G20 time again

So I am at the epicentre this time. Currently enjoying a conference hosted by US ambassador to Ireland and Steelers owner Dan Rooney. The university is full of cops from across the state, most have eschewed their utility belts but there are enough fully tooled up with clubs, guns and cuffs to give the place a slight Kent State feel. Classes stopping at lunch tomorrow so the leaders can have dinner in the conservatory just by campus. Houses and abandoned buildings being raided across town to roust out the hippies. Apache gunships flying over the rivers.

It's G20 time again.

v. exciting time in the burgh, i'm sure

where is the best place to get curry?

I'm a fan of tamarind, on craig st, wednesdays is half off a second main course with a student id and they do really good dosas, idly and sambar. Bring your own bottle.

We're now under emergency rule but its OK world leaders have all be given Terrible Towels.

Be sure to wear your Steelers jersey tomorrow! World leaders are expecting the entire population of Pgh to be dressed in black & gold.

Kept awake last night by a helicopter shining a searchlight into my bedroom window (searching rooftops I presume).

Security guards posted at one of the apartment buildings across the street from ours?? Thought they might be heading for the roof, but they seemed to stay grounded.

Ed, have you purchased your compulsory Steelers jersey? If not, may I suggest Penguins?

there do not appear to be any protesters/protestees at this afternoon's exciting reds-pirates showdown, unless you count bronson arroyo

pirates will loose in protest and there will be a go slow in the pierogie race, mark my works.

cheese chester broke ranks and won the pierogi race. the pirates certainly played their part, tho

Chester cheese is a capitalist lapdog if ever I saw one.

Apparently they are breaking out the tear gas around Penn and 38th.

lol POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS TO BREAK UP ANARCHIST MARCH post-gazette hysteria

My street (bayard) just got a motorcycle cop on every corner.

WPXI TV "HUGE PROTEST" smeared all over the screen, even indy media puts it at 1100 people

lol

The activist, Billy Talen, travels the country preaching against consumerism. He initially identified himself as "the Rev. Billy from the Church of Life After Shopping."

It's the One Thousand and Ten or Thereabouts Man March

always wondered--are cities paid a lot to host these things? can't see why any would consent to do it otherwise.

Prestige?

i mean it puts them "on the map" or whatever but must be really expensive and disruptive

xp yeah i guess...

Groups of Pens and Steelers fans appear to be "protecting" the strip with plastic stanley cups and "Let's go Pens/Steelers" banners?

mods v. rockers, 2009

Of course both sides are wearing bl;ack and gold, this is pittsburgh, after all.

Motorcade went up the busway on to Neville.
Protestors now at Liberty & S. Winebiddle; a big bunch of police cars just went flying by.

'Groups of Pens and Steelers fans appear to be "protecting" the strip with plastic stanley cups and "Let's go Pens/Steelers" banners?'

Oh, that was someone from the Daily Show, I think.
Jagoff ;)

It appear that the route between the convention centre and phipps is along the busway, neville -> bayard-> craig-> Schenley plaza and into the park

Yes, exactly.

I can hear the robot "You must disperse!" from our apt!

There are a bunch of flashing lights down Centre towards Morewood, but the tree is in the way.
The PG reports police using nightsticks at Baum & Liberty.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/3951585982_fdb478c97d.jpg

lol

Oh, they are coming up Baum Blvd. Almost to Milvale. Thought they were going for the BMW windows!

I now have a SWAT team with a sonic weapon stationed on my block.

Some are going into Qdoba for burritos.

Protestors, not SWAT teams.
xpost.
Ahem.

There are military with machine guns at Baum and Millvale!?

Best thing I heard all day:

Protestor on the cmu campus with a sign saying "Metric System Now"

http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gadgets/slideshows/2889/slide_2889_40867_large.jpg

cheray34: sonic beam made me shit my pants brown note is real LEAVE NOW #g20
4 minutes ago from web

http://www.pittnews.com/sites/default/files/blog3_jm.jpg

http://fearlessandloathing.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/kalan.jpg?w=500&h=372

^^^ my roommate and one of my great friends. arrested!!!

(former) roommate.

here's him in may:

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs056.snc1/4503_529055795824_4302681_31395130_1797787_n.jpg

god i love him.

does he always dress like a cow?

nah, here's him wearing a potato-sack dress and lots of blue lipstick.

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs248.snc1/9518_532932636604_4302681_31547860_2962976_n.jpg

he's the one w/ the camera, obv. foreground is former lover and electronic superstar nick w3iss of teengirl fantasy.