{"id":8587,"date":"2011-10-14T08:23:22","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T15:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=8587"},"modified":"2011-10-14T08:23:22","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T15:23:22","slug":"party-in-the-ad-ghetto-the-dodos-and-dan-the-automator-play-1st-annual-sf-ad-ghetto-block-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=8587","title":{"rendered":"Party in the Ad Ghetto: The Dodos and Dan The Automator play 1st Annual SF Ad Ghetto Block Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=8587\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8596 alignnone\" title=\"Ad Ghetto Block Party\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sf_ad-ghetto-party.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sf_ad-ghetto-party.jpg 480w, http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sf_ad-ghetto-party-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve spent many years in <strong>San Franisco<\/strong>&#8216;s <em>Ad Ghetto<\/em> (loosely based around the upper part of <strong>Battery<\/strong> St.) and even more in <a title=\"Grumpy's Pub San Francisco\" href=\"http:\/\/grumpyspub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grumpy&#8217;s<\/a>. Longtime residents <a title=\"draftFCB\" href=\"http:\/\/www.draftfcb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">draftFCB<\/a> and newcomers <a title=\"EVB\" href=\"http:\/\/evb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">EVB<\/a> have joined forces to celebrate the &#8216;hood and &#8220;<em>bring some life<\/em>&#8221; back to the area. They&#8217;ve scored\u00a0<a title=\"The Dodos on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thedodos\" target=\"_blank\">The Dodos<\/a> and <a title=\"Dan the Automator on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dantheautomator\" target=\"_blank\">Dan the Automator<\/a>\u00a0to help &#8217;em do it. An effort I applaud, as it&#8217;s much needed.<\/p>\n<p>The party hits at 4 pm on <strong>John Maher St<\/strong>, that little walkway running between\u00a0<strong>Battery<\/strong> \/ <strong>Front<\/strong> and <strong>Union<\/strong> \/ <strong>Green<\/strong> [<a title=\"Launch map of the area\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=battery+st+%26+green,+sf,+ca&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=37.800493,-122.401192&amp;sspn=0.00287,0.003707&amp;vpsrc=0&amp;gl=us&amp;hnear=Green+St+%26+Battery+St,+San+Francisco,+California+94111&amp;t=m&amp;z=16\" target=\"_blank\">map<\/a>].<\/p>\n<h3>DOUBLE SHOT OF THE DODOS:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/unnecessaryumlaut.com\/mp3\/friday_030411\/TheDodos_DontStop.mp3\">The Dodos \u201cDon\u2019t Stop\u201d<\/a><em><\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0<em>No Color<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/unnecessaryumlaut.com\/mp3\/friday_020411\/The-Dodos_Black-Night.mp3\">The Dodos \u201cBlack Night\u201d<\/a><em><\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0<em>No Color<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/mp3\/friday_052209\/walking.mp3\">The Dodos \u201cWalking\u201d<\/a><em><\/em>\u00a0from\u00a0<em>Visiter<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more-->FOLLOW\u00a0<strong>\u00dc\u00dc<\/strong><br \/>\n[<a title=\"Keep up with the \u00dcmlaut on Twitter @fredabercrombie\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/fredabercrombie\" target=\"_blank\">on Twitter<\/a>] \u00a0\u00a0 [<a title=\"Follow \u00dcnnecessary \u00dcmlaut on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/UnnecessaryUmlaut\" target=\"_blank\">on Facebook<\/a>]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2022 \u2022 \u00a0 \u2022 \u2022<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unnecessaryumlaut.bigcartel.com\/product\/beer-gut-shirt\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Grab your Beer G\u00fct Shirt here\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/beergutshirt\/unnecessary-umlaut_beer-gut-shirt_tee2.jpg\" alt=\"Beer G\u00fct Shirt\" width=\"480\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RELATED:<br \/>\n<a title=\"Peek: Neon Indian Play Pre-Show at TBWA \\ Chiat \\ Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=8526\">Peek: Neon Indian Play Pre-Show at TBWA \\ Chiat \\ Day<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"RIP Steve Jobs: From One Ad Nerd\u2019s Perspective\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=8564\">RIP Steve Jobs: From One Ad Nerd\u2019s Perspective<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Q: What has Two Thumbs, Likes Beer, and Carries a Dolly with Pride?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=7295\">Q: What has Two Thumbs, Likes Beer, and Carries a Dolly with Pride?<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Explore the Space: Experiential Copywriting at Ace NYC\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=8403\">Explore the Space: Experiential Copywriting at Ace NYC<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Shaky Advertising: Quake Hits Mid-Commercial for Virginia Auto Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=8253\">Shaky Advertising: Quake Hits Mid-Commercial for Virginia Auto Store<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"MP3: The Dodos, Wild Beasts, The Fresh &amp; Onlys, Sonny &amp; The Sunsets, and Ringo Deathstarr :: Friday Five 03.04.11\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unnecessaryumlaut.com\/?p=7162\">MP3: The Dodos, Wild Beasts, The Fresh &amp; Onlys, Sonny &amp; The Sunsets, and Ringo Deathstarr :: Friday Five 03.04.11<\/a><br \/>\nSADF<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve spent many years in San Franisco&#8216;s Ad Ghetto (loosely based around the upper part of Battery St.) and even more in Grumpy&#8217;s. Longtime residents draftFCB and newcomers EVB have joined forces to celebrate the &#8216;hood and &#8220;bring some life&#8221; back to the area. They&#8217;ve scored\u00a0The Dodos and Dan the Automator\u00a0to help &#8217;em do it. 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