* Own a piece of Borderlands' history! Over ten years ago, as we
were
planning on moving from our original Hayes Valley location to the
Mission, Alan designed a new style of bookshelf for the store.
Examples of the final design are all over the store but, before the
design was finalized, there was one prototype. For years we have
used
that prototype to house our oversized art books and HP Lovecraft
section, but it's time to move it along and replace it. Rather
than
sell it, we want to give it to one of our customers so . . . if you're
interested in a nice shelf and a piece of history, drop us an email
saying so. We'll pick the winner one week from today. One
warning
though, it's _tall_ . . . very tall. Slightly over 8 feet in
height,
it will not fit under the ceiling of most houses built later than
1950. So please do grab a tape measure before emailing us.
Pictures
and complete dimensions can be found here <http://www.borderlands-books.com/furniturepages/furniture.html>.
At that same page, you'll find pictures and details of a display case
we're passing along. Honestly, I expect that this one will have
to go
on CraigsList but I wanted to offer it to our customers (at a reduced
price) first. One warning goes with this one as well -- it is
probably
the heaviest single piece of furniture I've ever had to move. You
will
need a truck and probably three other people to load it and unload
it.
And I wouldn't even want to think about moving it up a flight of
stairs. If I list it on Craig's it'll be $50 but I'm happy to
sell it
to a customer for half that. Let us know if you're interested.
* Jonathan Knapp from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts wanted to let
everyone know about an upcoming screening of "The House by the
Cemetery" from Lucio Fulci. Here are the details: "'The House by
the
Cemetery" by Lucio Fulci, Jan 27, 2012, at 10:00pm & Jan 28, 2012,
at 10:00pm UNCUT GRINDHOUSE RARITY! One of the best films
by one of
the greatest Italian exploitation directors, this is the “old dark
house” genre by way of the grindhouse. In typical Fulci fashion, the
movie sidesteps logic, instead reveling in gore and a truly haunting
atmosphere. We are presenting a specially imported, fully uncut
European 35mm print, dubbed in English and -- just to up the weirdness
ante -- with Danish subtitles. Bring a phrasebook, and a barf bag.
(1981, 86 min, 35mm) Admission: $8 general • $6 YBCA members,
students, seniors Location: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701
Mission St., San Francisco) For more information: <http://www.ybca.org/house-cemetery>
* The Custom Made Theatre Company (the fine folks who are staging Cory
Doctorow's "Little Brother") are offering a special deal for our
customers! Sunday, January 29th at 7:00 pm, Borderlands customers
can
see the show "Little Brother" for $20 per ticket, and the director and
cast will be staying after the show for a Q&A! Tickets can be
purchased at http://www.custommade.org/tickets,
and
the discount code is M1k3y. There is no service fee.
Tickets are
picked up at will-call starting at 45 minutes before showtime, general
admission seating begins 30 minutes before.
More info on the show at <http://custommade.org/little-brother>.
We hope you'll join us there -- many of the Borderlands staff will be
attending!
* Borderlands Cafe now has a Twitter feed to keep you apprised of cafe
happenings, things we overhear, and occasional specials! Follow
us
@borderlandscafe. Also, it's kind of silly, but we're really
pleased
to have exceeded 5000 followers for the store's Twitter feed,
@borderlands_sf.
* Thanks, io9: I'm not sure how I got along before I knew about
the "Alien vs. Predator" Chess Board! <http://io9.com/5874206/this-alien-versus-predator-chessboard-was-built-for-chessboxing?tag=tabletop-games>