Stevie Wonder and some other guy . . .
Not being one for political rallies, I decided to brave the hurrah of the crowds and the stump-speeches for a few tunes from Stevie Wonder. Why? Because it was Stevie Wonder. Yes, I’ve forgiven him for “I Just Called To Say I Love You.”
So we arrive at approximately 6:30pm, noticing a decent parking space and thinking it boded well for our chances. We walked from the new library past the satellite trucks and their well-lighted, neatly coiffed inhabitants, making our way past the grassy mall set to hold all of the festivities. Once we reached the head of the line, we marched our way dutifully towards the back.
Which, at the time, was four blocks away, near the Bank One Tower. The first photo in the gallery shows the line ahead of us. The second is the line behind us, which may have stretched to Greenwood. The third photo shows my wife, hiding from the rain under my shirt. Finally, there was, sprinkled amongst the many folks shilling candidates and their related button-, shirt- and hat-related merchandising options, a gentleman asking for Iraq to consider an electoral college. Because ours worked so well, you know.
We got three songs, re-interpreted with bonus Obama lyrics, and called it a night when the rain picked up. Still, a successful outing.
It was Stevie Wonder, you know.
May 6th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I got to see Stevie last summer in Concord, California… Awesome show!
May 6th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I can’t believe I didn’t run into you there.
There were only about 25,000 people.
May 7th, 2008 at 8:12 am
We got the random anti-clinton and pro-ron paul protesters at the Clinton Rally we went to. The button/hat/shirt venders reminded me of Deer Creek back in the day. It’s been like 5 years since I’ve been there! I missed Obama when he was in Bloomington while I was in Vegas. We just got IUPUI students doing cheers at the Clinton rally. My parents was Bill Clinton in Lebanon with only about 700 people. It was the first time a US President had been to Lebanon since Abe Lincoln.