John Fortier Peace Demonstration Summary, 4/1/11

Dear Reader, The following peace demonstration summary was written by John Fortier, a Korean War veteran and retired school teacher who has held a peace vigil every Friday evening along Pacific Coast Highway in Redondo Beach (Los Angeles area) since just before President George W. Bush launched the Iraq War in March, 2003.


Yo Dick-
It got a little on the crazy side, and the biggest nut-case had left by the time you arrived.

One guy that was there seemed to be challenging me a few months ago. Challenging me to what? I think he had trouble deciding that, so he walked away calling me names and cursing. Now it's like we went to third grade together.

A fellow from PV hood [Palos Verdes] is extremely concerned about the Wurlitzer organ in El Segundo, thinks nobody appreciates what a rare and exotic piece of art it is, and that current caretakers are going to wreck it.

Sorry you walked into that. Our conversations are more to my liking by a long shot. And thank you for coming by and bringing support and a breath of sanity.

It was a supportive bunch passing by. I stayed until + 6, and the PV guy talked at me for 20 minutes at our cars. (I almost feel qualified to maintain or repair Wurlitzer organs.)

I think my sign is gone from the rib joint. If not, hooray! [John had a blue sign displayed that read "War Is Not The Answer"] [It had been removed after being displayed along Pacific Coast Highway for more than a week] If it is, at least it lasted a while and was seen by many many people.

John