Newsgroup: it.sport.arti-marziali
Titolo: Sput

IS THERE A San Francisco fight club? Yes, says Chronicle writer Athan 
Bezaitis, who spends most of his time as an executive assistant to 
deputy editor Narda Zacchino. Bezaitis on Jan. 19 penned a 2,400-word 
Datebook piece about the "semi-clandestine" Tenderloin haunt where local 
men pound on each other a la Chuck Palahniuk's "Fight Club," the novel-
turned-film featuring Brad Pitt. Bezaitis would know. He spent most of 
his professional writing career with Filmcritic.com. ... "Here, all the 
men are strangers, but the fists are real enough," Bezaitis writes. The 
piece describes in detail the sights and smells leading up to the 
initial fights of anonymous protagonist "Peter," following him in 
present tense into four fights, the last with an "Aikido fighter." "He 
is a hulking 6 feet 4 inches and weighs around 225 pounds." ... "As they 
tussle, the Aikido fighter uses his superior strength to hurl Peter 
away. When they lock up again, Peter can't fend off a sweeping throw. He 
lands upended on the mat, momentarily losing his bearing. Dazed, he 
attempts to regain his footing. He tries to stand back up, but his 
opponent springs, catlike into a choke hold." ... Bezaitis' 
groundbreaking piece on San Francisco's fight club sounds like front-
page news, though a bit overwrought. But despite its heavy subject 
there's a reason it's not in the news section. In a correction published 
four days later, we find that Bezaitis didn't witness the bouts. Despite 
being "dazed" by a good beating and a drive home where he "lights up to 
mellow out," "Peter" was able to recount his story well enough for 
Bezaitis to note, "The whole thing has lasted about an hour and a half 
on the clock but felt like an eternity. Peter's brawl against the boxer, 
which lasted about 6 minutes, had been the longest fight of the 
night." ... It seems editors at the Chron have already forgotten the 
troubles overly creative writers have caused the New York Times and the 
New Republic. ... Is there a San Francisco fight club? ...
Over at Supervisor Matt Gonzalez's office, they apparently read the 
Chron closely. Partygoers at the supervisor's Friday night City Hall art 
event found a chilly reception for civil rights attorney Angela Alioto, 
as Jim Dorenkott grilled her for telling writer Laurel Wellman that 
Gonzalez should rejoin the Democratic Party. Gonzalez remained seated to 
greet her, then tossed off a light apology for auctioning away a book 
she gave him before the left split over the mayor's office. The party 
was otherwise packed, with a generous spread of food that left some 
attendees questioning if they wanted to eat brownies obtained in the 
Green supervisor's office. District 2 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier was 
overheard asking Supervisor Bevan Dufty about the noise down the hall. 
"It's Matt's monthly art showing," Dufty said. "Say -- maybe you should 
get him to help decorate your office." She did just move in. ... 
President Bush out, but his homeless czar, Philip Mangano, can stay, 
says Angela Alioto. "I hope he stays when the Democratic presidential 
nominee wins in November because he's really very democratic," she said 
Wednesday, as Mayor Gavin Newsom named her to chair the group writing 
his 10-year homeless plan. "I am sure that when President Kerry takes 
oath, he will keep Philip Mangano." And yes, she can pick a winner. ...
Elections Commission chair Alix Rosenthal has a message for rumormongers 
already forecasting the November races: "I am absolutely not running 
against Jake McGoldrick in District 1." Plenty of other match-ups there 
anyway. ... Newsom campaign accounts payable: $50,000 to Jack Davis. ... 
Plan C holds a March ballot fundraiser Thursday at 112 Buena Vista 
Terrace, 7 p.m., Supervisor Dufty to speak. ... Same time, over at Royal 
Grounds Café, Supervisor McGoldrick and Public Defender Jeff Adachi will 
discuss Proposition E, the anti-Patriot Act measure, as part of the 
ongoing effort to register progressive voters as permanent absentees. 
... 
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