California comedian Katt Williams is in trouble again. The notorious rapper and professional funny person is being sued by disgruntled fans who aren't laughing about his most recent performance in Oakland.
According to press reports, a fan who attended Williams' performance at
the Oracle Arena on Nov. 16 filed a class-action lawsuit in Alameda County on behalf of
the audience, claiming the performer didn't perform.
Brian Herline of Modesto filed the suit
against Williams and promoter Live Nation on Nov. 21, saying that Williams "confronted a
heckler, took his clothes off and attempted to fight at least three
audience members" before his act "abruptly ended after about 10
minutes."
The Bay Area's favorite musical personality, Ashkon, this morning released the final version of the Giants 2012 World Series anthem -- and it's fun.
Ashkon, who put together the 2010 anthem "Don't Stop Believing," riffs off Queen's "We Are the Champions" to bring the Giants' 2012 World Series sweep to musical life. The video was shot at the victory parade last week, and finished it after a few days of editing.
See also: "You Goin' to Jail Now!": Behind the Giants' Battle Cry
Needless to say, it will give Giants fans another chance to relive that victory one more time. Enjoy
Being that it's all about the Giants today, we almost forgot that it's Halloween, until we saw these sourpuss-faced pumpkins along Gladys Street.
The never disappointing Bernalwood delivered these snapshots that really got us in the apple-bobbing, candy-consuming mood. Since we're guessing many readers are enjoying the Giants festivities right now, we'll just repost these photos of those gourds for them to view later.
Back in 2010, local cops caught longtime con man Alan Young's well-worn act. In October of that year, Young was apprehended after a series of cons in which he portrayed himself as Motown singer/songwriter Lamont Dozier, and managed to separate money and goods from those charmed by his anecdotes.
It appears Young may once more be playing that same old song. San Francisco writer Doug Broussard tells SF Weekly that a man claiming to be Motown singer/songwriter Lamont Dozier waltzed into the "Jerk Church" party he was attending Sunday on 11th and Folsom streets, regaled the prettiest and youngest women he could find with stories of his Motown days -- and was later seen picking up a bag a party guest now claims was stolen. Several other bags and backpacks are missing as well.
See also: Alan Young Arrested in 2010
Alan Young Touring San Francisco, Pretending to be Lamont Dozier (2010)
San Francisco has way more than 99 problems: Ross Mirkarimi, rogue Muni buses, and Ross Mirkarimi driving rogue Muni buses, for starters.
But for all our problems, tourists aren't one of them. Try as we might, we just can't keep them away. Canned soup served in our bread bowls is superior to the sort you get at home, it would seem.
SF Weekly's Joe Eskenazi snapped this photo of these lovely San Francisco tourists who told him they were on their way to catch a glimpse of the America's Cup event (so they were the ones). Never mind the yachting: Jasmyne Mayo from Texas and James ("Just James") from New York, drew plenty of attention with their homemade matching shirts, which pay homage to America's rap magnate, Jay-Z.
Kariem McFarlin, the man accused of breaking into Steve Jobs' home last month, reportedly confessed to investigators, saying he was "desperate for cash" and saw the late Apple CEO's home vacant and under construction.
According to press reports, McFarlin told police he had no clue the Palo Alto fortress was hallowed grounds; he just hopped the fence, found a spare key and let himself in. There was no alarm and nobody was home, so he allegedly ransacked the place, taking off with $60,000 worth of computers, iPads, iPhones, and Jobs' wallet, which, ironically, had a single dollar in it.
According to police reports, McFarlin also snatched up tons of jewelry, champagne, and, more randomly, a kitchen blender. He used luggage he found inside the home to haul his loot away, police said.
For years, Woody Allen has traveled the globe shooting movies in some of the world's most beautiful cities. Now, after over four decades, Allen has returned to San Francisco to film his newest comedy.
Today, Woody Allen filmed part of his latest film, a currently untitled comedy, at the intersection of Post and Grant streets. "Cut!" "Action!" and "Rolling" were yelled as Allen tried to compile a scene of Cate Blanchett and an actor who looked like Peter Sarsgaard exiting a beige vehicle and walking across the street. Although it doesn't sound terribly exciting, hundreds of spectators peered from all angles.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney managed to -- literally -- sex up his campaign without even trying.
It turns out that the Queen of Porn, Jenna Jameson, proudly admitted to a San Francisco reporter that she is definitely voting for Romney come election day. The Los Angeles-based porn star came out as a Romney fan when she visited San Francisco's Gold Club last week to celebrate its eighth anniversary. There, a CBS reporter scored an exclusive interview with Jameson, during which she gave her surprise endorsement.
Jameson, who is one of the most famous adult entertainers in America, gave only one reason why Romney was her choice: money.
Nothing can put on the pressure like organized social media -- and actor Christian Bale is certainly feeling it. A Facebook campaign is asking the Batman star to visit kids who were hurt in last week's shooting during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises where 12 were killed and 58 were injured.
The plea came from Facebook user Emily Sanchez, who wrote on her page, "They need to
know that heroes can be real too, not just the bad guys." Since then, her request has gone viral, with a Change.org petition and Twitter users begging the actor to put on his dark knight costume and hop the next plane to Aurora, Colo.
This week it was revealed that the world's largest penis and the nebbishy, 41-year-old man it's attached to visited our fair city. In the ostensibly newsworthy portion of this development, he was asked by airport security personnel if he had the world's largest penis in his pocket or was just happy to see them.
Yes to both, it would seem.
Jonah Falcon is something of an odd bird. He's gained a measure of fame for his celery-stalk-sized phallus, which he clearly revels in (an excellent Rolling Stone profile follows him as he dons pinstripe baseball pants "two sizes too small" for a trip to Yankee Stadium and otherwise struggles to emerge from his member's massive shadow). Falcon steadfastly refuses to delve into the world of adult films, however, as then no one would take him seriously as an actor.
Well, fair enough. We'll take Falcon and his chosen career as a thespian as serious as penile cancer. We'll make fun of our brethren in the press, however, for missing the most golden opportunity for San Francisco-related dick jokes in the history of San Francisco and dicks.
To wit:
