Prop 8 Protest Information Thread

[Gn2Dlnd]

We'll be subwaying it from NoHo. Cell phones at the ready when we arrive. I don't know the layout of City Hall, or the rally parameters, well enough to say to meet in a particular place. Keep your phones on, and we'll find each other.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

It's going to be very hard to find each other. I actually would recommend we meet beforehand in a slightly off-location place. Like, say, for a meal together on Olvera Street or something. This crowd will be larger than the first protest, I'm sure, and we couldn't find Tom until well after the rally. I'd really strongly recommend we have a meeting place and time if we want to be together in this.

[innerSpaceman]

There wasn't much luck with that at the first rally in WeHo, if I recall. And it took over half an hour to find Gn2Dlnd via cell phone method.


That's why I was soooo glad to find the Long Beach LoT contingent within 10 seconds, and find Gemini Cricket in the Silverlake Crowd within 30.


Anyway, I'll try to find some info about where the focal point of the City Hall rally is going to be. I intend to get there early, but I'm going to drive.



GD and CP, I understand your decision. I'll miss you, but Rock On for O.C. ... and we'll all compare Simultaneous Rally stories at the Tiki later.



ETA: If we go with LPSE's suggestion, I'm not sure that will work for me. I'm gonna get there early to be near the, um, stage or whatever. I'm tired of missing every "program" since the one in WeHo. Couldn't hear a thing at either Long Beach or Silverlake.

But I'll have the sign that's my current avatar, and that should make me kinda easy to find ... if all best laid mice and men fails.

[Not Afraid]

I'm so sorry I'm going to miss this one. I just don't see how I could do it and still pull off the party.

[innerSpaceman]

Yeah, it would be tough. Of course, the thing's at 10:30 in the morning. If you stuck to just One Hour, you could have cake and eat also.

It would be hectic ... but that's your middle name, no?

[Strangler Lewis]

And again!

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yeah, it would be tough. Of course, the thing's at 10:30 in the morning. If you stuck to just One Hour, you could have cake and eat also.

It would be hectic ... but that's your middle name, no?

Well, I have trying to legally change my name lately but the court system is VERY slow.

Let's see.....

8:00 - up, feed and walk animals and eat something
9:00 - get on train to Downtown
10:10 - arrive at Civic Center.
10:30 - 11:30 - protest
11:30 - 12:30 - farwellagains
12:30 - 1:45 - train to LB
2:00 back home for party prep

Can she do it? Will my foot allow for it?

[Sohrshah]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

So, do some of the LA folks want to plan a time for us to all take the Blue Line together from Long Beach?

THAT is a great idea! I need to put my car in the shop, so public trans is definitely the best way to do things. Can I give you $$ to drive me to LB, too?

Poor Lance has to help WOW-addicts that day, but gets out at 2:30, so if anything is still going on, he'll meet up with us then.

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by Sohrshah

Can I give you $$ to drive me to LB, too?

Sure. We'll probably leave about 8:20 to get to the Blue Line station. However, we're not planning on coming back to OC between the protest and party. We'll either hang out in downtown, or head back to LB and do something there until party time, if you'd like to join us. A Metro day pass is $5, so there are a lot of options for killing the afternoon.

Kevy - are you and GusGus planning on making it too?

NA - do you want to meet at the Willow station at 9?

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Disneyphile

Kevy - are you and GusGus planning on making it too?

Yeah, but I am thinking Orange County. While I would like to be a part of the bigger crowd (both overall and LoT contingency), GD puts up a good argument that it might be better to voice my opinion in my own neighborhood.