Obama Rally

Well, we did it. Well, Cam and I did it. And Dwayne and Jenny. And Obama. As for you other bloggers- thanks for nothin' :)

The election is finally over and we can go back to our regular routines which DON'T include disproving "Obama is a Terrorist" e-mails. And we're very happy.

As most of you know, I was privileged enough to be a part of the rally in Grant Park for Obama's acceptance of the presidency. 65,000 tickets were given out to a high security area, and the rest of the people (all 125,000 of them) had to watch from outside. I was on a waiting list for a ticket, but our friend Jeff was lovely enough to take me as his guest for his ticket. And so we went! Cameron was in L.A. this week on business.

I have some pictures and some videos to share. We were probably within the first 5,000 people in the gates, and we were very close. Maybe 150-200 yds away. It was electric and I've never seen seas of people like that. But the greatest thing about the crowd was that you gathered knowing that each person shared your ideology. That's a good feeling after all of the fighting that has gone on in recent months. The night was wonderful and I'll be happy to tell my kids one day that I was part of such a movement and was present on that great night.


Me all Obama'd out

Me and Jeff at the rally
The special Chicago skyline


Signed Sealed Delivered- I tried to capture the crowd after the presidency was announced but it's impossible to capture. Everyone was singing and having fun. A little Jeff and I at the end.