Las Vegas Picket Reports

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Subject: 12/1/96

Short hour at the big org. Uneventful. I wish I could say more. (sigh)

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Subject: 12/2/96

A 30 minute dance in front of the big Temple. Uneventful....... for me.
For them, I suspect it makes their day.

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Subject: 12/3/96

Big org, one hour. Again a quiet picket.

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Subject: 12/7/96
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 1996 21:24:32 GMT

Started at the big org 10am.
Then the little org at 10:30
Then the big org again at 11 to 11:30.

For me, another uneventful picket.
My locals don't know it is a world wide thing.
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Subject: Sunday
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 1996

Big org, one hour.
My problem child is still there. I had not seen him for the last week. Maybe he was in LA, he is magically changed.

He used to make funny faces at me. Today he would not even look at me. I suspect LA had a part in this.

Other than that, and having an #8 glare at me, and having staff and public ignore me, it was uneventful.

My newest sign reads:

ha ha ha
ha STILL NOT ha
ha DECLARED ha

ha ha ha ha ha

There turned out to be 14 ha's facing all directions on the picket sign. In the middle of the ha ha's is the actual sign. They like it. :-)
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Subject: 12/10/96

30 minutes at the little org.
Today the rain again started as I left for the picket. But stopped when I arrived. I managed to get in 28 minutes before it started again. Nice change of pace from being rained out so much.

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Subject: p-12/11/96

30 minutes at the little org. Did some errands and then 30 minutes at the big org. Uneventful.
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Subject: OCA and more
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 07:57:28 GMT

My picketing "game" here has stepped up another notch.

I critic, nameless for now, on vacation here in Las Vegas went into the big org with an OCA filled out. I had drove "him" over and we had rehearsed what he would do once inside. I was waiting a distance from the org and was going to start another picket about the time he should have been finished with the test and the evaluation.

Things did not work out as planned.
First off the OCA Cheat Sheet is *accurate*. It scored a line right near the top with 2 small dips down. But close enough to being perfect to not need any more work.

The staff member who graded the test did not push for a sale. He allowed the critic to just get up and leave. This critic may do his own post is why I am not elaborating on this.

Now then, the plan was that I would be outside with my picket sign, and the critic would ask the staff, "why is that guy picketing" to see what the response was. But, the critic was out the door in about 22 minutes. I was to be outside the org in 30 minutes. And so that part of the plan did not work. We ended up meeting at a default meeting spot in case things went wrong. My car was parked quite a distance from the org so it would not be spotted.

So now we decide to do a picket anyway. This my third picket for the day. It is about 7pm and dark already. He had his own picket sign that said, "scientology is a scam". I did not like the sign. But, freedom of speech.......

Some of them came *alive* when we hit the streets. Specifically the guy who had graded the exam and Mary the OT, 4 or 5, I forget. (I deal with so many of them)

Well it was not funny. A piece of the outside world came to my locals today and it hit them hard. The guy who graded the test stood on the porch just watching us for maybe 20 minutes. The 'scam' sign completely wiped the grin off of his face. This guy and I have know each other for ten years in scientology. I'm telling the critic about this loudly enough for the guy to hear. I was being a bit rude, quite rude in fact. While this is happening Mary comes out to read the back of the critics sign. While she does this I explain to the critic that I know her ten years also and that she is an ot, a 4 or a 5. Mary is visibly shaken by my - not rudeness, but lack of respect and awe. Suddenly this is outside the family.

While all this is happening a staff member is trying to comfort some girl, about 20 years old. She is on the street not to far from us and crying. The critic says maybe we should do something, that they were doing some of their assists or something to the girl when she was inside the building. I would not have anything to do with it and so we just ignored that scenario.

While all this is happening we've got some macho types hanging out at the bus stop. The critic handled them easily.

It was an exciting 30 minute picket. And for all my time in the streets a new experience for me. It's very different to work with someone. And for my locals, they will never be the same. The outside world said hello to them this evening.

