Our friend Julian saved us some VIP tickets for the Obama rally at the Independence Mall. It was a very welcome idea. It's nice to be involved in the making of history.
At about 5:30, Sam, Mich, Eddie, Ham and I headed to Center City for the rally.
Lots and lots of people, the place was crowded, we didn't think we would make it in. But thankfully a few phone calls by Ham managed to get us into the thick line. There was no pushing and the line was moving along so we were able to get in about 6:30pm.
The crowd comprised of people from all walks of life, babies, grannies, students, toddlers name it, they were there.
We stood for about 3 hours just waiting for "the man" to show up. Every one was psyched, there was great music blasting from the speakers. People were dancing, singing along and talking to every one, it was like we were one big happy family.
Obviously the wait was long, some people decided to leave but the majority waited with a determination. I can't estimate the numbers that showed up, but they were thousands upon thousands as the pictures depict.
When Obama came up on stage, there were deafening screams from every corner, flashes going off every second from people trying to take pictures, it was a powerful moment.
His speech was fantastic and having it infront of the hall where the papers of the declaration of independence were signed was perfect.
For some reason, his speech and seeing the passion with which he spoke made me very emotional. I don't know how far he will go, or if Americans will vote for him, all I can say is, he is a man of substance.
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