True Coney Island Circus Freaks In The City’s Bars! Gather ‘Round!
by perry shirley
Are you with us?
Do you have a taste for delectable qualities of beer? Does your SF Bay Area heart covertly beat faster at the thought of New York City? And if we threw a freak show in there, wouldn’t it be the coolest?
Then come see–direct from Brooklyn’s legendary Coney Island Sideshow–a real human blockhead and a sword swallower in San Francisco at select bars, pubs and cafes on Tuesday March 2. They are here for the 2nd ANNUAL CONEY ISLAND PUB CRAWL, brought out by Shmaltz Brewing Company to celebrate their new line of Coney Island Lagers. Whew that’s a lot of capitalized names thrown at you. Sorry.
Simply put, the two freaks will be performing their classic bag of tricks for free while you enjoy beers with their likeness on them. And this is pure American classic sort of entertainment that’s been all but abandoned for those obnoxious IMAX films you love so much. There will be Human Blockhead Donny Vomit (a YouTube sensation who redefines the idea of a “used” condom by sticking one in his nose and pulling it out from his mouth; tres awesome, we think) and the lovely Sword Swallower Heather Holiday to behold.
And if you try their beers you can rest assured it will be for a good cause. We’re told the Coney Island Sideshow is a registered non-profit organization and a portion of the dough you plunk down for a Coney Island Lager goes right to making sure those freaks go on stick God-knows-what into their heads.
This is where Donny Vomit and Heather Holiday will be appearing on Tuesday March 2:
7 pm – 7:30 pm
Cafe Royale @ 800 Post Street 415-441-4099
-Beer Special: Half off bottles of Messiah Bold.
7:45 pm – 8:30 pm
Church Key @ 1402 Grant Avenue 415-986-3511
-Beer Special: $1 off Human Blockhead® on draft.
8:45 – 9:15 pm
Monk’s Kettle @ 3141 16th Street 415-865-9523
-Beer Special: $1 off Human Blockhead® on draft.
9:30 pm – 12 am
Bender’s @ 806 S. Van Ness Avenue 415-824-1800
-Beer Special: $5 for 22 oz. bottle of Coney Island Sword Swallower®.
To find out more about Shmaltz Brewing Company, go here.
To find out more about the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, go here.

