Harry Potter Mania : Transformers- Revenge Of The Fallen 7/15-16/09 : Waiting Patiently In Line For Uptown Movie Showings

I really stumbled upon all of this quite by accident today. I had been trying some wines across the street at Cleveland Park Wines & Spirits and had come over for some lunch and a breath of fresh air since it was such a beautiful day.



I ordered inside and then went ot bake some in the hot sunshine outside. I was hoping to get a respite from work and that the food and the beauty of the day would do this for me. It was worth a shot.




That's when I realized that another line was beginning to form to see the " new Transformers " Harry Potter movie. I knew all about it as both my son and my daughter had already been talking about it.

I realized that the movie across the street at the Uptown was going to be playing this movie as I saw the first of the people lining up outside with umbrellas and chairs to be comfortable and keep some of the sun off them. I had my camera so I took a few pictures. I wanted to preserve this as I do so many other things that happen in Cleveland Park.




It was all just a bit of luck as I sat down today outside Byblo's restaurant/cafe and waited for my food to be prepared and to arrive fresh and all tasty and satisfying. I needed something : I was hungry and ready for a break as I have already mentioned.




I sat down and relaxed and started to look at all the characters lining up alongside us sitting outside at the tables in front of Byblo's. I also noticed the people inside such as the two policemen that had ridden their segways there and had left them leaning agains the large glass windows close to where I was sitting.

Some of the young girls noticed, too and came over to sit down outside and out of the sunshine. They took a closer look which eventually prompted one of the officers to come out. The mother in the blue dress apologized immediately to the officer and he said that it was quite okay with smiles all around.




I got two pictures of one of the little girls looking closely at her mother's shiny rhinestones or glass-work on her sandals. I liked that curiosity and playfulness.




It was hot and everyone was patient and relaxed with a French family speaking in their own tongue and almost everyone breaking away from the line forming at some point to head into Byblo's to check things out and see if there was anything that they wanted.




Then there were the passersby that just looked at the line forming as they walked by. Some of them had to buy their parking tickets from the newest meter system installed just a month or so ago.




Calm, peaceful, orderly and with I guess everyone really excited about seeing this new and latest installment of the Harry Potter movies/stories. I'm looking forward to going to see it sometime : perhaps with my son and daughter.




I read the review in the Washington Post and it said that it was the easiest and most relaxing of all the movies to watch : that it was mostly about the love-interests of Harry, Hermione and Ron. The reviewer was a die-hard Harry Potter fan and not pleased with this latest installment. Oh well, c'est la vie ...




All of a sudden the line started to move and everyone passed quickly by us sitting outside. I finished my lunch and taking my pictures to tell this story through these pictures.




This is the real story to be told here : people ( lots of them ) still eager and pleased to go see these Harry Potter movies for the joy, wonder, awe, curiosity and everything else that they conjure up for each and every one of us.




I'm glad that I was able to document this phenomenon and to let these pictures attest to this all. Let others tell the story about all the money being made with these movies : I am much less interested in all of that...


It's Wednesday, July 16th, 2009 and I went across the street to have lunch at Byblo's cafe and I forgot about the new Harry Potter movie that people were lining up to see : Transformers- Revenge Of The Fallen. It was fun to watch people line up and then go inside to see the movie on this warm, bright, gorgeous day filled with blue skies, lots of sun and no humidity. I still have more pictures to download, enjoy these for the moment. Cheers, TONY



I would love to have met these people afterwards and found out their fresh and immediate reactions to the film that they had just seen while it was still front-and-center in their minds/emotions/guts. Oh well, I did have to return to work. That part of the story will just have to wait and it may or may not happen.

A lot of this is simply chance : I was in the right place at the right time to have achieved these pictures. I love all the color from the potted plants outside Byblo's. They look so fresh and appealing and wonderful.




I also like all the reflections through the glass windows that I got both there and across Connecticut Avenue N.W. Washington D.C. later after things had died down.

I love the neon of the chef with his carving knife here and lower down in one of the last pictures.



I feel that this is not the end of this and that I will continue to add to it for awhile. Cheers, TONY

P.S. It's now Thursday, July 16th, 2009 at 12:46 AM as I finish typing and post this blog once again with all these stories...




It's nice to see on this beautiful day in Washington D.C. that so many people are waiting to see the new Harry Potter movie. Life goes on as it should in Washington D.C. : people waiting to see the movie, people enjoying their lunch and watching people pass by.




I liked the ebb and the flow, the acts of daily life on such a glorious day to be alive. Lots of dialogue and interactions everywhere. I also enjoyed my food that owner Mark made for me. I like going there to get a breath of fresh air and write my daily journal for my daughter and son.









I love looking at these pictures that look a lot alike except that the people are now moving along and into the Uptown movie house to be spellbound by Harry, Hermione and Ron.



The flowers are the same in each picture though the people are all moving and changing each picture slightly, revealing something a bit different in each















I should have taken a picture of all the flowers in their pots without the ppeople standing beside them. That would have completed the series. Maybe I'll do it later today when I go eat there and take a break.




Will there be another line of people waiting later today to see Harry, Hermione and Ron? What do you all like best about each of these individual characters ? What attracts you to them?





Here are my pictures take yesterday, Tuesday July 15th and today Wednesday, July 16th, 2009. Enjoy, TONY