Mountain View has gentrification problems to, but we don't have the (something) to put up posters about it.

Not the kind of advertising I'm used to seeing on the side of a bus shelter. In Santa Clara County, that spot would probably be taken by a movie, real estate, fashion, or cell phone ad.

That guy hiding in the bushes made a lot of people jump as they went by. About thirty yards down the sidewalk there was a gaggle of people loitering. Every now and then somebody would get very startled by a growl from the bushes, and the crowd would erupt in laughter. Sometimes one of them would drop money in the white bucket before wandering off. I took several pictures before putting my change in the bucket. When I'd tried to do the same thing in New Orleans, the performers would give me guff if I didn't pay before taking pictures. My feeling is this guy deserves every cent he gets!

The main reason I went to SF was to take the pictures you can see by clicking on the Boston Tea Party art above.

After the Tea Party I wandered around playing tourist for a while before heading for Barry's party. I stopped at the Tennessee Grill for supper on the way, mostly to get out of the cold for an hour or so on the way. It turned out to be a really good place to eat cheap white guy food. If you find yourself near 21st and Taraval, I'd say eat there.