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13 Responses to “Eye on the Street”

1. AMB says:

   January 9, 2012 at 2:34 pm

   Ooh, I was there. That and a Goldwater rally way back then are the only political rallies I ever attended. Was Goldwater at Suburban Plaza? Does anyone remember?
2. B says:

   January 9, 2012 at 2:48 pm

   I was here in 1992 at the rally. Wild how far things have come. 20 years ago???
3. Bulldog says:

   January 9, 2012 at 2:58 pm

   And this is what started the Mike Florence calls that went something like, “And Decatur will be defending the Bill Clinton end zone.” I really miss him announcing DHS games.
4. AnotherRick says:

   January 9, 2012 at 3:30 pm

   I had just returned to Decatur, had a house of Ponce de Leon Terrace, and was thrilled to walk to the Square on a beautiful fall day to see Bill introduced by Michael Stipp of REM. Remember he went on to beat the Republicans in a big win later that fall.
   • Knitter says:

     January 10, 2012 at 9:09 am

     I remember Michael Stipe, too.
5. Iheartnelliebelle says:

   January 9, 2012 at 9:01 pm

   I’m in that pic somewhere too. I never really liked him until that day — I was for Paul Tsongas at that point. But Bill got my first ever vote!
   • nelliebelle1197 says:

     January 10, 2012 at 10:42 am

     You, me, Catron, Fisher and a few others are in there!
6. Chadly says:

   January 10, 2012 at 10:26 am

   Wow, it was even Halloween. Bet my long, lost friend, DTR dressed up as a dem.
7. OldDecaturGal says:

   January 10, 2012 at 4:36 pm

   I was there too! Walked to the square with now 19 year old in a stroller! We have a picture of her crying at the rally.
   • Decaturight says:

     January 11, 2012 at 9:12 am

     Well…if I was 19 and you put me in a stroller…I’d cry too.
8. Chris Billingsley says:

   January 11, 2012 at 5:40 pm

   Mr. Bill Funk, principal at DHS during the 1990s, took the picture. My son and I were standing nearby. Mr. Funk met Clinton after the rally in a room located in the stadium that had been renovated for an Outward Bound program.
9. Marty says:

   January 11, 2012 at 5:49 pm

   That looks like the back of Mary Alice Kemp’s head (the woman in the blue jeans with the blue shirt thrown over her shoulder).
   • At Home in Decatur says:

     January 11, 2012 at 6:13 pm

     That’s what I thought too and I didn’t even know her then. Funny how some things, e.g. body posture and hair/head shape, don’t change…