Silverdocs Video: Shocker! Marion Barry Causes a Commotion!
Marion Barry arrived at the AFI Silver Theater for the world premier of The Nine Lives of Marion Barry, which closes the festival. Typically, emotions were stirred. After some limo-exiting negotiations, Barry emerged looking fit and trim and proceeded to walk away from the theater and down the block, past the long line of folks waiting in the stand-by line for the sold-out show. A festival source told me that Hizzoner had “30 people” in the line.
Good foresight. As soon as Barry’s foot hit Colesville Road, several people (at least one wearing the promotional Silverdocs tote bag) began chanting “Shame! Shame!” and variations on that theme. They were countered by a few cheers and applause and one woman who bird-dogged the Shamers with her “Marion! Marion!” song.
Barry seemed oblivious to the contretemps, basking, once more, in the attention as he headed around the corner toward…Panera Bread?
Shot, again, with my trusty Canon Powershot A5990. I am officially entering this video in next year’s Silverdocs.
June 21st, 2009 at 2:11 pm
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June 21st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
whose bright idea was it to give him the rockstar treatment at the entrance? ugh.
of course the “shame” people sound like idiots…
June 26th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
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