Al Gore

We went to Lisner Auditorium in DC last Tuesday to hear a lecture from Al Gore. There would be a lot to comment on, if I were to comment on it. Instead, I'll post links to an audio recording I made of the event and you can judge for yourself. A few disclaimers: 1. this isn't the best sounding recording, but it is listenable; 2. I compressed and lowered the volume on the applause so it doesn't crash your ears (given the acoustics, the clapping is much louder than the speaking)...all the same, if you are listening with headphones, error on the side of low volume for the first minute to get a feel for the spikes; 3. the person who belches isn't me; I believe it was a girl sitting behind me.

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A few things you won't hear on the tape:

1. A protester outside was dressed in a panda suit. I don't know exactly what message he was trying to convey with the suit, but he had a very hypnotic dance which I liked.

2. Student photographers, despite all good intentions, need to learn to frame and take their shots and not run back and forth across the auditorium for 45 minutes. Just because they run hunched over or even crawl on their knees does not mean they aren't distracting.

3. LaRouche'ies were funny, although I'm not sure if they were trying to make me laugh.