OBAMA OBAMA "In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it." -Barack Obama
Inauguration Weekend
Sunday January 18, 2009 - The Lincoln Memorial Concert
Musical accompaniment (my audio recordings):
Bruce Springstein starting off the afternoon with The Rising
Garth Brooks *ROCKIN'* the mall with American Pie
Pete Sieger closing the show with the classic This Land is Your Land
Heading to the Lincoln Memorial for the concert
Not exactly front row seating
The crowds
Ok, I've found my spot. Now I wait for several hours.
Hmm. Maybe not the best seat in the house, but it
will do.
Obama?
Three hours of waiting in frigid temps passes surprisingly quickly
The Uberconcert begins
The lineup consisted of: Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages were Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington.
Wow.
The screen where I actually watched the concert
Garth! He totally rocked the place!
Video I took of Garth rockin' the mall (Windows media video)
Oooh, its us.
The man of the hour. Yes, after a concert laden with
superstars, this is the person we were really all there to see. Talk about megastar!
Leaving
