The day I joined the media circus

Today I realized I joined the media circus.
Last night I went to the Forum in Harrisburg to cover Sen. Barack Obama's Town Hall Meeting. Nothing out of the ordinary, media wise. Lots of print and tv media on hand. Some faces I am starting to recognized like Brett Leiberman from the Patriot News and John Micek from the Morning Call.
Even though my first secret service was interesting (VP Dick Cheney coming the Harrisburg Hilton) I have become quite accustomed with the searches and bomb sniffing dogs even though today's event with HRC was only my third event. I don't care what anyone says, the secret service is alright.
While the forum was quite nice until the traveling press came in. Then things got cramped in the media section.
However, they were not as cramped as they were today at the Capitol Diner in Swatara Twp. Picture 25 plus media crammed into the back of a diner with cameras, computers, tape recorders and note pads trying to record everything being said.
It was tight. And of course myself being the "new guy" and not exactly sure what I shoudl be doing end up in the back behind all the TV cameras. Of course this doesn't make for a good photo of HRC.
But what's that? HRC is going to meet with the protesting truckers before coming in the diner? Huzzah! A chance for a good photo of HRC? Sure.
So, while everyone is awaiting for HRC to make her entrance the media and truckers are formed into two lines.
All of a sudden she here's and is enveloped by media.
I was lucky to get that photo.
Who knew HRC was soft spoken. Not I. It was really hard to hear her answer questions from the truckers. I must give credit to Brett Lieberman....he squeezed through a bunch of tv cameras and was able to shove his tape recorder into the mess. Go Brett.