Glenn Beck Rally

I know that I have to recount one story, this is the story of the Glenn Beck rally. If any of you have heard of it, you should not be jealous that I went and you didn’t. To make a long story short, it was a religious revival rally with an undertone of support for our troops and politics. It was about bringing America closer to God, some did it better than others. There were several speakers, it was humid and the temperature felt like 100+, there was no shade for me, my legs were getting burned and I had to stand for roughly 5 hours in one spot and another 3 or 4 while walking. I am not complaining, because I was glad that I went, but I am saying that if I know what I know now, I probably wouldn’t go again. The trip getting there was fun though. There was a LOT of people. I don’t know what the official report came to, but there were a LOT. When we started getting closer to our destination, we wanted to get a little bit closer to the reflection pool and when we started to go down that path, we met a few hostiles. These people had “been here since 6 pm” the night before and “you can’t take that spot.” Yes lady, this spot that you have cordoned off with police tape does belong to you and I apologize for walking in front of you while trying to find a way around it. We finally did sneak our way down and met a couple of care-free hippies with strong political opinions. Even though I “was” paying attention the whole time that dude was talking, I wasn’t. I have no idea what he was talking about. I do know that he slept on a sailing boat the night before and that the boat is apparently his, even though he doesn’t know how to sail. That sail boat was his “insurance policy just in case things go to hell in a hand basket.” The wife of this man was, back in the day, an avid Woodstock goer. (Yes, I know it only happened once, that is why I wrote it the way I did, it is much funnier this way than to say—the wife went to Woodstock) Anyway, it took me and my roommate about 45 minutes to get home, which wasn’t bad, considering it would have normally taken about 20 to 30 minutes.