Michelle Obama Caught "Kaepernicking" on Camera With 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick

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On Tuesday, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick posted a photo of himself and First Lady Michelle Obama "Kaepernicking" while at the White House.

Per the football star:

I got the opportunity to meet one of the greatest women in the world, the first lady @first_Obama and even got her #Kaepernicking
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Taylor Swift Rocks the World of Bay Area Girl Shot by Mystery Arrow

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CBS News
Nadine opens her gift from Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is helping to heal the 8-year-old girl who was randomly shot by a crossbow last week during a school field trip to Berkeley.

CBS News reports that the country pop star sent a gift of goodies to Nadine after hearing about the youngster's injury; Nadine was playing on a whale structure outside the museum at the Lawrence Hall of Science when a crossbow lodged her in the leg. Police still have no idea where that arrow came from.

Nadine later told reporters she sang Taylor Swift songs in the ambulance to help calm her nerves.

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Republicans Hide Birthday Surprise for Nancy Pelosi in Online Card

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Not only is today special for gays across the nation, but it's also darn special for our very own Nancy Pelosi who is turning 73 today.

So while liberals (and even some conservatives) are completely focused on the gay marriage hearings that kicked off this morning, a legion of hardcore Nancy-hating Republicans have channeled their energy into finding Pelosi the perfect party gift.

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The Dave Chappelle Maneuver: Tickets Sold Out in Less Than 60 Seconds -- Again

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This is all you're gonna see unless you got tickets
Dave Chappelle is an inscrutable fellow. Living legend, comedic icon, he's also a very mercurial performer. His live shows are notorious -- for their unscripted, off-the-cuff nature, for their length (we saw him at Cobb's once, and he outlasted the audience and the production staff), and for the sheer variety of moods Dave goes through while onstage.

Here in the Bay Area, where Dave performs a half-dozen or so times a year, his live shows also sell out really fucking fast, oftentimes with very short notice and next to no advertising. The latest example:The Independent announced a pair of Chappelle shows Monday at about 11:32 a.m. The $55 tickets went on sale at noon -- and within 30 seconds, they were gone -- all gone.

In other words: the old Chappelle maneuver.

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Vivian A. Brown, Popular S.F. Twin Who Died, Gets Her Own City Tree

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The Brown twins
Tomorrow, the city will plant a new tree both in honor of Arbor Day and the late Vivian A. Brown, the older of the darling Brown twin sisters who were known to promenade around San Francisco in matching outfits, including cowboy hats and fur coats.

Mayor Ed Lee along with Supervisor Norman Yee and other city folks have decided to plant a Calocedrus decurrens, more commonly known as a California incense cedar, in honor of Brown. A native of California and other western states, the species can reach 100 feet at maturity.

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Lance Armstrong Booted from Wax Museum Front Window

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Steve Frothingham, Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
Lance Armstrong's reputation is crumbling. So's Lance.
A rapid conversion from America's foremost cyclist to America's foremost drugged-up fraud hasn't yet lost Lance Armstrong his entire ball of wax. But wax Lance Armstrong is feeling the effects.

The torso of the yellow-jersey-clad Armstrong figure was spotted this week in the prone position at San Francisco's Wax Museum. Sans head and hands, wax Armstrong awaited banishment from the museum's front window. Is this the natural fate of a fallen idol revealed to have pumped himself with enough blood coagulants that his innards may well resemble his wax doppelganger's?

Actually, no. The Wax Museum isn't removing Lance because he fell from grace, but because he fell from the headlines. "He doesn't seem to be at the top of the news recently," says Curtis Huber, the museum's longtime curator. "We have the Super Bowl coming up, so we put Beyoncé up. She's gonna be performing at halftime, so we put her in a Kaepernick jersey."

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Katt Williams: Comedian Sued for Challenging Fans to Fight During Onstage Meltdown

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Thinks being arrested and sued is funny
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."More »

World Series: Ashkon Releases Giants 2012 Anthem (Video)

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Christopher Victorio
Sing it!
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 


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Have You Seen Those Bitchy-Looking Pumpkins in Bernal Heights?

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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. 

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Courtesy of the Badass Bernalwood Press
Mean Girls
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Motown Imposter Alan Young Accused of Trotting Out Old Con Act

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Is Motown imposter Alan Young, right, back in the act?
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)


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