Photo Essay: Obama's Inauguration Concert

TMNT · 01-18-2009, 08:52 PM

The March:

All bridges coming into D.C. from the Virginia side were closed. All Streets near the mall were closed. The only subway stop open for the public was Foggy Bottom right next to George Washington University. The hike to the lincoln Memorial was about 3/4 to 1 mile. When you have what seemed to be at least a million people attending the side walks aren't big enough to fit everyone so people took over the streets:

The Security:
There had to have been over 50 military hummers blocking off the roads around the Mall. There had to have been over 25 tow trucks ready to tow your ass if you park where you shouldn't. There had to have been 300+ military police officers watching your very move...

The Protesters:

The Crowd:

Enjoy.

TiAg335i · 01-18-2009, 09:15 PM

Wow...truly amazing sight. Thanks for this.

HLDC11 · 01-18-2009, 09:20 PM

i was there today too. it was truly amazing

Tondtar · 01-18-2009, 09:29 PM

Great shots ...such an amazing day.

Can't wait until Tuesday for the main event

BMWE90 · 01-18-2009, 09:44 PM

Damn that's A LOT of people!!

DoNDoN · 01-19-2009, 10:45 AM

I am surprised no one pulled a Forrest Gump when Tom Hanks was up there. That would have been classic.

DougLikesBMW · 01-19-2009, 11:19 AM

Sweet, I was going to get to go tomorrow. We have two tickets. Unfortunately, second semester starts for me tomorrow so I can't go. I let my dad borrow my XSi and so hopefully he will grab some good shots.

stooken · 01-19-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TMNT

WOW!!

bigslickak · 01-19-2009, 01:35 PM

I was flipping over to HBO to watch the concert during commercials of the football games and happened to catch Tiger Woods introduce the Navy Glee Club.

All I can say is, wow, Tiger really needs to take some classes on public speaking. Especially for someone who is one of the most popular sports figures...I'm almost convinced he's an android.

Jamie Foxx reciting part of Mr. Obama's speech from election night was spot on. He did the best impersonation I've seen yet.

TMNT · 01-19-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by bigslickak

All I can say is, wow, Tiger really needs to take some classes on public speaking. Especially for someone who is one of the most popular sports figures...I'm almost convinced he's an android.

Your right, many of us in the crowd were quite surprised at how bad he was talking up there. He was reading the teleprompter like a 1 first grader reading his first book.

Other than that the best performance of the night goes to Garth Brooks. He was electric and got everyone dancing when he sang "Shout" by Otis Day and the Knights. I'm not a country boy by any means but Garth totally killed it

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TMNT Captain 180 Rep 872 Posts Drives: 330ci ZHP Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	Photo Essay: Obama's Inauguration Concert The March: All bridges coming into D.C. from the Virginia side were closed. All Streets near the mall were closed. The only subway stop open for the public was Foggy Bottom right next to George Washington University. The hike to the lincoln Memorial was about 3/4 to 1 mile. When you have what seemed to be at least a million people attending the side walks aren't big enough to fit everyone so people took over the streets: The Security: There had to have been over 50 military hummers blocking off the roads around the Mall. There had to have been over 25 tow trucks ready to tow your ass if you park where you shouldn't. There had to have been 300+ military police officers watching your very move... The Protesters: The Crowd: Enjoy.
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bigslickak Private First Class 5 Rep 134 Posts Drives: 335d sedan Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (1)	I was flipping over to HBO to watch the concert during commercials of the football games and happened to catch Tiger Woods introduce the Navy Glee Club. All I can say is, wow, Tiger really needs to take some classes on public speaking. Especially for someone who is one of the most popular sports figures...I'm almost convinced he's an android. Jamie Foxx reciting part of Mr. Obama's speech from election night was spot on. He did the best impersonation I've seen yet.
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