Green Sunday at Red Rocks
The 2008 Democratic National Convention kicked off last night with the official welcoming concert. In addition to starting the DNC, the event, called "Green Sunday At Red Rocks," raised environmental consciousness and focused on the importance of renewable energy and green jobs. The evening featured performances by Dave Matthews with Tim Reynolds, Sheryl Crow, and Sugarland.
Between acts, there were addresses by Laurie David, global warming activist and producer of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth"; Van Jones, founder and president of Green For All; Bill McDonough, architect and sustainable living pioneer; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., senior attorney for NRDC and chairman of Waterkeeper Alliance. There were also short speeches and introductions by Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., Mayor John Hickenlooper, Sen. Ken Salazar, and Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. had the best speech, as he wrapped together renewable energy, jobs for Americans, global warming, and the malfeasance of the Bush administration to form a powerful and concise message.
The evening was more of an unplugged affair, with most of the acts sticking to acoustic instruments. I have had my ups and downs with Dave Matthews in the past, but this was the best that I have seen/heard him. That is likely due to the guitar prowess of Tim Reynolds. The crowd was made up of all different colors, sizes, and classes of people. It wasn't a typical concert crowd, as many of the attendees were delegates or party donors. But overall, it was a fun evening with a strong message.
Special thanks go out to our friend Julia who gave us the tickets for the show. Julia is the executive assistant for Steve Farber, the co-chairman of the convention, and she has been working her tail off to help plan and organize the convention.
Between acts, there were addresses by Laurie David, global warming activist and producer of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth"; Van Jones, founder and president of Green For All; Bill McDonough, architect and sustainable living pioneer; and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., senior attorney for NRDC and chairman of Waterkeeper Alliance. There were also short speeches and introductions by Gov. Bill Ritter Jr., Mayor John Hickenlooper, Sen. Ken Salazar, and Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. had the best speech, as he wrapped together renewable energy, jobs for Americans, global warming, and the malfeasance of the Bush administration to form a powerful and concise message.
The evening was more of an unplugged affair, with most of the acts sticking to acoustic instruments. I have had my ups and downs with Dave Matthews in the past, but this was the best that I have seen/heard him. That is likely due to the guitar prowess of Tim Reynolds. The crowd was made up of all different colors, sizes, and classes of people. It wasn't a typical concert crowd, as many of the attendees were delegates or party donors. But overall, it was a fun evening with a strong message.
Special thanks go out to our friend Julia who gave us the tickets for the show. Julia is the executive assistant for Steve Farber, the co-chairman of the convention, and she has been working her tail off to help plan and organize the convention.
posted by Me @ 1:19 PM
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3 Comments:
Sounds like a real crapfest if those were the only bands. Dave Mathews? Puke. Sugarland? WTF?
Those bands are what's wrong with America. We need change...
JSG
My governor rocks the house:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8iatxuU3OU
JSG
Hey Josser,
The acts might not have been my first or third choices, but all of the acts are quality musicians. Witnessing their craft, acoustic, at Red Rocks will make you overlook their studio work. Plus, Tim Reynolds is a very good guitarist. As a rather poor guitar player, watching his technique blew me away.
I like Gov. Schweitzer. He did a good job.
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