Live from Washington DC
One word: unbelievable.
We are just several hundred feet from the Lincoln Memorial. The kickoff concert began with a marine salute that set a chilling silence across the perhaps millions in attendance, and then a performance of the Star Spangled Banner and Aaron Copeland's March for the Common Man. Acts that have come and gone on the stage read like a who's who of pop culture...Elmo (!), Bruce Springsteen, Mary J Blige, Jamie Foxx, Steve Carrell, and Patti LaBelle with Bon Jovi. Tom Hanks was just introduced. He began with "We cannot change history...but we hold power and bear responsibility to change our future."
Before all of this there were some light moments - enthusiastic volunteers entertaining the organized chaos of people heading here, a monumental wave across the crowd before the show started, and a combined chant of "raise it up" when the speakers on the right side went out...
Above our heads, a steady clip of planes continue on the flight path above the memorial enroute to Reagan Airport, in the buildup to Tuesday. The Inaugural Kickoff is the first event leading to what history may tell us years from now was a defining moment in the American experience.
One word: unbelievable.
We are just several hundred feet from the Lincoln Memorial. The kickoff concert began with a marine salute that set a chilling silence across the perhaps millions in attendance, and then a performance of the Star Spangled Banner and Aaron Copeland's March for the Common Man. Acts that have come and gone on the stage read like a who's who of pop culture...Elmo (!), Bruce Springsteen, Mary J Blige, Jamie Foxx, Steve Carrell, and Patti LaBelle with Bon Jovi. Tom Hanks was just introduced. He began with "We cannot change history...but we hold power and bear responsibility to change our future."
Before all of this there were some light moments - enthusiastic volunteers entertaining the organized chaos of people heading here, a monumental wave across the crowd before the show started, and a combined chant of "raise it up" when the speakers on the right side went out...
Above our heads, a steady clip of planes continue on the flight path above the memorial enroute to Reagan Airport, in the buildup to Tuesday. The Inaugural Kickoff is the first event leading to what history may tell us years from now was a defining moment in the American experience.
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