The lack of food, huge crowd, and cramped legs from standing for 7 hours were completely worth it. But the pictures from that night will tell a much better story than I could in words, so here we go!!
Waiting in line to get through the metal detectors.
The press tent - all of Columbus Ave. was covered in trucks and many had also been parked at Soldier Field for overflow!
One of the jumbo screens that broadcast CNN throughout the night - this pic features the Grant Park crowd!
My friend Rachel and I.
The crowd (just the front half) and more press tents. On the left you can see the flags of the stage where Obama came out after being declared the president-elect.
The moment Obama was declared our next President. The CNN screen flashed "Breaking News" and the whole crowd breathed in then starting yelling hysterically - tons of pictures and hugging of random strangers.
The celebration on the jumbo screen.
The crowd when Obama came out on the stage.
Obama during his acceptance speech (I have pictures of him on stage, but he's so tiny that I didn't include:))
Biden out on stage with Obama - the crowd went wild for him as well.
Sweet moment.
The amount of people still in Grant Park after many people had already left!!!!
3 comments:
How much did you charge Rachel for your extra ticket?
What a sight and what a night !! Sure were lots of cell phones !! Yikes !
Did you see his first "weekly youtube message"?
I think it's great he's taking the next step and stepping into the current day technology, moving beyond the weekly radio address!
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