november 4, 2008.
November 6, 2008, 1:05 am
the day barack obama got elected president will be one of those days that you’ll always remember where you were when it happened. unfortunately for most people my age, that puts it in the company of 9/11 (senior year, orchestra) and the first O.J. simpson verdict (6th grade math).
as for obama’s night of infamy, the party started at stoney’s. the scene: pleasant but too many women. every projection elicited cheers and clinked glasses or angry boos and loud proclamations of FAIL. (BOOOO. mississippi FAIL! … BOOOOOO. oklahoma FAIL.) plus, an obama countdown actually did happen (just like new year’s, except at 11pm, when CNN called the race). we then tried to start a “socialism” cheer, but that pretty much died on the spot.
then off to 14th and U for wholesome hipster/ghetto ruckus, and when it came time to dry off, stetsons and local 16.
anyway, a crappy slideshow. there are some redundant photos, so deal with it, and warning: maura is in a lot of these photos b/c she’s my vigilant partner in crime.
damn straight i am.
The last photos look more like Halloween than election night.
It was the summer 1994, staying over my friends house and watching that White Bronco II weave in and out of cars… Waking up freshman of college to hear my roommate in disbelief on Sept 11… Then came Nov 4, 10:30 PM, I thew in the towel, went to bed and told myself, I’m going to quit work tomorrow, become one of the 40% of Americans who dont pay income tax, and live off the other 60%’s hard earned money. Regardless of how hard they worked, no matter of what hurdles they over came, and no matter how much they invested into an education, it was time to spread the wealth around…