Stormclouds Gather

The day was quiet.

 

I had heard about an incident on the Michigan Avenue bridge earlier that resulted in a confrontation and some arrests.

 

Someone shot me a text about some more arrests on Jackson.

 

At the Bowman Statue there was nothing but peace and love.

 

And about a bazillion cops.

 

It was a major show of force and it seemed like every cop in the city was geared up Downtown.

 

Only an idiot would try to pull anything with that kind of law enforcement presence.

 

And I've never seen so many Federal Protective Service Chevy Tahoes.

 

They pretty much surrounded every Federal building in the city.

 

I walked around and tried to catch a vibe.

 

I really couldn't.

 

Here and there I tuned into conversations people were having about politics and such...

 

but there was no real anger out there...

 

I couldn't identify any 'agitators.'

 

I could be wrong but I think that there might be sporadic incidents and arrests...

 

but I didn't get a feeling that things were gonna get crazy.

 

We'll see tommorow.

 

There's a couple of marches and demonstrations planned and those always create a different atmosphere.

 

There were a lot of faces that didn't look familiar to me.

 

A lot of people have come in from 'out of town.'

 

If anyone's gonna pull some shit it's those guys.

 

And as the weekend winds down they're gonna be more likely to get crazy.

 

I think tomorrow I'll be able to get more 'dialed into it.'

 

Feel the mojo a little bit more.

 

I hope you're feeling the Friday-Love!

 

I'll try and keep you posted about what's happenin' on the street here in Chicago.

Done