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As Katy, Erin and I worked the convention from one end of Denver to the other we were treated to celebrity sightings galore. Despite the fact that Erin and Katy are from Los Angeles and are each tangentially related to the entertainment industry, I was the chief celebrity spotter due to my role as a diligent (um, some might say unhealthy - I like to call it thorough) pop culture observer.
Although some complained that the party atmosphere was lacking due to Obama's ban on corporate lobbyist funding, the numerous star sightings (meaning one or more of us saw the person live, not on screen) fell into four groups: media, screen, music and politics.
On the political end, we glimpsed some female Democratic stars including Senator Hillary Clinton, California Senator Barbara Boxer and Kansas Governor and VP short lister Kathleen Sebelius fresh off the convention floor stage and giving her speech - a fellow blogger reached out and complimented her on her power red suit telling her to "wear it!" Former Secretary of State Madeline Albright was spied heading into a late night party.
We also spotted many prominent African American leaders including Jesse Jackson, Martin Luther King, III and Bernice King, Charlie Rangel, John Lewis and Kewsi Mfume. Massachusetts Governor, Deval Patrick, stopped by The Big Tent to hang out with the bloggers and learn how to blog himself.
Political blogger Markos Moulitsas created a bit of a stir when he stopped to offer us autographed copies of his new book, Taking On The System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era. While I gushed over meeting the very first blogger I ever read, Erin was busy being feisty and grilling him over the banning of a blogger from the Daily Kos community.
Musician John Legend gave us a little thrill when he strolled past fresh from singing Yes We Can with will.i.am on the Invesco Field stage. Katy had insider status as she partied the night away with Moby.
Stars of the screens big and little abounded. We saw BlogHer guest blogger Erika Alexander heading into the EMILY's list event to sit with Hillary Clinton. We tried to catch her for a quick comment but unfortunately she was whisked away before we could.
The funny men of The Daily Show were everywhere. Erin was able to shoot some Qik video of them in action. I literally bumped into Aasif Mandvi & was *this close* to Rob Riggle and Larry Wilmore (who is surprisingly very tall).
Jeannie herself, Barbara Eden, was also trapped in the circle of hell better known as Invesco Field after the speech. The day after on the plane, many around me were still talking about the chaos that was trying to leave the stadium parking lot.
Oprah's BFF Gayle King was spotted headed into the CNN Grill, site of Erin's altitude sickness collapse.
Hottie dudes were also in great supply. Daniel Dae Kim (Jin from Lost) was our first sighting (and was spotted multiple times around the city). John Slattery (currently Roger Sterling on Mad Men but also known for playing politicians who woo Carrie Bradshaw and Gabrielle Solis among other roles) was stalking us frankly. You might be able to catch a glimpse of him in my Green DNC vlog as he just couldn't leave me alone.
Sadly for Erin and Katy, I was the only one who had the pleasure of seeing nattily dressed and smokin' hot, Taye Diggs as he strolled past, gorgeous wife in hand.
When it comes to the media, name an anchor or pundit and we probably spotted them.
Brian Williams, Tom Brokaw, Chuck Todd, Bob Schieffer, Jeff Greenfield, Katie Couric, Shepard Smith, Britt Hume, Bill Kristol, Diane Sawyer, Charlie Gibson, George Stephanopoulos, Roland Martin, Donna Brazile, Soledad O'Brien, Joe Scarborough and the man everyone wanted to have their picture taken with, Anderson Cooper. MSNBC spottings however, were not to be. Most sad to me, due to our rental car being held hostage, we were unable to catch rising superstar and soon-to-be host of her own show on MSNBC, Rachel Maddow. Ah well, I still have that celebrity sighting to look forward to!
But the biggest moment was when, while riding a DNC shuttle bus to Invesco Field, we stopped to pick up a special guest, his daughter and his entourage. Sharp dressed, handsome,
