"Star-studded" is a bit of a cliché, but there's no better way to describe the Inaugural Opening Ceremony that just concluded here on the Mall. Since pictures are worth a thousand words--on a roll today, no?--we've decided the best way to bring you the action is with a few snapshots from the press area (which, after all, was a heckuva lot closer to the stage than where the hoi polloi were forced to stand). Without any further ado...
The view--reminiscent of another historic event--from just beneath the Lincoln Memorial stage:
The security, standing atop the monument:
Bono and the boys of U2 performing "City of Blinding Lights" for the president-elect, who used it as one of his campaign theme songs:
Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Pete Seeger and Bruce "The Boss" Springsteen singing Woody Guthrie's classic folk anthem, "This Land Is Your Land":
Beyoncé leading the crowd in "America the Beautiful"--with Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Tom Hanks, Jamie Foxx, Tiger Woods and others as her rather high-wattage backdrop.
Oh, and then there was this guy:
Something tells me we'll be hearing more from him in the years to come...
