It's a coffee shop that has a back area where they teach Capoeira. JZ took a few classes there, I think.
I think we should all go home. It'll be like Buffista Skip Day.
Oh, yeah, baby, it's snakalicious in here.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2005 12:40:09 pm PST #2081 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2005 12:42:10 pm PST #2082 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Network came back up. I'm kinda sad now.
I think I would be freaked out by doing capoeira where random people could see me.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2005 12:43:32 pm PST #2083 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Capoeira Cafe? Dare I ask?
They kick you in the coco beans. Gracefully.
JZ - Dec 14, 2005 12:49:04 pm PST #2084 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Yes, I did take classes there, and stopped mainly because I sucked.
ita, the classes are in a back area behind the cafe that random people can kinda see if they're trying. Semi-visible, but not really. Much less visible than the gigantic wall-of-windows gym right next door.
juliana, heh. That's exactly where I thought it would be, and yup, as everyone else said, it's two short blocks from the downtown Berkeley station. Also right by a terrific comic book store whose name I'm brainfarting on, the Other Change of Hobbit Bookstore, Half Price Books, and an excellent gelato shop. Get there early if you can and putter about, or walk the neighborhood at the lunch break.
Also, there's lots of keen art and poetry pressed into the sidewalk all up and down that block of Addison between Shattuck and Milvia.
Sigh. Sometimes I miss my old neighborhood.
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2005 12:50:44 pm PST #2085 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They kick you in the coco beans. Gracefully.
Capoeira? With groin kicks? Cool. Also, rare.
Sparky1 - Dec 14, 2005 12:52:53 pm PST #2086 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
Sometimes I miss my old neighborhood.
Jeepers, we'd let you visit if you wanted to. And the comics store is Comic Relief.
DavidS - Dec 14, 2005 12:53:36 pm PST #2087 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Also right by a terrific comic book store whose name I'm brainfarting on,
Comics and Comix
eta: Wrong, apparently. I defer to the local.
Capoeira? With groin kicks? Cool. Also, rare.
Well, they're all hopped up on caffeine.
Sparky1 - Dec 14, 2005 12:57:38 pm PST #2088 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
I defer to the local.
It moved to a big space on Shattuck. Also, the Half Price Books closed on Solano Ave and moved to Shattuck. I never have enough lunch hours to spend in these places.
Consuela - Dec 14, 2005 1:01:01 pm PST #2089 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Also, the Half Price Books closed on Solano Ave and moved to Shattuck.
Oh! It's the one that was just next door to the Pendragon on Solano? That used to be my Friday evening ritual: walk the dog up to Solano, hit the bookstores, hit the video store, and stop for dinner at Filippo's for takeout. I loved that neighborhood.
Current neighborhood has a bookstore, but it's new books only and it closes at 7 pm, and there isn't anywhere near as much good food. Lots of nail salons, though.
Sparky1 - Dec 14, 2005 1:03:24 pm PST #2090 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
Oh! It's the one that was just next door to the Pendragon on Solano?
Yup. Change "dog" to "DH" and "Friday" to "midweek" and "Filippo's" to "Zachary's" and you have a slice of my life.