Jan 19, 2009
Robinson Invocation Unaired on HBO
Photo by Geoff Forester, courtesy Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire With the controversy surrounding Rev. Rick Warren’s inaugural invocation, the LGBT blogosphere lit up when the Presidential Inaugural Committe announced that the openly gay Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson would open Sunday’s inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial. But those watching the live event and the subsequent repeat on HBO didn’t get to see the invocation. Some who actually attended the event also reported that…
Jan 18, 2009
Instant Report Card: We Are One Concert Experience
Photo courtesy Wheresmycoffee We’ll have a thorough review of the We Are One concert, along with a ton of photos, up later, but in the meantime, here’s what DCist staffers are reporting about their experience: >> The lines at checkpoints were crazy, so much so that security shut them down shortly after 2:30 p.m. People began running toward the Washington Monument to grab any patch of land surrounding any of the 2 jumbotrons. -Tracy…
Jan 18, 2009
We Are One Concert Now Streaming Live on HBO.com
If you stayed home this afternoon, it turns out that HBO is indeed airing the We Are One Opening Inaugural Concert LIVE right now. We wonder if the live version will conform to exactly two hours, or if an edited version will air at 7 p.m. You can also stream the concert for free at HBO.com, though it’s on a delay of about 30 seconds compared to the television feed. NPR.org is also streaming…