Did it rain down there in the cities too? Vigil reports anyone?

[KyndCulture]

Your DU sister up north in DL wants to see some pics! It's raining here but I put candles on my porch.

[jurassicpork]

1. No pics

...but a quick impression of my vigil here in Massachusetts on my blog.

How was yours?

JP
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com

[KyndCulture]

2. WET! lol

Me and my boyfriend and our cat. That was it... I live in a very small town and it's raining....

But our candles are still lit.

[wellstone dem]

3. In St. Cloud

we had about 50 people, no rain, sang songs and some silence.

[KyndCulture]

4. That's wonderful!! thanks! nt

[bvar22]

5. No rain in Minneapolis/St Paul.

Huge crowd on the Lake St. Bridge. Both sides, all the way across Wall to Wall! Many, mnay more than I expected from the short notice and lack of publicity in MSM.
I have a bunch of Pics, and will post them in about 30 mins!!!!

[KyndCulture]

6. waiting for your pics!!! thank you!

[bvar22]

7. katinmn makes KARE 11 News

Yay katinmn!!!!
Just saw your interview with KARE11!!!

[dflprincess]

26. I saw her too!

She was excellent.

[katinmn]

28. Thanks you guys! I hope people found me credible

[bhans]

8. 50th & France: Good turnout for this area!

There were between 150- 200 people at 50th & France in Edina. I thought it was great for this area. It was peaceful. A lot of horn honking and peace sign waving in support of the rally.

[bvar22]

9. Pictures from Lake St Bridge!

Lake St Bridge ion Minneapolis St Paul, one of more than 20 Cindy Support Rallys in the Twin Cities!







Great Energy on the Bridge!
I LOVE my PEOPLE!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Awesome!

Was going to go, got home from work too late, damn... so great to see so many people. Any estimates?

[bvar22]

15. Difficult to estimate.

It wasn't possible to SEE everyone at once because of the hump in the middle of the bridge. There were TWO distinct groups spread out down both sides of the bridge separated by a pretty wide roadway. Trying to estimate the crowd (or take pictures) was difficult because you there was only one part of the crowd at a time in the field of vision.

katinmn said there were over 700 Registered. (I didn't register, so add ONE to her tally)
My feeling was about 1000.
It was way more than I expected.

[Spike from MN]

19. Awesome pics!

Yeah, it's really hard to estimate how many people were there. For example, I was there and didn't see the group of "radical leftist" gray haired folks (as mzmolly put it - ha!) until you posted the pic. It was a great vigil and we got a lot of support from the people driving by. I'm so glad I live in a blue state. ;)

On edit: I just found an AP article on the vigils and the Lake Street vigil is mentioned. Whoo hoo! Looks like your estimate of about 1000 is right, bvar22.

In Minnesota, about 1,000 war protesters stood on a bridge linking Minneapolis and St. Paul. "This war has been disgraceful, with trumped-up reasons," Sue Ann Martinson said. "There were no weapons of mass destruction and the Iraqis didn't have anything to do with 9-11."

Link to full article:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEACE_MOM?SITE=NJVIN&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&SECTION=HOM

[Spike from MN]

20. Oops...busted link. Here's the fix.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PEACE_MOM?SITE=CAANR&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&SECTION=HOME

[northernsoul]

23. Strib says 1,000

and that's not counting the legions of supportive people driving over the bridge and honking or flashing the peace sign.

[babylonsister]

11. bvar, these pics need their own thread. They're great! nt

[Maddy McCall]

14. Yes. In GD. Everyone needs to see these.

[mzmolly]

12. AMAZING PICS! Look at all those "radical leftist" gray haired folk.

COMMIES! ;)

[northernsoul]

22. hey, there were plenty of young pups and 30 somethings too

This is an inter-generational movement.

[mzmolly]

25. It was great to see the diversity!

:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

13. Please start a thread and post those photos.

That bridge photo is AWESOME and deserves its own thread, and to be at the top of the greatest thread. All of those photos are EXCELLENT.

[bvar22]

16. Thanks.

:blush:
I posted them to a thread in GD that has everyone checking in from the individual rallys. It is still pretty wild in GD. I may post them after things settle down.
I appreciate the kind words.

[oasis]

17. Wow.

[northernsoul]

21. It was a great night

Ms. Northernsoul and I caught the ol' 21 bus down there and even managed to grab a few neighbors on the way.
I stil can't get over how many honks / thumbs up / peace signs we got from the folks driving past.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. Yay Lake Street Bridge crowd!

Yay 50th and France crowd!

Wish I could have been there. :-(

[jean]

24. Does anyone know how many attended the Lakewinds Vigil in Minnetonka?

[MnFats]

27. It was a great scene....and I have to say...

...when the drivers of Cadillacs and big SUVs honk, wave peace signs and hoot in support of the demo, there has been a sea change.

about 19 of every 20 vehicles that went over the bridge were supported. For a long time I thought I'd never get flipped a bird, but some weasel in a truck hanging a flad out the driver's window came through for me...

That was me with the "Bush Must GO" sign. appropriate for many occasions!

[Skinner]

29. Have you seen this thread, which is on our homepage?

DIAL-UP WARNING: BIG DOWNLOAD

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4384022