People's on parade route

Our contingent from People's Funeral home has a serious objective, and they weren't about to let something like lack of sleep get in their way.

Ladeen Powell, Donnie Wilson and their friends got up at 2 a.m. to catch a bus from Falls Church, Vir. and the Metro – and whatever it took – to get themselves downtown today. They are now standing on the parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the dignitary stand.
Look on a map at the D.C. Welcome Center and the Wilson Building to see where they are. Even the most up-to-the-minute satellite photos of the route (and you can bet there are some right now) won't reveal our hardy correspondents, because they are "all bundled up" in coats and blankets, with hand and feet warmers.

"Everyone around here is so friendly today," Powell said. "It's like we're all family." Except for the cops, that is - maybe they have all been trained to be gruff today, or maybe they're just not "morning cops."

Powell has noticed a rather large amount of people from North Carolina!