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| Good evening and welcome to the fourth print
edition of The Skinny! We’ve been so busy lately, holed up cranking out this issue, that we’re starved for some good live music. To make sure we end our dry spell, we’re sponsoring two local music festivals – Noise Pop (their fifteenth anniversary! Feb 27-March 4 ) and the Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival (May 10-20)! Both have contributed so much over the years to local arts and music – it’s exciting and an honor to be a part of the fun. As you may have noticed, we finally caved and put a celebrity on our cover. But with photos like that, how could we not? We’ve been fans of Margaret Cho for years, and her latest exploit, The Sensuous Woman, is exactly what it sounds like – a celebration of female sensuality through music, dance and, of course, comedy. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’re missing a sexy and hilarious good time. Speaking of good times, we had a blast exploring our featured neighborhood, the Tenderloin (Tandoorloin, Trendyloin, whatever you want to call it). Sure, it has its dodgy points, but there’s something for everyone – great galleries, clubs, swanky bars, dive bars and amazing food, both cheap and high end … if you’re willing to brave the homeless, hookers and urine smell. Like many areas of the city, the TL is in a state of flux: Rumor has it Mr. Lee-Ona’s is in danger of being sold to someone who apparently wants to take their liquor license and shut them down, and that the Red Room will go now that the Commodore Hotel has become a dorm for the Academy of Art. |
And then there’s Red Box Sushi – is it open? Who can tell? But with the reopening of some old favorites like the Owl Tree and Tajine (reemerging in March on Polk, between Pine and Bush), and the addition of some cool new spots like Bourbon & Branch, Morty’s Deli, Dim Sum Bar and the Ambassador, there are a ton of reasons to take your nose out of the air and give the ‘Loin a chance. Bad dates somehow
became a recurring theme of this issue: Aside from the story on the
forthcoming
zombie flick, Bad Date, part of our One Night in the
Tenderloin feature involved a disappointing blind date; our
dedicated
correspondent, Nicole, was less than thrilled when NBC showed up during
her adventures
in speed dating, and we had some misadventures of our own while
wandering around in the ‘Loin.
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