Decemberists Drummer Discusses Obama

"Then he came out totally not sweaty or tired-looking at all and shook all our hands, and it was really great. He's the real deal."



Decemberists Drummer John Moen discusses Obama over at Pitchfork.

Pitchfork: Was it cool to meet Obama?

JM: It was really cool to meet him. He's a super composed guy. He basically got done talking to 70,000 people, delivering a great speech, and walked off the platform and into a tent to the side of the stage. Our handler told me he was addressing 15,000 teamsters by satellite or something. We could hear him talking outside the tent, and he was just kind of going for it. It was amazing. Then he came out totally not sweaty or tired-looking at all and shook all our hands, and it was really great. He's the real deal.

Pitchfork: So his persona is as genuine in person as it seems to be in speeches and on TV?

JM: Absolutely. I mean, I only said, like, a sentence to him, thanked him for his work or whatever. I was probably a little starstruck. The guy who was helping us out at that event said that he's as great all the time as you would hope. That guy had worked for Clinton and Kerry, set up those types of events in a lot of different places. He was really impressed with [Obama's] realness.


More Photos from the Obama Portland Rally HERE