San Francisco Metblogs » sf_plug http://sf.metblogs.com Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:59:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Running of The Big Wheels http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/04/08/the-running-of-the-big-wheels/ http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/04/08/the-running-of-the-big-wheels/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:51:28 +0000 sf_plug http://sf.metblogs.com/2007/04/08/the-running-of-the-big-wheels/ The sideshow moved from East Oakland to Lombard Street today in the 7th Annual “Bring Your Own Big Wheel” race down the 2nd most crookedest street in The City.

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Justin.TV seems to be the new Frank Chu, because Ive been seeing dude EVERYWHERE of late:
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It was hard to say who really won the actual race. There were three separate runs and each time a new victor hailed.

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Broken wheels, empty 40s, and shattered dreams now litter our sweet street of Lombard.

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Thanks to Jason DeFillippo for the heads up!

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“My assignment: To write about (and fotograph) San Francisco and San Franciscans. My deadline: Now and all the tomorrows. My problem: To find The City and its people…. “ – Herb Caen, 1960

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I found 41,503 of then last nite at the corner of 3rd and King Streets. Tensions were high early on between the NorCal and SoCal sectors.

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The fog rolled in around 8:30pm and the action on the field was minimal, so I shot some fotos of the scenery in and around the park.

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