The July 11, 2024 Bathrobespierre’s Broadsides show is a Flashback to February 21, 1997.
It includes:
- Bathrobespierre’s extensive commentary on court successes around the City’s attempt to persecute and prosecute protesters in the previous year’s City Hall Lockdown case and City Council’s meaningless “homeless study session”.
- [throughout] Songs from the S.F. Mime Troupe’s 1981 production of Last Tango in Huahuatenango
- Citizens Committee for the Homeless failure to reopen a safe sleeping zone.
- Jeffrey Stewart, street musician, noting Officer Eveleth violent harassment and court conviction for “possession of a milk crate”. Alice Tiehust on her court case.
- “Skidmark” Bob Duran, street musician, harassed for “dim” bike light, “unreasonable noise” by Ali Baba’s Cafe and more
- “Peppertongue” Pat Ring beats harassment charges by court bailiff and bully James Thurber
- Brief passionate public commentary opposing Palo Alto’s pending “sit-lie” law.