Category: Inauguration

It is interesting to look at the photos from today, and they are all over the web. But in this photo, I was around this spot on the day Barack Obama became president of the United States. I was there. How happy I am that I planned it early, and made it happen. I recommend…

Bono sings Pride (In the name of love) and City of Blinding Lights at the Lincoln Memorial concert. I was about half way down the reflecting pool. Great day. Great crowd. Great memories.

It is a difficult thing to describe. I was among the million in the crowd, and had a front row seat to history being made. Among the highlights though were the reaction of the crowd to George Bush – wholescale boos. This was followed by everyone singing “na na na na, na na na na,…

Heading down to the national mall now… looks like 2 million people will turn out. Will take a few photos. 🙂

Garth Brooks does shout. The crowd went wild. The ground shook from people jumping up and down. Unbelievable.

If anyone was wondering how many people went, all I can say is that a huge amount went. I have never seen so many people congregate in one place. This photo demonstrates, almost: All the way from Lincoln to the Washington monument. Estimates are 500,000 people, which I would agree with. Lots more in the…

Tomorrow I head to Washington to go boozing celebrate the inauguration of Barack Obama. Blogging will be lighter but you will still be able to follow me on Twitter for text and photos and on Qik for live/recorded video.