commute gets old. But the pleasure of riding circuitously home from work together will turn out to be more sustainable than the combustible engine in a city that loves its organically grown anarcho-holidays.
Of course, it won't all be community rose gardens. After the third "kinda big one" the Ferry Building tower will have to be dismantled, its clock face moved for posterity to the North Light Court of City Hall. The farmers' market will shift inland six blocks, and collectors will rummage wistfully for ships' masts in the liquefacted rubble, proving once again that nostalgia for bygone eras dies hard.
But life will go on and the roof gardens will come in handy. Universal health care will also prove a hit. The mayor will go to Washington, moving to the center and occasionally coming back to visit. The city will install plaques along the Wiggle bearing the names of famous cyclists. The owner of Adobe Books will retire and move to Portland, leaving his loyal employees to take the place co-op, launching a publishing arm and an independent-booksellers PAC along the way. The minimum wage will rise and the housing bubble will burst.
And maybe, around the time all that happens, they'll still be meeting by Lotta's Fountain, where the dwindling survivors of the quake and the firestorms drift back every April alongside well-wishers, Peet's coffee and Noah's bagels in hand, to pay early-morning tribute to good luck and lost friends. They'll follow the blurred outlines of an aging civic holiday, like some kind of maypole dance or Halloween or the fireworks still going off in wooden neighborhoods for the amusement of an unalarmed rooftop citizenry.
The fountain will be surrounded by a vegetable patch now. The Noah's will have closed down in the final battle between boiled versus baked. The Peet's will have been firebombed by thugs in a street war between rival coffee chains, civilian caffeine addicts caught in the crossfire with nowhere to turn but the Chicory Shack. And the last quake survivors will have vanished too, also their descendants and the schoolchildren tasked with writing history reports about the disaster.
But the ritual, or something faintly like it, will appeal to newer arrivals, fresher catastrophes on their minds. None of us alive today would recognize it if we saw it, in some sanguine vision of the future city. But perhaps we'd see lasting signs of what we're striving for now, in a place that's always proving itself both instant and enduring.
Editor's Picks
BEST THROWBACK TO THOREAU
With something like half of what we send to the IRS getting
forked over for military expenditures, every year it seems more
and more abhorrent to pay the tax man. Before you up and move
to Canada, though, how about putting your money where your mouth
is? A bright light in the political darkness, Northern California
War Tax Resistance provides invaluable support and assistance
to conscientious war-tax resisters. With resources such as one-on-one
counseling and informational workshops, this affiliate of the
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee manages an
alternative fund for resisted war taxes (the People's Life Fund,
since 1971) and can help you sort out a personal strategy for
diverting money away from the war machine. Until the IRS comes
a-knocking, you can redirect your federal tax money straight to
local community groups working for peace and justice or set it
aside and support those organizations with the compound interest.
It's a tough choice, and we're glad this group is here to smooth
the way.
PO Box 2422, Berk., CA 94702. (510) 843-9877, www.nowartax.org
BEST HOARD OF DIY GEMS
Some of the best things in life are small, free, and stashed
away from sight in our public institutions. Tucked away in an
aerie of the San Francisco Main Library, the Little Maga/Zine
Collection chronicles the local underground and small-press
scene dating back to 1966. Where else can you find crisply archived
copies of local faves Mudflap and Ker-bloom! and evocative titles
like The San Francisco Capitalist Bloodsucker? A little-known
cache of 1,200 zine and literary titles, the collection includes
contributions from Bay Area beats, hippies, punks, and other irascibles
in genres that might be completely unclassifiable. Browse the
master list (the staff will pull your selections from storage)
and request a specific zine that speaks to your fancy or take
a chance and bask in random brilliance. Flip through pages that
were actually physically cut and pasted in the DIY days before
desktop publishing. Let your fingers wander down staple-studded
spines. The Main has a rather checkered history of "weeding"
books, but thank heaven the librarians have archived this incredible
cache of San Francisco history.
Book Arts and Special Collections Ctr., 100 Larkin, sixth floor, SF. (415) 557-4560, sfpl.org/librarylocations/main/bookarts/zines/zines.htm
BEST LITTLE HOTHOUSE OF
BUDDING REVOLUTIONARIES
The sign outside states that the FBI has not visited (and asks
visitors to please pay attention in case the sign gets removed).
