Obama Inaugural Concert

[hugman]

It's hard to vomit with a lump in your throat.

[Kim Kelly]

I turned it on sometime during Obama's speech. And then out comes Pete Seeger and his banjo with Bruce Springsteen. Hoo boy. I went from tears of joy to peals of laughter in les than ten seconds.

Now Beyoncé. Great. And Stevie Wonder playing the harmonica.

Shut up, Beyoncé.

What did I miss? Should I record it so I can see Obama's speech in full? I enjoyed the whistlestop thingy yesterday. I am apparently addicted to Obama's speeches.

[hugman]

shit, Pete Seeger's okay in my book. I tuned in to Garth Brooks singing "Shout" followed by Bona and company.

[Kim Kelly]

It just made me think of Tommy Tornado's impression of Pete Seeger, which is always funny. Except when I got butthurt over him making fun of Tom Waits that one time.

[hugman]

I tuned out as Ashley Judd was delivering a speech for the ages (in her mind) in a very affected I'm-giving-a-speech-for-the-ages tone, just before Forest Whitaker had a chance to mumble at me while staring at the bottom right corner of my screen (I've had it in for FW since Vantage Point).

[Kim Kelly]

I haven't been a big fan of Mr. Whitaker since Battlefield: Earth, but he redeemed himself with Ghostdog: I Forget If There's a Subtitle Following a Colon.

[jbissell]

Now Beyoncé. Great. And Stevie Wonder playing the harmonica.

Shut up, Beyoncé.

What, Obama didn't want to do the Single Ladies dance?

[cutout]

On the bright side, Maya Angelou is not scheduled to read any poetry.

[Bryan]

Yeah, coulda been worse. Just saw this on Salon, (from a celebration of Bush's re-election):

From Bush's remarks at the "America's Future Rocks" concert, as released by the White House:

Listen, I want to thank all the entertainers who were here today. How about Hilary Duff. She was fantastic. (Applause.) Thank you, Hilary. JoJo -- JoJo is here -- yeah. (Applause.) Rubin (sic) Studdard -- you talk about a success story. (Applause.) Ryan Cabrera, I appreciate Ryan being here. (Applause.) How about Three Doors Down? (Applause.) Pretty cool guys, right? Seem cool to me. (Applause.) Fuel -- I appreciate Fuel being here. (Applause.) Jason Sehorn -- I'm honored that my friend, Jason -- and I'm really proud and pleased that he brought his wife, Angie Harmon. (Applause.)

I want to thank Steve Baldwin for being with us today. I'm honored that Steve was here. Erika Harold, Miss America 2003 -- what a fine person Erika is. (Applause.) How about Kelly Purdue, the "apprentice." (Applause.) Next thing you know, the guy will be running for President. (Applause.) Nancy O'Dell -- I'm honored that Nancy is with us. I appreciate you all coming.

[hugman]

I tivo'd it for later viewing, and it's strange.  A lot of moments that break through my paper-thin jaded robot veneer to the soft touch lurking just below.

[Fido]

Who isn't performing at this extravaganza, besides Merle Haggard? Seems to me like everyone is.

[Sploops]

Who isn't performing at this extravaganza, besides Merle Haggard? Seems to me like everyone is.

Skrewdriver?

[hugman]

get off my thread, you racist.

[dave from knoxville]

Who isn't performing at this extravaganza, besides Merle Haggard? Seems to me like everyone is.

Nooj?

[masterofsparks]

Nobody from the Panzerfaust family was scheduled to perform.