Obama Inauguration Party - Bangkok Jan 20th

[travelerjim]

Some posters have asked about inauguration day party in Thailand...
Here is the party information for Bangkok..

Have fun!

tj

Dear Democrats Abroad in Thailand,

DAT will be holding an Inauguration Celebration on Tuesday, January 20,
to welcome our new President, Barack Obama, starting at 8:30 p.m.
at the Roadhouse Barbecue in Bangkok
(map at http://www.roadhousebarbecue.com).

ItтАЩs free, and all are welcome!
Come to cheer with your friends and fellow Democrats and share all the excitement
of the parades, crowds, ceremonies, oath of office and the (soon to be) President ObamaтАЩs
Inauguration speech that will be showing live on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Roadhouse.

The official Inauguration schedule (see website http://www.pic2009.org) states that the
official Inauguration ceremony will start at 10 a.m. in Washington, but there will be plenty
of news coverage prior to that, because as many as 3 million Americans are expected to
travel to Washington, D.C. for the celebration, making it possibly one of the largest public
gatherings of Americans ever.

By law, the oath of office must be taken before 12 noon (i.e. 12 midnight, Bangkok time)
and following the Inauguration speech, the official Inauguration parade will start,
taking us to right up to closing time in Bangkok.

DAT will also have our "greatest hits" of political humor and videos (courtesy of Elizabeth and Andy Boname)
running on some of the monitors as the Inauguration approaches.

To get us in the mood, and keep us hoppinтАЩ, Chef Dana is promising a roast beef special and other delicacies
who want to come eat, plus 100 baht margaritas all night long. He is also promising to invent a special Obama
cocktail for the night, which will be available at a special price, but wonтАЩt reveal the recipe just yet!

A limited number of the Obama Thai-English t-shirts, and other DAT t-shirts, will be available in exchange
for a donation to the organization, which will make sure we are able to be one step ahead to get out the
vote for mid-term elections in 2010 and beyond!

Please RSVP if you think you can make it to the historic Obama-Biden Inaugural watch party
by sending an email to

DemocratsAbroadThailand@gmail.com

Best wishes,

Phil Robertson
Chair, DAT

The Inauguration ceremony schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, January 20th - Inauguration Day

The President-elect and Vice President-elect and their families will participate in the traditional
inaugural ceremonies and events. For the first time ever, the length of the National Mall will be open
to those wishing to attend the swearing-in ceremony.

Festivities will commence at 10 a.m. on the west front of the U.S. Capitol and will include:

* Musical Selections: The United States Marine Band, followed by The San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus
* Call to Order and Welcoming Remarks: Senator Dianne Feinstein
* Invocation: Dr. Rick Warren
* Musical Selection: Aretha Franklin
* Vice President-elect Joseph R. Biden, Jr. will be sworn into office by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, the Honorable John Paul Stevens
* Musical Selection: John Williams, composer/arranger with Itzhak Perlman, (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Gabriela Montero (piano) and Anthony McGill (clarinet)
* President-elect Barack H. Obama will take the Oath of Office, using President LincolnтАЩs Inaugural Bible, administered by the Chief Justice of the United States, the Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr.
* Inaugural Address
* Poem: Elizabeth Alexander
* Benediction: The Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
* The National Anthem: The United States Navy Band "Sea Chanters"

After President Obama gives his Inaugural Address, he will escort outgoing President George W. Bush
to a departure ceremony before attending a luncheon in the CapitolтАЩs Statuary Hall.

The 56th Inaugural Parade will then make its way down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol
to the White House with groups traveling from all over the country to participate.

This email is being sent to you from the Thailand list(s) on behalf of:

Democrats Abroad
430 S. Capitol Street, SE
Washington, 20003

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Oh, I wouldn't miss it for the world!

But will they be giving us donuts and water?

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