Postcard from LAX...
Good morning all,I'm sitting inside a sports bar called Home Turf inside LAX waiting for my flight to Denver to board. I'm excited to be covering my first Democratic National Convention! Table tennis is playing on the big TV screen in here. Did I ever mention that I was Zura Hall ping pong champ in the spring of 1986 (my dorm at San Diego State). Well, I was pretty good but watching these guys play is humbling - and exciting.
Anyway, while I'm told I will get a little bit of time inside the main hall at the DNC, my role is all things Hollywood so that means plenty of parties, coincerts, lunches etc. around Denver My blogging will be on a whenever I can basis since my first priority has gotta be material for the Denver Post, the LA Daily News and our chain of newspapers. Somehow though, I think there will be plenty of material to post on Out In Hollywood, maybe even more than usual.
Things are already roilling as far as convention-related news. I got this email from Barack Obama this morning: (OK, I know millions of others did too but I like the personal touch:
Greg --
I have some important news that I want to make official.
I've chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate.
Joe and I will appear for the first time as running mates this afternoon in Springfield, Illinois -- the same place this campaign began more than 19 months ago.
I'm excited about hitting the campaign trail with Joe, but the two of us can't do this alone. We need your help to keep building this movement for change.
Please let Joe know that you're glad he's part of our team. Share your personal welcome note and we'll make sure he gets it:
http://my.barackobama.com/welcomejoe
Thanks for your support,
Barack
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Greg Hernandez authored Out In Hollywood for the Daily News from June 2006 to February 2009. He can now be found at Greg In Hollywood: www.greginhollywood.com
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