A decidedly radical institution, the Holt Labor Library
is a welcoming treasure trove of labor studies and revolutionary
history materials. The library offers students, researchers, and
activists a free resource for books, movies, and trade union ephemera,
with some borrowing privileges available to the general public
through interlibrary loans. Future Mother Joneses can leaf through
the archive of 3,000 political pamphlets or peruse the collection
of revolutionary posters, including groundbreaking work from the
Organization of Solidarity of the People of Asia, Africa, and
Latin America and the graphic-savvy 1968 Atelier Populaire in
France. Holt also has an extensive audio and video catalog, with
items ranging from classic Sergei Eisenstein films to more recent
coverage of events like the 1994 San Francisco newspaper strike.
The revolution may not be televised, but at least our attempts
have been well documented.
50 Fell, SF. (415) 241-1370, www.holtlaborlibrary.org
BEST BRAINIAC BONANZA
Membership in the Commonwealth Club doesn't
come cheap at $110 a year, but the benefits can make it worth
the money for those looking to cram a lot more thinking under
their caps. Although the 103-year-old public affairs forum is
best known for hosting big-name speakers (Condoleezza Rice, Katie
Couric, Malcolm Gladwell, the RZA, plus a whole bunch of presidents),
the club programs tons of other events and activities daily. Each
week's calendar is filled with smaller-scale lectures and member-led
forums on topics including religion, war, nuclear power, politics,
energy, environment, science, and literature. In addition, there
are book discussion groups; daily language classes in Spanish,
French, German, Russian, and Italian; and special events such
as happy hours and other mixers. And the good news for poor folks
is that there's a discount for people 35 and under, 65 and older,
and full-time students, and anyone can access the huge online
archive of free audio and text transcripts from past lectures.
595 Market, SF. (415) 597-6700, commonwealthclub.org
BEST NANCY DREW MOMENT
Hardy Boys, eat your hearts out: Amateur sleuth wannabes will
thrill to the distinctly Nancy Drewish air of adventure on the
Point Bonita Lighthouse full moon tour. Built
on a blustery bluff of the Marin Headlands, the remote lighthouse
has guided ships into the bay since 1877, but a visit now requires
a bit of coordination. The still-active signal tower is open to
the public only three days a week (Sat.-Mon.) and only three hours
each day (12:30-3:30 p.m.). The beacon can only be reached via
a dark rock tunnel (dug with hand tools) after a steep half-mile
climb. A suspension bridge connects to the tower; visitors file
across it Noah's Ark style, two by two--although the structure
looks sturdy, it has some unexpected bounce. The monthly nighttime
tours let you experience all of this in classic girl detective
style, as the Fresnel lens flashes just above your head and the
waves beat the promontory with forbidding fury. Now kick off those
pumps and round up some jewel smugglers.
(415) 331-1540, www.nps.gov/goga/mahe/pobo
BEST PETER COTTONTAILS
They're classic, they're fabulous, and for heaven's sake, will
you check out those hats? Once a year, festive Bay Area celebutants
don their gladdest rags and join the Sisters of Perpetual
Indulgence at their annual Easter Sunday bash in Dolores
Park for egg hunts, live music, beatifications (all hail Saint
Margaret Cho), and two immensely popular competitions: the hotly
contested Easter Bonnet awards and the just-plain-hot Hunky Jesus
pageant. Beach Blanket Babylon-proportioned bonnets created from
any manner of materials, from balloon animals to chocolate fondue,
teeter from the heads of the devoted as they're ranked by the
amount of wild applause garnered from the assembled spectators.
Rounding out a full day's entertainment, the Hunky Jesuses (or
Hunky Jesi, depending on whom you ask) take the stage and work
the crowd into a screaming, clapping, side-taking frenzy while
the Sisters MC with their signature sweet mockery and ribald asides.
Pack a family picnic, tithe to the community-benefiting ministry,
and indulge. You're not in Kansas anymore, remember?
www.thesisters.org
BEST INKY FINGERS
Publisher, editor, writer, community advocate, and all-around
amazing being Ruth Passen retired this year after
36 years of putting out San Francisco's longest-running community
newspaper, the Potrero View. A truly multicultural city character,
Passen grew up in a Polish-Russian Jewish household, attended
schools in Japanese and African American neighborhoods, and became
a local feminist luminary in the early '70s. She launched the
View with a group of dedicated volunteers in 1970, and the paper
went on to win many awards, among them the Robert Krauskopf Memorial
Award for Excellence in Journalism and the Media Award from the
Mental Health Association of San Francisco. Putting out a neighborhood
newspaper is hard work; putting one out in this electronic day
and age is well-nigh impossible. Ruth Passen proved it could be
done successfully and gracefully.
BEST GLORIOUS NUDENESS, RIP
Andrew Martinez, the golden Adonis known as
UC Berkeley's "Naked Guy," often attended classes wearing nothing
more than sandals and a backpack. After multiple arrests for indecent
exposure, campus-wide "nude-ins," and a photo essay
in Playgirl, Martinez was hailed as a crusader for free expression.
