April 2006
4015 photos, 8 blogs
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[Photos](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1327-1-coachella_2006_day1.html) and [words](http ://blogging.la/archives/2006/04/coachealla_report_day_1.phtml#more). 
I have taken some photos of what goes inside an winter alpine SAR pack and posted them on flickr along with notes of what each item is. Click on the following pictures to see the notes: [](https://eecue.com/p/26020/inmybag-Generated-HDR---Tone-mapped.html) Inside the bags inside my bag: [](https://eecue.com/p/26019/inmybag-inside-Generated-HDR---Tone-mapp.html) I will be posting a write-up about the SAR [mission](http://eecue.com/log_archive/eecue-log-561-San_Jacinto_Search.html) on Monday sometime later today.
I'm going to bed as soon as I am done typing this because I am waking up around 4:00 am tomorrow to go search for a [missing Danish hiker](http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California2/CA_Missing_Hiker_233260CA.shtml) in the snow on San Jacinto. I am looking forward to this mission and to getting out in the snow. The tram ride is always fun, too. I'll take some pictures with my SD550 so you can see how it went.
Today I walked with the student protesters through Downtown Los Angeles. I took some [photos](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1316-1-Immigration_Protest_4_15_06.html) and wrote some [words](http://blogging.la/archives/2006/04/student_protest_photos.phtml#more) about what I saw. [](https://eecue.com/p/25995/Protesters.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/25993/Protesters.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/25973/Protesters.html)
My coverage of the marches has been mentioned on [slate](http://www.slate.com/id/2139762/?nav=fix): > > La marcha: As hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their political supporters turned out nationwide Monday, bloggers documented the demonstrations. At Metroblogging Los Angeles, amateur photographer Dave Bullock captures the scene on the West Coast. Explaining the pictures of demonstrators "feverishly waving their American flags," Bullock notes that Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa "opened his talk with a polite request for the protesters to roll up and stow away their non-American flags. He said that the flags from other countries would not help their cause, and most of the protesters obliged his request." (See the complete collection of Bullock's photos on his personal Web site.) > > >
Do you have a bike? Do you find yourself sitting in your car going insane, dreaming of being on two wheels rolling around the concrete jungle? Have you ever wanted to just ride around town and see some art or push your pedals with hundreds of other cyclists? Well if you answered yes to any of those questions you should grab your wheels and head down to one of the group rides that is taking place tomorrow and Friday night. Tomorrow is the [Downtown Art Ride](http://downtownartride.com/) which [Eric Richardson](http://ericrichardson.com/) and I started about 6 months ago. The ride coincides with the [Downtown Art Walk](http://downtownartwalk.com/) and we try and make it to all the galleries on the walk except the Library and the MOCAs. Bring a lock (actually we're trying to have somebody out front watching bikes) and a helmet along with a light and your drinking shoes as most of the galleries have free booze. Then on Friday night is Los Angeles' largest group ride, Midnight Ridazz. The theme this month is *¡Viva la Revolución! ¡Viva la Virgen de Guadalupe!*
A few hours ago I attended the "[Today We Act, Tomorrow We Vote](http://todayweact.org/)" protest in Downtown Los Angeles. Once again, I took some [photos](http://eecue.com/images_archive/eecue-album-1314-1-today_we_act_tomorrow_we_vote.html) and wrote some [words](http://blogging.la/archives/2006/04/today_we_march_tomorrow_we_vot.phtml) about what I saw. [](https://eecue.com/p/25931/Protesters.html "Protesters") [](https://eecue.com/p/25909/Villaraigosa-and-Gordon.html) [](https://eecue.com/p/25931/Protesters.html "Protesters") [](https://eecue.com/p/25931/Protesters.html "Protesters") [](https://eecue.com/p/25931/Protesters.html "Protesters") [](https://eecue.com/p/25931/Protesters.html "Protesters")
I started the day by forgetting to Spring forward. On my way to Echo Park, whilst mounting my bike when a light turned green, I ripped a 10" hole in my shorts. When I got to the park I was greeted by Mack, Eric and Wil and shortly after that my portrait was taken by a photog with a battery powered inkjet printer in tow. In said picture, I looked like a mutant squinting pirate, despite the fact that our team was not the arrrr'ing one. Furthermore I blew it when I passed on the free vegan tamales and beer. Read the [rest at blogging.la](http://blogging.la/archives/2006/04/my_legs_my_back_actually_no_ju.phtml#more).
