********Live "We Are One" Concert thread********

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

Woo!!

[eShirl]

1. "We Are One" (link to watch online)

http://www.hbo.com/weareone/webcast/index.html

[IndyOp]

5. Thank YOU! Posts like yours are why DU completes me! (n/t)

:hug:

[marlakay]

37. I came to DU when it wasn't on tv

I knew if it was online it would be here!

[wildeyed]

270. lol, Indy.

:)

[beac]

10. Unfortunately, I am getting sound but no picture with that link.

:(

[fortyfeetunder]

384. And information on the repeat!

http://www.hbo.com/weareone/

[appleannie1]

386. Thank you so much. I did not have HBO coverage. My cable company did not offer it free

[RayOfHope]

2. Yea! There they are! n/t

[RayOfHope]

6. Looks like there are a brazillion people there n/t

[blaze]

3. Sasha is a hoot!!

She keeps seeing herself on the tv and pointing, all excited! :)

[jenmito]

12. That was so cute! :D

[MadBadger]

4. THe President and VP elect have entered the building!

[sandnsea]

7. Am I just going to cry for 4 years?

I can hardly contain myself!

:bounce:

:cry:

:bounce:

[gblady]

20. tears....

are just atreamin' here....
Bruce and Abe...

[Inspired]

24. Tears of joy and pride for what we've accomplished!

[Window]

106. I frightened my sis-in-law when she called...I was crying so hard

I could hardly talk. She thought someone in the family had passed away.

:scared:

[RayOfHope]

8. I want to marry that guy singing the National Anthem, lol. What a voice n/t

[wyldwolf]

9. My friends... we've come home

[blaze]

11. Amen!!

[Hutzpa]

13. This has turn out to be one

amazing event.

[Shiver]

14. Anyone have a list of who's performing at this?

I can remember a few names, but I know I'm forgetting a lot.

[GCP]

15. The Boss is on right now!

[blaze]

16. Dancing in my living room!!

[Shiver]

18. I know :D

I love Springsteen. :D

By the way, anyone else get chills upon seeing the size of that crowd?

[blaze]

21. That long shot with the memorial in the backgroun got to me

[sandnsea]

22. Here

Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Jon Bon Jovi, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Bettye Lavette, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, Pete Seeger, and Stevie Wonder.
Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington.
Also appearing, Tom Hanks, Jack Black, Steve Carell, Laura Linney

That's what I had yesterday.
http://www.obama-mamas.com/inauguration.html

[Shiver]

28. Bono?

Goddamn, I hate Bono >.< (long story, don't ask)

Most of the others make up for it, though.

Thanks! :pals:

[MadBadger]

32. The Official list on HBO says U2, not Bono....so heres hoping for the entire band!

[Shiver]

110. I'd rather Bono didn't make it

I'd much prefer no U2 at all, but if they can ditch Bono I can deal...

[Scooter24]

25. Here.

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 12, 2009 – The Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) is pleased to announce the producers and initial talent lineup for WE ARE ONE: THE OBAMA INAUGURAL CELEBRATION AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, the Opening Celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural, to be presented exclusively by HBO on SUNDAY, JAN. 18 (7:00-9:00 p.m. ET/PT). The event will be free and open to the public, kicking off the most open and accessible Inauguration in history.

The special will be executive produced by George Stevens, Jr. (“The Kennedy Center Honors”), and produced by Don Mischer (Olympic ceremonies), who will also direct the special, and Michael Stevens (“The American Film Institute Salutes”), who is also writing the special, and will be a production of The Stevens Company in association with Don Mischer Productions.

Musical performers scheduled for the event include Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington. The Rt. Reverend V. Gene Robinson will give the invocation. Rob Mathes will be the music director and arranger for the backing band, which will support all of the artists. Additional performers will be announced as they are confirmed.

I also know Tom Hanks will read a speech from Lincoln I believe.

[pdxmom]

17. This is giving me cold chills. What an amazing event. N/T

[K Gardner]

19. I think all this JUST hit me. Started crying when Barack walked out and can't

seem to stop. Remembering where we were 8 years ago - the shock of the recount and a resident illegally installed - all the horror since. It seems not real.

And this.. THIS celebration, this new beginning, is reality. I cry for joy, for hope, and in grief for all the lives lost around the world at *'s hands.

[GCP]

26. I feel the same way

At long last our long national nightmare is (almost) over.

[Liberalboy]

23. Linking Obama to Roosevelt, Kennedy.....

Gods, Democrats Rock!

[blaze]

27. Mary!!! Lean on me! OMG

[suffragette]

30. Perfect!

Love Mary!

[beac]

OK, now I'm crying...

