Deceptively Calm

Wilsey Court from the top of the Grand Staircase, 1:00 AM Sunday, October 16, 2005. Outside the line to get into the museum was backed up all the way to Stanyan Blvd. People waited in line three to four hours to get in. Teenagers were trying to climb the tower from the outside. People exiting the museum were trying to get back in(initially you were granted re-admittance if you had the green commemorative bracelet). That policy had to be abandoned when it was discovered that people were selling their bracelets to people in line so they could jump to the front. Downstairs, famous DJs were giving free concerts and people were doing insane things to try and get in. Meanwhile, all was serene in enormous Wilsey Court except for people sliding down the banister or playing crack the whip.