Maintaining that his stance was philosophical, not political,
Martinez explained that clothing was useless in his environment
except to differentiate between social classes. For many years
after being asked to leave Berkeley, he found himself bouncing
between halfway houses, jail, and psychiatric institutions. Suffering
from a mental illness his doctors were never able to diagnose,
Andrew Martinez was found dead in his Santa Clara jail cell May
18, 2006, after an apparent suicide. His family and friends remember
him as a tremendously gifted, charismatic, and warm person who'd
just had enough. We miss you, Naked Guy.
BEST MEGADOME FOR CINEASTES
Built in 1966 during the last gasp of the single theater movie
house, the domed theater at CinéArts Pleasant Hill
has stadium seating (in rocker seats), fantastic sound, an actual
curtain, and a monumental screen, all of which is topped off by
an enormous half sphere of a ceiling that gives the place an Epcot
Center feel. Throw in good coffee, fresh popcorn with butter,
and the knowledge that half the time it's the only place east
of the Caldecott Tunnel where the movie you want to see is showing,
and you've got a cinemaphile's wet dream. Even the mall housing
the theater is a throwback to '66; only recently have Starbucks,
Kohl's, and Panda Express encroached on the dilapidated pet store
and biker bar (the Loaded Hog). However, Pleasant Hill's development
administrator was recently quoted as saying the Dome as it now
stands won't survive redevelopment, so make the pilgrimage while
you can (no word yet on the future of the Loaded Hog). Call ahead
to find out if your movie is playing in the actual dome, as the
other theaters in the plex lack its splendor, size, and screen
quality.
2314 Monument Blvd., Pleasant Hill. (925) 687-1100
BEST BEST-SELLING HOWLERS
They have no recording contract, no videos, no Grammy nominations,
and, according to member Dave Barry, they "play music about as
well as Metallica writes novels," but San Francisco-based rock
group the Rock Bottom Remainders has one hell
of a fan club--if only because its musicians are all best-selling
writers. Founded by author Kathi Kamen Goldmark, who also penned
the Remainders book-length bio, Midlife Confidential, the band
features, gulp, Mitch Albom on synth, Stephen King and Barry on
guitar, James McBride on saxophone, Amy Tan on percussion, and
backup singers ("Critic's Chorus") Scott Turow, Roy Blount Jr.,
and Matt Groening. Plus many more. The members take turns at the
microphone and readily admit that their talent in the musical
arena may be limited to the clacking of their keyboards. "I'm
in the band because they are the only musical organization that
would have me. I flunked chorus in high school," says King. And
yet he sings anyway. Now that's scary. The Remainders often donate
the proceeds from their touring efforts to America SCORES, a charity
that promotes community building and exercise in public schools
though participation in soccer games.
www.rockbottomremainders.com
BEST HOLY IMBECILIC FLOCK
Most religions, no matter how inclusive they pretend (or portend)
to be, actually have all kinds of criteria for determining whether
or not you're fit for conversion. Fear not, as leader Bishop Joey
probably spake at some point or another, for the sole qualification
necessary for joining the First Church of the Last Laugh,
est. 1979, is this: are you a member of the human race? If the
answer is yes (Scientologists excepted), congratulations! Welcome
to the fastest-growing religion on earth. Fortunately, a religious
movement this widespread recognizes the strain on our time that
modern living exerts and celebrates just one high holy day per
year in honor of one holy icon, Saint Stupid's Day. Every April
1, a cacophonous crowd in colorful garb gathers before FCLL Supreme
Pontiff Bishop Joey (a.k.a. Ed Holmes of the San Francisco Mime
Troupe) to march in a Stupid Parade, which often includes such
Stations of Stupid as the Pacific Sock Exchange and the Monument
of the Bare-assed Mechanics. Holiest and most refreshing of all,
the First Church of the Last Laugh never solicits its true believers
for donations. Now that's a doctrine we can get behind!
www.saintstupid.com
BEST FORGOTTEN CHRONOGRAPH
Deep in the swirling mists of the Ingleside District near San
Francisco State, the enigmatic Giant Sundial
of Entrada Court looms over a small cul-de-sac in the middle of
an otherwise unremarkable neighborhood of modest homes. This near-useless
timepiece is not the product of a public works project gone awry,
nor is it a ruin left by some forgotten civilization from an age
when the sun actually shone on southwest San Francisco. Although
the sundial is located on the site of the old Ingleside Race Track--which
lives on in the mile-long, oval-shaped form of nearby Urbano Street--it
was actually part of an earlier, ill-fated 1913 plan to build
a park near Ingleside Terraces. Strangely enough, the sundial's
28-foot-high concrete gnomon was originally unveiled at night--and
perhaps now commemorates the victory of suburbanlike reality over
the green-minded dreams of long ago.
