the boss. and glenn. and kerry.
ok... standing around for 5 hours wasn't fun. watching people WAS fun. oh, hot freshmen. lots of em. HOT PEOPLE FOR KERRY! as Jen suggested.
I saw only one person I knew, and he was from the old days of OU and campus bars. he dated my roommate. he was as hot as i remember, which was nice, because he didnt recognize me +50 lbs and with hot chicks and i could look in his direction without him noticing. or so i think.
OSU's student speakers sound like cheerleaders during a pep rally. Oh, did I say that? I meant they sounded like pageant announcers. Or some combination of the two. E Nun Ci ATE!
Then of course, we were subjected to the local politicians. Bush sucks! Our opponents suck! YOU MUST VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET!
Sound problems and generator issues plagued the entire evening, forcing us to stand around in silence without even the looped mp3 disk to keep the crowd occupied. HEY YA! HEARD OF A BACKUP SYSTEM?
Finally, when we were almost gone, at some late hour (7:45ish?) when we were just going to leave, Mayor Coleman took the stage. Ugh. He's horrible. Not endearing at all. Just shut up and bring out the boss...
JOHN GLENN! Good to see he's still up and around. Always a good speaker, always endearing... I swear, if Kerry came across as smooth as this guy, he'd be miles ahead by now. I dont know if it's the 30+ years in the public eye, or the speech writers (does he write his own?) but this man comes across like your best friend. No party line "vote democrat"... but addressing the crowd as equals, and sounding like he really is. I've met the man 3 times, and he never ceases to amaze me.
John Glenn introduced Asa's uncle, the Boss. I have to say, I've never been a huge fan, but the man not only puts on a great show, but can speak to a crowd as well. Where is this charisma? Not in our two candidates for Pres, that's for sure. He gives a better speech than Kerry.
And then finally, Kerry... who said we looked beautiful.
Thank you, Mr. Kerry... but we couldn't wait around to hear the end of your speech. There were dogs to poop and mouths to feed. I'm sure I'll catch a transcript or a rebroadcast today.