And I'm a famous non-crier. :)

[suffragette]

41. That was beautiful

[nutshell2002]

29. Mary J Blige is up

singing 'Lean on Me'

[beac]

35. She's brave to walk on those marble steps in spike heels! LOL. n/t

[GCP]

31. Barack's rocking to it!

[sandnsea]

34. Michelle is singing along!

That is so cool - real people!

[pdxmom]

42. Malia is taking pictures, just like any other kid getting a front row

seat for all these stars.

[Liberalboy]

33. Obama's rocking along with Mary!

I wonder when the CD/Download of this will be for sale :-)

[MadBadger]

36. Tell a Joke Michael Scott!

Ive never heard him serious before....weeeiird.

[beac]

38. That's what she said!

Sorry... couldn't resist.

[beac]

39. That's what she said!

Sorry... couldn't resist.

[NYC Liberal]

48. Personally I always pictured Bush being like Michael Scott in the White House

[ecstatic]

40. how many people are there? Any estimates? nt

[beac]

58. Check out this link to see a wide shot of the crowd-- it's A LOT of people!

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream4

[ecstatic]

67. thanks! nt

[Liberalboy]

43. Jamie Foxx does a decent Obama impersenation LOL

[RayOfHope]

44. LOL at Jamie Foxx's Obama impersonation! n/t

[beac]

45. And at Obama laughing along with us!

[MadBadger]

46. GO JERSEY!!

[gblady]

47. Long time comin'

change gunna come!

sniff....

[blaze]

49. Okay. I'm getting weepy

[RayOfHope]

51. I'll share my tissues with you n/t

[blaze]

TY very much!

[malta blue]

53. me too

:woohoo:

[WillyT]

50. HBO Is Showing It Free On DishTV !!!

:woohoo:

:hi:

[RayOfHope]

55. And it looks like they are replaying it at 6 tonight n/t

[blogslut]

52. I can't get my computer to stream the live thingy from hbo.com

waaah! I haz much sad.

[beac]

62. I couldn't get it at first either. Try closing your browser, then re-open it and

clear your cache and try again.

Alternatively CNN has a streaming wide shot, but sound goes in and out:

http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream4

[blogslut]

69. I'll try that after

I download/install windows media player 11. I even re-installed stoopid Silverlight for this. Gah, I hate all these damned software makers and their inability to provide me with just one, simple, cross-platform player.

[libnnc]

54. oh hell...

gotta break out the kleenex again

damn it.

brb...

[SallyMander]

56. Did you guys see the little girl sacked out behind Obama?

Cute! :rofl:


Bettye and Jon are kicking ass!

[Inspired]

73. Jon Bon Jovi can really sing. They made a great duo.

[SallyMander]

79. I've had a crush on him since i was a little girl!

:rofl:

:blush:

[dancingme]

92. I think that is Maya's child

Maya is sitting behind Barack. She is so beautiful.

[SallyMander]

104. Oh, you're totally right!

Of course she's there. That makes me happy. :)

[EraOfResponsibility]

57. Jamie had Barack cracking up LOL

[RayOfHope]

61. Didn't you love that? n/t

[TTUBatfan2008]

59. A Change Is Gonna Come...

Too bad that Sam wasn't around to witness this.

[pinto]

60. Ah man, I thought I'd gotten jaded... But, Not! This is great.

:grouphug:

[Shiver]

63. Oh fuck

Tom Hanks.

This is gonna get me. I might need a moment to myself after this...

[blaze]

65. Damn he's good.

[Shiver]

71. Damn you, Tom Hanks

Damn you and your eloquence...

[beac]

68. hanks also has been VERY vocal about the abomination of Prop H8.

Hanks is a truly good guy. A perfect pick for this segment.

[SallyMander]

70. I love him for all these reasons, and

he reminds me a lot of my dad. :)

[blaze]

72. Oh good! You found a stream??

[SallyMander]

77. Yup, the HBO one is working great for me!

:hi:

[beac]

64. Cool that the orchestra is mixed from all the service branches.

[Liberalboy]

66. This entire thing is just brilliant!

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

74. i wonder if tom hanks is thinking about the scene in forest gump

[dancingme]

102. that's what I thought when they had the camera

on his back.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

75. I did not expect to cry. Those camera angles are super smart.

This is stunning.

[Arugula Latte]

76. So when does Hank Williams, Jr. come on to sing "McCain-Palin Tradition"?

:popcorn:

[blaze]

80. Hah!! JT will have to do!!

[SallyMander]

82. LOL!

:spank:

[pinto]

78. Great tribute to Lincoln.

Tom Hanks hit it right.

[acmavm]

81. So Marissa Tomei quotes Ronald Reagan. Lovely. Reagan didn't mean

one single word of what he said.

That strikes me as being a bit disingenuous.

