Today, people lined up in lines over a mile long to see my favorite current band at Invesco Field at Mile High: Yonder Mountain String Band.
"Adam (Aljala), our guitar player, and I had tickets to see the Red Sox and Yankees at Yankee Stadium," [ bass player Ben Kaufmann ] said. "Honestly, I think this is probably the only thing I could think of doing to make me give those tickets up. And they were right behind home plate. This is better.”
How did they get there?
"We heard rumors a few weeks ago," Kaufmann said. "They wanted a Colorado band and we’ve been doing really well. The last thing I heard was, 'You're in the hat but there are 100 bands. They’ll have to all agree on it, from the governor to Barack [ Obama ].'"
Congratulations to Yonder Mountain String Band for headlining Invesco Field. However, the concert promoters scheduled the headliner band at the funny hour of 3 p.m. Apparently, security was a bear as well, since the vast majority of the spectators were still waiting in line while Yonder Mountain String Band played.
Of course, later in the evening, Democrat Presidential Nominee Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech. The speech contained typical platitudes, various attacks on President Bush and Republicans, and the apparent belief that government can solve every problem in America. While I will dissect Barack Obama's speech in the future, tonight, I will follow John McCain's example and just congratulate Senator Obama on his historic nomination.
by Civil Sense
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