They used to host Jell-O wrestling ... until the insurance company found out.
Kevin Kelleher/Special to SFGATE, Cheap Thrills and Mission Records . And unfortunately, the pandemic has brought them even more treasures to adorn the walls with: “It’s sad. We’ve gotten a bunch of new stuff since the start of the pandemic. In fact, we had so many things offered to us that we had to turn some down.”
“We’ve been burned down once. We’ve been shuttered twice [because of COVID lockdowns]. And we’re still here.” Johnny then sighs, “We survived COVID, we made it this far, but things have been nothing but difficult.”Kevin Kelleher/Special to SFGATE When I asked him to describe the crowd at Bender’s, he said, “Wow, no one has asked me that before. I guess it’s rock 'n' roll fixed gear motorcycle neighborhood Mission rats,” he says while laughing. “You know, you can sit down next to a lawyer who's sitting next to a plumber who's sitting next to bike messenger, who's now a blogger, who's sitting next to an author. And they’ll all be having a great conversation.
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