Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic Party, spoke at an all delegate gala event tonight honoring the Hurricane Katrina disaster relief organizations at the Denver Convention Center. He talked about how the Democratic Party offered paid leave for anyone who wanted to help in New Orleans in the aftermath and cited the example of two people in the DNC finance team who left to contribute in those efforts.
After the delegate event, Owen invited Bob and me to a Sheryl Crow and Dave Matthews Concert at the Red Rock Amphitheater. We had to take a $80 cab ride (granted with 5 people) to the place, but the surrounding rock formations made it extremely worth it. The band Sugarland also performed, and the video clip below shows one of their hit songs with the camera panning around the entire scenery of this impressive ampitheater.
We tried to find public transportation home, but there was nothing available. Bob also tried to ask people at the amphitheater for a ride to downtown Denver, but several people said they didn't want to go near there with the crowd. We could easily have been stranded or have to wait a long time for a taxi, but we decided to walk toward the row of buses in the parking lot and see what we could find. Fortunately, there was a bus taking members of the Virginia delegation back to downtown Denver, which dropped of us within a block of our hotel.
We receive our first credentials to go into the Pepsi tomorrow, along with a breakfast with the entire California delegation. The official proceedings start at 4:00 pm and will last until 9:00 pm. We're told that we have fairly front-row seats, so watch for us on TV!
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