This was the sunset last night over the DNC. It's one of the most spectacular sunsets we've had in months. I am choosing to see this as a good sign for the upcoming November election.
A couple of hours after Obama's rousing acceptance speech, I went back down to the 16th Street Mall to witness the action of the final night of festivities. There were actually fewer people out and about than on the previous two nights, but I still caught plenty of hilarious Democrats in action, with several one-person "protestors" spouting their causes.
I never did figure out what this interview was about, but the fully-decked-out Mountain Man was a sight to behold, and the interviewer with the mike was a riot.
And standing next to the Rodeo Girl was this guy posing with his Obama head:
Overall it has been a fun week to be working nights in downtown Denver. I haven't felt this kind of energy on the streets since the 70's. In fact, there were several times I felt like I WAS back in the 70's. The smell of patchouli and raggedy jeans with holes in the knees and teenagers with "smoke weed" signs and the several "Stop the War" signs scattered all over were very reminiscent of the Vietnam War days. I haven't seen this kind of political excitement on the streets in decades. I'm glad I was able to be an observer of this historic event.
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