Ball 1 of 3: I arrived 3 hours early to avoid the traffic and unannounced road changes. It was to be an easy commute. Well, that ain’t what happened. Long story short, traffic was worse than expected. We picked up our credentials, missed a delivery to the National Press Club because of un-announced road closures and were repeatedly rerouted by police whose only response was “keep moving THAT WAY.” Side Note: My daughter was in “HUMAN GRIDLOCK for 30-minute trip to cross Pennsylvania Ave to get to the concert. (She lives 4 blocks from the mall and never made it.)
The “Latino Ball” at $200 a pop was different for me. I was a candid photographer, not chained to a portrait line. Many of the guests were from California, Texas, and Chicago. The crowd was different. Whole families attended; groups of 6, 10, and 16, from patriarch to grand kids. (I assume “Pops” or “Grand Pop” sprang for the group.) WOW, never saw this before.
The entertainment was different too; big name stars like JLo and George Lopez. A star-studded night with only a few simple hiccoughs (You think a stage pass will get you up on the stage or even close to it? Only if there are no people in the room.), but was it fun? You bet!
One down, two to go.
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