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!!

chicken & waffles ain't no trash

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

ePIsoDe 9 rAining dowN on YA

Without further ado (y'all were on the edges of your seats, right?)...it's Episode 9! From Cafe Flore in the Castro, in what has to be the wettest episode yet! Featuring special musical performance & "gun" show by Patty Gallagher, and mayoral messages and tales of pancakes that are "bigger than yer face" from Kawori Minamisawa! Thank you! And Thank YOU.

ePIsodE 7: fast trash, unexpected encounters, and a blast from the past

Well, we started out this week's picks in eager anticipation of the Giants' opening game against the Phillies, and it's no exaggeration to say that the pickin' started getting faster as game time approached...to the point that civic service in the form of removing cans, paper and cardboard miiiiight even have taken the backseat to hootin' and cheerin' for the local team. 

This started off at what Ray & Dave expected might be a welcoming haven for true black & orange fans at Tommy's Joynt (after all, ray WAS wearing a full-on Giants uniform with eye black and all, while dave was wearing a blinding reflective orange jersey).

But 'twas not to be. And all for the better, as what's best done walking then turned into a pick-and-run, bagging trash all the way to Acme Burgerhaus up on Divisadero, where the crowd was much more welcoming and the team did not disappoint. There we had an unforgettable during- and post-game analysis conversation with Melissa, were later joined by good friend Jennie, and things were never the same. The broadcast took a few unexpected turns and suffice it to say that the on-the-air censors had to work overtime while good times were had.

In the end, we leave you with naught but a short reflective piece, which may just turn out to be the most concise, direct, to-the-point, hit-home take on what it is that this show's about in the first place.

Or, not. But either way, do give a listen to the talk and the tunes, Episode 7 right here, a special blast from the past performed by the Campbell Crew titled Public Space, and let us know what you think, join in for the next pick, join in the Community Clean Team if you're not in our neck of the woods, or, if you're further away, well, just don't throw that cigarette butt down in the street.

Keep it clean, folks, and... GOOOooooOOOOO GIANTS!!!!

Episode 2: 3-person pickin' with Patty and the last butt pickin' joke, we promise

OK ladies and gents, here's Episode 2. Don't listen to it too many times at once, you might start picking butts on your own... (you're right, that wasn't the last butt-pickin' joke)