Category Archives: Misc

Paula Poundstone

Posted on March 7, 2020 by bob

I used to visit my boyfriend Adam on weekends in San Francisco at his Cole street apartment. We frequently ended up at the Other Cafe, at the corner of Carl and Cole, which hosted rotating appearances of soon-to-be famous comedians … Continue reading →

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Weddings and Beauty Contests

Posted on April 30, 2010 by bob

As a merchant in the Haight I rather enjoyed sponsoring the Global Travel contestant for the Ms Haight Ashbury Beauty Contest year after year. Although we never won it was all a blast. Then when Bob got married that was … Continue reading →

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Other Cafe Art Gallery!

Posted on January 23, 2010 by bob

The Other Cafe gave me my first “gallery show” in ’77, as my collage art decked their cafe for a month or so. The opening was great fun– drawing lots of neighborhood folks and friends. I loved the place. It … Continue reading →

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The Crazy Hazy Days Of Comedy

Posted on January 23, 2010 by bob

The Other Cafe and the Zoo were the two places where my friends and I hung out most nights in those great crazy hazy days of comedy back in the 70’s and 80’s – we had for 5 to 6 … Continue reading →

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