For those who come to San Francisco
Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair
If you come to San Francisco
Summertime will be a love-in there
I rep my city, nobody flyer
Say something different, you a goddamn liar
Block on fire, streets stay cookin
Girl, you lookin for a boyfriend, keep on looking
Downtown, Filmore, something like brooklyn
Uptown Harlem, yea we ballin
Frisco, Frisco home of the brave
I don’t know about ya’ll, but we gettin paid
The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The International Playboy’s International Playboy
AKA Lo Mas Frio
The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
The Girl is dressed ok. Guy is low-end. Not getting in The Turf Club dressed like this.
Dope Style:
Former Lightweight champ Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, presents the winning connections with flowers and champagne in the Del Mar Winner’s Circle. Mancini dressed dope even though he is not in a suit. And notice he has some decent girls around him too.
Wack Style:
The cast of HBO’s hit show Entourage find their way to the cheap seats at the Del Mar Racetrack. This is how to dress if you don’t want girls. Doesn’t matter how much CASH you have, you can never get into The Turf Club dressed like buffoons. Show some class. I actually saw this episode, and if you recall they got no girls. It’s pretty sad when you can’t swoop girls on your own TV show.
Jimmy Durante enjoying a laugh with fellow entertainer George Jessel.
Dope Style:
Tennis champ Martina Hingis poses in the Winner’s Circle with jockey Alex Solis. And is dressed classy.
Wack Style:
Not even sure who this guy is, but I guess his name is “Shawn Merriman”. All I know is he is coming Wack, like Vanilla Ice on a Freestyle.
Dope Style:
Racing enthusiast and owner Rick Pitino celebrates in the Winner’s Circle with the winning connections and a bottle of champagne. Pitino is also a Turf Club Regular. Cool cat.
Wack Style:
Rafael Bejarano and Luke Walton in the Winners Circle after the 1st Division of the Oceanside Stakes. Horrid style.
Dope Style:
Pat O’Brien and Don Ameche chat between races. Style all the way.
Dope Style:
I remember this cat when I was a kid. Warren Moon poses with fashionably dressed fans as he awaits the awards presentation in the Winner’s Circle. Shirt is a little 2005 “Gaslamp” but all in all a good job.
Dope Style:
Del Mar regular Jerry Tarkanian poses with the winning connections for a picture in the Winner’s Circle. I often chop it up with Tark in The Turf Club.
NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson in the Winner’s Circle as he prepares to present the winning trophys. Not bad.
Dope Style:
Actress and newly appointed member of the CHRB Bo Derek enjoys opening day with President and GM of Del Mar, Joe Harper.
This all being said, no one dresses more fresh than your humble author.
The Rest is Up to You……
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The Avalanche
AKA The Glacier
AKA Michael Dynamite
The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
At The Del Mar Race Track, you will see primarily two different styles; dope and wack. Here are some examples of both:
Dope Style:
General Manager Bill Quigley, President Bing Crosby, and Vice President Pat O’Brien were more than a management team in the early days of Del Mar. They created a Del Mar lifestyle that endures to this day.
Del Mar’s GM Joe Harper poses in winner’s circle with funny men Johnny Knoxville and Luke Wilson. Joe Harper dresses dope. The other two clowns dress wack.
Dope Style:
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was popular with the jockeys as well as with the fans. In this trip to the track in 1937, he poses with some jockeys.
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The Avalanche
AKA The Glacier
AKA Michael Dynamite
The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
Whoever is in charge of making The Del Mar Racing Season only 6 weeks should be shot. It should go all year long. And allow smoking everywhere. And push back last call till 6am. And open up some Modeling agencies. And serve late night haute cuisine way past ten. And don’t allow Ed Hardy shirts.
We do all that, and San Diego would be close to paradise.
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The Rest is Up to You…
Michael Porfirio Mason
AKA The Peoples Champ
AKA The G you should have Killed last year
AKA The King of Luck
The Guide to Getting More out of Life http://www.thegmanifesto.com
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Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour at Del Mar Race Track Opening Day, 1938
