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Arnie 4 pope? (+ events + news)
warped report of St. Stupid's April First parade + news links + more events, for queer page of IndyBay.org
SCHWARZENEGGER FOR POPE ?
Two giants, each around ten feet tall, are dueling. One wields a five-foot-long penis, which emerges from his pants. The second giant beats the first giant's prick with a stick, shouting "Unicorn! Eunuch-horn! You're made from leftovers, after they make eunuchs!"
"No More Chanting" is the most popular chant at Saint Stupid's Day 2005,
followed by "Schwarzenegger for Pope".
One person's sign says "I can't afford an actual sign."
The best group of signs, with lots of drawings and rather few words, illustrate how vegetarian rabbits are way cooler than omnivoracious humans.
The celebration starts with a city cop stupidly riding his motorbike UP six concrete steps; not so good for "our" tax-paid tires, in my queer opinion (IMQO); yet maybe less harmful than letting meth-monsters teeth on 'em? Meanwhile vendors sell stupid crap to gullible tourists, at Justin Herman Plaza.
My slogan for today is "Oooops, I forgot to strip."
The Naked Yoga Guy wears an artsy apron which fails to cover his butt.
Birdman will (traditionally) dance bottomless at various points in the afternoon.
From the plaza we march around thru the financial district and stupidly end up where we started, having failed yet again. Were we skilfuller, we coulda marched to North Beach, but we got lost.
Lotsa eye-candy in the hot sun -- humans, chickens, dogs (no cats, unless they were in dog drag) --- but I can't take notes while marching, so ya gotta hunt for photos online, or else be there next year on April First (or on 1 April, whichever you prefer). Scariest costume, IMQO, has a living man's head actually immersed in a container of water, while he breathes thru a tube; like life-support for the healthy.
Afterwards I get to meet the Chicken Couple, who bring two white fluffy adult pet chickens to this parade. This leads to my meeting a guy who keeps a button quail as a pet, sharing space with birds of another feather.
Long after the event officially ends, a baker's dozen of us linger on ( ignoring Birdman, still dancing alone at 3pm). One couple bids farewell by singing "Happy Trails" to the remainers.
When I leave, I bless the remainees with the sign of Saint Andrew's cross (X), intoning "Est humanum errare."
Receiving the X sign, one recipient grabs the invisible cross with both hands, and twists it a few degrees, turning it into a Greek cross (as on the Swiss & Greek flags). Such hyper-correction, disrespecting the Scots! Well, at least nobody here knows how weak my Latin is --
or else they're too polite to say so, at least to my mask.
-- impartial objective report (well, as objective as Fox),
by that clothed nudist in the blue mask,
San Fogcity, 1 May (oops, I meant April) 2005.....
++++++
plus news links:
USA: Federal government preaches against sex:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/31/national/w140346S49.DTL
.....................
SAN FRANNI: NORML cannabis conclave:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/01/BAGLHC1Q051.DTL
.........................
NEW YORK state: striptease contest on television:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/04/01/national/a172259S91.DTL
......................
CALIFORNIA: Japanese-American civil rights hero, Fred Korematsu
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/31/national/a133816S72.DTL
............
ISRAEL: fundi-fascists (from three religions) cooperate in queer-bashing:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/03/1730600.php
...........
FREEDOM-SEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
compiled by SUN
[ http://pages.prodigy.net/seniornude ]
and SaveFreedom;
with help from HolyTitClamps.com, SFBG.com, et alii );
mainly for nudist, queer, and bohemian communities, especially at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfbarea/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaveFreedom/
http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/
........................
For more "queer things to do"
please visit Larrybob at HTC:
[ http://www.holytitclamps.com/ ]
.........................
Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.
..........................
APRIL 2005: time to fool around and welcome spring
(including St. Stupid's Day, People's Park birthday party, May Day...).
.............
CAL, northern: OAKLAND:
Clear your record
Saturday, April 2, if you have a criminal record, you can find out how to amend charges, learn about services for former convicts, and learn about what you do and don't have to tell employers, at a summit hosted by Rep. Barbara Lee and the East Bay Community Law Center.
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Laney College, 900 Fallon, Oakl.
Free.
(510) 763-0370, ext. 14
(510) 548-4040, ext. 373
http://www.ebclc.org
...............
