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youtube.com - 1/23/2009

Inauguration - 3rd street tunnel people sing Lean on Me - purple gate (video)

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The tunnel people sing Lean on Me to keep from going crazy.

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facebook.com - 1/21/2009

Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom

— facebook.com — Johan wrote at 8:28pm the most disorganized public event i've ever been to Elizabeth wrote at 8:11pm... Wow, the merry band of silver ticket wanderers of which I was one at least got directed away from the tunnel -we never got in but we had the empty ... (more) Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom

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Elizabeth Dole

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lynch.foreignpolicy.com - 1/20/2009

The purple tunnel of doom

— lynch.foreignpolicy.com — A reported two million people watched Barack Obama's inauguration today. I, unfortunately, wasn't one of them. If... you don't care why, and just want foreign policy blogging, skip the rest of this post and come back tomorrow. See, I went to the show ... (more) The purple tunnel of doom

Barack Obama

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heraldnet.com - 1/21/2009

Purple tickets no help in getting into inauguration

— heraldnet.com — Stuck in a Tunnel Thanks for reporting this! I, along with thousands of my closest friends, was... stuck in the I-395 tunnel for hours and failed to get in, despite holding a purple ticket. I hope this story gets out, not to take away from Obama's big ... (more) Purple tickets no help in getting into inauguration

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• LukeWilbur

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  I was a purple ticket holder that was turned away. I truly think they needed a professional event planner to run this inauguration. The lack of official authority monitoring the entrance gates caused this problem. Capitol Police should have not let non-purple ticket holders access. Also, the security mags should not have been abandoned at the Yellow entrance as well. People should have been informed on where to go and the problem. Instead they waited five hours in the cold. I documented the entire event: http://www.dcpages.com/gallery/Inaugural_Purple_Ticket_Holder_Turmoil/

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Purple Ticket Turmoil Explained: What Happened On Inauguration Day
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — So, what on Earth happened to the now-legendary holders of Purple Inaugural Tickets? Answering this question may ultimately require the re-opening of the X-Files. However, unsatisfied with the accounts we've read thus far, we've taken it upon ourselves to ask those who endured the ordeal to tell us their stories, in the hopes that we might divine some idea of what happened on Inauguration Day. What follows is an informed reconstruction of the logistical mayhem on and around the Mall on Inauguration Day. It is stitched together from hundreds of accounts, some of which are quoted at length. This shouldn't be considered an official account by any means, and we welcome any ...

Purple Ticket Turmoil Explained: What Happened On Inauguration Day
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — So, what on Earth happened to the now-legendary holders of Purple Inaugural Tickets? Answering this question may ultimately require the re-opening of the X-Files. However, unsatisfied with the accounts we've read thus far, we've taken it upon ourselves to ask those who endured the ordeal to tell us their stories, in the hopes that we might divine some idea of what happened on Inauguration Day. What follows is an informed reconstruction of the logistical mayhem on and around the Mall on Inauguration Day. It is stitched together from hundreds of accounts, some of which are quoted at length. This shouldn't be considered an official account by any means, and we welcome any ...