I'm going to miss you folks. I told my Wife about our FReep (I hadn't realized just how tired I really was until the drive back to Denver) and she said she hoped it was fun. Upon retrospect (OO, Big word), it'll be better when I come back because I will have time to make out some killler signs and hopefully get some Denver-area FReepers to ride up with me; strength in numbers.
Jim Robinson, you really started something wonderful here. This is such an addictive thing to do.
I got off work around 05:40 and went home. Woke my Son up at 7 and made him breakfast (He's an eggs and potato man, just like his daddy) and started up around 8. En route, I was listening to my recorded re-plays of The Savage Nation to gear myself up for the FReep. I arrived at the Safeway parking lot really early -around 9:30- and was reading a magazine until Trteamer arrived. We sat and talked for a while until Fivetoes drove up, then gathered our gear and headed to the SW corner. We hadn't even set up our stuff yet and the horns started. I admit, I wasn't too swift with the sign making department (I stopped by a Wal-Mart and picked up a THICK black magic marker and a 2'X2.5' desk calender with, "CRUSH TERROR WITH BOTH TALONS" on a 4' stick, which I never used) but I hoped to make it up in the bullhorn department.
The peaceniks arrived after 11(Sleeping in after all night dope-fests, chopping and snorting Prozac) and set up shop. Our "USA ARMY PARATROOPER" arrived and crossed by us saying, "After I'm done, I'm gonna go read my bible." We wondered which bible he was referring to; probably missing some pages. CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC arrived with a HUGE number of signs (Most of them being revealing about the peaceniks) and stayed with us on our corner. As Trteamer already stated, 2 female peaceniks walked by and told us why they oppose war, "I have kids in the military. I don't want them hurt." She either has absolutely no trust in her kid's abilities, or in the finest and strongest military force in the world, I told her so. I also stated, "I've been there and I'll tell you that it's the people of Iraq that will get rid of Sadaam. The military operation will probably be over in a lazy afternoon." She, of course, wasn't listening. There was also a guy that was holding an 8X11 sign with TINY words on it getting on the rambunctious side; holloring, "I'm a vet, too!" and waving at us. I wondered if his medical marijuana perscription ran out early. I also noticed that the Good Times burger joint behind us was filled with people plastered at the windows watching the festivities.
After a while, Fivetoes went to join the good guys at the NE corner (Bagpipes and Fivetoes are like bullets and bullseyes -can't keep 'em apart) and we were exchanging calls back and fourth. Occasionally, I bellowed out to the peaceniks...
"The people of Iraq deserve better than Sadaam."
"I'll bet the Iraqi people wish they could do what we're doing. Of course you know what would happen...."
After we finished -we were determined to stick around until the terrorist sympathetics departed- we packed up our signs and I followed Trteamer to the local VFW and met some really nice folks.
All in all it was a great FReep. See you all on February 22nd!!!