Entrada Court near Urbano at Borica, SF
BEST FRENCH FRIES WITH A SIDE OF RUINS
Nature hike picnics aside, dining with a view doesn't often
come cheap--we've found the proprietors of the taller downtown
hotels frown on patrons bringing in their own bag lunches. So
it makes us happy, each time we head up the Great Highway after
a visit to Ocean Beach, to see Louis' Diner,
est. 1937, perched cliffside uphill from the swanky-pants Cliff
House. Your standard malteds, grilled cheeses, and BLTs make up
the bill of fare, and the food certainly isn't Wyoming-truck-stop
cheap. But hey, the same could be said of many other greasy spoons
in this town, and none of them offer a view of the Sutro Baths
ruins, with the churning waves of the Pacific rolling in beyond
them. Built in the late 1800s by onetime Populist mayor Adolph
Sutro, the baths were part of a large complex including restaurants,
theaters, and galleries, all intended for the amusement and edification
of the San Francisco public. Sad to say, the public wasn't interested
enough, the enterprise eventually folded, and a fire in the '60s
turned the site into the waterlogged glory it is today--a story
(and a sight) you can ponder over a plate of fries in one of Louis'
oceanside booths.
902 Point Lobos, SF. (415) 387-6330
BEST ABORIGINAL MAI TAI
Everybody knows San Francisco gave birth to the martini and
the Gibson, but what about the mai tai? Yeah, you heard right.
The mai tai was invented by none other than San Francisco's Vic
Bergeron. As local lore would have it, Bergeron, better known
as "the Trader," came up with the recipe one night in
1944 while entertaining some girls at the very first Trader
Vic's in Oakland. One of the girls took her first sip
and exclaimed "Maitai roa!," which means "Damn,
that's fucking good!" in Tahitian. Thus, a legend was born.
You can now get a bastardized version of Vic's recipe almost anywhere.
For the final word on proper ingredients and ratios, however,
you have to go to the (latest) source: the new Trader Vic's on
the corner of Golden Gate and Van Ness. Although the theme may
be laid-back '50s tiki kitsch, the place is a classy affair complete
with authentic Polynesian dishes, orchid-lined walls, and a hand-crafted
canoe that hangs from the ceiling. Mai-terrific!
555 Golden Gate, SF. (415) 775-6300, www.tradervics.com
BEST PANTHERS ON WHEELS
You would think that revisiting spots where your friends got
killed would be too traumatic an experience to share with others,
yet former Black Panther Party chief of staff David Hilliard does
just that on his Black Panther Bus Tour, which
treats civic history buffs to live narration and audio recordings
as they cruise through Oakland and dig deep into the party's,
and the city's, often violent past. Providing a living link to
a fading '60s legacy that gets short shrift in American history
books, Hilliard occasionally enlists figures like Bobby Seale
to join the tour and visits the former residences of Seale and
Huey Newton, as well as the original Panther offices (now a bakery).
Hilliard emphasizes the issues from the original Panther platform
that still need addressing, like free school lunches and health
care, while gently hocking memorabilia like "Burn Baby Burn"
hot sauce. Tours are on Sunday; reserve in advance.
(510) 986-0660, www.blackpanthertours.com
BEST-KEPT ACOUSTICAL-ARCHITECTURAL
SECRET
Nestled in the Berkeley hills, the Maybeck Studio
was designed by Bernard Maybeck in 1914 as a live-in studio for
the piano teacher of a well-off family. Maybeck was UC Berkeley's
first professor of architecture and mentored the legendary Julia
Morgan, but one needn't know much about architectural history
to appreciate the room's functionality. The building's current
owner, Gregory Moore, hosts an occasional series of semiprivate
concerts publicized via an e-mail list. Seating for the Handprint
Series, which focuses on avant-garde sounds, is extremely limited,
although live recordings from jazz sessions in the studio have
been put out by Concord Records. The studio itself is a high-ceilinged
marvel of gothic woodwork and an ideal spot for debuting new works
by local composers (on one occasion it hosted a rare appearance
by Charlemagne Palestine, who performed while straddling two grand
pianos). If you wish bragging rights to this dose of aural singularity,
send your e-mail address to maybeck@handprintseries.com.
