I've been watching (am watching...am I incredible or what?!) the Democratic Convention. The camera people pan across the audience and most of the time they show people who are being really happy or really sweet or really patriotic.
Then, of course, there are the people who are snort-worthy. One woman was perfectly put together. Lipstick matched her lovely red jacket, perfect makeup, slim and cute. But I swear she had a blond helmet on her head. An asymmetrical helmet, at that. Not attractive. Nope. Not a bit.
There's a woman who has to be overly happy all the time. She was wearing her happy Americana jacket and getting her boogie down like nobody's business. She was so impressive, they showed her twice.
One woman wore a sequin bedecked visor and a v. v. sequin-y vest that said, "I (heart) U.S.A." It wasn't a good look. I think only ballerinas can wear solid sequins. Those ballerinas are wee girlies.
There was the very sweet guy who tried to clap along with the crowd. Poor darling. He shouldn't go to music school. But he could write a children's book.
They're having some kind of dance party right now. Lotsa people are singing their own song right now. They're playing "Celebrate" right now. It's no Kool and the Gang, but what is? I swear I haven't seen so many scary people shaking their ass in my life. Not even at a wedding.
My advice for anyone who has a seizure disorder: don't go there.
And oooolala! Check out Andre Heinz! Very handsome. Very well educated. And not someone I'd want to have dinner with. Perhaps that's why I won't marry someone who is heir to a billion dollar fortune. Of course, it could be that I'm married, too. (Do you think BrilliantEditor is a secret billionaire heir?)
Of course, there's a line of three women, possibly sorority sisters back in the day, and they were doing the rocking back and forth/holding hands thing. Woman one knew the words to the song, woman two knew some of them, women three knew that she was supposed to rock back and forth.
At the end of the day, I must say that the music selections were odd. I don't think they'll be selling the soundtrack. Or maybe they will. Good fundraiser?
James Taylor redone by Carol King
Willie Nelson
Van Halen
U2
Lots of other things that didn't go together like peas or carrots.
But the music...I think that the selections were suitably diverse so that everyone there could say, "No! No! Really! Bring that camera back! I know the words, I really do!" Or "Nope. I don't know that one."
Posted by dotty at July 29, 2004 09:30 PM