There was something about China oppressing Tibet, San Franciscans not liking that and how running around with an open flame supports people being killed.

All kidding aside, the protesters are srsly going to be out in full force and while we are (always!) against people being killed, another pressing thought was thought in our heads when we read the Gate's article:

Man, this Olympics torch route is LAME.

\C.W. Nevius continues his Homeless Encampment 2007 Tour with a visit to Corona Heights. His verdict? Not so good. He found twenty possible separate campsites as well as broken bottles and needles. Neighbors let it be known that the ever-popular "human feces" could also be added to the list. To make matters worse, there's a school, the Rocky Mountain Participation Nursery School, at the bottom of the hill and, well, won't somebody think of the children?

Neighbors told Nevius that they've called the city plenty of times over the issue but nothing has really been done. Part of the problem is that they're never quite sure who to call as various city agencies handle different parts of homeless encampments and there's not one agency responsible for handling it all.

Nevius has been on a tear lately. Last week, he took a tour of Golden Gate Park and wrote about all the homeless encampments he found there, even proposing a possible solution. Gavin had earlier made a big show of trying to clean up the park, but like almost every Mayor who's dealt with the situation, stopped walking the walk and talking the talk once the cameras left. Nevius' tour of Corona Heights was done after people in the city wrote to him telling him about problems in their nearby parks.

Tonight catch brazen British siren Carina Round at Cafe Du Nord, who will be a hard act for headliner Cary Brothers to follow. On Friday, singer songwriter Rocky Votolato plays songs from his new record The Brag and Cuss [listen to it here] at Bottom of the Hill with Langhorne Slim and Panda. Chow Nasty celebrate the release of their new album Super (Electrical) Recordings at the Independent with two of our favorite local bands the Heavenly States and Magic Bullets. Watch Carina Round's video for "Down Slow":

We're guessing you've heard of the super secret Spoon show at Cafe Du Nord on Saturday night with none other than Rogue Wave opening the bill. San Francisco is truly benefitting from the promotional push around Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, released this past Tuesday, with that Popscene show a few weeks back, this not-secret performance at Cafe Du Nord, and their upcoming appearance at the inaugural Treasure Island Music Festival in September. Sure, it could have something to do with San Francisco being situated between Britt's hometown of Portland and the promotional mecca of Los Angeles, but we're just going to tell ourselves that Spoon has a crush on our fair city. Forget all the rumors you've heard about tickets; the band's mailing list says to get to the venue early on the day of the show for a chance at yours. If you're lucky enough to get in, be sure to buy a record off of them because the first 50 buyers get a meet & greet with the band. If you can't get in to see Spoon, Vanilla Ice is performing at Red Devil Lounge. Yeah we couldn't believe it either.

-- Are you ready for the genius that is Peaches Christ and her Midnight Mass cult-film series? [Bay Area Reporter]

-- Television -- glorious, warm, loving television! -- on BART cars? Hmm. [Inside Bay Area, Oakland Tribune]

-- Matt Stroud takes a brief, much-needed break from his Rocky-like boxing bootcamp training. [The Snitch]

-- Affordable housing advocates get pinched by the fuzz. Remember, purveyors of justice: don't drop the soap! [Fog City Journal]

-- Marke B. chats with Tony Award-robbed duo Kiki and Herb. [SFBG’s Super Ego]

-- Jackson West + carbon neutrality concerts = great reading [Culture Blog]

-- Chicken George John blogs. [Laughing Squid]

(Peaches Christ photo by Austin Young)

Or do you also think it's in poor taste for CNN to send Rick "Taser Me" Sanchez into the Rocky Mountains on tonight's Anderson Cooper 360, so he can:

find out what it is really like to be in the kinds of unbelievable conditions James [Kim] and his family faced -- the freezing cold, the snow, the wilderness.

at Eureka Theater
Oh yes, yes! Finally, someone made a musical spoof of this classic porn flick. Because we were getting really tired of Rocky Horror. An off-Broadway hit (that was also big in Australia, apparently), Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical makes its San Francisco debut, courtesy of Stroke of Genius Productions. (Hmm, ya think someone created the company just for this show?) Actually, a few Ray of Light people are behind all this, namely Eli Newsom (the director here) and Christy McIntosh (as Debbie herself), both of Bat Boy fame. (Bat Boy is returning soon, by the way, is case you were unlucky enough to miss it last year.) Complete with a MySpace profile, Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical gets our vote for next not-to-be-missed underground musical, a blast for everyone, whether you have carnal knowledge of the film or not. And, late-night Saturday performances are "theme nights." End you summer with a bang.
Playing August 17 through September 3

For more stage options, check out the listings at the Guardian, the Express, the SF Weekly, and the calendar on Theatre Bay Area's website.

Arriving thirty minutes early, we started warming up, roadwork, push-ups, a couple of rounds of shadowboxing. Sure, we do Muay Thai, but for all intents and purposes we are an embarrassment to the sport, and a career in combat sports will never open up for us. We figured that this will be only our chance to shine. This will be our Rocky moment, our thrilla in Manila.