CAL: SF:
*Protest USA PATRIOT Act
Saturday, April 2, stand up for civil rights and immigrant rights
at a protest against the USA PATRIOT Act
sponsored by Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union.
12:30 p.m., Civic Center Plaza, S.F.
(415) 291-9233
..................
CAL: SF, evening:
Modern Times benefit
Saturday, April 2, show your favorite cooperatively owned Mission District book retailer some love at a fundraiser with musical acts
Jeweled Cats, Ebb and Flow, and the Holy Kiss.
Bring some homemade reading material 4 International Edible Books Day.
7 p.m., Modern Times Booksore, 888 Valencia, S.F.
$5 suggested donation.
(415) 282-9246
.................
USA:
April 3, Sunday, 2AM:
daylight savings time begins.
.......
CAL-SF:
Chavez parade & festival:
Sunday, April 3, Rep. Barbara Lee presides over the fifth annual celebration of labor leader Cesar Chavez, which this year honors health care and education workers and the labor movement.
Parade from Justin Herman Plaza to the Civic Center and enjoy
a festival of music, dance, and tributes to community leaders afterward.
Parade 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Justin Herman Plaza, Market at Embarcadero, S.F.
Festival 1-5 p.m., Civic Center Plaza, S.F.
(415) 552-2911
cecparade [at] yahoo.com
.......................
CAL, northern: BERKELEY:
Don't pay taxes
Sunday, April 3, protest the United States' involvement in the Iraq War by refusing to pay your taxes. Attend this workshop and learn about tax resistance, its consequences, and where to redirect your taxes, while mingling with like-minded and conscientious protesters.
1-4 p.m., Northern California War Tax Resistance,
3122 Shattuck, Berk.
Free.
(510) 843-9877
..................
CAL-SF:
Protest Comcast monopoly
Sunday, April 3, if you're tired of Comcast's high prices, mistreatment of its workers, and bullying presence, then speak out against the monopoly and the National Cable Telecommunications Association convention at the "Stop Media Consolidation! Hold Comcast Accountable!" rally.
2 p.m., Moscone Center, 747 Howard, S.F. (510) 834-9415 organize [at] cwa9423.com
........................
KANSAS:
April 5, Tuesday:
voters decide whether to add anti-queer amendment
to their state consitution.
.......
CAL-SF: April 5, Tuesday evening, 6pm:
RALLY AGAINST ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.
Meet at Stockton & California;
march to Ritz Carlton hotel.
Nurses and friends
confront the Governator.
(510). 273-2240
..........
Make bike policy
Wednesday, April 6, the San Francisco Planning Department values automobile traffic and convenience more than it does the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians. Set city officials' priorities straight and demand that they reevaluate the city's policies to make our streets safer, at the Bicycle Advisory Committee Hearing.
6:15 p.m., City Hall, Room 263, S.F.
(415) 431-2453
..........
*CAL-SF: 10 April, Sunday:
buy or sell at BIZARRE FLEA
(SM Community Exchange), 2 to 5pm:
942 Mission St., between 5th & 6th Streets;
$5 admission to fleamarket.
2005: April 10,
August 14,
December 11.
....
Lady Thorn/ SMCE: (415).753.0703.
POB 16284, SF, CA 94116
.....
( Fandango follows.)
................
Free tax help:
Through April 15,
families who earned LESS than
$36,000 in 2004 can get
free tax help from the United Way
at any of its 91 Bay Area locations.
For more information call
1-800-273-6222
or go to
http://www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org
............
###
Two giants, each around ten feet tall, are dueling. One wields a five-foot-long penis, which emerges from his pants. The second giant beats the first giant's prick with a stick, shouting "Unicorn! Eunuch-horn! You're made from leftovers, after they make eunuchs!"
"No More Chanting" is the most popular chant at Saint Stupid's Day 2005,
followed by "Schwarzenegger for Pope".
One person's sign says "I can't afford an actual sign."
The best group of signs, with lots of drawings and rather few words, illustrate how vegetarian rabbits are way cooler than omnivoracious humans.
The celebration starts with a city cop stupidly riding his motorbike UP six concrete steps; not so good for "our" tax-paid tires, in my queer opinion (IMQO); yet maybe less harmful than letting meth-monsters teeth on 'em? Meanwhile vendors sell stupid crap to gullible tourists, at Justin Herman Plaza.
