A San Francisco night in the mission district, 

Waiting outside 16th & Mission BART station; I noticed two gentlemen  & a bicycle sitting on the blue benches nearest me. They stood out immediately, not for the way they looked but for their shared comfortably at overall demeanor, at ease there as though they were in their own private living room.  I had to talk to them, those are the kind of people/ vibes I want in my environment/orbit. 

ENTER 

Curtis Williams & Latino Bobby 

Curtis reflected on his old nightly routine of Mission bars & jukebox joints compared to his present day experiences navigating the new bars that no longer value the same patrons. I feel very fortunate to be able to share his story from that night, exactly the way he told it, no editing — please pardon my few excited interruptions.  The man is truly a gifted storyteller.

He didn’t have his cell phone number memorized yet so he gave me his home address but I haven’t been able to get a hold of him when I’ve cruised 16th asking around for him so if you have contact with him or know him in any way please reach out to me! 
 

Mission District experiences

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