Streets of San Francisco

Four scenes from a Sunday in San Francisco:

• At the trolley terminus turnaround at Powell & Hyde, an older gentleman was playing amplified acoustic guitar for the folks queueing up for the ride back downtown. Among the gems he played: a fresh, soulful rendition of the Captain and Tennille hit "Love Will Keep Us Together."
• At one end of the Wharf, I paid $5 and got to explore the WWII "Liberty ship" the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, marveling at the ingenuity and workmanship of a manmade wonder.
• In all my years, I've seen a lot of street musicians in countless combinations and permutations. But this was a new one on me: Along Columbus, a block from the City Lights bookstore, a ragtag jazz combo was playing a spirited session for passers-by, and in the middle of the scrum was a dude playing an upright piano. Right there on the corner in broad daylight, a real piano.
• Sunday night, at the Great American Music Hall, a purported former house of ill repute, we saw a hot show by the Cave Singers. Here's one of the songs they played: