A.N.S.W.E.R. march/rally in HOLLYWOOD (3/20) to share street with "Scooby Doo 2" World Premiere?

Warner Bros. Pictures ^ | March 16, 2004 | RonDog, Warner Bros. Pictures - and A.N.S.W.E.R.

[RonDog]

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Only in HOLLYWOOD...

They say that POLITICS makes "strange bedfellows..."

It appears that the "anti-war" crowd from A.N.S.W.E.R. will be "marching" this Saturday right through the World Premiere of "Scooby Doo 2" at Grauman's Chinese Theater. :o)

From businesswire.com:

March 16, 2004 06:49 PM US Eastern Timezone

World Premiere of "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" Saturday, March 20, 2004

for Saturday (March 20)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

WHAT: The premiere of "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" is a charity 
      event benefiting the United Friends of the Children.

Prior to the World Premiere screening of "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" there will be a concert event featuring performances by Simple Plan, Ruben Studdard ("American Idol") and Big Brovaz. All three acts are featured on the "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" soundtrack which will be released by Warner Sunset/Warner Bros. Records on March 23.

Warner Bros. Pictures presents a Mosaic Media Group Production of a Raja Gosnell film, "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed," starring Freddie Prinze, Jr.; Sarah Michelle Gellar; Matthew Lillard; Linda Cardellini; Seth Green; Peter Boyle; Tim Blake Nelson and Alicia Silverstone. Produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, the film is directed by Raja Gosnell, written by James Gunn, based on characters created by Hanna Barbera productions. The executive producers are Brent O'Connor, Kelly Smith-Wait and Joseph Barbera. The film editor is Kent Beyda, A.C.E.; the production designer is Bill Boes; the director of photography is Oliver Wood; and the music is composed by David Newman.

WHO: Freddie Prinze, Jr.; Sarah Michelle Gellar; Matthew Lillard; Linda Cardellini; Seth Green; Alicia Silverstone; director Raja Gosnell; producers Charles Roven and Richard Suckle; writer James Gunn; Simple Plan; Ruben Studdard; and Big Brovaz will be joined by other celebrity guests.

WHEN:
Saturday, March 20, 2004

Crew Arrivals: 11:15 AM
Celebrity Arrivals: 12:00-1:30 PM
Concert: 12:45 PM
Screening: 2:00 PM

WHERE:
Grauman's Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

And, from www.answerla.org/upcoming/upcoming.htm (Google cache):

Upcoming

Los Angeles March and Rally
Saturday March 20, 12 noon
Hollywood & Vine

This will be part of worldwide protests that day
in dozens of countries and hundreds of cities.

Update: 3/17

This fully-permitted march will assemble at Hollywood & Vine at noon. There will be an opening rally as people are gathering. The march is 1 1/2 miles, and will start at 12:30, and goes to the final rally site. There will be speakers and bands at both sites. 

Speakers/bands  (Lineup may change)

Speakers include Ron Kovic and Fernando Suarez.

Opening rally at Hollywood and Vine
11:15 Music by Will B, Tamaras, Star Baby 
12:00 Speakers

March 
12:30 Music on Sound truck: Hindi hip hop

Final Rally
1:50 Radical Teen Cheer
2:00 Speakers
2:35 Music by Believers
2:50 Speakers
3:20 Music by Kerry Getz
3:35 Speakers
3:45 Music by Cuahtemoc, Resistant Culture

March route
West on Hollywood to Highland
South on Highland to Sunset
West on Sunset to La Brea
North on La Brea to Hollywood
East on Hollywood to the main rally point and stage,
which will be on Hollywood just east of Highland
in the street in front of the Kodak Theatre.

Map

[RonDog]

It appears that A.N.S.W.E.R.'s "Global Day of Action" march and rally in Hollywood this year has the potential to be a logistical NIGHTMARE...

...and that does not even take into consideration the opposition that they will encounter from the "Hollywood Resistance Force" - of FReepers and FRiends. :o)

See aslo, from Deuteronomy 7:23:

²³ But the LORD your God will deliver them over to you,
throwing them into great confusion until they are destroyed.

[RonDog]

From Yahoo! MAPS:

"Ground Zero" for this event will be the intersection of Hollywood & Highland.

THEIR march will start on the far right side of this map - at Hollywood & Vine,
go "all the way around the barn" (as it were)
and end with a rally on the west side of that intersection.

And OUR rally will start on the east side of that intersection.

Note: With our NEW start time, we will now be in position BEFORE their "parade" gets started. :o)

[So Cal Rocket]

Ah yes... there will be plenty of Scoobie Snacks for all.

[RonDog]

"...to the main rally point and stage, which will be on Hollywood
just east of Highland in the street in front of the Kodak Theatre." - www.answerla.org

As I posted previously:

WRONG, dogbreath. :o)

The Kodak Theater is WEST of Highland...The GOOD GUYS (i.e.: OUR rally) will be EAST of Highland.

From Google:

THEIR "anti-war" rally will be at about the center of this image.

OUR "Defend America!" rally will begin at the base of that tall white building - which is on the NORTHEAST corner of Hollywood & Highland - on the righthand edge of this image.

[RonDog]

Ah yes... there will be plenty of Scoobie Snacks for all.

See also, www2.warnerbros.com/scoobydoo2/:

[RonDog]

From www.egyptiantheatre.com:

Temporary Street Closures:

March 20, 2004

-- snip --

Warner Brothers will be holding the premiere of "Scooby Doo 2" at the Grauman's Chinese Theater, located at 6925 Hollywood Blvd @ 11 AM on Saturday, March 20, 2004

Temporary closure of curb lane on north side of Hollywood Blvd, from Orange Avenue to Highland Ave. from 4:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Temporary closure of curb lane on south side of Hollywood Blvd, from Orange Avenue to mid-black east to crosswalk, form 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

North sidewalk of Hollywood Blvd, closed to pedestrian traffic from 6925 Hollywood Blvd west to the northwest corner of Orange Ave and Hollywood Blvd, beginning at 4:00 AM and re-opening at 3:00 PM. Pedestrians will be redirected to the crosswalks on either side of the theatre.

[Guvmint_Cheese]

Our protest would have been a success if it weren't for those meddling FREEPERS!!!

[RonDog]

From www.smgfan.com, here an image from the World Premiere of the FIRST "Scooby Doo" - at this same venue:

"...on the scene of the Scooby Doo Premiere at about 9:00 a.m. on June 8, 2002...
Fans, relegated to the other side of Hollywood Boulevard..."

[RonDog]

Our protest would have been a success if it weren't for those meddling FREEPERS!!!

LOL!

That is our plan. :o)

See also:

NEW start time:
DEFEND AMERICA! "Support Our Troops" rally in HOLLYWOOD on SATURDAY (3/20) at NOON
"SUPPORT OUR TROOPS" rally to counter the "anti-war" A.N.S.W.E.R. march (3/20/04) in HOLLYWOOD, CA ^ | March 13, 2004 | Los Angeles Chapter, Free Republic Network (approved by LAPD)
Posted on 03/13/2004 3:03:29 AM PST by RonDog

Here is the NEW and IMPROVED flyer/e-mail - as of 3/13/04:

Please FORWARD THIS UPDATE to everyone who may want to "Support Our Troops!" in HOLLYWOOD on SATURDAY (3/20) - - -
The LAPD has approved starting our COUNTER-demonstration MUCH EARLIER
than we had originally planned - and MUCH CLOSER to the "anti-war" parade route...
Please HELP US show the men and women in our Armed Forces that the "cancer from A.N.S.W.E.R." does NOT represent America.

And, please bring a DIGITAL CAMERA - so that we can DOCUMENT our success with
rally images posted online - to share with our military friends, at home and overseas.

NEW start time: "High Noon!"
NEW start location: "Hollywood & Highland"
"Support Our Troops" RALLY...
"DEFEND AMERICA!"
SATURDAY, March 20
NOON to ???
HOLLYWOOD
Please bring your AMERICAN FLAGS
and show your support for our troops as we stage a
COUNTER-demonstration
to the "anti-war," "anti-military," and "anti-AMERICAN" rally
sponsored by A.N.S.W.E.R., Code Pink & "Not In Our Name."
(THEIR march will end in a rally near the Kodak Theater)

OUR rally will begin at the N.E. corner of
Hollywood & Highland

For MORE information, please contact:
RonSmith@quixnet.net - (310) 416-9155

RON SMITH/Free Republic Network - TED HAYES/Justiceville Movement
LAUREN SCHMITT/Citizens for Homeland Defense
www.ProtestWarrior.com

Note: For SECURITY REASONS, please do NOT bring FLAGPOLES
or LUMBER greater than 2 inch by 3/4 inch - which may be used as a weapon.
And, always demonstrate CIVILITY; DO NOT allow them to provoke physical confrontation,

Check out the discussion thread about the GOOD GUYS
now posted on the conservative news forum www.FreeRepublic.com at:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1091648/posts

And, you can also read all about the BAD GUYS at:
http://www.internationalanswer.org/, and at
http://www.answerla.org/upcoming/upcoming.htm

And, AFTER the rally - please join us
for our traditional "food & fellowship. . ."
so that we can plan for our NEXT event.
(Exact details to follow - soon.)

Will YOU be there?
Please RSVP to Ron Smith at:
RonSmith@quixnet.net - (310) 416-9155

CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

[Paul Atreides]

Apparently, they refuse to accept that the number one movie is The Passion. That's where the audience will be.

[ChadGore]

It seems fitting.

Both are B-movie, low brow productions.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Shaggy:"Hey, Scoob; how about we take on these leftists after defeating the monsters?"

Scooby:"Roh ray! Rey're really rangerous!"

One more "shout out" to Middle Tennesseans about our own rally:

A Call To Mobilize in Response to A.N.S.W.E.R.-Sponsored “Say No To War” Protest and March on Saturday, March 20, 2003; Noon to 2:00 PM

Please come out in support of our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and help counter media’s lopsided depiction of public opinion. Nothing boosts those who serve better than seeing the folks at home backing their efforts!

Let's show America and our boys (and girls) over there fighting that the majority of us are calm-minded, intelligent people and that the protestors really are in the minority!

We hope to have a good turnout at the Federal Building by 11:30.

[RonDog]

EXCELLENT, NewRomeTacitus!

Do you have a LINK to more information about your event in Tennesse?

[RonDog]

See also, from search Free Republic for "20":

Ventura County - California "AMERICANS FOR IRAQI FREEDOM" rally and march - 3/20/04
			Posted by Rabid Dog On News/Activism 03/18/2004 6:52:57 AM PST with 5 comments Freeperville | 3/18/04 | Rabid Dog
Rallies scheduled for, against war (FAYETTEVILLE, NC - March 20, 2004)
			Posted by tgslTakoma On News/Activism 03/17/2004 4:54:37 PM PST with 12 comments The Fayetteville Observer - Fayetteville Online ^ | March 17, 2004 | Greg Barnes
Washington State FReepers Rally on Saturday March 20
			Posted by Libertina On News/Activism 03/14/2004 9:12:25 PM PST with 40 comments Self | March 14, 2004 | Libertina
FREEP: Ed Asner and the Commies in Seattle, March 20
			Posted by ppaul On News/Activism 03/06/2004 12:51:38 PM PST with 88 comments Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War (S.N.O.W.) ^ | 3/6/04 | Radical America-hating Leftist
and
Coming to Your State March 20 - The Parasites of Freedom Rally - Time to Stand Up For America!
			Posted by LindaSOG On News/Activism 03/04/2004 2:35:15 PM PST with 168 comments UnitedforPeace.org ^

[RonDog]

And, from search Free Republic for "20th":

Spokane, WA. Support Our Troops, This Sat, March 20th
			Posted by waRNmother.armyboots On News/Activism 03/18/2004 10:16:34 AM PST with 12 comments me
Portland, Oregon March 20th Counter the anti-war protest
			Posted by OregonRepublican On News/Activism 03/16/2004 10:38:27 PM PST with 38 comments
Post your sign and Counter Protest ideas here: March 20th Nationwide FReep of Leftists
			Posted by Trteamer On News/Activism 03/16/2004 3:40:35 PM PST with 175 comments 3/16/04 | Trteamer
FReep ALERT!! March 20th, the leftists are marching in over 200 cities. Here is the listing:
			Posted by Trteamer On News/Activism 03/13/2004 5:48:48 PM PST with 41 comments 3/13/04 | Trteamer

[Rabid Dog]

Thanks for the listing RonDog

Good luck on Saturday!

Here's barking at ya!

[RonDog]

It seems fitting.

Both are B-movie, low brow productions.

We ought to consider how the "Scooby Doo 2" event could help OUR rally...

For starters, there should be:

1 - lots of MEDIA - local and NATIONAL,
2 - lots of FANS - who might be sympathetic to OUR side,
(and may even wave American flags for us at the A.N.S.W.E.R. parade for us?)
3 - lots of CONFUSION for the "bad guys" - who may not be expecting this "speed bump" in their parade,
4 - lots of HEADLINE possibilites for creative newspaper editors:
"Doo the Fright Thing" is the MOVIE's tag line...
...so OUR tag line could be "Doo the RIGHT Thing" - or???

[NewRomeTacitus]

You inspired me to post the whole thing on the National Page.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1100885/posts

Thank you for the moral support; I'm really stumbling along on this!

[RonDog]

"Ground Zero" for this event will be the intersection of Hollywood & Highland.

See also, from http://www.destinationpartners.com:

OUR rally will begin just across the street from "Ripley's Believe It or Not! Hollywood"
- on the NORTHEAST corner of Hollywood & Highland.

THEIR rally will end - in the middle of (closed to traffic) Hollywood Blvd.
- just west of Highland, somewhere near the Kodak Theatre
- after passing Grauman's Chinese Theater, coming from the WEST.

[tgslTakoma]

Go RonDog!!

Activism ping!