Jane Harman braves the mosh pit

I caught up with South Bay Rep. Jane Harman at the California delegation breakfast on Thursday morning. I walked up while she was doing a radio interview, snapped a picture of her with my phone -- which was my primary reporting device all week -- and then took out my notepad to ask her some questions.
An early supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, she said she was excited about watching Obama's speech that night.
"I was a kid in 1960 (when John Kennedy was nominated). The convention was at the L.A. Coliseum, and I got on the floor because I was an usher," she said. "Now 48 years later, we're in a very similar situation."
Harman may be interested to know that volunteering for menial labor is still a very popular method for getting into a convention floor. The Invesco Field pass was easily the most coveted ticket of the week -- well, up there with Kanye West anyway -- and motivated Obama supporters were pulling every string they had to get one. The crowd estimate was 84,000.
When she got out to the stadium, Harman told the National Journal that the atmosphere was a bit chaotic.
"I worry that this is a mosh pit and not a political gathering," she said. "But my kids understand that this is how you communicate in the 21st century."
Fair enough, but has anyone ever tried to crowd-surf to Michael McDonald?
I also caught up with Gardena Councilman Steve Bradford, yet again. He said he had been to the Kanye West party the previous night, which goes to show that he has better connections than I do. He reported that it was unreal, and I believe him.
No mosh pit there, presumably, but there were other parties in the neighborhood where you could dance to remixed versions of Obama speeches. L.A. Councilman Eric Garcetti was at one of those, and was really cutting loose on the "Yes we can!" refrain.