Denver looks ready, at least.

I flew into Denver a few days ago and have spent some relaxing time with my wonderful hosts in Evergreen: a town about an hour west and high in the mountains. Twisting, guard-rail-less roads that fight soft shoulders with hundred foot drops beyond abound. Fox and elk roam the aspen and pine lined, dirt roads. It is a nice change from the hustle and haze of metro Boston.

A few details regarding my credentials for the DNC had to be ironed out and, thankfully, were. Yours truly will be providing still images for  a program on Air America.  It will be the sort of access that most freelancers dream of. I certainly was dreaming of it when I applied for personal credentials to the DNC way back in February (and promptly awoke from said slumber when I was rejected in June… ).

Today I drove to Denver proper to cover a press conference being given by a group called Recreate ’68.  The group was founded to bring about the sort of youth involment and passion that the 1968 election so (in)famously inspired and they have become a conduit for many of the alternate and protest groups that are one their way to protest at the DNC. Much controversy surround R68 and despite repeated statements by their main spokesman, Glen Spagnuolo, that the marches and protests will be nonviolent and are integral to a working democracy many here are worried.

Glen Spagnuolo of Recreate-68 holds a press conference detailing the groups schedule of events, speakers and marches in protest of the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Civic Park, Denver, CO.

The press conference was held in Denver’s Civic Park and though lightly attended there were national and local media present.  The group outlined their schedule of events, speakers and marches but the main point was to announce a special concert by a reunited “Public Enemy” and the appearance of Cindy Sheehan.

The concert will be free in Civic Park, Tuesday the 26th…think anyone will come?

Cindy Sheehan, the slain soldier’s mother turned peace activist will speak at an event this Sunday morning on the steps of the Colorado State House.

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Denver is abuzz with the convention with banners and signs everwhere and more Obama trinkets and T-shirts for sale than you can imagine…more on that, later.

~jr