Forget Damon Watch*, Obama Watch is on!
Maybe you’ve heard. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic Presidential candidate as everyone is quick to say, has been vacationing and visiting friends and family here on Oahu since Friday afternoon. I asked Noel, still receiving emails from the Hawaiian Democratic Party, if there were any planned events for the volunteers and he said no. But Barack did go to a park near the airport on Friday after he landed where 4,000 or so were waiting for him and spoke for 16 minutes. Parking was a nightmare, but at least you could hear/see him for free. Tonight he will be the main draw for a fundraiser at the Kahala Hotel (where we had that yummy brunch). Ticket price? $2,300. Yes. Over two thousand dollars. For a single seat, not even a table! And the event is sold out.
Over the weekend he was also spotted jogging on the beach, golfing, attending a BBQ, and dining out. There are people hanging out around the house where he is staying in Kailua, but I don’t feel like joining the masses just yet. I’m not in the mood to stalk this week.
* Ah, yes. Damon Watch. It was falsely reported by the local entertainment reporter (the guy gets a lot wrong) that Matt Damon would be spending a good chunk of the summer filming a movie here. It ended up that he filmed for an afternoon (which is about one scene, isn’t it?). He was here one day when my Mom was here in late June, and although he was filming on this side of the island, I didn’t feel like dragging my Mom over just so I could relieve my usual boredom (usual boredom being when visitors are not here) and have something to blog about. Sorry fans, maybe one day I’ll stumble upon a Lost scene.
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