Ronald Reagan indeed.

[Patsy Stone]

87. Yes

What was that all about?

:shrug:

[acmavm]

175. Maybe it's part of this 'reach across' crap. Nothing that ever came out of

Reagan's filthy mouth should ever escape from the lips of anyone who cares about this country.

[blaze]

83. Shower the People you Love with Love!!

[housewolf]

84. James Taylor!!!!

OMG! "Shower the People"

This is truly magnificent and incredible!

[Shiver]

85. Goddamit! Those bastards!

They're following Tom Hanks with James Taylor!

If they put Tori Amos (I know she isn't there) after him, singing a collection of Johnny Cash songs, I don't think I'll ever stop tearing up...

[libnnc]

89. they're trying to kill us with dehydration

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

brb...gotta water up

[beac]

93. Good observation... maybe I should pour myself a wee beer to keep hydrated, eh?

There are some advantages to unemplyment!

[dancingme]

86. John Legend!!

I love that man!

[gblady]

91. me, too.....

such a kind soul!

[SallyMander]

112. Damn... he is HOT

:wow:

[Arugula Latte]

115. I do too ... But now I can't think of him without thinking about "Nutmeg"

:rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0N0oFQjshQ

[beac]

88. Oh gawd.... John Legend..... more weeping here!

[stevedeshazer]

90. How come James Taylor has a big shiner?

Ow.

[gblady]

96. don't think he does...

[DesertRat]

141. He was wearing an eye patch on Larry King last night

Said he fell.

[stevedeshazer]

217. thanks

[TwilightGardener]

94. Nice to see Jennifer Nettles there--a little country music representation.

[blaze]

97. She has an amazing voice!

[sandnsea]

101. That was chilling

And she is incredible. I had not heard her before. I never thought I'd hear a version of that song that I like better than James Taylor alone, but that was just awesome.

[blaze]

95. Good thing they're replaying this. I forgot to hit record!!

[Tarheel_Dem]

126. I am so hoping that this will be made available as a CD/DVD set. (nt)

[Shiver]

98. What's Joe gonna sing?

[blaze]

99. LOL

[Shiver]

103. Was that one from his new album?

[RayOfHope]

LOL, you're killing me n/t

[beac]

166. You mean, "Joe Biden, A Shout Out to America"?.... including Joe's own interpretation of

"Shout" (Isley Brothers version)
"Shout" (Tears for Fears version)
"Shout" (Devo version)

and, of course,
"Twist and Shout" , a duet with Sir Paul.


;)

[SallyMander]

172. ...

:spray:

:rofl:

[beac]

100. Aw, Michelle and Sasha-- what a sweet moment.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

107. what happened? i missed it.

[beac]

114. Sasha was talking to her and Michelle just cupped Sasha's face in the most tender way.

It was lovely.

[beac]

105. That was kind of a weird speech, no?

[SallyMander]

108. He was super amped up!

Hubby and i were cracking up! :rofl:

[ecstatic]

111. Joe's a funny guy. My friend just asked why was he yelling. LOL nt

[TwilightGardener]

109. Yay! Pink Houses!!

[WinkyDink]

137. LOVE JM!

[ecstatic]

113. "Ain't that America..."

The intro to the song was kind of odd but I guess it picked up. LOL

[GCP]

116. I love the fact they're playing up the role of the workers

Ever since Fucking Reagan, they've been treated as second class citizens.

[Waiting For Everyman]

117. What a cool "signer" behind Mellencamp with the singers!

[Shiver]

118. I bet for the finale

The statue of Lincoln will come to life, stand up, and breakdance.

[SallyMander]

:spray:

[Shiver]

127. Did you see it?

Lincoln's leg was twitching!

[SallyMander]

136. Missed it! I'm gonna keep an eye on that guy from now on...

;)

[blaze]

123. LOL you are cracking me up! n/t

[RayOfHope]

124. Stop! I can't breathe!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[EraOfResponsibility]

128. LMAO!!

[Arugula Latte]

130. Unless this happens to Abe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF0j69pAM7g

[Shiver]

135. Without even clicking the link

I'm gonna guess it was the episode of South Park with the giant John Wilkes Booth.

[Arugula Latte]

176. Actually it was a mal-functioning Abe robot at Disneyland or World

:)

[GCP]

119. I love Queen Latifah

[mucifer]

120. remember when Mellancamp got angry at reagan for using this song?

[Arugula Latte]

121. Damn! Why can't I have a full gospel choir back me up in my everyday life?

"She's emptying the dishwasher noooow ... Ohhhhh yeeeeeeeah ..."

[EraOfResponsibility]

132. LMAO!!

[Patsy Stone]

230. LOL

How much would that rock?

