My friend Nate had the good fortune of being in Grant Park last Tuesday evening. He scored a ticket and made his way through the throngs to bear witness to history. He is a gifted writer and precisely the kind of person we all want witnessing history as it unfolds. Take a look at his experience.
The Grant Park experience, first hand
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#1 by Nate Martin on November 10, 2008 - 9:22 pm
Thanks, Patrick. The night before the election I had a dream that Obama won and for some reason I ended up backstage at Grant Park and got to meet him. I could only think of one thing to say to him as I shook his hand, and it ended up being the caption on the cover illustration of the Chicago Reader that came out the next day:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/election/obama2.jpg
(not sure if I can use html in your comments section, so I’ll leave the sloppy code)
#2 by Patrick T. Lafferty on November 11, 2008 - 1:34 am
Nate,
That is amazing! I definitely want to hear how you ended up backstage. I love the quote. I’m embedding the cover in this reply (you can use html, btw). Keep up the good work, my friend!