Obamarama

Barack Obama just spoke to a beyond-capacity crowd at Key Arena -- approximately 18,000 people inside and an additional 3,000+ outside listening on loudspeakers.  I (and thousands of others) walked to the Seattle Center from our homes, beating most of the traffic and buses in doing so.  I ended up standing in an entryway in the upper deck, and every stairwell, walkway and hallway in the arena was absolutely packed with people.

The last time I remember an audience even close to this boisterous was when the Buffalo Bills reached the Super Bowl for the first time in 1990 and the 80,000+ fans at the stadium nearly reached the same volume and intensity of excitement.

Lots more pictures to come here (click this one to enlarge... behind him are US Congressman Adam Smith, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire, and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels.)  On a vaguely-related note, I officially wuv my camera.

UPDATE: Check out the GALLERY here!