Local Legends

21 Apr 2016

The Secret, Saucy History Of The Original Hamburger Mary’s

This weekend is the 15-year anniversary of the closing of Hamburger Mary’s, the trailblazing gay burger joint since that had been a SoMa icon since 1972. So we tracked down one of the last original Hamburger Mary’s owners to find some fascinating artifacts and get the Grade-A, all-beef history of

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11 Mar 2016

Bad-Ass Historical Women of San Francisco

It’s Women’s History Month! What does that mean? Well, that we had to make two holidays for the 50% of the world that does most of the work and then stick them in the same month. If that’s the kind of thing that ruffles your emotional feathers, I’ve got a

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27 Jan 2016

Preston Picus Thinks He Can Beat Nancy Pelosi for Congress

When I was running for mayor of SF I went to the US Conference of Mayors to try and stir things up. I failed at that, but I did get to see some important people speak including Barrack Obama and Nancy Pelosi. A funny thing happened when Pelosi spoke though.

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10 Dec 2015

We have FREE VIP Tickets to The Roast of Broke-Ass Stuart @ Doc’s Lab!

The Kinda Late Show is back! After taking time off while Stuart ran for mayor, we are ending the year by roasting that jackass for his birthday. Use the above photo for much ammunition. Winner receives a reserved table up close and personal for the incredible line-up! Sister Roma (Sisters of

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12 Nov 2015

SF Burlesque Stars Recall Their Best Carol Doda Stories

With top-heavy hearts we remember trailblazing SF stripper Carol Doda in the wake of her passing, as San Francisco’s striptease stars of today share their stories, anecdotes and foul mouthed run-ins with the enigmatic Ms. Doda

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11 Nov 2015

Conductor of The San Francisco Symphony : Local Legend Michael Tilson Thomas

We were lucky enough to ask the MTT some questions about his life, San Francisco, & the current and future state of classical music. Meet Michael Tilson Thomas, the Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony for more than 20 years, the longest-tenured music director at any major American orchestra.

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10 Nov 2015

The Visionary Behind The Bay Lights : Local Legend Ben Davis

We here at BrokeAssStuart.com like to show love to the people who make cities like San Francisco and New York special. That’s why we’re doing a series called Local Legends. This is our chance to hip you to some of the strange, brilliant, and unique folks who populate these towns and

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09 Nov 2015

SOULS of San Francisco celebrates 4 years of telling SF’s stories

“Hey there, I’m Dijon, the guy behind SOULS of San Francisco. Even though there were a lot of things I loved about growing up in Atlanta, I always had a desire to come out to California. I was obsessed with movies and Tupac Shakur was an idol. When I finally

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