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• Our friend David Gedye, who is always leading projects he cooks up with mind blowing results, just sent us an email for his newest project, a collaboration with CNN and Photosynth for an ambitious presidential inauguration project.  He writes:

You’ll be interested to know that I’m on my way to Washington DC to help CNN with an ambitious presidential inauguration project that we cooked up a month ago.

The idea is to use Photosynth (the 3D photo technology I’ve been working on for the last few years) to capture the exact moment when the President-Elect becomes the President. We are using about 10 CNN photographers and thousands of people in the crowd, who are being asked to send us their photo of “the moment”.

If all goes well there will be a “synth” on the CNN website a few hours after the inauguration, and if it’s great, they will show it on their big Magic Wall on their TV broadcast sometime during the afternoon or evening of inauguration day.  CNN is promoting the project on air already, so if you tune in today you’ll see graphics for “The Moment”, and Photosynth being demonstrated by Tom Foreman.

Exciting stuff! You can see how CNN is promoting it at http://cnn.com/themoment

• You may remember the post that I wrote for UnusualLife.com with the video embedded of the Synth that David Gedye did of our living room for the Photosynth release Demo/How-To video last August. Here is a link to the article with the video.

Yes, at Seattle Twist, we love our Legos too ! Legobama? http://sfweekly.com/slideshow/view/222857/1

At 12:00 noon on Inauguration Day 2009, 9am Seattle time, (Tuesday, January 20, 2009, as set by the Twentieth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution), Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States. Here’s a schedule of events and countdown site.

There are dozens of events around the Seattle area to watch the proceedings throughout the day.

*Tuesday at the Rendezvous in the grotto (downstairs)
DJ Vodka Twist is Master of Ceremonies. Other DJ’s include the Select Lounge of Agent Double O SOUL, the Vintage Soul and ska of DJ Richie Rich and the Disco of DJ Dexter Fremont. Video of election night and inaugeration highlights projected large!!

*Inauguration Day Breakfast at the BottleNeck Lounge
Special guest chef Lisa Hogeland is serving breakfast (croissant with eggs and Virginia ham, the Blue State Scramble, bagels and lox), Bloody Marys, and mimosas. The event is free, reservations not required. More info.

*Inauguration party at Faire Gallery Cafe
Watch the inauguration on three TVs and enjoy an “Obama Stimulus Package”—a bottle of Champagne, cheese and cracker plate, and two Obama cookies for $20! The event is free.

*Watch the Presidential Inauguration at Presse
Café Presse will broadcast live the inauguration of Barack Obama. “In years to come, when people ask ‘where were you when…’ you will be able to answer: Café Presse!”

*Paramount Theater Inaugural Party
Seattle Theatre Group opens the historic Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, at 7:00 am to the public for a free event celebrating the inauguration. Watch the live broadcast of the inauguration ceremony on the big screen, provided in partnership with KOMO 4 TV. This event is free and open to the public; no ticket is required for entry to The Paramount Theatre.

*Seattle’s Celebration of Hope Inaugural Event
Inauguration Day Celebration for the People with big screen viewing.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
8:00AM
Center House Main Floor

*Tini Bigs & Hula Hula
Inauguration Celebration Party
100 Denny Way, Seattle
Tuesday, January 20, 4 p.m. to Close

*Inauguration Day Viewing Party at Town Hall
Watch the inauguration on a big screen! The event is free—coffee, tea, and pastries are available for purchase. Doors open at 8:30 am. More info.

*Watch the Inauguration at the Seattle Center
They’ll have live coverage of the inauguration at the Seattle Center’s Center House, as well as a radio broadcast over the sound system in the International Fountain. The event is free, doors open at 8 am. More info.

*Watch the Ceremony at Northwest African American Museum
The Northwest African American Museum has partnered with Community for Youth to celebrate the swearing-in of Barack Obama with music and spoken word. Doors open at 8 am, the event is free (donations accepted), and light refreshments will be served. More info.

*Inauguration Party at Jillian’s
Watch the inauguration on one of Jillian’s many TVs. Doors open early at 8 am—there will be drink specials, prizes, giveaways, and more.

*Inauguration Party at Capitol Club
The Capitol Club will show the Inauguration on the big screen upstairs. There are drink specials all day and a breakfast buffet for $10.

*Watch the Inauguration at Murphy’s
Doors open early at 8 am for live coverage of the Inauguration ceremony with special Bloody Marys served all day—instead of celery, they come with a branch of “Barackoli.” Domestic beers are on special all day and all night so you can celebrate being American.

*Enjoy an ObamLette at Magnolia Village Pub
ObamLettes and $4 Bloody Marys and mimosas until 3pm.

*Inauguration Day Walkout and Rally
“Help us celebrate the end of the Bush regime, and remind President-elect Obama who it was that got him into office. Bring your banners, flags, signs, megaphones, drums, horns, but most importantly, bring your VOICE!!!” UW students are rallying at Red Square at 10:30 am, then busing to Seattle Central Community College. A march from Seattle University will begin at 1 pm, and conclude at Westlake Center for another rally, guest speakers, and live music. For more information, visit http://j20celebration.blogspot.com/.

*All-Day Inauguration Party at Moe Bar
Two flat screen TVs will be showing the inaugural events all day. Pike Street Fish Fry will offer a special breakfast menu, and Moe Bar’s got drink specials from morning to night including $2 wells and $2 PBR and High Life. It’s free and doors open at 8 am.

*Inauguration Day Viewing at South Lake Union Discovery Center
They’ll broadcast the inauguration live on a massive screen, with some breakfast refreshments for all guests. Doors open at 8:30 am, the event is free.

Tour of EchoesWalking through the Capitol on Jan. 20, Obama will be reminded of two centuries of African-American trials and triumphs.

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