[windbreeze]

388. ROFLMAO....me too......n/t

[TwilightGardener]

122. When I was a kid in the eighties, I never realized how enduring John Mellencamp's music would be.

[TTUBatfan2008]

125. No kidding...

This song is incredibly appropriate.

[TTUBatfan2008]

152. Mac users are getting screwed on this...

[suffragette]

178. Um, why?

The HBO link is playing fine on Safari on my Mac.
:shrug:

[BattyDem]

149. Same here ... although in those days, we called him "John Cougar"

:D

[TwilightGardener]

157. I still call him "John Cougar Mellencamp" in my mind.

[BattyDem]

168. That was my first thought when he walked on stage

"Oh look, Cougar's there" :rofl:

[sandnsea]

260. Little Johnny Cougar

I have been a HUGE fan since day one. I'm glad he stepped up these last years.

[BattyDem]

129. JOSH!!!!

:loveya:

[gblady]

158. LIFE is GOOD!

[SallyMander]

131. This whole production is pitch-perfect

I mean, i should have known, giving how O ran his campaign, the Obamamercial, etc... but this is seriously well done!

:applause:

[TwilightGardener]

133. Ruh roh, Josh Groban...all the middle aged ladies are swooning!

[Shiver]

142. Hell with the middle-aged ladies

I'm straight, young and male, and I'M swooning!

[gblady]

151. You better...

BELIEVE it....
Most beautiful voice....EVER!

[Liberalboy]

134. THAT'S THE GAY MEN'S CHORUS!!!!!!!!!!

[libnnc]

138. !!!!!!!!!

I just screamed that at the teevee!!!!!!!!

[Liberalboy]

147. Me too!!!

[blaze]

139. No way!! Very cool!!

[SallyMander]

143. We were just wondering that!!!

KICKASS!!!! :bounce:


ETA, they were fantastic! :D

[Patsy Stone]

145. Yeppers!

:)

[AlCzervik]

146. they sound wonderful.

that made me get a bit teary.

[libnnc]

156. I bet I've lost 10lbs of water in the last hour

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Anybody got any saline I can borrow?

[pinto]

148. Yeah.

:applause:

[BattyDem]

140. I love the way they keep combining the black and white singers

Very symbolic. :-)

[marlakay]

193. I noticed that too, i think its part of the we are one theme

but its great!

[kwassa]

144. Is that the Gay Men's Chorus behind Grobin and Headly?

Singing "My Country Tis of Thee"?

[Liberalboy]

153. It is :-)

[GCP]

161. I didn't realize

Nice touch!

[blogslut]

150. Here's a direct link for the VLC Player geeks

Courtesy of http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4854775">Poll_Blind:

http://hbo.wm.rd.llnw.net/hbo_live_video10

I love you Poll_Blind :loveya:

[TTUBatfan2008]

163. THANK YOU SO MUCH...

My "Flip4Mac" plugin kept cutting off after a while. It's like it doesn't stream but rather buffers a bunch of content for 20 or 30 minutes but then stops. VLC should keep streaming it right?

[blogslut]

184. I hope so

Fingers crossed. :)

[Patsy Stone]

Kal Penn

Cool! :smoke:

LOL! George Lopez: "Anyone here from out of town?"

[AlCzervik]

155. Kumar!

[Patsy Stone]

162. "We're not low."

I don't know about you, but I'm a big blubbering mess.

:hi: :toast:

[AlCzervik]

170. i was fine until i saw the gay men's choir.

then i teared up.


:hi: :loveya:

[beac]

188. That one got me too... and then I thought of all the freepers heads EXPLODING and that

put a HUGH grin on my face!

[AlCzervik]

154. George Lopez, his last hbo special was hilarious.

[RayOfHope]

159. WILL.I.AM!!!! Woot! n/t

[SallyMander]

164. He always looks awesome

I love that guy!

[MH1]

165. Herbie Hancock!!!

(giving away my age I guess...)

[Arugula Latte]

160. One Love!

:woohoo:

[Shiver]

167. SHERYL!

Oh, fuck me... Sheryl Crow, will.i.am and Herbie Hancock together singing Bob Marley...

I'll need a cigarette after this :smoke:

[MH1]

171. Oh yeah...

:D

[RayOfHope]

181. Shiver....

I love you :loveya:

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

169. Where Is the Love!

[Shiver]

197. One post above yours

dadsblacksheep just declared her love for me. ;)

[Shiver]

173. Honest Abe is totally checking out Sheryl

The stoney perv.

[Liberalboy]

174. OMG! Tiger?????

[DesertRat]

177. There's a sleeping toddler behind Barack

:)

[Liberalboy]

179. That's his niece, too cute

[DesertRat]

182. I wondered who she was

Adorable!