My slogan for today is "Oooops, I forgot to strip."
The Naked Yoga Guy wears an artsy apron which fails to cover his butt.
Birdman will (traditionally) dance bottomless at various points in the afternoon.
From the plaza we march around thru the financial district and stupidly end up where we started, having failed yet again. Were we skilfuller, we coulda marched to North Beach, but we got lost.
Lotsa eye-candy in the hot sun -- humans, chickens, dogs (no cats, unless they were in dog drag) --- but I can't take notes while marching, so ya gotta hunt for photos online, or else be there next year on April First (or on 1 April, whichever you prefer). Scariest costume, IMQO, has a living man's head actually immersed in a container of water, while he breathes thru a tube; like life-support for the healthy.
Afterwards I get to meet the Chicken Couple, who bring two white fluffy adult pet chickens to this parade. This leads to my meeting a guy who keeps a button quail as a pet, sharing space with birds of another feather.
Long after the event officially ends, a baker's dozen of us linger on ( ignoring Birdman, still dancing alone at 3pm). One couple bids farewell by singing "Happy Trails" to the remainers.
When I leave, I bless the remainees with the sign of Saint Andrew's cross (X), intoning "Est humanum errare."
Receiving the X sign, one recipient grabs the invisible cross with both hands, and twists it a few degrees, turning it into a Greek cross (as on the Swiss & Greek flags). Such hyper-correction, disrespecting the Scots! Well, at least nobody here knows how weak my Latin is --
or else they're too polite to say so, at least to my mask.
-- impartial objective report (well, as objective as Fox),
by that clothed nudist in the blue mask,
San Fogcity, 1 May (oops, I meant April) 2005.....
++++++
plus news links:
USA: Federal government preaches against sex:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/31/national/w140346S49.DTL
.....................
SAN FRANNI: NORML cannabis conclave:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/04/01/BAGLHC1Q051.DTL
.........................
NEW YORK state: striptease contest on television:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2005/04/01/national/a172259S91.DTL
......................
CALIFORNIA: Japanese-American civil rights hero, Fred Korematsu
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/31/national/a133816S72.DTL
............
ISRAEL: fundi-fascists (from three religions) cooperate in queer-bashing:
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/03/1730600.php
...........
FREEDOM-SEEKERS' CALENDAR
( events, etc., in the San Franhattan Gay Area,
compiled by SUN
[ http://pages.prodigy.net/seniornude ]
and SaveFreedom;
with help from HolyTitClamps.com, SFBG.com, et alii );
mainly for nudist, queer, and bohemian communities, especially at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfbarea/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SaveFreedom/
http://www.indybay.org/lgbtqi/
........................
For more "queer things to do"
please visit Larrybob at HTC:
[ http://www.holytitclamps.com/ ]
.........................
Please FORWARD freely,
to willing recipients only.
..........................
APRIL 2005: time to fool around and welcome spring
(including St. Stupid's Day, People's Park birthday party, May Day...).
.............
CAL, northern: OAKLAND:
Clear your record
Saturday, April 2, if you have a criminal record, you can find out how to amend charges, learn about services for former convicts, and learn about what you do and don't have to tell employers, at a summit hosted by Rep. Barbara Lee and the East Bay Community Law Center.
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Laney College, 900 Fallon, Oakl.
Free.
(510) 763-0370, ext. 14
(510) 548-4040, ext. 373
http://www.ebclc.org
...............
CAL: SF:
*Protest USA PATRIOT Act
Saturday, April 2, stand up for civil rights and immigrant rights
at a protest against the USA PATRIOT Act
sponsored by Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union.
12:30 p.m., Civic Center Plaza, S.F.
(415) 291-9233
..................
CAL: SF, evening:
Modern Times benefit
Saturday, April 2, show your favorite cooperatively owned Mission District book retailer some love at a fundraiser with musical acts
Jeweled Cats, Ebb and Flow, and the Holy Kiss.
Bring some homemade reading material 4 International Edible Books Day.
7 p.m., Modern Times Booksore, 888 Valencia, S.F.
$5 suggested donation.
(415) 282-9246
.................
USA:
April 3, Sunday, 2AM:
daylight savings time begins.
