CarolNYC on Clark Community Network, 6/20/06

Attending the Eric Massa/Wes Clark event in Manhattan last night was almost like a homecoming. Jacques’ loft, where the event was held, was one of the home bases for the NYC Draft Clark movement and I have fond memories of being there and stapling Draft Clark business cards to mini Clark bars to hand out at a local Democratic Club dinner and making homemade Clark04 buttons on the night that Wes announced he was getting in the race. That night we later paraded out onto Broadway with bags full of mini Clark bars and huge Clark ’04 signs. We were jubilant. We’d successfully drafted our man.

So last night I was back there again and, as it is with these things now, it was a chance for me to catch up with both some of those whom I worked with on the campaign back in ’03-’04 and some of my new internet buddies. (Yes, Icantbelieve…’s husband really does exist! Or at least someone posing as him last night does. haha!)

I met Melange on the way in and we walked up to the fourth floor with a man, now from New Jersey, formerly from Uganda, named Charles and a young woman who was with him.

Eric was already there when I got there, working the crowd. Wes showed up soon after. Cute, he filled out a little name tag for himself “Wes Clark”, you know, in case anyone should forget his name. That’s our “regular guy” Wes.

Tom Rinaldo, who was there with his wife, introduced himself to Wes for the first time but I messed up on the picture I was trying to take of that first meeting. :( I, myself, hardly spoke to Wes. Just said hello, gave him a hug. He was just too surrounded by well wishers. Boy, he is a popular guy in a crowd.

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