[Nedsdag]

183. That's his niece. n/t

[gauguin57]

180. Will this be rebroadcast online at any time?

I don't get Dish/DirectTV, and I just got here so I've missed most of this.

[DesertRat]

185. I don't know about online, but HBO will be rebroadcasting it

over the next few days. I'm sure they'll also be putting out a DVD.

[blaze]

186. HBO is streaming now and rebroadcasting tonight (7pm?)

[beac]

192. 7pm AND 11:30pm ET.

http://www.hbo.com/weareone/

[DesertRat]

It wil be tomorrow and Wednesday as well

http://www.hbo.com/apps/schedule/ScheduleServlet?ACTION_DETAIL=DETAIL&FOCUS_ID=694250

[ecstatic]

187. are they lip synching?

I can't imagine singing in such cold weather.

[RayOfHope]

189. Nope, its the real deal n/t

[beac]

195. I hope there is LOTS of hot tea and honey backstage for them.

[beac]

202. dupe

[Shiver]

190. Oh... crap

Naval academy, uniforms, flags, singing... I'm suddenly reminded of my grampa's funeral... :(

[AlCzervik]

191. I love that coat Renee Fleming has on.

of course i'd want it in black.

[Inspired]

194. Yes, it was beautiful.

[Kajsa]

196. My God, what a beautiful voice

Renee Fleming has.

She held that last note for the longest time.

:)

[SallyMander]

198. Chills... seriously

:wow:

[Princess Turandot]

206. Renee Fleming

Operatic superstar

[Kajsa]

215. Thanks!

:)

[TwilightGardener]

199. Well...that was lovely...(sniff)

[SallyMander]

201. And followed by Jack Black!

:rofl:

[TwilightGardener]

210. A little bit jarring...

:crazy:

[AlCzervik]

200. Jack Black, love him.

got to meet him a few years ago, very nice.

[malta blue]

203. American Pie!

:woohoo:

[gblady]

204. GARTH!!!!!!!!!!!

[ecstatic]

205. wow. A country singer for Obama

I figured they would all be in McPalin's camp. :hide:

[MH1]

212. I knew there was a reason I liked Garth.

:)

[TwilightGardener]

214. Second country singer there, actually. Go GARTH!!!

[TTUBatfan2008]

219. Ever heard Garth's song...

"We Shall Be Free"? It's a Civil Rights song.

[TTUBatfan2008]

224. OK, Garth is bringing the fucking house down...

Holy shit. There's a reason this guy is so popular.

[ecstatic]

226. No. I think the only one I heard was Achy Breaky Heart, if that was him

:shrug:

[nsd]

236. That wasn't him.

Achy Breaky Heart was Billy Ray Cyrus (aka Miley's dad).

[TTUBatfan2008]

238. WHAT??? That is Billy Ray Cyrus...

Ever heard "Friends in Low Places"? That is his most popular song. "Thunder Rolls" is another really popular one. Right now he's singing "We Shall Be Free."

[TTUBatfan2008]

207. GARTH!

Singin' American Pie. Wonderful.

[beac]

Love Jack's GREEN tie for this segment. Well done!

[Shiver]

208. No! no no no no nonononononononononono!

Not this song, dammit, no!

*blinks away tears*

[Liberalboy]

209. American Pie!!! I'm dying here!!!!

OMG! I love this!

[fortyfeetunder]

211. This is a concert representative of America.

this is awesome.
Seeing PE Obama rock his head to American Pie!

[MH1]

221. Singing along, too!

[RayOfHope]

213. Look how absolutely joyous that kids choir is. I'm sobbing.....*choke* n/t

[beac]

216. I missed the name of the chorus.... anyone catch it?

[BattyDem]

218. Obama's singing American Pie!!!

I LOVE IT!!! :rofl: :loveya: :bounce:

[jenmito]

271. He loves pie!

:rofl:

[MadBadger]

220. Shout! Rock it Garth!

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

The crowd is Loving him!

[TwilightGardener]

227. Nobody gets a crowd going like him.

[gblady]

242. So true.....

the quintessential performer....

one of a kind...a great man...
a very kind, loving and gentle soul.

[DesertRat]

228. It's the perfect song for how we're all feeling!

[charlie and algernon]

231. i love the wave of hands going up

down the reflecting pool

[BattyDem]

222. Hey Joe ... here's your song!

:rofl:

[mucifer]

223. I think the Lincoln Statue is confused by the American Pie song.

[Shiver]

Dammit, Garth, why must I love you!?

On edit: That is a HUGH belt buckle...

[RayOfHope]

235. That's what I was just thinking--also--did you notice the cheer was delayed

when he came out? It was like everyone was "WTF? Garth Brooks?" Totally not what they (us/we) were expecting.

