Denver Diaries: A day at Invesco
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MPR's information technology expert John Nicholson provides today's construction update from Invesco Field:
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And engaged in a little star gazing while he was at it, capturing Anderson Cooper with who we believe to be Ratt.
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Here, Cooper appears to be asking for a ride back to his hotel.
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I don't really know who Ratt is, but, John, if you want to hang out there for a few days until Bruce Springsteen shows up, that'd be OK with me.
Holding the final night of the convention at Invesco Field is a big gamble, the Wall Street Journal reported today. There's so much money being poured into this that a rainstorm could ruin the entire convention for the Obama campaign.
However, the forecast says after some thunderstorms this afternoon, the hot weather will disappear and a cool front -- I'll defer to the Colorado people to tell me what constitutes cool in August in Colorado -- will settle in for the week and provide a more desirable backdrop on Thursday.
Update 1:55 p.m. MT - Colleague Steve Mullis says (in the comments section) these are the cast of The Daily Show, and -- in fact -- now that he mentions it, even I recognize Rob Riggle, the one guy remaining besides Jon Stewart and John Hodgman who still makes me laugh.
Nicholson provides a better photo:
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Now I'm worried about Ratt? Where's Ratt?
