Comments on: Sitting In The Convention Hall… http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:11:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dmac http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1601007 dmac Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:24:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1601007 <p>i know that!!! i said that to say they weren’t the only one, like you said..i am loose-i’m eatin’ donuts!</p> <p>and the lady at the donut shop, late 60’s gray ponytail, kind, teared up telling me how she felt last night after hillary’s speech. said she felt proud of her.</p> <p>i told her what she did today.</p> <p>said she had to work until 10 and was going to miss bill’s…i told her the radio station it was on, and left a tip.</p> i know that!!! i said that to say they weren’t the only one, like you said..i am loose-i’m eatin’ donuts!

and the lady at the donut shop, late 60’s gray ponytail, kind, teared up telling me how she felt last night after hillary’s speech. said she felt proud of her.

i told her what she did today.

said she had to work until 10 and was going to miss bill’s…i told her the radio station it was on, and left a tip.

]]> By: mack http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600901 mack Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:06:37 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600901 <p>damning with faint praise</p> damning with faint praise

]]> By: selise http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600841 selise Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:53:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600841 <p>amazing how we remember those shows.</p> <p>just went googling. it was <a href="http://buzzardbook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/springsteen-and-southside-live-at-the-agora-1978/" rel="nofollow">august 31, 1978</a>. after playing his own show springsteen went to the agora and did an encore with southside johnny. here’s a youtube of the boss at the agora - the same night i saw him for the first time (are youtubes great or what?) - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3amVBypEk" rel="nofollow">The Fever</a>.</p> <p>oh wait. i think i’m supposed to be watching the dnc speakers - not listening to the boss from long ago.</p> amazing how we remember those shows.

just went googling. it was august 31, 1978. after playing his own show springsteen went to the agora and did an encore with southside johnny. here’s a youtube of the boss at the agora – the same night i saw him for the first time (are youtubes great or what?) – The Fever.

oh wait. i think i’m supposed to be watching the dnc speakers – not listening to the boss from long ago.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600823 Raven Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:49:55 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600823 <p>Jesus, it’s not like McCain coined the phrase. Loosen up.</p> Jesus, it’s not like McCain coined the phrase. Loosen up.

]]> By: dmac http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600817 dmac Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:48:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600817 <p>he’s a sucker for blue eyes.</p> he’s a sucker for blue eyes.

]]> By: dmac http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600806 dmac Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:46:34 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600806 <p>somebody prominent said it last night, but can’t remember who.</p> somebody prominent said it last night, but can’t remember who.

]]> By: Raven http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600805 Raven Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:46:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600805 <p>Yea, I just looked it up. Off the ASVAB chart huh?</p> Yea, I just looked it up. Off the ASVAB chart huh?

]]> By: dmac http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600799 dmac Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:44:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600799 <p>christy says–Holy shit! Melissa Ethridge is singing God Bless America live! Woo hoo — love her! Awesome…hope they are showing this instead of bobbleheads.<br /> ==<br /> wow, thanks…hit record when jello jay came on and went on a donut run…can’t remember the last time i had a donut, tonight called for donuts….heard harry on the radio, so, would have just rewound after i watched jello …..waht a performance by melissa and the ‘dude’ playin’ beside her…</p> <p>p.s. the guitar player looked and played like my friend bobby. send some love to afghanistan, that’s where he is right now. stoooopid.</p> christy says–Holy shit! Melissa Ethridge is singing God Bless America live! Woo hoo — love her! Awesome…hope they are showing this instead of bobbleheads.
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wow, thanks…hit record when jello jay came on and went on a donut run…can’t remember the last time i had a donut, tonight called for donuts….heard harry on the radio, so, would have just rewound after i watched jello …..waht a performance by melissa and the ‘dude’ playin’ beside her…

p.s. the guitar player looked and played like my friend bobby. send some love to afghanistan, that’s where he is right now. stoooopid.

]]> By: newspaperbrat http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600787 newspaperbrat Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:41:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600787 <p>Christy upstairs with more live blogging delights.</p> Christy upstairs with more live blogging delights.

]]> By: JPL9 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600785 JPL9 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:41:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/27/sitting-in-the-convention-hall/#comment-1600785 <p>One hundred times better than Christy’s senator.</p> One hundred times better than Christy’s senator.

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