I was wondering WHY I couldn't just let go of the fact that I hadn't seen the concert live. Well, I realized why, its cause I saw everything that happened to Obama last year in the campaign, and felt like he had been my friend, my personal friend, even though I live all the way in Canada. In many way, his life became MINE. I know everything there is to know about him, and I feel I know his personality, and I feel as if I've met him and known him personally for a long time., Frankly, the reason I was drawn to him is cause he reminds of my dad and bro. I campaigned online, spreading the word, arguing with Repubs, and creating videos, petitions and other things on his behalf. I had no life of my own almost, and may have gone down in some of my grades bc of that, but it didn't matter cause he was a worthy cause.
I thought I was going to be a part of this inauguration through television. I had no reason to think I would miss anything major. I didn't evpect to see EVERYTHING, but hoped what I missed would be no big deal. I was blindsided to know HBO took away the rights to the music show. No idea I wouldn't be able to see it live, which in my book is the only way to watch an inauguration. It didn't matter that I could watch on youtube, it was "how dsre they?"
Honestly, I felt I had missed my best friends wedding or something. Whenever I hear or see clips of Barack actually dancing with his family, I can't believe I was robbed of the surprise and cheer of seeing that moment live. I was robbed of having a trouble free Sunday and a good time. It just bothered me. I guess I expected perfection. I know I'm not the only one who missed it, but it wasn't enough to make me feel better at the time. The uninterrupted high I was expecting was interrupted, and I was ill equipped to handle it.
Anyway, the most important event is tomorrow, and those of us who missed HBO concert can hopefully make what I think was an awful, selfish PR decision on behalf of Obama, the inaugural committee, and HBO especially, a distant memory. History will be made tomorrow, and I won't let this mar that. I got my VCR(yes, I still use that) set!!!
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