We saw CNN call it live last night, but I really like this clip (which I didn't see until like 2am) of Jon Stewart making the call:
And where did we watch CNN? Well, the Showbox was full to capacity (!), so we watched at Neumos. Also full to capacity. That's right, we were in a packed rock & roll club watching CNN. What an incredible night!
Anyway, here's a blurry shot of the crowd:
Speaking of crowds, the party went pretty late into the night. I guess some of the Neumos folk marched downtown to join in the celebration near Pike Place. We ate a crazy late dinner and went home to look at the web, but here's a taste of what was going on downtown:
What about our neighborhood? Can't find embed code, but try this clip from King 5.
[Update 10:28]
Here are a couple of videos of Capitol Hill, courtesy of jseattle at capitolhillseattle.com:
Speaking of partying in the streets, how cool is it that downtown Lawrence was almost as wild after the election as after the Championship? Woo!
But as I said, we went home to see what was happening online. Here are some screen-grabs I especially liked:
Click to enlarge. (Will open in a new window.)
And then they called Indiana for Obama! Incredible.
Also celebrating: here's Wilco's page from this morning:
Thanks, Rodrigo, for pointing that one out to me!
All right, one more from the Times:
The words at the end of the night
But my own personal favorite? Hands down, it's the Stranger home page:
One of the nice things about working for a company that does business around the world is receiving congratulatory calls from our overseas customers. I particularly enjoyed talking to a man from Singapore this morning (at 9:00 a.m. my time and 11:00 p.m. his time)! Incredible ...
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That's awesome. Thanks for putting that up.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the early-morning comments, Dad and Marisa!
Just heard a story on the radio that began with the phrase "President-elect Obama." Love it!
I believe you last screen-gran in this post sums it all up! By far my favorite way to put it into words...if I was the swearing type ;)
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Love the Stranger!
ReplyDeleteHere's more from there (thanks, Emily, for the link!):
posted by DAN SAVAGE on NOVEMBER 5 at 8:33 AM
A local blogger writes…
I ride the 7 bus to work those mornings I can’t face my bicycle. It comes up from south Seattle and traverses rich and poor neighborhoods, the International District, Pioneer square and Downtown. Usually, it is a hateful, loud, messy conglomeration of tired people. This morning, an older black man sat with a grin on his face. He was dressed for construction work. Out of the blue, he shouted, “YES, we can!”
It was completely infectious- people responded in a chorus of “Yes, we can,” and there was clapping, and there were grins, ear to ear. And we rode on together.
Oh what the hell:
ReplyDeleteOne more great post from the Stranger.
They're even celebrating this win in a galaxy far, far away!