DJ Bus Station John Injured in SoMa Fall, Robbed While Laying on the Ground

"Anyone who's been around the SF gay club scene over the last 20 years is surely familiar with the bearded bear behind the DJ decks known as Bus Station John. Perhaps best known for his underground disco club Tubesteak Connection at Aunt Charlie's Lounge and Disco Daddy at The Eagle, Bus Station John was also a driving force behind the mostly male Mikes on Bikes contingent that used to ride in the Pride Parade."

"On a recent Friday night in SOMA on his way to The STUD, our DISCO DADDY aka DJ Bus Station John tripped and fell on a raised crack in the sidewalk near 7th & Folsom, shattering his shoulder when he hit the cement, according to a GoFundMe for DJ Bus Station John. While laying face down on the pavement in a state of shock---and to add insult to (literal) injury---BSJ was robbed of his wallet by a passerby who'd initially approached him pretending to help.'""

"That GoFundMe campaign adds that DJ Bus Station John has undergone surgery to repair multiple fractures in his left shoulder, and now faces the painful, lengthy process of recovery and physical therapy to help regain the use of his arm. Needless to say, losing the use of one's arm affects one's ability to DJ. According to the GoFundMe, Bus Station John does have health insurance to cover the medical bills. But he will be unable to work or"

Bus Station John, a longtime San Francisco DJ known for Tubesteak Connection at Aunt Charlie's Lounge, Disco Daddy at The Eagle, and organizing Mikes on Bikes, suffered a severe shoulder injury after tripping on a raised sidewalk crack near 7th & Folsom in SOMA. He shattered multiple bones, underwent surgery, and now faces months of painful recovery and physical therapy that will impair his ability to DJ. While lying injured he was robbed of his wallet by a passerby who had pretended to help. He has health insurance for medical bills but will be unable to work and needs time and support to recover.

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