We woke up having no idea who was going to the concert and who was going to say their prayers. It was 7:00, and after a quick shower I found out that I was in the concert group and we were leaving immediately make sure we got seats for the 2:30 show. We bundled up and went outside bracing ourselves for another cold day.
We were surprised when we arrived at the mall and there wasn’t that big of a line to get in. One we were in, then we discovered all the people. It was only 9:30 and already there were probably over 3 thousand people there. We got seats fairy close and before we knew it we were totally blocked in. Getting to the bathrooms took hours, literally, and trying to get food was a joke.
They say time flies when your having fun, and five hours went like that. Before we knew it Bruce Springsteen was on stage singing “The Rising.” It was amazing, enticing and it was unforgettable. The whole crowd was completely spellbound. Whenever they filmed Obama, who was sitting in the front row with his family, the whole crowd would cheer.
After an epic “shout” by Garth Brooks, one that got the whole crowd jumping up and down, there were only a few more songs before Obama gave his speech. When he got up I had to cover my ears the crowd was so loud. Honestly, before today I could not even conceive a noise so loud. He talked of justice, peace and the big job that he had ahead of him. I almost could not take in the words he was saying, just being in his presence rendered me speechless.
For me it almost wasn’t even the fact that we were listening to U2, Beyonce, and Stevie Wonder, It was the fact that we were able to be a part of such and amazing concert. Just being able to say that we were there. We were 400 feet form Obama!
When the concert was over we waited a few minutes so that the 1.4 million people that were there wouldn’t trample us. We then went to the Mandarin Oriental where we have a small hotel charger, and Christian, Mary and I prepared for the Latino Ball that we would be attending at 8:00. We said goodbye to the rest and with Lynn and Brian p. as our chaperones we headed to Union Station.
When we arrived Mark Connolly, the man who was our connection to the ball and also got our press passes, met us outside and then took us to his office where we could get ready. To our disappointment we would not be able to interview J-Lo, or Mark Anthony, but we could try to ask some questions to the other celebrities that would be there. So after an awesome interview with Edward James Olmos, we interviewed tons of other people form all over the world.
It was amazing to see that although this was a Latino Ball people form all the different corners of the globe showed up and participated. On our way out we got a few quick questions with Heraldo Rivera, a famous reporter for Fox News. He gave us advice on how to be better reporters, to read, and later he told us to fallow our dreams. He was super sweet and was an awesome end to the evening.
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