Tomorrow may prove interesting. I'm going back to the big org at 7pm again. I know I'll be there alone, but they do not know that.
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Subject: The pole
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 1996 07:39:30 GMT

12/12/96- Arrived at the big org a few minutes before 7pm and they were waiting. They had a monkey leaning on a pole doing lookout. I had snuck up on the org as I wanted to see what was happening, and so I caught the guy by surprise. heh heh. The first ten minutes of the picket were pure action, then nothing. My #3 Holly just happened to come along as soon as I started marching. The pole-monkey was still on the pole. Holly wanted to talk, I can tell when Holly wants to talk, but I played hard-to-get. So Holly used her superior skills to engage me in conversation. After some verbal fencing Holly asked me who the critic from last night was. This was a direct question and I handled it rather skillfully. I said to Holly, "I'm not going to tell you." There was silence, then it went something like this:

T- have you heard about CAN?
H- they had it coming, they were bad.
T- have you heard about France?
H- yes
T- all those people convicted
H- they were my type
T- what does that mean
H- they were volunteer ministers
T- Holly, they were scientologists from orgs
H- they were my type
T- are you saying that VM's are not necessarily scientologists?
H- yes
And I started laughing, real loud.
T- Holly those were scientologists.
H- Fuck you, you are laughing at my people, fuck you.

She was screaming and spitting, I got about 5 fuck you's from this woman. It caught me completely by surprise, but still I was laughing. And she walked away screaming fuck you, and as she walked into the door of the org I got a final LOUD fuck you.

The pole-monkey never did budge from the pole during this. And that was all the action. Now then, the pole-monkey was not dressed for the weather, he was not wearing a jacket and was still leaning on a cold metal pole. Quickly I figured out that he was doing the 'create a vacuum' thing. But i would not play. But I had him on the clock. He went 21 minutes without hardly moving, then ran into the org. All this time I am just going back and forth past him. He comes back from the org, still no jacket, and lasts for a total of 45 minutes of doing the 'vacuum' thing before leaving. I then left myself. We never spoke a word.

Evidentally the official party line is that the convicted criminals in France were *not* scientologists. But why would Holly say she is not a scientologist? I suspect something is coming down.

Tomorrow they will be ready for me again at 7pm. But i will not show up. And they will not know that. heh heh heh

When are you monkeys going to learn?
You can't Boogie Woogie with the King of Rock and Roll.
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Subject: Friday 12/13/96
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 03:37:14 GMT

Did the little org for ten minutes.
Drove past the big org at 6pm and they are waiting for me.
Perhaps they are still waiting.
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Subject: Lovely Sunday
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 03:02:06 GMT

Having missed Saturday I went to do a quick ten minute picket at the big temple. 3-4 minutes into the picket and my #8 Duncan drove up. He was embarrassed when he saw me. He had to walk right past me and never said a word, and avoided looking at me. Then #8 came back out of the org and once again did not say a word. Neither did I. This is the first time I've seen the monkey since he threatened me with arrest. I was hoping he would apologize for being to busy or for simply forgetting that he was supposed to have me arrested.

Duncan left and my #3 Holly happened to come outside for a cigarette. Holly was also embarrassed but rather than run back inside she acted real determined and sat in the sunlight. So I asked her would I be getting any more fuck-you's today. She said maybe. I asked her how many fuck-you's she had done, that I had written it as 5 on the internet and wanted to be sure I had the number right. She thought it was funny. Another guy had joined her by now. I said it was funny also, that I have one ot that threatened me with arrest and another ot that screamed fuck-you out loud in the street. And that I write about this stuff on the internet.

Holly and the guy then proceeded to talk to each other quietly and look at me and laugh out loud, talk and laugh, talk and laugh.

So I pointed to my picket sign, "still not declared, hah ha ha" and joined them in laughing. After about ten minutes they both went inside. Holly then came out with a camera and took my picture *again*. three times, and I gave her 3 different poses.

Ended up doing a 30 minute picket. They sure like taking my picture.
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Subject: asdf
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 23:13:49 GMT

One hour dance in front of the big temple.
My #3 Holly came out to talk, she waited for me to go first. After ten minutes she got tired of waiting and went back inside. Maybe she did not like the songs I was singing. Other than that, uneventful.

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Subject: Wed- 12/18/96

Big org, one hour. Uneventful.
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Subject: Sat 12/21/96

A sky full of clouds just waiting to rain, and the wind again. So I was just going to drive past an org and maybe get to wave hello to one of them. And the wind stopped and I was able to get in 30 minutes at the big org.

