Obarma hopping in Dallas: Inauguration night 2009

by Erin Rice , Laura Seewoester

As the promise of change swept across the nation there were many who thought, "let's party." And they did, from Washington D.C., to New York, and, yes, even to Dallas. A number of inaugural parties took place worldwide, and with due diligence in mind and journalistic integrity on the line, we partook in a few ourselves.

Inaugural stop, Trinity Hall: Hosted by the Dallas County Democratic Party, Trinity Hall was packed to a standing-room crowd, with televisions and the projector screen playing live coverage of various balls taking place around Washington. A mid-thirties to fifties crowd, a number of patrons sported red, white, and blue buttons, hats and, in some cases, boas. There were a plethora of Barack shirts to be found, and even a few babies, as the event was more family oriented, despite the obvious bar setting.

Liberals at the Libertine: The social-political group Drinking Liberally takes their title literally, and it was no different on Tuesday night, as some of the Dallas chapter met at the Libertine Bar on Greenville Avenue. Though the Libertine is generally more laid back, and rarely packed, one could distinguish that this healthy group was far more than the typical Tuesday night crowd. Playing footage of Kanye West's performance at the D.C. Youth Ball, the bar patrons were considerably more interested in deciding upon their next microbrew.

And Finnally: Apparently for the Dallas County Young Democrats, Inauguration Day is similar to St. Patrick's Day: drink early and go home earlier. Though the event was slated to last from 7 to 10 p.m., the BlackFinn was sparsely populated by 9:45 p.m. Having chosen this place last given the "young" designation, we were a little surprised not to see the youth vote jager-bombing their way to change. But at least the many, many screens were showing pictures of the man of the hour dancing away the last carefree night of his life.

Finding no Republican-hosted parties to crash on the lineup we headed home instead, with dreams of peaceful transition and Anderson Cooper 360 to help us sleep through the night. If only every Tuesday could Ba-rock so hard. *insert sarcastic trombone notes*

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