My first fundraiser

Christy and I attended one of Obama's first fundraisers since becoming President. We sneaked in at a $100 rate and although not cheap, we both thought, this may be our only chance to see him without having to take out a mortgage.

As you can see from the pictures, the lines were quite long . They nearly wrapped around the entire block, but we made it just in time to see the entertainment, Tony Bennett. As a newbie, I thought the fundraiser would be like a concert--where you wait forever before the main performance. But much to my surprise, it started on time and Tony sang several songs (I thought it would be one and then he would blow out of there) . He also wowed us with a un-mice performance of "Fly me to the Moon." Meet the newest Tony Bennett fan.

You can also see that $100 didn't give us the best seats in the house. So, if you are looking at the slideshow and don't know who's who: the first picture of a guy is Tony Bennet, the second picture of a guy is Tim Kaine, DNC Chairman and third picture is of course, President Obama.