[Shiver]

239. I never expect to see Garth anywhere

He just shows up, and somehow manages to fit right in. I could see him performing with Ludacris and Bjork and not think him out of place. :P

[TTUBatfan2008]

247. USHER!!!!!

One of the few artists I enjoy in today's music.

[WinkyDink]

225. SHOUT! SHOUT! Yeah--eah--eah!!

[blaze]

233. That one got me up on my feet!!

[WinkyDink]

296. Same here!

[beac]

229. I usually HATE this song (toooooo many weddings!), but today it's making me want to SHOUT!

:bounce:

[TTUBatfan2008]

232. Yay...WE SHALL BE FREE...

Go Garth!

[SallyMander]

234. SO glad he's doing this one!!!

:woohoo:

[DesertRat]

237. I never knew before that I love Garth Brooks!

[SallyMander]

240. That song is really awesome

He even has something in there about how we should be "free to love anyone we choose." :cry: :D

[beac]

241. I think her parents finally woke up that little girl behind Barack so she wouldn't have to say "I

slept through one of the greatest events in my life." LOL.

[DesertRat]

245. LOL

Someone upthread said it's Barack's niece.

[Shiver]

243. Yeah!

Alright!

C'mon!


...what? Usher told me to...

[EraOfResponsibility]

244. URSHER!!!!!!!!! n/t

[DesertRat]

249. USHER

:woohoo:

[Kajsa]

250. With Stevie!

:)

[Liberalboy]

251. SHAKIRA!!!!! She is working some damn high heels!

[EraOfResponsibility]

259. and tight ass pants!

[ecstatic]

246. yay! Usher!

Looking cool as ever!

[ecstatic]

254. With a fully dressed Shakira!

LOL

[Patsy Stone]

291. oops, wrong place. nt

[RayOfHope]

248. Shiver, I have to stop loving you now because Usher is looking so fine.

I'm sorry :P

Jesus, I'm flustered :9

[Shiver]

255. So much that you got my name wrong?

Bah. I shall win you back!

...after my fling with Shakira...

[RayOfHope]

265. Shakira makes me want to poke my eyes with forks. n/t

[Shiver]

275. I'm not listening to her

;) :P

[FrenchieCat]

256. and with Sakura there, that's a lot of hawtness....enough to go all around!

And then of course, the mastreo himself, Stevie Wonder!

[RayOfHope]

262. LOL!! n/t

[FrenchieCat]

278. Sorry, me looking at Usher......

Shakira as corrected! :blush:

[janx]

285. Are you digging this as much as I am, Frenchie?

:party:

I'm laughing, I'm crying, I'm dancing!

:toast:

[FrenchieCat]

300. Yes sirreeeee!

I am more overjoyed than I was on November 4th......(then, I was in shock).

[RayOfHope]

272. wrong spot

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

252. Shakira!!!

[TTUBatfan2008]

253. YAY, it's Stevie's "Higher Ground"...

Fucking great choice Usher. :)

[janx]

261. Most of these tunes are REALLY taking me back!

:party:

I've never seen anything like this!

[Tripper11]

257. Shakira and leather pants...DAYUM!!!!!

:9

[Shiver]

268. Shakira and leather pants is like

Corn flakes and beer. You can't have one without the other.

[beac]

258. Tone down the hip thrusts, Shakira-- there are children present! LOL

[Arugula Latte]

280. But ... Hips don't lie!

[ecstatic]

263. LOL! Obama had to stand up for this one! nt

[sandnsea]

266. I LOVE IT!! N/T

[TTUBatfan2008]

269. OF COURSE...

Stevie is his favorite artist. :)

[Kajsa]

264. Shakira is there, too!

She rocks!

Who ISN'T there?
( celebrities that is)

:)

[AwakeAtLast]

267. Obama can't sit down when Stevie's playing!

:D

[merh]

273. My heart is dancing

[beac]

274. Only ONE song from Stevie???? BOO!

[TTUBatfan2008]

276. Maybe he'll be back later!

Ya never know. :)

[AlCzervik]

277. bad mother fucker up now.

[TTUBatfan2008]

282. Do they speak English in "what"?

English, mothafucka, do you speak it??!!!! Gotta love Samuel L.

[Shiver]

284. Shut your mouth!

:P

[SallyMander]

279. Get these MFing snakes off this MFing memorial!

[AlCzervik]

281. reach into that bag and get my wallet.

[beac]

283. Slideshow of backstage photos here:

http://www.hbo.com/weareone/slideshows/index.html

[blaze]

286. Bono!!

[NashVegas]

287. "Pride" - You Knew THIS Was Coming

[MH1]

293. ?

Great U2 song!