.......
CAL-SF:
Chavez parade & festival:
Sunday, April 3, Rep. Barbara Lee presides over the fifth annual celebration of labor leader Cesar Chavez, which this year honors health care and education workers and the labor movement.
Parade from Justin Herman Plaza to the Civic Center and enjoy
a festival of music, dance, and tributes to community leaders afterward.
Parade 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Justin Herman Plaza, Market at Embarcadero, S.F.
Festival 1-5 p.m., Civic Center Plaza, S.F.
(415) 552-2911
cecparade [at] yahoo.com
.......................
CAL, northern: BERKELEY:
Don't pay taxes
Sunday, April 3, protest the United States' involvement in the Iraq War by refusing to pay your taxes. Attend this workshop and learn about tax resistance, its consequences, and where to redirect your taxes, while mingling with like-minded and conscientious protesters.
1-4 p.m., Northern California War Tax Resistance,
3122 Shattuck, Berk.
Free.
(510) 843-9877
..................
CAL-SF:
Protest Comcast monopoly
Sunday, April 3, if you're tired of Comcast's high prices, mistreatment of its workers, and bullying presence, then speak out against the monopoly and the National Cable Telecommunications Association convention at the "Stop Media Consolidation! Hold Comcast Accountable!" rally.
2 p.m., Moscone Center, 747 Howard, S.F. (510) 834-9415 organize [at] cwa9423.com
........................
KANSAS:
April 5, Tuesday:
voters decide whether to add anti-queer amendment
to their state consitution.
.......
CAL-SF: April 5, Tuesday evening, 6pm:
RALLY AGAINST ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER.
Meet at Stockton & California;
march to Ritz Carlton hotel.
Nurses and friends
confront the Governator.
(510). 273-2240
..........
Make bike policy
Wednesday, April 6, the San Francisco Planning Department values automobile traffic and convenience more than it does the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians. Set city officials' priorities straight and demand that they reevaluate the city's policies to make our streets safer, at the Bicycle Advisory Committee Hearing.
6:15 p.m., City Hall, Room 263, S.F.
(415) 431-2453
..........
*CAL-SF: 10 April, Sunday:
buy or sell at BIZARRE FLEA
(SM Community Exchange), 2 to 5pm:
942 Mission St., between 5th & 6th Streets;
$5 admission to fleamarket.
2005: April 10,
August 14,
December 11.
....
Lady Thorn/ SMCE: (415).753.0703.
POB 16284, SF, CA 94116
.....
( Fandango follows.)
................
Free tax help:
Through April 15,
families who earned LESS than
$36,000 in 2004 can get
free tax help from the United Way
at any of its 91 Bay Area locations.
For more information call
1-800-273-6222
or go to
http://www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org
............
###
For more information:
http://www.holytitclamps.com/
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I apologize to anyone who tried to attend the civil-rights demo on Saturday, April 2 (as below).
The info was taken from the SF Bay Guardian.
When I went to Civic Center Plaza,
there was no demo (and no explanation).
Later I phoned 291-9233 [Amnesty Internayional],
and left a message, requesting an explanation.
-- Tortuga
Saturday night, around 8pm
PS: Did they cancel the demo because of the Pope?
( If so, they should have posted a notice at the site of the demo.)
Or did the demo happen at some other location?
..........
CAL: SF:
*Protest USA PATRIOT Act
Saturday, April 2, stand up for civil rights and immigrant rights
at a protest against the USA PATRIOT Act
sponsored by Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union.
12:30 p.m., Civic Center Plaza, S.F.
(415) 291-9233
..................
The info was taken from the SF Bay Guardian.
When I went to Civic Center Plaza,
there was no demo (and no explanation).
Later I phoned 291-9233 [Amnesty Internayional],
and left a message, requesting an explanation.
-- Tortuga
Saturday night, around 8pm
PS: Did they cancel the demo because of the Pope?
( If so, they should have posted a notice at the site of the demo.)
Or did the demo happen at some other location?
..........
CAL: SF:
*Protest USA PATRIOT Act
Saturday, April 2, stand up for civil rights and immigrant rights
at a protest against the USA PATRIOT Act
sponsored by Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union.
12:30 p.m., Civic Center Plaza, S.F.
(415) 291-9233
..................
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