OpenWorld – Keynote, on going updates

A new first for ContentOnContentManagement.com. This is a live blog from Oracle’s keynote kick off. I am sitting here with Billy Cripe(who’s book I just purchased) as well as Raimonds Simanovskis and Woody Carlisle.

Billy and Raimonds

Oracle has given me a ridiculously large blogger badge to carry around with me this week. I think it’s so presenters and other people know a member of the media(hehe) is around when they’re speaking. I have to admit that it makes me a bit self-concious, but actually we’ve used it to get our current seats spack dab in the center of the “blogger” section.

My enormous blogger badge

That’s great you have nice seats, but what about the keynote?

The theme of OpenWorld this year, or at least one of the themes, is going green. So far we’ve heard from the mayor of San Francisico, Gavin Newsome as well as Ed Begley Jr. They talked about some of the environmental accomplishments San Francisco as well as some of the challenges we have throughout the world. Sort of a serious theme, but good speaches nevertheless.

Mary Matalin Rocks the House

Right now we are hearing from Mary Matalin and I assume we will hear from her husband James Carville who is sitting nearby shortly. She started off pretty well, lots of clever funny stuff about how she is different than her husband, but sounds like she’s on an MSNBC panel right now.

Carville is AWESOME

James Carville

James Carville is speaking now and no offense to Mary Matalin, but a much, much better speaker. He’s a very funny and animated fellow. Carville’s primary theme is a sort of amazement of how fast things are happening and changing in the US right now.

Very funny line…”The central point of this campaign is: What are these candidates doing at 3 o’clock in the morning?”

Carville is done…Question and answer time. I have to say I felt that both speeches left me feeling a little on the depressed side. It appears our country may have some problems.

Good question on what they think about the Comedy Central satire shows like John Stewart and Steven Cobert. Apparently James Carville is a fan of TheOnion.com.

So I have to admit that the cute, funny banter between Mary and James isn’t all that funny any more. I feel like I am at dinner with the couple that can’t stop arguing.

Ok they’re done. We’re off to the blogger’s party at The Thirsty Bear.