[wildeyed]

288. BONO!

That dream comes to pass!

[Shiver]

Fuck Bono

I can't watch this... this... I can't even think of a suitable term.

Be back in five.

[RayOfHope]

295. If it makes you feel any better they kind of sound like shit n/t

[NashVegas]

301. Probably Because They're Playing and Not Using the House Band

Who the engineers were all well-prepared for.

[RayOfHope]

308. Actually, I thought it was just Bono. He does sound better on this one though n/t

[Shiver]

312. So he sounds better than normal? n/t

[TwilightGardener]

306. Er...why? Did I miss something about U2 lately?

[Shiver]

309. Nah, I just have this irrational hatred of Bono

And U2 by proxy.

[TwilightGardener]

313. Ah. Carry on, then.

[RayOfHope]

289. OMG! My favorite song EVER! Plus, Bono and I have the same birthday n/t

[TTUBatfan2008]

290. U2!!!!!!

Pride...In the name of Love!!!!!!!

[AwakeAtLast]

299. Notice how they cannot STOP SMILING!!!

Bono? Smiling? Obama made it happen!!! :silly:

[Arugula Latte]

292. It's not an Event Concert until U2 sings!

:woohoo:

[AlCzervik]

294. Larry Mullen---swoon.

[TwilightGardener]

297. Another song from the past that has held up and still rocks.

[Patsy Stone]

298. Alright, U2 looks old.

That means I'm old.

[AlCzervik]

303. i saw them when Gloria was an import about a million years ago at the Orpheum in Boston

yup i'm old but Larry Mullen is still smokin.

[EraOfResponsibility]

302. PREACH, BONO!

[MadBadger]

304. What did he say about Palestinians?

Could have sworn i heard a mention

[hellbound-liberal]

310. After he said that it was an Israeli dream, he said a Palestinian dream

I'm glad he included the Palestinians.

[MadBadger]

320. Ahh, I didnt hear the Israel part.

[MH1]

311. It's not just an American dream

it's a European dream, an African dream... and so forth.. and he ended with Israeli dream - LONG pause - "and a Palestinian dream".

The pause got me wondering.

[MH1]

305. ...Israeli dream... and a Palestinian dream

I wonder if that was in the script.

[onefreespiritedchick]

307. Watching :)

This is beyond awesome :bounce:

[ecstatic]

314. That melody is very memorable. Although I've never heard the U2

version before today, I remember it distinctly from Obama's Dem National Convention speech intro.

[Arugula Latte]

317. I was hoping they'd do "Beautiful Day" as well.

[AwakeAtLast]

324. Me, too. n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

390. It's called "City of Blinding Lights"

That was the album version at the DNC

It's off 2004's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" and probably one of their best recent songs

[Liberalboy]

315. The Eagle is stunning

[EraOfResponsibility]

Isn't it?

simply beautiful

[Kajsa]

323. Absolutely beautiful!

I hope he got to fly later on,
that's what he wanted to do.

[gauguin57]

325. I wish Ben Franklin had had his way ... then we'd be seeing a cool-ass turkey on that stage.

Ben Franklin wanted the turkey, cuz it's a native bird that gave sustenance to early settlers, and one that finds its own food instead of scavenging food other birds have killed.

[ecstatic]

334. That would have been awkward around Thanksgiving

Eating our national bird? LOL

[beac]

335. Would we have had to watch Caribou Barbie blather on while an eagle was stuffed into a kill cone?

(just kidding) :hi:

[SallyMander]

336. OMG!

:spray:

:spank:

[ecstatic]

316. glad the eagle didn't go rogue

lol

[blogslut]

318. Pretty bird

Gorgeous animal.

[Shiver]

319. Ladies and Gentlemen, the new secretary of eagles.

:patriot:

[beac]

321. Sorry, Ben Franklin, but that bird really WAS a better choice than the turkey.

Sheesh, even the eagle is making me tear up.

[Arugula Latte]

322. I wish they'd trained that majestic eagle to fly over Bush and poop on his head.

[DesertRat]

332. LOL

I'd pay to see that.

[Shiver]

They probably had to train it to NOT do that.

[AwakeAtLast]

326. OBAMA!

:woohoo:

[Arugula Latte]

327. The Prez in the house!

[Kajsa]

328. Here he is-- our President!

:)

[blogslut]

329. Shut Up!

Everyone's president boyfriend, Barack Obama is speaking!

[beac]

LOL, do you know about iambossy.com?

She calls him Barack O'Boyfriend. ;)

[blogslut]

379. No, but I will check it out.

Sounds like a cool place. :hi:

[gauguin57]

330. What a gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous man.

Brilliant, yes ... and gorgeous.

