Invesco

[I'm writing this as Praveen and I are headed to Breckinridge in the car. Thank goodness for AT&T Global Connect :-)]

Highlights of the evening: Great seats--club level with our own food & drink!...Sheryl Crow, John Legend, will.i.am (I would have liked to hear more and better music. The Michael McDonald set was particularly puzzling)...John Lewis and Bill Richardson (Yes, that Bill Richardson. The 2nd part of his speech was quite good)...The "American Voices" speeches by ordinary Americans (Yes, it was scripted, but still felt very authentic, funny, and compelling)...And of course, Barack's speech (Not his best ever, but very good with more red meat lines than usual, which I loved). We were there a long time (almost 9 hours!), but it didn't feel that long at all. The stadium was slow to fill, but once it was, the electricity and enthusiasm was something to behold. The only disappointment for me was Al Gore. He seemed hurried during his speech, often talking over applause. With that sympathetic an audience, I would have expected a bolder speech with more impact.

As easy as going to Invesco was, leaving was nothing short of chaotic. After briefly attempting to find a shuttle bus, we settled for following the masses and walking back to downtown--A VERY LONG WALK! Over an hour later, we made it back and met two friends of Praveen's at Rock Bottom Brewery downtown. It was teeming with people, as were all places downtown well into early morning. We ate, and decompressed. After in depth discussions with the two insider Democratic operatives (not my idea of relaxing!), we eventually headed back around 2am, exhausted.