And I'm using my newest org-side sign. This sign could have been avoided. All you clever ot's on this NG, all you clever locals that follow what I post. You could have stopped this sign. All you had to do was use some comm. I wish I had seen a picket sign like this when I first walked into an org. I understand fully that this sign does not bother you because you simply PRETEND that I am not there. (some of my locals are exceptional at this)

But what about the Raw Meat(tm) ? They don't know enough to pretend. Sure every now and then someone comes along, sees the bust of hubbard, and within 4 minutes they are on the look-out for verbal tech. But that is not common. Most people have to be taught to pretend. And all this typing washes right over you, you cannot even read it. You see the words, but you cannot read them. Pity.

The new sign reads:

DOES
THE BRIDGE (tm)
REALLY COST
360 THOUSAND

I went this way - '360 thousand'
because I felt that this way - '$360,000.00'
is too confusing, and does not seem real.

Well I've been promising this sign for quite a while now. And I've delivered. If any Raw Meat looks at this and laughs I will say to them, "Yo, how can you put a price on spiritual freedom?"

I think I have that part correct. You have this one chance in eternity to escape the trap, the downward spiral. We have the only technology to bring you to freedom. Our orgs have only one purpose and that is to get YOU up The Bridge(tm). Will you be paying cash or credit card?

*************************
** $360 Thousand **
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I had no idea.
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Subject: Thur 12/26/96

It was a two org kind of day. Little org first. As usual, a few minutes after my arrival they closed the curtains. Then the big org.

They LOVE my new sign. :-)
It gets them moving about quickly and they actually stare at it to read it. I'm now convinced that #4 Mary does not monitor my posts. I could see her lips moving as she read the sign, so it was new to her. I still do not know who is monitoring me locally, I'm beginning to suspect that it is not a staff member or anyone that even hangs out at the orgs. I know my locals, none are clever enough to fool me for a long period of time. I just don't know who monitors me.

A new monkey actually came up and talked with me today. And I mean really talked. This is the first time this has happened. The guy claimed that he was new to the cult and just taking some course. One of the 'Ups and Downs in Life' type courses. Basically I told him he was full of shit, that the only reason he was in was because of the criminal activity he could get to do. This did not bother him. I pointed out that his TR's were rather good. This did not bother him. I then treated him as 'new public' and that made him happy. And so we had a nice talk. My closing remarks to him was to point at the sign and say, "just so you know, that is the price."

So it was another enjoyable picket.

I asked two of the staff if the price was correct, did I have it right? One of them said, "no", and walked away. The other one just gave me a dirty look and no answer.

Gosh. If I do have the price wrong and one of them points out the errors I will correct it.

Once again, the sign reads:

Does the Bridge (tm)
Really Cost
360 Thousand

One more thing. I asked the monkey what time the new years event was going to be held. Strangest thing happened. He would not tell me. :-)
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Subject: Fri 12/27/96

Big org, 30 minutes. No confrontations.
But they still LOVE the new sign. They still come out to read it.

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Subject: Mon 12/30/96

It was a two org kind of day. Night time, one hour between the orgs. Did the little org first. The ten year old waved hello so many times he actually got a smile out of me. And I wonder what they feed that kid, he never stops moving. :-)

Big org was uneventful also. No verbal confrontations. I said hello to one of the monkeys and that was it.
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Subject: New Years Eve Picket
Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 05:13:07 GMT

Did 25 minutes at the big org. This 25 min. was worth probably 10 hours as far as reaching public. I started at 6:35pm, they had 21 vehicles. By 7pm the count was about 40 vehicles. Many newbies.

It was interesting that so many of them showed up at the last minute. Usually we would be at these type events an hour before the satellite transmission. There was probably 80 bodies in the shop. The building gets quite crowded with that many people around, and so they overflowed onto the porch and the street. There were times I was walking back and forth past 17 of them.

We never said a word, none of us. One of the OT's did the Glare(tm) thing, some of the staff frowned and scowled, the newbies were fascinated by my sign. I have no doubt but that the staff lied if any of the newbies asked who I was. I'm sure they would like to be able to lie to themselves also. (sigh) And so the New Year starts here in Vegas for my two orgs. It started with a picket.