(Blogger's Note: This is Part 1 of a Multi-Part special on the annual epic event in San Francisco known as "Bay To Breakers" (B2B).)
"You can come in costume, come naked, just don't come drunk." - Sam "buzzkill" Singer, Spokesperson for Bay To Breakers Organizers
That quote pretty much sums up what "the man" is trying to do to one of the greatest random days in San Francisco every year. For the uninitiated, Bay To Breakers is a 10K run from the Embarcadero (Bay) to the ocean (Breakers) held in San Francisco every May. More noteworthy though is the fact that tens of thousands of partyers follow the race course shortly after the runners go by to enjoy a day of ridiculous costumes, mind-numbing quantities of booze, and an overwhelming number of gross, old, raunchy naked people.
And now, of course, like all fun things in life, people are trying to ruin it. Earth to Sam Singer: the only reason I'm willing to show up in an embarrassing costume (with the words "dude love" painted on my rainbow-colored t-shirt) is because I know I'm gonna be drunk the whole time. Same goes for all the naked people. I bet they aren't too sober by the time they strip down to their best Adam and Eve garb. So if you want us to show up in costumes or naked to keep the spirit of the event alive, you're just gonna have to deal with the fact that we'll be plastered by 8:45 in the morning. There's no way around it.
To be fair to these pussy organizers, they've been touting a crack down on the boozing at B2B for at least 3 years now, but every year they either back down at the last minute, or the crowds simply don't give a shit and keep on doing what they do best...partying and causing havoc. So I'm a little skeptical that this year will be any different. I've been to enough college parties in my time where 6 cops show up and can't do anything but ask people to shut down the party. They're outnumbered like 6 to 60 so there's no other options. Same goes for B2B, except it'll be like 200 cops to 60,000 people. I think we'll be OK.
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