POWIP Piece of Work In Progress – Former Abode of Dan Collins

In the Ballroom

At the Park (with a "k") Plaza. Managed to cadge press credential and even though there was no seating set aside for us, Da Tech Guy and I found spots at a table. I just borrowed a couple of chairs, and voila! Directly in front of me is a stage full of cameras and talking heads and a mixing board. There's a band set up to play, and they're warming up. Above, in front of the two enormous chandeliers, there are nets full of red, white and blue balloons.

There are a couple of guys who look a bit secret servicey, walking around with earpieces, but most of the security seems to have been provided by the hotel management and the Brown campaign. Haven't eaten yet, today, but that's all right. I picked up some rolling tobacco on the way here, and a six pack of Diet Coke, so I'm good to go. No sign so far of Ace or Pam Geller, who were both rumored to have been coming here.

I'm sitting next to Alex, who's the Daily Telegraph's US political reporter, who has posed a series of questions about my view of the campaign, including the role of the Tea Partiers, who seem to exercise a particular fascination for our friends across the pond. For my part, I've asked him why it is that we seem to be getting so much of the news about our own government from their papers, to which he laughed, as though the answer should be obvious. Perhaps they feel the same way.

Parking was an atrocious $27 for the time we're going to be here, but Stacy insisted on our driving in rather than parking the car and taking the subway. Da Tech Guy is a very good host, and has been off interviewing kitchen staff while the MSM types chat with one another and their cameramen and techs.. Even though I don't watch TV, I recognize some of the faces here. Will report more, when there's more to report.

Dan Collins

Dan Collins is a dude who blogs. He used to blog elsewhere. Now he blogs here.

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