OBAMA-RAMA

Are you sick of hearing crap about President Obama’s inauguration yet? Well, if you aren’t, take a look at how Creative Loafing covered the event on Jan. 20, 2009.

We stationed reporters at various locations around the city and in D.C., too — and all were tasked with documenting the historic proceedings from a slew of unique perspectives.

That said, behold what we saw and how we saw it.

NUDE BLOGGING

Cheris Hodges blogged from her couch at home while she watched TV coverage of the inauguration.

Obama-rama Nude Blogging Part 12…
(1:40PM) Listening to the pundits on Fox, CNN, ABC, MSNBC and BET

Obama-rama Nude Blogging Part 11…
(1:07PM) Now on Fox News.

Obama-rama, Nude Blogging Part 10…
(12:40PM) Now I'm watching Fox News.

Obama-rama Nude Blogging Part 9…
(12:06PM) Now on ABC

Obama-Rama Nude Blogging Part 8…
(11:44AM) Still watching CNN

Obama-rama Nude Blogging Part 7…
(11:28AM) Today, I'm taking in the Inauguration of Barack Obama on my couch by watching every network. This is history. Gross! Newt Gingrich! I am so turning on CNN now. 11:06: The VIPs are arriving. CNN… More

Obama-rama: Nude Blogging Part 4…
(10:13AM) Watching CBS now.

Obama-rama Nude Blogging Part 6…
(10:04AM) Now watching NBC.

Obama-rama: Nude Blogging Part 3…
(9:50AM) Now I'm watching MSNBC!

Obama-rama Nude Blogging Part 5…
(9:40AM) Now watching ABC

STRAIGHT FROM D.C. to the Q.C.

CL operations editor Kimberly Lawson went to D.C. to cover the historic inauguration. But things didn't exactly work out as planned...

Finally ... warmth…
(4:30PM) I made it back inside!

Random cool Obama bag…
(2:59PM) Obamawear is everywhere!

A different kind of ticket problem…
(2:52PM) No, they weren't looking for inauguration tickets ...

Chatting up the Obama merchandise seller…
(2:28PM) Since I couldn't get in to watch the swearing-in ceremony, the least I could do was check out some buttons.

Why I gave up…
(2:02PM) The crowds. They were the reason.

I give up...…
(11:45AM) It's too cold, line isn't moving. And it's going to be a huge cleanup!

Numb toes, losing hope...…
(10:42AM) Standing in line, trying to get on to the Mall to watch the swearing-in.

TROLLING THE WEB

Roundups of the best/most interesting/unique/quirky inauguration-related news on the web.

Obama-rama: Trolling the Web, Part 5…
(3:23PM) Inaugural coverage on the web.

Oath flub…
(2:09PM) The transcript of how the oath went down.

Obama-rama: Trolling the Web, Part 4…
(1:29PM) Inaugural coverage around the web.

Obama-rama: Trolling the Web, Part 3…
(12:35PM) A compilation of inaugural coverage on the Internet.

Obama-rama: Trolling the Web, Part 2…
(11:30AM) A compilation of inaugural coverage on the Internet.

Obama-rama: Trolling the Web, Part 1…
(10:28AM) A compilation of inaugural coverage on the internet.

HISTORY CHECK

A look back at past inaugurations.

Obama-rama: Inaugural trivia…
(1:12PM) Which president gave the longest inaugural address and other miscellany?

FDR, JFK and Obama: a few inauguration parallels…
(9:25AM) Many observers have compared President-elect Barack Obama to FDR and John F. Kennedy: all three are ranked as articulate, trenchant speakers; all three took office with considerable -- even nearly insurmountable, as in the case… More