Welome to the Jack London Square pick!

Tomorrow (Sunday, 12/18) we'll gather in Jack London Square, Oakland, at 1pm for some trash cleaning in and around the square. Welcome first-time pickers and many-time pickers alike! Podcast-making will follow an hour or so of trash picking. If you have plastic bags and a pair of gloves to bring, great. We'll bring a few extra picksticks. See you there!

Vol. 2 Ep. 5: A Partnership Pick through the Mission

It was a sunny and cool day this Saturday when Claire, Masa, and Yamato joined Ray and Dave for a pick adventure through several blocks of San Francisco's Mission District. Check out the podcast and, for the first time ever (drumroll), download the TTRD Podcast Notes to enhance your listening experience.

Thanks to our host for the show, Cafe Zazo, and our sponsor right next door to the cafe, Chez Spencer!

Black Friday Clean-Up!

Hey there pickers in San Francisco, Oakland, and everywhere! Are you TIRED of all those Black Friday ads on TV, in the papers, online, offline, above and below? Us too! Why not save 2X the trash--don't buy the stuff, and pick it up!! We're planning to meet up in front of the Macy's in Union Square this Friday at 10am, and work our way around the neighborhood, cleaning up, getting to know each other, sharing smiles, and NOT buying stuff. Bring a friend, bring gloves, a plastic bag or two, and your smile...everyone's welcome! If you have any questions you can email Ray & Dave at "pickitupsf AT gmail DOT com". See you there!

Park(ing) Day 2011

Hey there San Franciscans! Do you know what day it is today? 

Friday, September 16th? Yup, though that's kind of plain. The third day of the new moon? Well, maybe. Gotta check that lunar calendar. A day to pick up all the cigarette butts around your favorite bus stop? Always. 

Good answers all, but don't miss out on the chance to enjoy your streets on... 

Park(ing) Day 2011!

Do you have any stories to share, pictures from this day? We'd love to see 'em!

rAy's b-day today!

Happy birthday to our lead man Ray! May the coming year be filled with much love, many laughs, great picks...and less trash!!

Up NEXT, Episode Hayes Valley and beyond

On Saturday the 3rd Ray and Dave were joined by April and Moe on a genuinely sunny day in Hayes Valley, the home of the Hayes Valley Farm which, did you know it, is just there for a few more months before its vegetables find other homes....

Purty photo from www.hayesvalleyfarm.com

The day was bright, and the pickers noted a Swirl Index of 6.3 (genuine), which is to say pretty blustery, leaving all kinds of crap (tho Ray prefers the cuter word "poo"--find out why on the podcast) scattered everywhere, but that didn't stop a genuinely fantastic time from being had.

So without further pomp and ado, here's our next episode in the series of genuine conversations about trash, litter and what not...CLICK HERE to HEAR the show, and a special sunburnt appearance by India, sounds of the Cars of Sutter Street, revelations of April's "Pick of the Day", incisive analysis of Andres Torres' hitting woes for the Giants, unique encounters with the people of Hayes Valley, and a special tune by Ray and Joth to ease your listening experience.

OK, so that wasn't all the pomp and ado. But, hey, at least it's all genuine.

chicken & waffles ain't no trash

But there was plenty of both to be had at Sunday Streets!