yet ANOTHER reason why I LOVE San Francisco!!!!!

[arcane1]

:bounce::bounce::bounce:


San Francisco:
5pm Rally at Union Square

6pm Bring the Noise. Drown Out Bush's Lies.

7pm Bush statue toppling (30 ft tall paper mache statue)

At 9:00 PM EST, just as Bush starts to speak, everywhere we will BRING THE NOISE. In a cacophony of sound, we will drown out his address with music

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

I walk right by Union Square on the way home from work... I can't WAIT to see this statue!!!! :evilgrin:

anyone else going to be there?

[WearyOne2]

1. pics and videos please !!

[katinmn]

2. 2nd that! Pictures!

:)

[arcane1]

4. sadly, my camera was "stolen"

and has yet to be replaced :grr:

if I have time I could pickup a disposable, but then DHS would get me when I try to have the pics developed :evilgrin:

I'll be SURE to find pics though, count on it!!

[Dancindays]

3. FUN

Sounds like fun. Wish I was there. Yes, please post pictures tomorrow.

[EFerrari]

16. Welcome to DU, Dancindays.

:hi:

[Dancindays]

18. Thank You

I've lurked long enough and decided to join after the Alito disappointment.

[EFerrari]

26. Yes, a good time to hang with our people.

:)

[coalition_unwilling]

5. For Los Angeles residents, the protest is at Hollywood & Highland

at 5 p.m.

Check out http://worldcantwait.org for more info on local protests in your area.

[William769]

6. Wished I could be!

But I'm in Florida. :(

[BrotherBuzz]

7. Another reason to love SF - SF remains Bush free!

BUSH KEEPS S.F. AT BAY
President hasn't participated in 75-year tradition of visiting city -- and he has no plans to do so

Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief



Sunday, August 21, 2005


Washington -- Presidential visits to San Francisco have been a tradition since Rutherford Hayes lunched at the Cliff House in 1880.

Presidents arrived by stagecoach and jet. One was shot at. Another died. In all, 20 presidents have visited the city, including every chief executive for the past 75 years.

Except George W. Bush.

Now in the fifth year of his presidency, Bush has yet to set a foot in the city that was home to his childhood baseball idol, Willie Mays, and shows no inclination to do so. The White House is planning a California visit by the end of the month, and San Francisco is not on the itinerary.

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/08/21/MNGA5EB32N1.DTL

[arcane1]

8. haha! I didn't know that!

it's a rather nice feeling, though :D

[BrotherBuzz]

9. It's a distinction I'd wear proudly!

:thumbsup:

[arcane1]

10. indeed!!!

we do have, sadly, a Bush St, but it's a cool street so I let the name pass :)

[BrotherBuzz]

11. Sam Spade trumps Bush any day

Bush Street always conjures up memories of The Maltese Falcon and the hard boiled detective, Sam Spade, in my mind

Where Bush Street roofed Stockton before slipping downhill to Chinatown, Spade paid his fare and left the taxicab. San Francisco's night-fog, thin, clammy, and penetrant, blurred the street.

Man, that's literature! ;)

[arcane1]

12. I should actually read that sometime...

esp since it's 2 blocks away now :)


it was fun reading "On the Road" again after taking a cross-country road trip to SF

[BrotherBuzz]

19. You haven't finished your voyage until you make the pilgrimage to...

City Lights Bookstore, the epicenter of the universe. Jack and Lawrence were great friends. ;)

My Pops lived on Bush Street while attending law school. I only know this because one of my favorite keepsakes from my Pops' life was his well-worn copy of "Black's Law Dictionary" that had his 645 Bush Street address penciled in. Phone: Sutter 1-6345 LOL

[arcane1]

20. fortunately, I did do that

my then-gf was a beat addict, and one of the first places we went to was CL

Somewhere this spring, I forget which museum, they have the original manuscript for "On the Road" on display- the one he wrote on one long-ass sheet of paper

we're gonna check that out VERY soon!

[BrotherBuzz]

21. Looks like the scroll is parked in Indiana until 2007

After a few bids the scroll became the property of Jim Irsay, the owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team. Mr. Irsay, a bit of a maverick who does not follow the norm, is a pop culture fan whose personal collection includes guitars once owned by Elvis Presley and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Mr. Irsay says that he will not lock the scroll away as it has been for all of these years. He states that it belongs to the people. For now, the scroll will be put on display at a museum in Indianapolis. However, Irsay has plans to eventually have the scroll tour around the country  (possibly in the year 2007, the 50th anniversary of when the book was published) for all literary fans to see.

[arcane1]

23. hell maybe that's what I was thinking of

I didn't recall the actual date (obviously) :silly:

[EFerrari]

13. Wait -- has anyone fixed "Bush Street" yet?!

:scared:

[arcane1]

17. tempting... oh so tempting....

aside from the "I wish I lived on Kerry St" signs in 2004, I've seen no other fun with the street name

but I DO think about it.. if only I had a step-ladder and a good idea :)

[EFerrari]

25. We need Doug, and a rider that says "Impeach"

Doug is 6'5". Is that tall enough? :evilgrin: I'm going to check on our walk tonight.

Card stock, doubled and printed on both sides and some nice, fresh duct tape.

lol

[arcane1]

28. splendid idea!

:D

[NuttyFluffers]

24. that's 'cause we're consistent. only presidents are welcome, not puppets.

we'd like to continue our tradition, thank you very much. and sullying it with a fake president would only do injustice to this record.
:patriot:

[smartvoter]

14. We need pics!!! nt

[EFerrari]

15. Don't worry. Some will turn up. n/t

[proud patriot]

22. Enjoy , wish I could make it out

but sadly I'm babysitting afterwork everyday ..
:crazy:

[WillyT]

27. Me Too !!!

Topple the fucker!!!

:bounce:

[arcane1]

29. PICS in this thread:

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