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National Review Goes for Some "War on Women" Turnspeak

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Gus3/18/2013 2:53:23 pm PDT

Yoshi’s SF director of marketing and public relations Lisa Bautista answered my call this morning and said she was not there when the incident happened, but she did get a phone call from Yoshi’s artistic director Derek Hunter after Shocked’s show. Hunter confirmed they did indeed stop the show. Bautista also got additional comments from people who were present.

In his official statement to Bautista, Hunter said, “This was Michelle Shock’s third visit to Yoshi’s San Francisco; her first was March 2009. She has never given any indication that she is anti-gay or racist in her previous plays. She obviously has some serious issues and unfortunately chose our venue to vent them.”

Added Bautista to me, “[Shocked] won’t be back.” Bautista also had venues nationwide calling this morning to verify if Shocked made such remarks.