First Convention Day - Monday

What a start to our convention adventure..
Awake at 5AM for a 6AM getaway to a 7AM breakfast, that actually did not start until 8AM. I hope I did not lose you already. You know I must be dedicated to get up at 5AM for anything. The last time I remember doing that was to go skiing. Too long ago to remember.
The breakfast was with the Wash, DC delegates in a downtown hotel.
We were the invited guests of the DC Shadow Senator, Paul Strauss.
Buffet breakfast with french toast and eggs. We were addressed early on by Donna Brazille. She was Gore's campaign director. Not exactly a success.
We were also addressed by Eleanor Holmes Norton, our DC non voting Rep. The whole gist of the speeches were that we were all supposed to campaign for DC voting rights. Norton will be giving a speech to the convention on that topic on Tuesday at 3PM Mountain time (5 PM Eastern time) Before prime time unfortunately. So few viewers will be paying any attention. I think the convention planners planned it that way.
It turns out that the Va delegation hotel was the same one. So, we drifted over there for a second breakfast. A much bigger affair. The speaker there was Mark Warner.
So, not too bad for a start of our day. Three celebs in two hours.
Next it was on to a Women's election event where we saw Nancy Peolsi in person. On the way from the hotel to the CCC, we witnessed the full regalia of people selling things. Both souvenirs and causes. Very colorful.
Would you believe it, I forgot my camera. I guess my mind does not work very well at 5AM.
Finally, we took our posts as volunteer's for the Obama For America (OFA) corridor in the CCC. Very little activity there all afternoon. It is the place in the CCC that all of the Obama campaign bigwigs will assemble for strategy meetings. So, we hope for more action as the week wears on.
Alas, no tickets (They call them "credentials") showed up for us to gain entry into the Pepsi Center for the convention opening.
So, we watched it with the other "ordinaries" in a large auditorium in the CCC. Still nice to be surrounded by so many Democrats.
For those of you who watched it on TV, the high points were the tribute to Ted Kennedy and Michelle Obama's speech.
Its now midnight and time for me to turn in for another day tomorrow.
One day down, three to go.
Stay tuned.
Alan