Yes, We Can!

Here are some shots taken with my cellphone at Rockefeller Center on the historic eve of November 4, 2008. Barely minutes (which I guess would make it seconds) after I took these shots, the little blue Obama-meter started a slow, slow climb (they were really dragging it out) and hit 270 Electoral votes. It paused. People were excited. Then, slowly, slowly (very theatrical, milking the drama, they were) it resumed its ascendancy, and everyone knew that Barack Obama had won the Presidency. And then people were very, very excited.
It's nice to be a part of something like that, every once in a while. Or every lifetime or so.
There were also many tourists there, particularly from the northern-most reaches of Europe, observing the Americans and their election. And a Japanese t.v. crew. Hey, everyone was excited.
The flags were set up around the famous Rockefeller ice rink, which had a map of the country projected (or drawn, not sure) on it with the states turning blue or red as votes were counted.