I started picketing across the street from the Ft. Harrison Hotel at 10am. Almost immediately the blonde PI was watching me through a window. A security guy came out and started videotaping me. The blonde PI and the Italian PI came out and videotaped me too. So there were 3 people videotaping this lone picketer, PLUS the 2 permanent cameras no doubt.

About 10:30 2 more picketers arrived. About 10:45 another, and about 11 another. So 5 picketers in all. We picketed across from the Ft. Harrison Hotel until 1pm when we went over to the Coachman building at Ft. Harrison Ave. and Cleveland St. That went well.

Strangely, as we were picketing, a bird hit a tree or the building just above us and slammed into the sidewalk right beside a pedestrian walking by. The bird had broken its neck on something, and died a few minutes after hitting the ground.

It was a good reasonably quiet day except for the number of video cameras pointed at us most of the day.

Lots of thumbs up and honks of support.
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When a Scientology staffer used a syringe to force a mixture of aspirin, Benadryl and orange juice into McPherson's throat while others held her down, it was "spiritual sustenance," the church argues.

After lunch, Jeff left and the remaining picketers walked over to the area of the Sandcastle, without picket signs. There was an event of some sort taking place, with many $cientologists in uniform, but not that many new faces and the tables were not very full. Antonio was briefly spotted, hanging out near the food table.

The street and sidewalk in front of the Sandcastle was closed, in preparation of a city parade and concert in the park later. One $cientologist was behaving as if he owned the sidewalk, ordering passersby across the street.

$cientology's famous sleeping PI, Christopher Nelson, was busted in the parking lot of Checkers, spying on the rear entrance of the Lisa McPherson Trust. Check out this link for pictures and a realvideo clip of him at work!

http://members.nbci.com/sp_tv/5501.html More to come...

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