31
Aug
Atlanta radio talker Neal Boortz is covering the convention and photoblogging on his blog. Lots of photos of what he calls “a motley collection of dirty-looking, shaggy, unkempt misfits,” notwithstanding the occasional glimpses “of someone every now and then who looked like they might actually earn a viable living at some productive enterprise.” I particularly like this description of his lodging overlooking Ground Zero:
As I compose this note it’s Sunday evening in New York. I’m in my 36th floor hotel room looking out toward the Hudson River. Three years ago I wouldn’t have been able to see the Hudson River from this room. Eighteen months ago this room, and this whole hotel was empty. I wouldn’t be able to see the river because the view would have been blocked by two skyscrapers, and I wouldn’t have been staying in this room because this particular hotel was closed for 20 months to repair damage from the collapse of the World Trade Towers. Right below me, Ground Zero.
