at least I did attend an inauguration -- the first Clinton one.
as a matter of history I think the Obama inauguration may be the most important since Kennedy's. but -- regardless of history's final verdict on Clinton -- I have no regrets abt being there. at least I have one inauguration under my belt. & that whole weekend was pretty amazing. the outdoor concert with Diana Ross swooping on stage in a huge red gown. the fireworks that nite. the tents on the mall where you cd hear Peter Paul & Mary or the Staple Singers. & of course that moment of the swearing in.
then the parade. not only the new president & members of his party but also Chief Justice Rehnquist & recently disgraced Ted Stevens.
it was a moment in history & I was right there.
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Although I never made it to an one, me and my mom visited washington in 1956 a week before Eisenhower was sworn in for his 2nd term. I have a picture of the two of us in front of the bleachers. Lovely picture of your mom alex, its funny but it seems that all of us had beautiful mothers.
I am feeling like there's a party in the next room and I should grab a bottle and knock on the door. Sadly, the crowds would make the evemnt something of a trauma for me.
But, still ... I'm right f--king here. Often I ride my bike down there on a summer afternoon.
A summer afternoon.
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