Ch-ch-ch-changes

It is a bit ironic that just as my corner of the Mission seems to be the hub bub of murder suddenly, it is happening on the parallel track of it's further gentrification. Perhaps gang members and Hell's Angels members need their share of sushi and vintage chic shops too. Limon, the groovy nuevo Peruvian restaurant has moved a few blocks east. The Frank Chu homage 12 Galaxies has shuttered up, but Omer is still at it. I saw him at his usual perch on the steps of the Social Security Administraiton building at 22nd and Valencia tonight. When he disappears, I will know the 12 Galaxy theory is true and we are all doomed.

The Violent Galaxies

The old adage that Union Square eccentric Frank Chu who has a Mission Street bar named in his honor is bizarre but harmless may not be completely true. Today, SFIST reveals that his Wikipedia page indicates that in 1985, he took his family hostage and threatened them at gun point.

Whenever I see Frank with his picket sign or pass by the 12 Galaxies bar, I wonder how many years it will be before I take over for him and there's the Junk Thief Saloon on Mission Street.