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HuskiesHowls

(711 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:53 AM Nov 2012

Just got back from seeing Bruce Springsteen in Des Moines

He brought along a couple fans--some guy named Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.

Got there about an hour before the gates opened, only had a line about 5 blocks long, which before they started letting people in grew to at least 8 blocks before I got in. Wound up standing in the middle of Grand Ave for about 3 hours, talking to people looking for kids, a guy who grew up about 20 miles from me, and just watching the crowd. It was (mildly) an eclectic crowd--black, white, oriental, hispanic, young (babies in arms) to old (at least some gray hair in the crowd besides mine!!).

We were too far back to see well, but I could watch in the cameras of people ahead of me. I never knew there were so many tall people here in Iowa!!

It was great to be there...I see the Omaha paper called the crowd 20,000...and I'll believe it. Definitely have to go vote early tomorrow...at least in small towns it doesn't usually take long.

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Just got back from seeing Bruce Springsteen in Des Moines (Original Post) HuskiesHowls Nov 2012 OP

Lucky you! MgtPA Nov 2012 #1

Wow! You witnessed history! gateley Nov 2012 #2

How was the sound? DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #3

The sound was great. No problems hearing, just seeing over everyone in front. HuskiesHowls Nov 2012 #5

That was one helluva speech, made me cry n/t condoleeza Nov 2012 #4

Fun report from the ground, HuskiesHowls.. I'm happy for all you Cha Nov 2012 #6

20,000 people, 10:00 pm Bluzmann57 Nov 2012 #7

MgtPA

(1,022 posts)

1. Lucky you!

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:55 AM

Nov 2012

gateley

(62,683 posts)

2. Wow! You witnessed history!

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:55 AM

Nov 2012

DollarBillHines

(1,922 posts)

3. How was the sound?

Reply to HuskiesHowls (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:03 AM

Nov 2012

Did they get it down, in spite of the crowd?

HuskiesHowls

(711 posts)

5. The sound was great. No problems hearing, just seeing over everyone in front.

Reply to DollarBillHines (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:09 AM

Nov 2012

And no one even yelled "Down in front".....

One thing that I did overhear, in my little area, was Nate Silver's new projections. There was some discussion of that, and it was taken as great news. A little bit of cheering about that.

condoleeza

(814 posts)

4. That was one helluva speech, made me cry n/t

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:05 AM

Nov 2012

Cha

(297,314 posts)

6. Fun report from the ground, HuskiesHowls.. I'm happy for all you

Reply to HuskiesHowls (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:24 AM

Nov 2012

peeps who got to be there for such an Event in our History!

Bluzmann57

(12,336 posts)

7. 20,000 people, 10:00 pm

Reply to HuskiesHowls (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:05 AM

Nov 2012

Yep, real enthusiasm gap here.
You were a witness to history my friend (hope you don't mind that somewhat banal phrase). You got to see President Obama's final speech as a candidate. And quite a speech it was. Thank you for the post.

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