The president of the Hells Angels of San Francisco was shot and killed in a bar brawl. Mark Guardado, 45, was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 10:30 p.m. outside a bar about a mile from the group’s clubhouse. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital and died shortly after.

The suspect left the scene on his motorcycle after struggling with Guardado and eventually shooting him. There is suspicion linking the shooting to rival motorcycle club, the Mongols.

The Mongols have feuded with the Hells Angels for a long time. The San Francisco chapter of the Hells Angels is one of the oldest in the country.

Monday morning is not going so well as I bring you more unfortunate news. A huge icon of mine and many others, Issac Hayes, has passed. Some relatives found Hayes dead yesterday next to his treadmill that was still running in his home in Memphis. He is best known for his writing and recording of the “Theme From Shaft” for the original film Shaft in 1971. The song quickly reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Hayes is an icon of American soul music with his funk sound stemming from southern soul.

Hayes accomplished an Academy Award for Best Original Song and three Grammy awards throughout his lifetime. Hayes was also a big humanitarian and was titled an honorary king of Ghana’s Ada district. He was also the beloved voice of “Chef” on South Park until 2006. Hayes was an amazingly talented man and will be GREATLY missed. RIP Mr. Hayes.

At first I thought this was just a rumor but sadly actor-comedian Bernie Mac passed away yesterday. He died of complications from pneumonia at the young age of 50. He was a hilarious comedian and a focused family man. He had two Emmy nominations for his role on The Bernie Mac Show and starred in the concert film The Original Kings Of Comedy. I especially remember his talent from his roles in the Ocean’s films and Charlie’s Angels, among many others. He will be greatly missed and this is a huge loss to the Hollywood community.

“I always want to top myself. I want to get good,” Mac told Time magazine in 2003. “You just don’t know how much I want to get good. I want the audience to leave the theater and say, ‘He did good.’”

Plastic bags suck.

Pamplona, Spain began the running of the bulls yesterday and it’s already gotten messy. No one has died at the event since 1995 when a 22-year-old American was trampled to death but 13 people are already injured at this years event.

The running of the bulls is a half mile sprint for those insane enough to go for it. Six bulls were let loose yesterday but they became separated early in the event and plowed straight into the crowd. Some spectators were injured from this because the bulls were disoriented and running the wrong way. Head and chest injuries are the most common during the running of the bulls. The worst case was a ruptured spleen and fractured ribs. That’s commitment.

The run usually only takes under five minutes and there are still seven scheduled runs left to go!

Why ‘Reka?: Nine times out of 10, when you tell someone you’re going to Eureka (hopefully, you’ll never have to say “I’m going to Eureka” more than 10 times in your life) they figure you’re probably talking Yreka, the humble piss-stop town off of I-5 North on the way to Oregon. But true scions of Northern California know that Eureka with a “eu” is a very, very different place than Yreka. The word Eureka is greek for “I have found it,” but a lot’s changed since the time someone was excited to find Eureka. The gold that gave it it’s name ran out a long time ago, and the other two rape-able natural resources that have kept Eureka from becoming a complete waste of time and space, timber and fish, are both quickly heading that way too. In fact the only things that Eureka seems to have in abundance these days is weed and crazy ass homeless people, and not necessarily in that order. (more…)