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SFist reports the tragic news that neighborhood icon Virginia Ramos, the Tamale Lady, is no longer allowed to sell her delicious tamales at Zeitgeist due to city codes and regulations and her lack of a permit. This is a serious bummer. Read on for more details from the Tamale Lady herself.

According to her Twitter, Tamale Lady is planning to have her 60th birthday celebration at the Eagle Tavern instead this year. If you have any ideas on how she can sell her tamales in the city legally, reach out to her there, or party with her at the Eagle on the 21st.

From SFGate:

The man was identified by BART police as 24-year-old Yeiner Garizabalo. Friends said Tuesday he goes by Yeiner Perez and is a dedicated acrobat and performer. The episode, they said, was strongly out of character.

“He’s been through a lot of stress — he seems to have been having a breakdown,” said Slim Chance, who leads the Berkeley circus troupe ClownSnotBombs. Perez was a member from January to early May. “That seems to be the tip of it right there. I just can’t tell you anything more because I don’t really know what his state is. It’s not at all like his normal character.”

Chance said Perez, normally a “workaholic acrobat,” stopped showing up to the group’s practices several days before the episode.

“I don’t think it was anything with drugs,” Chance said. “I don’t know. We’re thinking he may have even had a stroke sometime last year. We’ve been trying to piece it together ourselves.”

Well, this explains all of the gymnastics and aerobics the guy was performing, although it doesn’t really explain the naked part or the violent demeanor.  Hopefully this person is able to get the care and help that they clearly need.  Judging from his Facebook profile, he seems like a fairly normal guy (for a circus performer).

[Photo via Facebook]

Previously:

• ‘Naked, spitting, pissing dude’ shuts down 16th Street BART
• Video of ‘naked, spitting, pissing dude’ terrorizing the 16th Street BART station finally emerges (NSFW)

Video of the disturbing assault committed by the obviously deranged ‘naked, spitting, pissing dude‘ who shut down the 16th Street BART station last month has finally surfaced, and it’s quite disturbing to witness.  Taken by the station agent on duty at the time, it depicts the guy going after a defenseless woman, and old man, and performing numerous naked aerobics.

When we first wrote about this, many wondered why no one came to the defense of those being attacked, but after seeing it all happen in real time, I must admit that I too would be a bit reluctant to take this guy on.  And why did it take so long for the police to show up?  What would you have done?

[Via Boing Boing]

[via Brittney]

Happy birthday, Ty!

[From a Vine by Lindsey]

“The best show of all time” might be hyperbole, since Thee Oh Sees get better and better every time I see them, but at the time it was definitely the best show of all time, the KUSF benefit they played mere days before the Eagle was shuttered forever. (One good samaritan posted a video of the show in its entirety and it is a GOOD video.)

Anyway, they reopened the Eagle, and tonight, in a few short hours, Thee Oh Sees return. I’m gonna go line up *right now*.

P.S. Petey and Ginger, the documentary about Petey from Thee Oh Sees, which was real good fun, screens again next Thursday at the Roxie. With a great short about Brute Force called Brute Force. Not sure if Petey will be on hand (or as awesomely wasted) for the second screening, but one can hope.

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From the hosts:

Widely considered to be the best block party in the Northern hemisphere, this adventure in Bernal Heights fringe community boasts beats from Pacifica’s own Lucas Leiva, and Iron & Gold’s phat funky duo, K.I.D & Power P, as well as contributions from local brewers and The Royal Cuckoo (a.k.a. the best bar in America) not to mention the unstoppable Rodney and TJ cookin up a storm Southern style. I don’t even need to mention the giant human pinball machine (patent pending).

And the best part is it’s right around the corner from the Knockout, where darkness will be descending later that night at Smithsfits!