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applegrove

(118,802 posts) Mon Dec 9, 2013, 11:01 PM Dec 2013

Who here is getting up at 4:00 AM to watch the coverage of Mandela's Memorial Service?

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Who here is getting up at 4:00 AM to watch the coverage of Mandela's Memorial Service? (Original Post) applegrove Dec 2013 OP

Peace................. JimboBillyBubbaBob Dec 2013 #1

Nevermind~ I see now..mahalo, applegrove~ Cha Dec 2013 #2

Believe it or not it is Eastern Standard Time. 4:00. That probably means you could just stay applegrove Dec 2013 #3

Right.. I'm up anyway being the night owl I am.. I don't Cha Dec 2013 #4

I would love to watch it avebury Dec 2013 #5

I hope it's on C-Span shenmue Dec 2013 #6

I will be watching life long demo Dec 2013 #7

Is that GMT? nt arthritisR_US Dec 2013 #8

Will MSNBC be covering it? I'm up, ready and pleased there may not be a Morning Joe..n/t monmouth3 Dec 2013 #9

CNN international is covering it now. It will be 6 hours long and starts a 4:00 AM applegrove Dec 2013 #10

Thank you for the info, CNN is not a usual stop for me but this will be worth it...n/t monmouth3 Dec 2013 #12

hell no, just got home from work, fracking ice everywhere, going to bed loli phabay Dec 2013 #11

That'll be 1:00 am here, so I'll take a look before I go back to bed Hekate Dec 2013 #13

It's currently 2:38 am. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #14

1:00 am Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #15

Am watching it now. Skidmore Dec 2013 #16

JimboBillyBubbaBob

(1,389 posts)

1. Peace.................

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 11:04 PM

Dec 2013

Cha

(297,697 posts)

2. Nevermind~ I see now..mahalo, applegrove~

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 11:06 PM

Dec 2013

applegrove

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3. Believe it or not it is Eastern Standard Time. 4:00. That probably means you could just stay

Reply to Cha (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 11:15 PM

Dec 2013

up a bit after midnight and catch a few speeches.

Cha

(297,697 posts)

4. Right.. I'm up anyway being the night owl I am.. I don't

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 11:37 PM

Dec 2013

have a tv but I might just find it online..

A South African girl, held by her mother, kisses a statue of former president Nelson Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory in Johannesburg, Dec. 9 (Twitter)

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12:05 AM EST: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive in Johannesburg

4:0 AM EST: Attend memorial service for Nelson Mandela

1:05 PM EST: Depart Johannesburg

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The Nelson Mandela Memorial Service begins at 11:0 local time, 4:0 AM US EST

Live streaming here:

Thanks

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