San Francisco Voice

San Francisco is an inspirational place that lends itself to many conversations and writings. San Fran Voice brings you quotes from all kinds of creative people … as well as the average Joe … to share their insights into the city.
Today’s SF quote is … from a Yahoo! traveler.
“The best thing about San Francisco is the people, who generally are the friendliest, most colorful, uninhibited, and straightforward people I’ve found in this country of ours. Come with an open mind, a primed taste-bud, and an eye for beauty, and you’ll have the time of your life. But be warned, you may …read more

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When San Fran Voice first interviewed artist Clint Imboden, we learned about the development of his art over time from photography to more multi-media work. We also learned about the way that his careers in both art and the mental health field intersected. And if we were paying attention, we were told that he has a solo exhibition up right now in San Francisco at Liquid Spaces.
The artist reception for that show is about to happen, this Friday, June 29. The exhibition is titled Found (a reference to the found / collected materials used in the art) and is part of Exhibitions at One Union.  …read more

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San Fran Voice trolls the online world to find video clips from and about San Francisco. Check the archives to see the ones that you’ve missed.  Posted here every morning at 9.
Explanation: Today’s YouTube pick is a clip from a documentary on Margaret Kilgallen, a San Francisco street artist.

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James Patrick Regan is a Bay Area guitarist who has been leaving his musical fingerprints on the local music scene since his first band, St. Laurent, first got big back in the eighties. Currently, he’s got good gigs going with his low key band, Urban Slack, and is also having a lot of fun with his new surf punk band, The Deadly (or potentially harmful) Surfinatics. But his work with St. Laurent isn’t all in the past; the band has recently come back together and recorded a new CD which James says is reminiscent of the sounds of San Francisco …read more

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San Francisco inspires everyone to have something to say about it …
Today’s SF quote is … from the lyrics to the Sanford Clark song Streets of San Francisco, pointing out how desperately people will act to get here if they must.
“Walking in the streets of sunny San Francisco without a single care
I’d like to fly there in a jet
But if I have to walk I’ll get there yet
There ain’t nothing mortal that can make me change my mind you can bet
If my feet don’t fail me and I my thumb will pay the fare
Won’t be long ’til you will find …read more

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San Fran Voice trolls the web to find videos from and about San Francisco. Check the archives to see the ones you’ve missed; fresh ones posted every morning at 9.
 
Explanation: Today’s YouTube pick is about Spargo, the SF spa for men. It’s supposed to just be information but the way she talks so seriously about back waxing, nose hair and dragons cracks me up.

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* 4 Miners, by Scott Mickelson, oil on canvas, 30″ x 48″ *
Scott Miceklson is a Bay Area artist whose past few years have been devoted to a series of paintings of coal miners. Using commonality in the faces of the miners, objects of the trade as icons and unique colors to draw attention to areas of the story behind the art, Mickelson has created a body of work which gives attention to an area of America’s history which is often overlooked. He supports his drive towards creating art with a career in illustration, developing the ideas of others into …read more

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San Francisco inspires everyone to have something to say about it …
Today’s SF quote is … about the futility of writing about the weather in San Francisco. From MisterSF.
“Anyone one who writes about the weather in San Francisco is asking for trouble, for it changes quickly and is soon forgotten.”

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San Fran Voice trolls the web to find videos from and about San Francisco. Check the archives to see the ones you’ve missed; fresh ones posted every morning at 9.
 
Explanation: Today’s YouTube pick is a memorial video for Mark “Bear Trap” Bingham, co-founder of the San Francisco rugby club, whose loved ones lost him on 9/11.

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Bay Area musician Jennifer Filzen has been performing live for over twenty years but is just now releasing her debut album, Sirena. That’s because the performing that she’s been doing has been in other areas of her creative self … working as a drummer and dancer in various projects through the years. She has always been a singer at heart, though and her voice has been trained both professionally and through a dedicated love of song. Sirena reflects the years that she has spent as an artist, coming into her own vocal self. It showcases her impressively powerful vocals as …read more

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