Where Was Rev Gene Robinson Today?

This has me flummoxed. Mind you, I didn't even remember that he was supposed to do the invocation today until I saw his pic over at the Yahoo site when I was poking around for pics. Then I read this-

After days of controversy and outrage from the religious right, openly gay Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson opened Barack Obama's inauguration concert on the National Mall today with a request that the nation pray for "understanding that our president is a human being and not a messiah."

But only the people AT the concert heard that, because HBO did not televise Robinson's message.

HBO? The director George Stevens Jr? Dunno, but you can read the text of Rev Robinson's speech here.
Via Pam.

Obama's Speech at the Lincoln Memorial Concert

May I just say

that this young man to the left of Ms Beyonce gave me the biggest guffaw of the day. He was just beside himself to be so close to her, you could see the mix of fear and giddiness. It was beautiful.

Pic via.