Ice Cube-free night

I have been away for a few days, prepping for a big event we are throwing on Saturday.

Tonight Ice Cube was supposed to be playing at the Regency Ballroom on Van Ness.  However, the show was canceled due to the shooting that occurred at the Regency Ballroom November 16th.  The police and the Entertainment Commission had come to an agreement earlier wherein the cops would have the authority to cancel events if a felony occurred at the venue during an event.  I suspect that there is not a policeman in San Francisco who does not know who Ice Cube is.  NWA authored a searing indictment of police brutality that made them famous and also made it virtually impossible for them to play live anywhere in the United States.  I suspect that if say, Arcade Fire were the artist in question, they would not have had their show canceled by the police.

In reading up for this little entry, I found a great history of NWA online, originally written by Terry McDermott for the LA Times. Its definitely worth checking out.