LRH WAY -- GHOST TOWN ON THE GROUND

It was a lovely, sunny morning on LRH Way. As we gathered in front of the IAS building across from Wendy’s, a security guard came around the corner on his bike chattering into his walkie talkie, pretending not to look at us as he passed, but peeking after he passed. We picked up our signs and walked down Fountain Avenue and turned onto LRH Way.

The ‘cobblebrick’ street while aesthetically pleasing in and of itself lends a discordant note in juxtaposition to the aging blue buildings, like a failed attempt at making over an old Hollywood whore. It’s sort of like wearing a a Victorian lace blouse with a 1970’s polyester pantsuit, in other words, tasteless.

The ‘cobblebrick’ is like an ill-considered throwback to a more peaceful, innocent era, presumably an attempt at aging Scientology into a historical religion? What few people were seen were staff, scarecrow thin and looking anxious or hostile. The street had the feel of a ghost town, if not dead then in the throes of death. We walked slowly up to Sunset Boulevard then back down to Fountain. Passing LA Org someone mentioned that it had died after being renovated and has never come back to life and even the ED of OC, John MacArthur, couldn’t resurrect it.

HGB
The Hollywood Guaranty Building was our next stop. It houses OSA and the LRH Life Exhibition. Tory was carrying the sign “Honk if you think Scientology is a cult!” There were many honks and thumbs up.

There was a security guard inside the foyer of OSA, who either ignored me or glared at me when I attempted to establish communication by waving to him. When we paused in passing the door he would pop out like a jack in the box whose spring only works when the SP’s disappeared, then was yanked back in when we started approaching him. Obviously, the picketers yanked his chain. Someone should clue him in that Dianetics gets rid of fears.

A young adult female stopped many of us with non-stop questions. Tory finally outed her as an OSA op trying to tie us up.

TESTING CENTER
After lunch, we picketed the testing center. Hollywood Boulevard was now in full swing: bumper-to-bumper traffic, crowded sidewalks.

Feisty came with a short, blue friend and they strolled the Boulevard in high style. Many people gave verbal affirmations to the sign I was carrying: Disconnected: Scientology breaks up families.

There was a woman standing out front who was passing out small green invites. The words Dianetics and Scientology were in the very small print at the bottom of the card, a deceptive practice in my opinion. If D&S is so perfect and so wonderful, then why hide it?

This woman maintained a little 1.1 smile every time I passed her. Ah, the explanation. D&S is 1.1 on the tone scale, which is why its members are as well. Being covert and hostile to the society around it, that’s why the names are hidden.

A male security guard came out and walked around. Neither he nor the woman spoke. A great testament to the power of Scientology’s communication skills. At one point a young adult male asked me what Scientology was all about and the guard interjected a terse, uptight, “make your own decision.” I replied, “yes, but make sure it’s an informed decision.” The young man looked at the guard then at me and shook his head affirmatively, then asked me to walk with him and give him a brief explanation, which I did.

Several other persons asked me what it was about and I gave brief synopses. I was asked by another person how we could stand in front of them picketing. I replied that it was free speech, we weren’t obstructing anything and the sidewalk was in the public domain (oh no! maybe Scientology will put its name in a star in front of its buildings and then claim copyright violations if critics walk on it!).

If ever Scientology was doomed, it’s from this comment made to me by two young adults. A male asked his girl friend, “What exactly is Scientology anyway?” She replied, “Man, it’s that place that, like, makes you read books.” Tragically, it’s, like, the death knell of society as well.

CONCLUSION
Scientology is not well-liked in Tinsel Town.

Cheryl Sola
aka Clamato
My First Picket

Wonderful report Clamato! And congrates on your first picket!

It was neat to read Feisty made it too. What gem she is.

Tell me more about the refreshments?

Best,

tp

Congratulations Tory,Graham,Cheryl and the rest of you fucking assholes for picketing scientology while the entire area is in the throws of the worst fire in 60 years. Ever thought to lend a hand where needed?

And to add insult to injury the cult is out on a public relations coup with it's volunteer ministers actually doing something

You can all go to hell.

Umike

Graham Berry wrote today on ars:"It was 9:30 am on October 25, 2003, and the Los Angeles basin was
shrouded in an eerie brown haze. The hot, dry Santa Ana winds were
swooping down from the desert and pushing the temperature into the low
nineties. The worst fires in over sixty years were raging around
Southern California as I drove into the Wendy's restaurant parking lot
on Vermont Avenue one block east of L. Ron Hubbard Way and the complex
of Scientology cult buildings known to many as "Big Blue."

I certainly hope that "eerie brown haze" didnt inconvenience any of you,or make anyone cough.
After all it was only homes burning down. geniuses. Thats my home town.

Umike

umike, really, what could any of us do to battle the infernos? They don't let non-emergency pesonnel near the fires. Should I infer that you were out in the trenches battling the blazes? Not! And I haven't heard that evac centers have been set up in L.A. like down in S.D. (at least not yet).

BTW, if you're really anti-Scientology, why aren't you out picketing with us?

shut up cheryl. you're an idiot. You could have had a little respect knowing that people inside the buildings you are protesting in front of may live in a fire area nearby.

I can read the byline in Advance magazine now:

"Religious bigots protest while volunteer ministers lend a helping hand"

I should picket with you? Are you serious? I wouldnt walk on the same side of the street as you people. Not after this.