[TwilightGardener]

331. Gorgeous bird. I have been lucky to see some flying over my house sometimes.

[MadBadger]

333. FUCK EAGLES

Ohhh....we werent talking about the football team???

Ooopps...sorry.

:P

[Kajsa]

346. ----

:spank:

[AwakeAtLast]

337. PETE SEEGER!

WOW! :wow:

Wonderful man!

[latebloomer]

380. Oh, and he left in that often-excluded, anarchic stanza

Something about seeing a sign that said "Private Property" (originally it was "No Trespassing"-

"But on the other side it didn't say nothin
That side was made for you and me."

[AwakeAtLast]

385. I noticed!

As a Music Teacher, I'm going to have to go look up ALL of those verses. I didn't realize there were so many!

My young students need to know them all! :D

[NashVegas]

387. I Loved That

And got a kick out of Obama's "I'm not sure I should be singing along with this communist anthem, but what're ya gonna do?" expression.

[wellstone dem]

338. OMG PETE SEEGER

Now I'm crying all the way.

I'm crying, and singing, and I'm in a house all by myself, but I am not alone.

[malta blue]

345. me too

[SallyMander]

350. Just looked it up - that guy is turning 90 in May!

:wow:

:yourock:

[Starry Messenger]

339. OMG, Pete Seeger's little hat just made my cry again.

I love this guy.

[beac]

347. He must be a hearty old guy to be out in the cold with just a hat and a flannel shirt!

[Arugula Latte]

359. and he jogged off the stage!

[wildeyed]

340. This Land was made for you and me.

Shit. Now I'm crying.

[azmouse]

341. I love Pete's hat!

Sing it loud and proud! This land was made for you and me!!

[RayOfHope]

357. How cute was he? I love him n/t

[blogslut]

342. Oh my

Oh my oh my. This Land was made for You and Me.

[Shiver]

343. Alright, fess up

Who else is singing along?

[azmouse]

349. How can we not sing along?! Yessss!!!!

:woohoo:

[WinkyDink]

354. Definitely singing!

[blaze]

351. I am for sure!!

[TTUBatfan2008]

352. I'm singing the JibJab version from the 2004 election...

Sorry, I can't get that version out of my head. LOL.

[GCP]

344. This Land is Your Land

A perfect song for a perfect day.

[Lisa0825]

360. My God, that was beautiful!

My face hurts from smiling :-)

[Arugula Latte]

348. This is reducing me to a sobbing mess.

:cry:

[K Gardner]

355. I was reduced a couple hours ago. Eyes. Swollen. Shut. :-)

[Jeanette in FL]

361. Me too

I feel so wonderful inside, so hopeful once again.

[footinmouth]

353. I'm blubbering like a baby

I'm sitting here hugging my big old golden retriever trying to sing along to This Land is Your Land. I can't stop crying. This is just so awesome. My poor dog is getting wet fur.

[blaze]

356. This so rocks!!!

[Liberalboy]

358. Beyonce wraps it up!

[Shiver]

362. ....*sniffle*

Somebody hold me... *hug*

[SallyMander]

363. ...

:hug:

[Shiver]

372. .

:grouphug:

[Lisa0825]

369. ((((((HUG))))))

:grouphug:

[RayOfHope]

373. C'mere, sugar. I'll hold you.....

:hug: :pals:

[Shiver]

376. Sugar? *blushes*

:hug: :loveya:

[demo dutch]

364. I've been listening to it on NPR, awesome!

[SallyMander]

366. Malia's taking pictures of Beyonce

:D

[mtnsnake]

365. Can't believe I got to see Pete Seeger again! He is an American legend for sure!

What an afternoon!

[Waiting For Everyman]

383. It was so perfect, his being in it. His song was great!

He had so much to do with the protest movement for so long.

But he should've been wearing a coat! I hope he doesn't catch pneumonia or something.

[blaze]

367. I am spent

[fortyfeetunder]

368. I am sorry Ray Charles is not here today

Though Beyonce sings a good "America the Beautiful" you know Ray would have brought the house down!

[Arugula Latte]

374. Damn! That would have been incredible.

He was so great.

[fortyfeetunder]

382. Also Odetta

Before she passed, she was hoping to be at the Inauguration too.

[Shiver]

370. Wait for it...

Lincoln's gonna start bustin' a move any minute now.

[fortyfeetunder]

381. I saw Abe wink

or I had too much coffee....

[Lisa0825]

371. That was magnificent.

:cry:

[blogslut]

375. Too short!

I am greedy for moar!

[MadBadger]

377. I think HBO just won itself an Emmy

[Not a robought]

378. That was an awesome great concert

thank you!

:grouphug:

[NYC_SKP]

389. Happy to see THIS thread at the top of the list, by number of replies.

Much more reasonable!