Monday, November 03, 2008

I Need a Big Kosher Pickle and a Cold Draft Beer...


Took the boys to see Jimmy Buffett and rally for change yesterday. The margaritas and good vibes were flowing.

Youngest made a sign with "Change '08" written in big orange letters. He wanted to wave it to people inside the Ford Amphitheatre. While waiting in line for that frozen concoction that helps me hang on, a woman poked me in the arm.

"I'll buy your kid's sign for five bucks."

I thought maybe I'd heard her wrong. I looked over at my children who were marching around with the sign and waving at their adoring audience. "He's not actually selling the sign. He made it himself to -"

"He asked me if I wanted to buy it," she slurred with a cigarette in her mouth. "Told me it was ten bucks. Now I can do five, but not ten. Your other kid told me five was a good deal."

I looked at my children who were suddenly by my side. They smiled sheepishly.

Cigarette Lady's friend poked her in the arm. "You only have five bucks left, Dolores, and beer is four dollars."

"Oh," CL said. "Forget it sweetheart. I need a drink before I need a sign."

My boys and I mingled through the crowd, discussing economics and dancing with our fins out. Oldest surveyed the scene and said, "I cannot believe all these people are voting for Barack Obama."

"This is nothing," I said. "Wait'll the numbers start rolling in Tuesday night. You won't believe the amount of people who are voting for Barack Obama."


Changes in latitudes, peeps.

4 Comments:

At 11/03/2008, Blogger jrtnutt said...

Kate you would be so proud of me. I put Obama/Biden door tags out tonight on 69 houses in New Tampa. Does that make up for the Corned beef and not liking Monty Python?

 
At 11/04/2008, Blogger Lakeland Local said...

It was quite a crowd. We were there. It was my wife's first Jimmy Buffett concert and my daughter's first concert ever.

 
At 11/04/2008, Blogger dalia said...

Katie you rock!!
What Buffet song did you quote in Boston? I was never a Buffet fan until I met you...LOL Max pushed the button in the voting booth...he was so proud.

 
At 11/04/2008, Blogger superdave524 said...

Tam, it more than makes up for it.

 

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