When the skies opened on Labor Day, we were on Trade and College right outside of the CNN Grill, the spot the cable network had chosen for its convention studio. We ran into the first open doors we saw -- the Ritz Carlton lobby, to our surprise. We were not alone, but still managed to find a table for two. Right across from an informal meeting of the Black caucus. We listened to the "meet and greets" of the well-groomed, well-schooled delegates from New York, South Carolina, Charlotte, and Chicago. One woman introduced her college son to everyone else, proud of his participation at the convention. I settled down with a Heineken and Miryam checked out the lobby for an Uptown map. No map, but she met Marianne, the woman with the son, who introduced herself to Miryam. It was one of those lobbies you could nest in all day long.... Next stop: James Taylor in concert.
(top photo Charlotte Observer)
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