EvilMonkey Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c...BAGPQNG2MM1.DTL New Year's nightmare for visiting Yale singers Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross Wednesday, January 10, 2007 Printable Version Email This Article Matier & Ross Matier and Ross page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Year's nightmare for visiting Yale singers 01/10/2007 Putting a price tag on fixing Schwarzenegger's broken leg 01/08/2007 Pelosi's new image as Italian Catholic mom -- more than a 'San F... 01/07/2007 Archives JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember 200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995 How's this for an only-in-San Francisco story: Members of the Baker's Dozen, the renowned, all-male a cappella singing group from Yale, are pummeled outside a New Year's Eve party after singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." The attackers allegedly include graduates from Sacred Heart Cathedral, one of the city's oldest and best-known private schools. The attack happens outside the home of two prominent San Francisco police officers -- former mayoral bodyguard Reno Rapagnani, now retired, and his wife, Leanna Dawydiak -- who were both accused and later cleared of leaking internal SFPD personnel documents during the Fajitagate debacle. As if that weren't enough, the dean of Yale College has weighed in, as has one of the victim's fathers, Sharyar Aziz -- a prominent New York banker whose son's jaw was busted in two places. He has not only called the mayor's office and police chief -- he's also retained the law firm Gonzalez (as in former mayoral candidate Matt Gonzalez) and Leigh to keep the heat on the cops and make sure "the individuals behind this heinous assault (are) apprehended." As Rapagnani tells it, his 19-year-old daughter was hosting a New Year's Eve party at the family's Richmond District home for the Baker's Dozen, who were in town as part of a West Coast tour. The 16 singers showed up late to the party wearing preppy sport jackets and ties, and launched into "The Star-Spangled Banner." A couple of uninvited guests started mocking them, and allegedly the words "f*****" and "homo" were tossed -- and so were a couple of punches. The loud noise drew relatives from next door, who promptly ordered the house cleared. The Yale kids, most of whom were staying with a family a block away, began heading home. But witnesses said one of the uninvited guests -- who happens to be the son of a prominent Pacific Heights family -- pulled out his cell phone and said, "I'm 20 deep. My boys are coming." According to Rapagnani and others, the Yale kids barely made it around the corner when they were intercepted by a van full of young men. "They were surrounded, then tripped -- and when they were on the ground, they were kicked," Rapagnani said. According to police reports, the cops arrived about 12:40 a.m. to find 20 people fighting in the street. To the police, who were out in force to keep a lid on New Year's, it looked like just another drunken brawl. But according to Rapagnani, "This was not a fight -- it was an attack." Four of the alleged assailants were detained at the scene, then released after the cops took their names. I hope the families of the victims keep up the pressure and really screw the jerkoffs that started the fight. "I'm 20 deep, my boys are coming". Ooooh, what a gansta you are. We'll see who has their backs when their b****-asses are in jail. Maybe it will be Bubba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Damn Mrs. Pelosi, she really should have stopped this fight. I hold her personally responsible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 08:38 PM) Damn Mrs. Pelosi, she really should have stopped this fight. I hold her personally responsible. Way to assume, and completely avoid the article with a snide remark. Gay bashing in San Fransisco, who would have thought that possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 09:40 PM) Way to assume, and completely avoid the article with a snide remark. Gay bashing in San Fransisco, who would have thought that possible? Um, anyone that knows that wherever there are gay people there will be people bashing them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 QUOTE(Soxy @ Jan 11, 2007 -> 10:27 AM) Um, anyone that knows that wherever there are gay people there will be people bashing them? OK, gay bashing in a city known for its friendliness towards gays, and by a guy who happens to be the son of a prominent Pacific Heights family. who still hasn't been arrested yet, despite witnesses and a weeks time. Or was it Ivy-League school bashing? Or did they just hate people with matching blazers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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