What I did on my Summer vacation

Mid-Afternoon, Sunday, August 29, 2004   The Green dragon came trundling up Seventh Avenue to the tunes of The Clash and the chanting of Anti-Bush protesters. Drums beating, people dancing, signs and banners displaying the people's disgust with the Bush Regime   I helped carry the tail of the big, green dragon.  As we approached Madison Square Garden, I could see the pigs on the top of the entryway into the Long Island RailRoad station.  We donned our bandannas, our sunglasses and our umbrellas to protect us from the pigs' cameras pointing in our direction. The march slowed to a halt as we got in front of the Garden. A voice coming from the Dragon's mouth declared " This is my favorite song!"  the opening lyrics and melody of Led Zeppelin's "Your time is gonna come"  "Lying, cheating, hurting, thats all you seem to do...."  I thought to myself "How apropos".  The song played out and then came the raucous hardcore punk music screaming anarchy. The kids shouted, "WHOSE STREETS?  OUR STREETS".   Many of the protesters joined in.   Suddenly, I heard a voice that said "Oops we're out of power.  I left the tail to see the dragon head better and I walked around, the familar scent of combustible fluid filled the air. The kids ran off and in their wake, a dragon starts to smoulder.  The cops stood there in a stupor, not believing what their eyes are telling them as the dragon head burst into flames. Belately, the made haste to try to catch some young 'anarchists' but the lot of them ran away. The angry cops started violently pushing and arresting people at random. People who weren't even marching with the dragon got grabbed by the pigs.   After thirty to forty five minutes of confusion and no real prey, the cops finally let the march continue its path to Union Square Park. Burn, Dragon, Burn!!!!!!!