9/23: Impeach

FB - 1699

USA - 1327

9/23: The War is a Lie

These signs were placed yesterday along the 101, 80 and 580.


Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits

These mist covered mountains are home now for me...

But my home is the lowlands, and always will be.

Some day you'll return to your valleys and your farms,

And you'll no longer burn to be brothers in arms.

Through these fields of destruction, baptisms of fire...

I've witnessed your suffering as the battles raged higher.

And though they did hurt me so bad, in the fear and alarm...

You did not desert me my brothers in arms.

There's so many different worlds... so many different suns.

And we have just one world. But we live in different ones...

Now the sun's gone to hell, and the moon's riding high.

Let me bid you farewell: every man has to die.

But it's written in the starlight, and every line on your palm:

We are fools to make war on our brothers in arms...

FB - 1685

USA - 1327

Moratorium Day 2/Ship Song

(These signs were placed over and around Bay Area freeways on Friday, Sept. 21st)


The Ship Song by Nick Cave


Come sail your ships around me,
And burn your bridges down.
We make a little history, baby...
Every time you come around.

Come loose your dogs upon me,
And let your hair hang down.
You are a little mystery to me...
Every time you come around.

We talk about it all night long...
We define our moral ground.
But when I crawl into your arms...
Everything comes tumbling down.

Come sail your ships around me...
And burn your bridges down.
We make a little history, baby...
Every time you come around.


FB - 1675
USA - 1327

Moratorium Day

The night before I painted up a bunch of signs: I used an overhead projector, cardboard from a dumpster and about a dollar's worth of paint. The above took about two hours to make.

On Moratorium Day I drove around the Bay Area putting signs up over and alongside freeways. I hit overpasses, guardrails, signbacks, fenceposts... anything that could be easily seen but not too easily reached. Using bungee cords, binder clips and hammer and nails, I was able to place and secure safely each of these signs in under fifteen seconds.


Between noon and sunset I placed a total of 27 signs along a hundred miles or so of the 101, 80, 580, 99 and 50. When I drove back this morning at least half of them were still up.

While I can't tell you how many people saw them exactly, I can safely say it was a hell of a lot.

When the founding fathers gave us the right to full and unfettered free political speech, I believe that meant we could express our political opinions to as many of our fellow citizens as possible. That's why I put signs on freeways.

I don't know if it does any good...

But it sure feels damn good to do it.

FB - 1663

USA - 1327

(Signs posted since January 1st.)