Hottest Ticket in Town

Yesterday Joel and I went uptown and sat in line with our friends Melanie and Jeff for Daily Show tickets, which we procured and then went to eat lunch and jump up and down like idiots in the MSNBC audience. An hour before we needed to report back for the Daily Show taping, Melanie's brother in law, who works for DNC CEO Steve Kerrigan, came through with credentials to the convention speeches. Melanie and I decided to bail on the Daily Show in favor of being assured of getting into the convention; Joel and Jeff went to the Daily Show with the idea that they would try to get into the convention center afterwards. Unfortunately by the time they arrived at 7:30, the convention center was full and they were not allowed in. Too bad for them! It was the experience of a lifetime! I got to see speeches by Caroline Kennedy, John Kerry, Joe Biden, several Governors, celebrities, performances by James Taylor, Mary J Blige, The Foo Fighters, a rare public appearance by Gabby Giffords (she led the pledge of allegiance) and the list goes on and on... and of course, President Obama!