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NEW YORK (AFP) - Members of a close-harmony group from Yale University are recovering after being ambushed and beaten up while on tour in California.

Members of the a cappella Baker's Dozen were performing at a party in San Francisco at the new year when their rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" apparently sparked taunts and threats from fellow partygoers.

As the group left the house, they were attacked by dozens of assailants, suffering scrapes, black eyes and concussions, said Connecticut's News Channel 8.

"Besides any bruising or scrapes to the face, the main injury I suffered was I broke my jaw in two places," one of the singers, 18-year-old Sharyar Aziz, was quoted as saying.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:00 (eighteen years ago)

it probably isn't news to dan

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:02 (eighteen years ago)

he might need an alibi.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:04 (eighteen years ago)

broke my jaw in two places," one of the singers, 18-year-old Sharyar Aziz, was quoted as mumbling.

fixed.

― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:06 (eighteen years ago)

Were they beaten 'cause of politics or 'cause they sucked?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:06 (eighteen years ago)

O JIMI HENDRIX U DIED 4 THIS

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:08 (eighteen years ago)

Haha I did know about this!

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:08 (eighteen years ago)

i somehow suspect that somewhere on the internet there is a group photo of The Baker's Dozen collectively doing jazz hands.

― tony conrad schnitzler (sanskrit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:09 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.thebakersdozen.com/Retreat%202005%20128a.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:10 (eighteen years ago)

sanskrit i think the baker's dozen were on Stanford Mendicants TURF, not whiffenpoofs.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:11 (eighteen years ago)

oh man, an 18 year old actually auditioned for a coupla these things

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:13 (eighteen years ago)

i somehow suspect that somewhere on the internet there is a group photo of The Baker's Dozen collectively doing jazz hands.

i somehow srsly doubt it

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:16 (eighteen years ago)

http://wgbv.com/photos/images/georgetown/arts/bakersdozen/negs.040.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:17 (eighteen years ago)

pwned

― AllyzayEisenschefterBDawkinsFlyingSquirrelRomoCrying.jpg (allyzay), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:18 (eighteen years ago)

thumb-snaps are not jazz hands

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:22 (eighteen years ago)

This is true.

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:23 (eighteen years ago)

Exclusive I-Team Investigation
By Dan Noyes
Jan. 8 - KGO - Members of a renowned choral group from Yale University were attacked outside a New Year's Eve party in San Francisco, sending several of them to the hospital. Now the police department is coming under fire for its handling of the case.

This does not look good for the city. Yale sends its popular singing group, The Baker's Dozen, on a holiday concert tour. And San Francisco sends the young men away bloody, bruised, and several of them seriously injured.

Laura Aziz sent her son, Sharyar, off on a concert tour with one of Yale University's singing groups -- he came to San Francisco over New Year's.

This is how the 18-year-old returned to New York last week.

Sharyar Aziz, Yale University Student: "Besides any bruising or scrapes to the face, the main injury that I suffered was I broke my jaw in two places."

Laura Aziz, Sharyar's Mother: "It was shocking. It didn't make any sense. It still doesn't make any sense."

The Baker's Dozen are a 58-year tradition at Yale. They've put out two dozen albums and toured the country, with appearances at the White House and Los Angeles Lakers games. When their winter tour brought them to San Francisco, retired police officer and department lawyer, Reno Rapagnani, arranged a New Year's Eve party at his home in the group's honor.

Reno Rapagnani, Retired SFPD Lawyer: "I had given strict orders to my daughter that if anything got out of hand that the party would be over."

The trouble started at midnight after The Baker's Dozen sang "The Star Spangled Banner." Witnesses say a few local young men didn't appreciate the attention the Yale students were getting, made fun of their conservative dress and began taunting them and making threats.

Leanna Dawydiak, Hosted Party: "They had something here special that these other fellas obviously didn't have and that irritated them."

Witnesses say 19-year-old Richard Aicardi was the most aggressive.

Sharyar Aziz: "'You're not welcome here,' he called a few members of the group, whether it was fag or homo, very, I would say, juvenile taunting."

Aicardi took out his cell phone and called in reinforcements.

Reno Rapagnani: "He said, 'I'm 20 deep, my boys are coming.'"

One of the vehicles that brought the attackers was captured by surveillance camera at a church across the street. As The Baker's Dozen left the house, they were ambushed -- five, six, seven assailants attacking each member.

Their injuries ranged from scrapes, black eyes, a badly sprained ankle to concussions.

The most seriously injured was Sharyar Aziz. He was rushed back to New York for reconstructive surgery -- his jaws wired shut for eight weeks. He'll forever have two titanium plates in his face.

― ‘•’u (gear), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:23 (eighteen years ago)

Reno Rapagnani: "He said, 'I'm 20 deep, my boys are coming.'"

king-sized lols

(sorry about yr jaw, tho; that's not cool)

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

surveillance cameras at a church?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:26 (eighteen years ago)

on a serious note for a second, that really sucks about dude's jaw. i can't imagine acting like you're watching black flag circa '85 or something while an a capella group is playing.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

surveillance cameras at a church?

can't be too careful in the same city where the church of satan is based.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

He said, 'I'm 20 deep, my boys are coming.'"

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)

oh please, I have three titanium plates in my face forever. Recovery is a bitch though. A good surgeon probably won't have to wire his mouth shut, unless his jaws were shattered.

dan beat me to favorite quote. :(

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)

stence = OTM

Having said that, my shitty no-name a capella group knew enough to NEVER roll up on a party and start singing "The Star-Spangled Banner".

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)

i'm trying to get in the mindset of the dudes on the receiving end of the call when their bro tells them, "yo let's jump this choir"

― ‘•’u (gear), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)

Why must close-harmony singing always end in violence?

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:29 (eighteen years ago)

Leanna Dawydiak, Hosted Party: "They had something here special that these other fellas obviously didn't have and that irritated them."

i think i know what she's trying to say but the first half of that sentence is a disaster.

― chicago kevin (chicago kevin), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:30 (eighteen years ago)

lol @ M White

― tony conrad schnitzler (sanskrit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:30 (eighteen years ago)

Seeing as I'm locked from every Excelsior thread going, I'll just have to say Michael White Hallelujah right here and now.

― You've Got Scourage On Your Breath (Haberdager), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:30 (eighteen years ago)

uh oh, i think it might've been mendicant-related! from their web page:

Order our newest album, Beggar's Dozen

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

streets is watching

― tony conrad schnitzler (sanskrit), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:31 (eighteen years ago)

Why ~~must~~ can't close-harmony singing always end in violence?

Fixed.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:32 (eighteen years ago)

Is this 20 deep?

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:32 (eighteen years ago)

When their winter tour brought them to San Francisco, retired police officer and department lawyer, Reno Rapagnani, arranged a New Year's Eve party at his home in the group's honor.

Dirty Harry would've gotten those punks who jumped Baker's Dozen.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:33 (eighteen years ago)

Curious

― M. White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 10 January 2007 19:45 (eighteen years ago)