The Tanager Blog

I know I stated that this blog wasn’t about politics, it was about stories, but I just have to say, Barack Obama is the man this nation needs.I’ve felt it since mid-December when I started paying attention to the primaries, and I went and caucused for him as a result. So last night, I couldn’t just sit at home and watch the speech at Invesco Field. I had to run down there and see what was up.

What was up was a whole lot of barricades. Without credentials, we could barely get beyond the Invesco Field light rail station. More protesters, the Hillary laughing pen guy again (man was he ever irritating the cops), and little chance of getting in, even on free credentials that could be scored, with my 135mm lens. Why it was banned is beyond me. Anyhow, we headed over to Union Station, saw the MSNBC wonks wonkin’ it, and then headed to McLaughlin’s Bar to watch the speech over a pint and a burger. I’d guess that 150 people crammed into the bar to watch the speech. Plenty of cheering and applause, a real jubilant atmosphere, and then we hurried out to the top of the Millenium Bridge to watch the fireworks over Invesco Field. I took a few photos, but nothing great. These guys still have me laughing:

Tomorrow, I’ll post images from a shoot Hailey and I did in our backyard. The white backdrop arrived, and oh man am I going to have fun with it. Check my Facebook page for my updated look.