Cheryl does not deserve to go to fucking hell. You could have pointed out the fire issue and let her say something like,
"I did the picket before the fires started" or
"Maybe I should have waited until the fires ended" or
"CoS is still swindling the public during the fires; why can't critics protest?"
"At least one of those Volunteer Ministers is going to make a fool of himself, so I'm not worried about the PR angle."
"I used my own judgment. California is always having disasters. Am I supposed to clear my pickets with you?"

Despite your obscene first post, Cheryl did not swear back at you, and attempted a reasonable reply, at which you told her to shut up and called her an idiot.

You have complained so often about being trashed by critics, Umike, but if you behaved like this you were baiting them. Now Cheryl must decide whether to ignore you, which you might count as a "win," or argue back with some of your own medicine, which you might count as a "win" since it proves yet another critic is bad and wrong.

Why, if your Scientology training was so helpful, do you have such problem communicating? It's as if a critic does one thing that annoys you, then they become an "SP" which you regard as personally contemptible and unworthy of normal communication.

I agree people whose neighborhoods are in peril need to do something positive. If some critics want to make a statement, they could don www.Xenu.com shirts and work alongside the CoS Volunteer Ministers!

Thank you "Umike"! I ~~knew~~some C of S jerk would have to drag out the fires as a reason for why we shouldn't have picketed.

Last time it was what? You waited until I mentioned an anomymous person put bookmarks in books, and you spent post after post writing lies about me. Fuck YOU, "Umike" you slime ball, sleezebag, lying, creepomatic jerk.
You have less balls than the pathetic men who hide behind bushes and make snide remarks at young girls.

We spoke out against Free Speech, and we had every right to, per our Constitution of the United States. Perhaps you missed that if you went to High school? Study up...it's a good thing to know.

As far as the fires, sure C of S will be right there to "help". And what will the Exec's ask after? "DID WE GET PRESS"??? I know...I used to help them, every single time! They could care less about the people or families, except to get Hubbard's name in their minds as "the solution" and to create some PR for themselves. I Speak from experience......

What the Hell have YOU done to help? Fill us in,
Mr.Hide-in-the-bushes phoney critic.

Tory/Magoo!

PS: And congratulations, Cheryl, on an excellent job picketing and speaking out! Also, great picket report

All the best ~~

Tory/Magoo~in the light~

I'm quoting this from A.R.S.
"A major start of the fires in california was near the twin peaks
area,

Which is where the "CHURCH OF SPIRITUAL TECHNOLOGY"
(can you read that without laughing?)
has one of its undergound facilities..
"We preeezerve zee tek wiff platium disks"
(right, read that as: we store platinum at $600 oz for our
retirement after the world comes to an end, and the IRS can't figure
our this ruse, hell they havent figured our the rest of them yet
either, so there) any way, pardon rant mode...
An rpf'er who escaped, running for his life, climbed the fence..
and found a cigarrette butt on the road... Which he lit.
A Soon as he took two puffs, he heard the dogs barking behind him
with osa running up the hill... and he dropped the lit butt as he
turned and continued running down the road.

The rest is inferno history

Signed,

Anonymous"

Excellent post Cheryl. I liked your description of Lronhubbard Way.
Does anyone have any pictures to post of the picket?

cheryl good post, it sounds like everything went well.
I wonder what the effect of a longer protest. Is there any limits about the time or length of a protest?

Umike I see your still well. I know you said that the desert stop the fire advance but I have also seen where embers can be carried for several miles if the conditions are just right and cause the fire to continue on.

Also Umike you know what people work in that building, what are the chances that they have a house in the affected areas. More likely that have a small apartment that they live in.

Tory the tshirt idea in unbelieveable great. It would have to be the exact same color yellow as the VM shirts and you would have to go to the same area as the VM when to. With a bit of work I bet you could get right into the same area as them. Think of all of the questions that would raise? What would the VM's look like if they protested.
The best to you all exspecially if you are in the area of the fire.

Umike, Cheryl and her friends are the latest group of heroes participating in stopping the latest incarnation of adolph hitler and the nazi's.

And, where is JudasJewBoy? He is screaming obscenities at the heroes.

Your often stated comment that "I don't owe anybody anything" is the most mindless comment any low IQ jerk could say. If you want to be communicated to then you had better be able to communicate. I am not talking about your little god adolph miscaviges type of communication I am talking about communication among intelligent grownup sentient beings. If you expect to be treated like a judasjewboy then you will get your wish.

I will include a prayer tonight that your house does burn down.

Shalom judasjewboy

Also judasjewboy,

In your moronic attack on Padgett you quote that your main argument is that he associated with a certain extreme group that you didn't like. If, I thought anyone could accomplish a task like crippling $cios then I would also support them.

Your problem here is the loss of homes, what about the loss of families caused by the $cios nazi's.

shalom judasjewboy

[color=#orange]Communication among intelligent grownup sentient beings: A study in six parts[/color]

1) [color=#fuchsia]JudasJewBoy[/color]

2) Your often stated comment ... is the most mindless comment any low IQ jerk could say.[i]

3) [i]I am not talking about your little god adolph miscaviges

4) If you expect to be treated like a [color=#fuchsia]judasjewboy[/color] then you will get your wish.

5) [color=#red]I[/color] [color=#orange]will include a[/color] [color=#red]prayer[/color] [color=#orange]tonight that[/color] [color=#red]your[/color][color=#orange] house does[/color] [color=#red]burn down[/color]. [/i]

6) Shalom judasjewboy [/i]

Umike,

Why didn't Scientology use their OT "Powers" to fight the fires or prevent it?


...oh yeah, complete fraud, Do'h!