www.handprintseries.com
BEST FREE DEBUSSY DEMO
Who knows, right? There are few rockin' guitar solos. You can't
really mosh to it. Instruments rarely flame, and nary a genital
is nailed to anything onstage. But does that mean there's nothing
about classical music to appreciate? Hardly. The best way to test
out your classical taste buds with as little risk as possible
is a free show, preferably one that lacks the pretension and stuffiness
of a night at the symphony. Why not try the San Francisco
Chamber Orchestra, est. 1957, on for size? February through
May, the orchestra performs a plethora of free shows all over
the Bay that cater to Neanderthals like us with explanations of
the music, composer introductions, and instructions on what to
listen for. Soon you'll be more sophisticated than an electric
violin.
www.sfchamberorchestra.org
BEST STREETCAR NAMED HERB
CAEN
The resurrection of the F line, a never-ending festival of historic
streetcars running along Market and the Embarcadero, is the best
idea Muni's had since the Fast Pass. Although the transit agency
has assembled an amazing collection of rattlers from around the
world, our favorite isn't the Blackpool "boat tram." Our heart
skips a beat when car number 130, a seemingly
undistinguished World War I-vintage "Iron Monster" done up in
Muni's 1939 blue-and-gold World's Fair livery, pulls up to our
stop. For this is the streetcar named Herb Caen. Muni has outfitted
it as a rolling tribute to the late beloved king of three-dot
journalism. The walls of the car are lined with photos, memorabilia,
and excerpts from the works of the man who wrote more (some 16
million words) and arguably better than anyone about San Francisco.
The only thing missing is one of Caen's beloved Royal manual typewriters.
How often do you get to ride in a streetcar with such personality?
www.streetcar.org/mim/streetcars/fleet/antique/130
BEST MEAT OF THE MATTER
In 1954, Mark and Battista Guerra opened a butcher shop and
deli in the Sunset District and launched an independent family
business that has become a San Francisco classic. Now run by Mark's
sons Paul and Robert and Battista's son John, Guerra's
is renowned not just for its fresh cuts of flesh (a novelty in
these shrink-wrapped supermarket meat days) but also for its delectable
sandwiches, whipped mayonnaise spread, impossible-to-resist prepared
dishes (apricot teriyaki chicken is a fave), and impeccable service.
As it enters its second half century, Guerra's is no slouch regarding
the possibilities of technology: It recently launched the "Guerra's
Good to Go" feature, which allows customers to order their meats
online by 1 p.m. and be able to pick up the tasty cuts the same
day. That's delicious no matter how you slice it.
490 Taraval, SF. (415) 564-0585, www.guerrameats.com
BEST RAGTIME FAMILY TREE
Ragtime, that enormously popular yet short-lived musical fad
of the early 20th century, lives on in the energetic, chromatically
lovely strains of the Tichenor Family. Started
by patriarch Trebor Jay Tichenor, a ragtime-obsessed Missourian
who collected thousands of Joplin-era piano rolls and notation
sheets, along with his daughter, Virginia, and her husband, Marty
Eggers (both residents of Oakland), the Tichenors have spent years
traveling the country, bringing the joy of piano-driven, tuba-,
violin- and string bass-accented frugging to all. Often performing
with family members Andrew Tichenor and Susanna Woodard Tichenor,
the Tichenor Family Trio have released two critically acclaimed,
self-recorded discs, Family Album in 2000 and Family Reunion in
2004 (you can get your hands on them, and on the newsletter announcing
upcoming appearances, by contacting Marty), and perform on occasion
at Pier 23 to packed houses. Ragtime--it runs in the family.
marty.eggers@gmail.com
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Editor's Picks
BEST THROWBACK
TO THOREAU
BEST HOARD OF DIY
GEMS
BEST
LITTLE HOTHOUSE OF BUDDING REVOLUTIONARIES
BEST BRAINIAC
BONANZA
BEST NANCY DREW
MOMENT
BEST PETER
COTTONTAILS
BEST INKY FINGERS
BEST GLORIOUS NUDENESS,
RIP
BEST MEGADOME FOR CINEASTES
BEST BEST-SELLING HOWLERS
BEST HOLY IMBECILIC FLOCK
BEST FORGOTTEN CHRONOGRAPH
BEST FRENCH FRIES WITH A
SIDE OF RUINS
BEST ABORIGINAL MAI TAI
BEST PANTHERS ON WHEELS
BEST-KEPT ACOUSTICAL-ARCHITECTURAL
SECRET
BEST FREE DEBUSSY DEMO
BEST STREETCAR NAMED
HERB CAEN
BEST MEAT OF THE MATTER
BEST RAGTIME FAMILY TREE |