Went to the “Get Motivated” lollapalooza at FedEx Forum Monday. Sat through eight hours of speeches. These guys are good. Full house, close to 18,000. Touches of wrestlemania, church, infomercials, Republican national conventions, and a Michael Jackson concert. Cost $1.95 and was worth every penny.
All the big guns advertised on billboards and newspaper ads showed up: Laura Bush, Colin Powell, Lou Holtz, Terry Bradshaw, and Rudy Giuliani plus Leigh Anne Touhy of “The Blind Side,” John Walsh of “America’s Most Wanted,” a ranting religious financial adviser named James Smith, former presidential candidate Steve Forbes, and a linguistic gymnast named Krish Dhanam who may have been the best of the lot.
They spoke from a platform the size of a boxing ring in the center of the floor. Each one talked for a half an hour or so and was greeted with a burst of smoke and sparks at the corners of the stage. At the end of the day, the overall effect was like eating too much at a buffet.
