Anyone who depended on Dickie Barrett's Mighty Morning Show to help make that tough L.A. commute more bearable has got to be pissed. Barrett was summarily fired last week from Indie 103.1.
So what can we do? Listen, if over half a million people were able to take to the streets of L.A. on 10/25/06, surely we can make some phone calls and send some emails to the fine people at Entravision. Send an e-mail to Michael Steele at Entravision at the following address:
michaelsteele@earthlink.blackberry.net or
msteele@entravision.com or call him or GM Dawn Girocco at 877.900.1031.
Here's a sample email:Dear Indie 103.1 Suits,
I simply don't agree with your decision to fire Dickie Barrett and then try to trick me by putting on replacement monkeymen. I'm not buying it, even if you do try to sweeten it by putting Dave Navarro on in the morning. I respectfully ask you to bring back Mighty Morning Show Host Dicky Barrett, though I can't imagine he'd return. Being considered the "coolest radio station in America" doesn't come from your marketing plans--it comes from your talent. Why be just like every other cornfed station?
You've still got your claws in me for Jonesy's Jukebox, but I'm just counting the minutes on corporate clock. Hang on to him while you can.Other suits to contact:
Mr. Walter F. Ulloa
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Joe Liberman
President, Radio Division
Entravision Communications Corporation
2425 Olympic Boulevard
Suite 6000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404
Tel: 310-447-3870
Fax: 310-447-3899
A couple of masked men sit atop newspaper vending machines and bang out a beat for protestors to march to.
Succintly put, that's why we all came downtown.
The 101 Freeway overpass is filled with protestors with the Cathedral of Los Angeles in the background.
Quite possibly the funniest sign of the day.....
Downtown L.A. is a sea of peaceful protest.
A very recently married couple walks through downtown L.A., joining the march as protesters cheer and yell "Beso! Beso!" 
