Saddleback Civil Forum Moments

Tonight, I had the opportunity to attend the Saddleback Civil Forum in Lake Forest, CA. I went with James and we had a great time. Special thanks to Ange for setting that up! I will post my reactions to McCain and Obama tomorrow but I wanted to jot down a few of the fun moments from this historical evening.

• The beach volleyball court at the "refinery" 
• The background vocalist who reminded James of Jason Bateman
• The legion of Secret Service personnel patrolling the Saddleback Campus. I saw them emerge from my friend Amy's area known as "the edge" after performing a security sweep. The agent gave the "thumbs up" signal and all was well.
• The gigantic drum kit cage in tent 3. 
• Complete audio outage during the Star Spangled Banner. 
• The whistling then singing of the national anthem by the group in tent three.
• James' and my feeble attempt to start the "U-S-A" chant after the anthem.
• Me educating the lady in front of us about the story of John McCain
• The armada of buses that took FOREVER to arrive after the event. 

All in all, it was a great afternoon and I was glad to be a part of this small sliver of the 2008 campaign. I will have more tomorrow...