D.C. is buzzing with excitement these days. Yay! The bleachers are up along the parade route! Look! There's our future President at our local chili place! People are still chanting on the Metro and our students are still excited about politics. It's all very exciting.
So, Jamie managed to get us tickets to a bunch of events going on around town. Upon realizing that an Inaugural Ball is called a "Ball" for a reason, I scrambled today to find a gown...and shoes...and all that good stuff. Ick...I hate shopping for dresses.
This whole process has also helped me learned how old and lame (note: I do not mean to imply that being old also means being lame -- I am just both of those things) I am now. One of the other events we are going to has a pretty interesting line-up of performers and speakers including: Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Bono, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles, John Mellencamp, Usher Raymond IV, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am, and Stevie Wonder. Among those reading historical passages will be Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington.
Of those, I am excited about the decidedly old-school performers. Yes, I am more excited about James Taylor than I am about Beyonce. No, I don't really know who will.i.am is and I really like that "For Once In My Life" song by Stevie Wonder. Man, I'm uncool and OLD.
Plus, Beyonce is performing at the ball we are going to also...that's twice the Beyonce I've ever had in my life within two days. Too much booty-shaking if you ask me.
4 comments:
Sheesh. Even your old-fogey brother knows who will.i.am is.
Seriously geeky. Although, not ashamed to say that every time I hear of/see will.i.am I think it's a movie.
Starring Will Smith.
Wow, take lots and lots of pictures. I can't believe you're getting an actual BALL GOWN. Have a fantastic time!!
Not so much a BALL GOWN, but rather a dress that is long. :)
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