The inimitable JAMES TAYLOR on stage now--DNC!!

[Surya Gayatri]

Thank you Tarheels and fellow Democrats!!

I'm an old white guy, and I LOVE Barack Obama!

[cynatnite]

1. I love his music. Listening now.n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Loved his joke about the emply chair!

Adore his music, too!

[Cha]

28. What did he say?

No tv here and I'm just in and out of DU, right now.

[Surya Gayatri]

31. "Don't understand the RW media...I'm an old white guy, and I love Barack Obama!"

When he first came on stage, there was an empty chair waiting for him. Joke: "Don't worry about the empty chair! I'm just gonna sit in it, not TALK to it!"

[Cha]

35. That's FUNNY!

OMZ!

Thanks SG!

[Surya Gayatri]

37. The chair that keeps on giving!

[Marrah_G]

3. His is one of my favorite musicians

My bff and I are planning a trip out to the island to check out his pub

[Cha]

29. I didn't know JT had a pub..

Have Fun!

[Marrah_G]

33. It's more of an Inn/restraunt

His brother is the owner. It's the Outermost Inn on Martha's Vineyard.

[Cha]

36. Oh, nice! I remember reading about

all JT's siblings in Rolling Stone back in the day.

[11 Bravo]

4. I love JT!

[Bozita]

5. Thank you!

[Surya Gayatri]

10. (((Hugs)))

[malaise]

6. I'm an old white guy and I love Barack Obama

Somebody must have got it wrong...You've got a friend

[texanwitch]

7. Thanks for the info.

I just got home and didn't have the tv on yet.

I love baby James.

[Surya Gayatri]

17. You're welcome...(((hugs)))

[nolabear]

8. "When you're down and troubled, and you need some lovin' care..."

First cry of the day. God I love that Old White Guy (he commented on being an old white guy who loves Obama).

[Surya Gayatri]

15. Classic, one for the ages!

[progressivebydesign]

20. me too.. I think there are many tears in the Convention right now..

what a beautiful and positive performance this is.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. You've got a friend!

[malaise]

14. Decades ago I had this musician boyfriend in New York

He'd smoke a joint and freak out over one chord in this song. I still laugh at that wonderful memory.

[Surya Gayatri]

27. JT is a true treasure--whenever I hear "Carolina"

I tear up, and I'm not from anywhere near the South. He has universal appeal!

[MuseRider]

11. Just saw him the end of July

he is still truly amazing.

[Surya Gayatri]

13. Still got the voice and the charm...love him!

[kestrel91316]

12. Always and forever a favorite performer of mine, since I was a kid and he was

with Carly Simon getting started.

[progressivebydesign]

16. Hank Williams Jr. vs. James Taylor is like a cyst vs a smile. n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

19. +1,000 !

[nolabear]

18. "How sweet it is to be loved by you!"

We just plain got better music.

[Surya Gayatri]

22. 'Cause we got heart!!!

[mfcorey1]

21. Jammin'! I love it!

[Surya Gayatri]

23. I'm in heaven!

[malaise]

25. That was lovely

Damn Democrats are happy people

[Surya Gayatri]

30. Heart and soul, baby, we gots 'em!

[unc70]

38. James Taylor grew up in Chapel Hill, NC -- The Southern Part of Heaven

A number of his songs relate to Chapel Hill. Copper Line was near his house.

Funny, while I was posting this they played Bon Jovi "Who Says You Can't Go Home". The "answer" is NC author Thomas Wolfe who wrote "You Can't Go Home Again" and "Look Homeward Angel". Wolfe grew up in Asheville and graduated from UNC Chapel Hill ("Carolina&quot .

[unc70]

24. We are dancing in the aisles - Carolina Shag

James grew up here in Chapel Hill, NC

The Party is just starting!

[Surya Gayatri]

26. Get down, brothers and sisters!

[mnhtnbb]

32. Shoot! Missed him! DNC website earlier today did not have line-up after 4 PM.

In 2008 we went to a free concert JT did here in Chapel Hill (coming home for him)to gotv. Maybe
he'll do one again?

[Surya Gayatri]

34. C-Span will repeat stream it later...

http://www.c-span.org/DNC/Live/