This screen shot from Congresswoman Elanor Holmes Norton’s webpage tells the tale about the hottest ticket in DC – Inauguration Tickets. Just a day after it was announced that the best way for schmucks to get Inauguration Tickets was to contact the Inauguration Committee or your congress person, and politely request to have your name added to the list of potential recipients, Congresswoman Norton’s office was absolutely swamped with requests.
The demand for the hottest ticket in town (which hasn’t even been released yet!) was so great that this is what I found when I pulled up Congresswoman Norton’s site: “Inauguration Tickets Not Available. Please do not call or email.”
DC is going to be filled to the brim for this Inauguration. I’ve been here for a few events, including Clinton’s first inauguration and the Million Man March. The whispered word going around town points to Obama’s first inauguration drawing a very large crowd indeed. Judging by the listings on Craigslist for housing during Inauguration week, like this $10,000/week condo in Kalorama this should be some party! With my house near U Street, maybe I should consider engaging in a little opportunisitc capitalism myself. Things that make you go “Hmmm” indeed!
